diff --git a/api/api_full.go b/api/api_full.go
index 6d2d0c7b5bb..7b7574c2666 100644
--- a/api/api_full.go
+++ b/api/api_full.go
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ type FullNode interface {
 	WalletImport(context.Context, *types.KeyInfo) (address.Address, error)
 	// WalletDelete deletes an address from the wallet.
 	WalletDelete(context.Context, address.Address) error
+	// WalletValidateAddress validates whether a given string can be decoded as a well-formed address
+	WalletValidateAddress(context.Context, string) (address.Address, error)
 
 	// Other
 
diff --git a/api/apistruct/struct.go b/api/apistruct/struct.go
index d5b6950adc6..73c4d8ed593 100644
--- a/api/apistruct/struct.go
+++ b/api/apistruct/struct.go
@@ -129,18 +129,19 @@ type FullNodeStruct struct {
 		MinerGetBaseInfo func(context.Context, address.Address, abi.ChainEpoch, types.TipSetKey) (*api.MiningBaseInfo, error) `perm:"read"`
 		MinerCreateBlock func(context.Context, *api.BlockTemplate) (*types.BlockMsg, error)                                   `perm:"write"`
 
-		WalletNew            func(context.Context, crypto.SigType) (address.Address, error)                       `perm:"write"`
-		WalletHas            func(context.Context, address.Address) (bool, error)                                 `perm:"write"`
-		WalletList           func(context.Context) ([]address.Address, error)                                     `perm:"write"`
-		WalletBalance        func(context.Context, address.Address) (types.BigInt, error)                         `perm:"read"`
-		WalletSign           func(context.Context, address.Address, []byte) (*crypto.Signature, error)            `perm:"sign"`
-		WalletSignMessage    func(context.Context, address.Address, *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error) `perm:"sign"`
-		WalletVerify         func(context.Context, address.Address, []byte, *crypto.Signature) (bool, error)      `perm:"read"`
-		WalletDefaultAddress func(context.Context) (address.Address, error)                                       `perm:"write"`
-		WalletSetDefault     func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                         `perm:"admin"`
-		WalletExport         func(context.Context, address.Address) (*types.KeyInfo, error)                       `perm:"admin"`
-		WalletImport         func(context.Context, *types.KeyInfo) (address.Address, error)                       `perm:"admin"`
-		WalletDelete         func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                         `perm:"write"`
+		WalletNew             func(context.Context, crypto.SigType) (address.Address, error)                       `perm:"write"`
+		WalletHas             func(context.Context, address.Address) (bool, error)                                 `perm:"write"`
+		WalletList            func(context.Context) ([]address.Address, error)                                     `perm:"write"`
+		WalletBalance         func(context.Context, address.Address) (types.BigInt, error)                         `perm:"read"`
+		WalletSign            func(context.Context, address.Address, []byte) (*crypto.Signature, error)            `perm:"sign"`
+		WalletSignMessage     func(context.Context, address.Address, *types.Message) (*types.SignedMessage, error) `perm:"sign"`
+		WalletVerify          func(context.Context, address.Address, []byte, *crypto.Signature) (bool, error)      `perm:"read"`
+		WalletDefaultAddress  func(context.Context) (address.Address, error)                                       `perm:"write"`
+		WalletSetDefault      func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                         `perm:"admin"`
+		WalletExport          func(context.Context, address.Address) (*types.KeyInfo, error)                       `perm:"admin"`
+		WalletImport          func(context.Context, *types.KeyInfo) (address.Address, error)                       `perm:"admin"`
+		WalletDelete          func(context.Context, address.Address) error                                         `perm:"write"`
+		WalletValidateAddress func(context.Context, string) (address.Address, error)                               `perm:"read"`
 
 		ClientImport                              func(ctx context.Context, ref api.FileRef) (*api.ImportRes, error)                                                `perm:"admin"`
 		ClientListImports                         func(ctx context.Context) ([]api.Import, error)                                                                   `perm:"write"`
@@ -631,6 +632,10 @@ func (c *FullNodeStruct) WalletDelete(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address)
 	return c.Internal.WalletDelete(ctx, addr)
 }
 
+func (c *FullNodeStruct) WalletValidateAddress(ctx context.Context, str string) (address.Address, error) {
+	return c.Internal.WalletValidateAddress(ctx, str)
+}
+
 func (c *FullNodeStruct) MpoolGetNonce(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	return c.Internal.MpoolGetNonce(ctx, addr)
 }
diff --git a/documentation/en/api-methods.md b/documentation/en/api-methods.md
index ed082ccbf8d..beaf7f3b655 100644
--- a/documentation/en/api-methods.md
+++ b/documentation/en/api-methods.md
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
   * [WalletSetDefault](#WalletSetDefault)
   * [WalletSign](#WalletSign)
   * [WalletSignMessage](#WalletSignMessage)
+  * [WalletValidateAddress](#WalletValidateAddress)
   * [WalletVerify](#WalletVerify)
 ## 
 
@@ -4585,6 +4586,21 @@ Response:
 }
 ```
 
+### WalletValidateAddress
+WalletValidateAddress validates whether a given string can be decoded as a well-formed address
+
+
+Perms: read
+
+Inputs:
+```json
+[
+  "string value"
+]
+```
+
+Response: `"t01234"`
+
 ### WalletVerify
 WalletVerify takes an address, a signature, and some bytes, and indicates whether the signature is valid.
 The address does not have to be in the wallet.
diff --git a/node/impl/full/wallet.go b/node/impl/full/wallet.go
index 64231b74eb6..b2ecdebbd22 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/wallet.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/wallet.go
@@ -90,3 +90,7 @@ func (a *WalletAPI) WalletImport(ctx context.Context, ki *types.KeyInfo) (addres
 func (a *WalletAPI) WalletDelete(ctx context.Context, addr address.Address) error {
 	return a.Wallet.DeleteKey(addr)
 }
+
+func (a *WalletAPI) WalletValidateAddress(ctx context.Context, str string) (address.Address, error) {
+	return address.NewFromString(str)
+}