diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b1a9c20bcf4..dac8e9486a10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 * (x/bank) [\#5531](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5531) Added missing amount event to MsgMultiSend, emitted for each output.
 
+### Improvements
+
+* (types) [\#5581](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/5581) Add convenience functions {,Must}Bech32ifyAddressBytes.
+
 ## [v0.38.0] - 2020-01-23
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
diff --git a/types/address.go b/types/address.go
index dce02ec9c07a..839af224d01f 100644
--- a/types/address.go
+++ b/types/address.go
@@ -557,6 +557,30 @@ func (ca ConsAddress) String() string {
 	return bech32Addr
 }
 
+// Bech32ifyAddressBytes returns a bech32 representation of address bytes.
+// Returns an empty sting if the byte slice is 0-length. Returns an error if the bech32 conversion
+// fails or the prefix is empty.
+func Bech32ifyAddressBytes(prefix string, bs []byte) (string, error) {
+	if len(bs) == 0 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	if len(prefix) == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("prefix cannot be empty")
+	}
+	return bech32.ConvertAndEncode(prefix, bs)
+}
+
+// MustBech32ifyAddressBytes returns a bech32 representation of address bytes.
+// Returns an empty sting if the byte slice is 0-length. It panics if the bech32 conversion
+// fails or the prefix is empty.
+func MustBech32ifyAddressBytes(prefix string, bs []byte) string {
+	s, err := Bech32ifyAddressBytes(prefix, bs)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 // Format implements the fmt.Formatter interface.
 // nolint: errcheck
 func (ca ConsAddress) Format(s fmt.State, verb rune) {
diff --git a/types/address_test.go b/types/address_test.go
index 7326ab784293..09e5bf93c463 100644
--- a/types/address_test.go
+++ b/types/address_test.go
@@ -345,3 +345,68 @@ func TestCustomAddressVerifier(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = types.ConsAddressFromBech32(consBech)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestBech32ifyAddressBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	addr10byte := []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
+	addr20byte := []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19}
+	type args struct {
+		prefix string
+		bs     []byte
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"empty address", args{"prefixA", []byte{}}, "", false},
+		{"empty prefix", args{"", addr20byte}, "", true},
+		{"10-byte address", args{"prefixA", addr10byte}, "prefixA1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfwvmuzx", false},
+		{"10-byte address", args{"prefixB", addr10byte}, "prefixB1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqf4xftmx", false},
+		{"20-byte address", args{"prefixA", addr20byte}, "prefixA1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfpg9scrgwpugpzysn6j4npq", false},
+		{"20-byte address", args{"prefixB", addr20byte}, "prefixB1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfpg9scrgwpugpzysn8e9wka", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tt := tt
+			got, err := types.Bech32ifyAddressBytes(tt.args.prefix, tt.args.bs)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Bech32ifyBytes() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMustBech32ifyAddressBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	addr10byte := []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
+	addr20byte := []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19}
+	type args struct {
+		prefix string
+		bs     []byte
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		args      args
+		want      string
+		wantPanic bool
+	}{
+		{"empty address", args{"prefixA", []byte{}}, "", false},
+		{"empty prefix", args{"", addr20byte}, "", true},
+		{"10-byte address", args{"prefixA", addr10byte}, "prefixA1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfwvmuzx", false},
+		{"10-byte address", args{"prefixB", addr10byte}, "prefixB1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqf4xftmx", false},
+		{"20-byte address", args{"prefixA", addr20byte}, "prefixA1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfpg9scrgwpugpzysn6j4npq", false},
+		{"20-byte address", args{"prefixB", addr20byte}, "prefixB1qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfpg9scrgwpugpzysn8e9wka", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tt := tt
+			if tt.wantPanic {
+				require.Panics(t, func() { types.MustBech32ifyAddressBytes(tt.args.prefix, tt.args.bs) })
+				return
+			}
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want, types.MustBech32ifyAddressBytes(tt.args.prefix, tt.args.bs))
+		})
+	}
+}