diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index 385e23818..b57c8aea1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -3763,6 +3763,57 @@ namespace tools
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  bool wallet_rpc_server::on_validate_address(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx)
+  {
+    cryptonote::address_parse_info info;
+    static const struct { cryptonote::network_type type; const char *stype; } net_types[] = {
+      { cryptonote::MAINNET, "mainnet" },
+      { cryptonote::TESTNET, "testnet" },
+      { cryptonote::STAGENET, "stagenet" },
+    };
+    for (const auto &net_type: net_types)
+    {
+      if (!req.any_net_type && net_type.type != m_wallet->nettype())
+        continue;
+      if (req.allow_openalias)
+      {
+        std::string address;
+        res.valid = get_account_address_from_str_or_url(info, net_type.type, req.address,
+          [&er, &address](const std::string &url, const std::vector<std::string> &addresses, bool dnssec_valid)->std::string {
+            if (!dnssec_valid)
+            {
+              er.message = std::string("Invalid DNSSEC for ") + url;
+              return {};
+            }
+            if (addresses.empty())
+            {
+              er.message = std::string("No Monero address found at ") + url;
+              return {};
+            }
+            address = addresses[0];
+            return address;
+          });
+        if (res.valid)
+          res.openalias_address = address;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        res.valid = cryptonote::get_account_address_from_str(info, net_type.type, req.address);
+      }
+      if (res.valid)
+      {
+        res.integrated = info.has_payment_id;
+        res.subaddress = info.is_subaddress;
+        res.nettype = net_type.stype;
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    er.code = WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_WRONG_ADDRESS;
+    er.message = std::string("Invalid address");
+    return false;
+  }
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool wallet_rpc_server::on_get_version(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx)
   {
     res.version = WALLET_RPC_VERSION;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
index 1a54e4c79..8157344c2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ namespace tools
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("exchange_multisig_keys",  on_exchange_multisig_keys,  wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_EXCHANGE_MULTISIG_KEYS)
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("sign_multisig",      on_sign_multisig,      wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SIGN_MULTISIG)
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("submit_multisig",    on_submit_multisig,    wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SUBMIT_MULTISIG)
+        MAP_JON_RPC_WE("validate_address",   on_validate_address,   wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS)
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("get_version",        on_get_version,        wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION)
       END_JSON_RPC_MAP()
     END_URI_MAP2()
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ namespace tools
       bool on_exchange_multisig_keys(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_EXCHANGE_MULTISIG_KEYS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_EXCHANGE_MULTISIG_KEYS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx = NULL);
       bool on_sign_multisig(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SIGN_MULTISIG::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SIGN_MULTISIG::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx = NULL);
       bool on_submit_multisig(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SUBMIT_MULTISIG::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SUBMIT_MULTISIG::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx = NULL);
+      bool on_validate_address(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx = NULL);
       bool on_get_version(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er, const connection_context *ctx = NULL);
 
       //json rpc v2
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index f0c1a4e9d..8907b219a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 // advance which version they will stop working with
 // Don't go over 32767 for any of these
 #define WALLET_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define WALLET_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define WALLET_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 8
 #define MAKE_WALLET_RPC_VERSION(major,minor) (((major)<<16)|(minor))
 #define WALLET_RPC_VERSION MAKE_WALLET_RPC_VERSION(WALLET_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR, WALLET_RPC_VERSION_MINOR)
 namespace tools
@@ -2189,5 +2189,40 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
     };
   };
 
+  struct COMMAND_RPC_VALIDATE_ADDRESS
+  {
+    struct request_t
+    {
+      std::string address;
+      bool any_net_type;
+      bool allow_openalias;
+
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+        KV_SERIALIZE(address)
+        KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(any_net_type, false)
+        KV_SERIALIZE_OPT(allow_openalias, false)
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
+    typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<request_t> request;
+
+    struct response_t
+    {
+      bool valid;
+      bool integrated;
+      bool subaddress;
+      std::string nettype;
+      std::string openalias_address;
+
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+        KV_SERIALIZE(valid)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(integrated)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(subaddress)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(nettype)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(openalias_address)
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
+    typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<response_t> response;
+  };
+
 }
 }