diff --git a/libraries/utilities/include/graphene/utilities/words.hpp b/libraries/utilities/include/graphene/utilities/words.hpp
index aced2379..cf2feb08 100644
--- a/libraries/utilities/include/graphene/utilities/words.hpp
+++ b/libraries/utilities/include/graphene/utilities/words.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+namespace graphene { namespace words {
+
 typedef const char* const_char_ptr;
 extern const const_char_ptr word_list[];
 extern const uint32_t word_list_size;
+
+} }
diff --git a/libraries/utilities/words.cpp b/libraries/utilities/words.cpp
index 64f699ff..abc74a4e 100644
--- a/libraries/utilities/words.cpp
+++ b/libraries/utilities/words.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <graphene/utilities/words.hpp>
 
+namespace graphene { namespace words {
+
 const const_char_ptr word_list[] = { 
 "a",
 "aa",
@@ -49771,3 +49773,5 @@ void hide_unused_warning() {
   (void)word_list_size; 
   (void)word_list; 
 }
+
+} } // graphene::words
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index 52f79647..253cfb88 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ struct plain_keys
    fc::sha512                    checksum;
 };
 
+struct brain_key_info
+{
+   string brain_priv_key;
+   string wif_priv_key;
+   public_key_type pub_key;
+};
+
 struct wallet_data
 {
    account_multi_index_type my_accounts;
@@ -386,7 +393,7 @@ class wallet_api
        * be easy to write down (and, with effort, memorize).
        * @returns a suggested brain_key
        */
-      string  suggest_brain_key()const;
+      brain_key_info suggest_brain_key()const;
 
       /** Converts a signed_transaction in JSON form to its binary representation.
        *
@@ -1015,6 +1022,12 @@ FC_REFLECT( graphene::wallet::wallet_data,
             (ws_password)
           )
 
+FC_REFLECT( graphene::wallet::brain_key_info,
+            (brain_priv_key)
+            (wif_priv_key)
+            (pub_key)
+          );
+
 FC_API( graphene::wallet::wallet_api,
         (help)
         (gethelp)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 0f082dbe..0fbd8be4 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <graphene/app/api.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/asset_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/utilities/key_conversion.hpp>
+#include <graphene/utilities/words.hpp>
 #include <graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp>
 #include <graphene/wallet/api_documentation.hpp>
 #include <fc/smart_ref_impl.hpp>
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@
 # include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
+#define BRAIN_KEY_WORD_COUNT 16
+
 namespace graphene { namespace wallet {
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -1833,9 +1836,34 @@ vector<force_settlement_object> wallet_api::get_settle_orders(string a, uint32_t
    return my->_remote_db->get_settle_orders(get_asset(a).id, limit);
 }
 
-string wallet_api::suggest_brain_key()const
+brain_key_info wallet_api::suggest_brain_key()const
 {
-   return string("dummy");
+   brain_key_info result;
+   // create a private key for secure entropy
+   fc::sha256 sha_entropy1 = fc::ecc::private_key::generate().get_secret();
+   fc::sha256 sha_entropy2 = fc::ecc::private_key::generate().get_secret();
+   fc::bigint entropy1( sha_entropy1.data(), sha_entropy1.data_size() );
+   fc::bigint entropy2( sha_entropy2.data(), sha_entropy2.data_size() );
+   fc::bigint entropy(entropy1);
+   entropy <<= 8*sha_entropy1.data_size();
+   entropy += entropy2;
+   string brain_key = "";
+
+   for( int i=0; i<BRAIN_KEY_WORD_COUNT; i++ )
+   {
+      fc::bigint choice = entropy % graphene::words::word_list_size;
+      entropy /= graphene::words::word_list_size;
+      if( i > 0 )
+         brain_key += " ";
+      brain_key += graphene::words::word_list[ choice.to_int64() ];
+   }
+
+   brain_key = normalize_brain_key(brain_key);
+   fc::ecc::private_key priv_key = derive_private_key( brain_key, 0 );
+   result.brain_priv_key = brain_key;
+   result.wif_priv_key = key_to_wif( priv_key );
+   result.pub_key = priv_key.get_public_key();
+   return result;
 }
 
 string wallet_api::serialize_transaction( signed_transaction tx )const