diff --git a/src/data/equiv/basic.lean b/src/data/equiv/basic.lean
index 46134a8b65eb2..e2b95dd080c76 100644
--- a/src/data/equiv/basic.lean
+++ b/src/data/equiv/basic.lean
@@ -1792,6 +1792,20 @@ end
 
 end equiv
 
+lemma function.injective.swap_apply [decidable_eq α] [decidable_eq β] {f : α → β}
+  (hf : function.injective f) (x y z : α) :
+  equiv.swap (f x) (f y) (f z) = f (equiv.swap x y z) :=
+begin
+  by_cases hx : z = x, by simp [hx],
+  by_cases hy : z = y, by simp [hy],
+  rw [equiv.swap_apply_of_ne_of_ne hx hy, equiv.swap_apply_of_ne_of_ne (hf.ne hx) (hf.ne hy)]
+end
+
+lemma function.injective.swap_comp [decidable_eq α] [decidable_eq β] {f : α → β}
+  (hf : function.injective f) (x y : α) :
+  equiv.swap (f x) (f y) ∘ f = f ∘ equiv.swap x y :=
+funext $ λ z, hf.swap_apply _ _ _
+
 instance {α} [subsingleton α] : subsingleton (ulift α) := equiv.ulift.subsingleton
 instance {α} [subsingleton α] : subsingleton (plift α) := equiv.plift.subsingleton
 
diff --git a/src/logic/embedding.lean b/src/logic/embedding.lean
index 66da93dceef13..ceb1442030beb 100644
--- a/src/logic/embedding.lean
+++ b/src/logic/embedding.lean
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ open set
 @[simps apply] protected def image {α β} (f : α ↪ β) : set α ↪ set β :=
 ⟨image f, f.2.image_injective⟩
 
+lemma swap_apply {α β : Type*} [decidable_eq α] [decidable_eq β] (f : α ↪ β) (x y z : α) :
+  equiv.swap (f x) (f y) (f z) = f (equiv.swap x y z) :=
+f.injective.swap_apply x y z
+
+lemma swap_comp {α β : Type*} [decidable_eq α] [decidable_eq β] (f : α ↪ β) (x y : α) :
+  equiv.swap (f x) (f y) ∘ f = f ∘ equiv.swap x y :=
+f.injective.swap_comp x y
+
 end embedding
 end function