diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index a40f38d4..4d109171 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -580,6 +580,11 @@ class wallet_api
        */
       brain_key_info suggest_brain_key()const;
 
+      /**
+       *  @param role - active | owner | memo
+       */
+      pair<public_key_type,string>  get_private_key_from_password( string account, string role, string password )const;
+
       /** Converts a signed_transaction in JSON form to its binary representation.
        *
        * TODO: I don't see a broadcast_transaction() function, do we need one?
@@ -1656,6 +1661,7 @@ FC_API( graphene::wallet::wallet_api,
         (import_account_keys)
         (import_balance)
         (suggest_brain_key)
+        (get_private_key_from_password)
         (register_account)
         (upgrade_account)
         (create_account_with_brain_key)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 65d21b9d..d164612e 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3382,6 +3382,14 @@ brain_key_info wallet_api::suggest_brain_key()const
    return result;
 }
 
+pair<public_key_type,string> wallet_api::get_private_key_from_password( string account, string role, string password )const {
+   auto seed = password + account + role;
+   FC_ASSERT( seed.size() );
+   auto secret = fc::sha256::hash( seed.c_str(), seed.size() );
+   auto priv = fc::ecc::private_key::regenerate( secret );
+   return std::make_pair( public_key_type( priv.get_public_key() ), key_to_wif( priv ) );
+}
+
 string wallet_api::serialize_transaction( signed_transaction tx )const
 {
    return fc::to_hex(fc::raw::pack(tx));