diff --git a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
index 12f87f71..9a320000 100644
--- a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,24 @@ namespace plain_wallet
     return epee::serialization::store_t_to_json(ok_response);
   }
 
+  std::string get_address_info(const std::string& addr)
+  {
+    currency::account_public_address apa = AUTO_VAL_INIT(apa);
+    currency::payment_id_t pid = AUTO_VAL_INIT(pid);
+    if(!currency::get_account_address_and_payment_id_from_str(apa, pid, addr))
+    {
+      error_response err_result = AUTO_VAL_INIT(err_result);
+      err_result.error.code = API_RETURN_CODE_BAD_ARG;
+      return epee::serialization::store_t_to_json(err_result);
+    }
+    //lazy to make struct for it
+    std::stringstream res;
+    res << "{ \"valid\": true, \"auditable\" : "
+      << (apa.flags&ACCOUNT_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_FLAG_AUDITABLE ? "true" : "false")
+      << "\"payment_is\" : " << (pid.size() ? "true" : "false") << "}";
+    return res.str();
+  }
+
   std::string open(const std::string& path, const std::string& password)
   {
     GET_INSTANCE_PTR(inst_ptr);
diff --git a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.h b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.h
index a746e8d0..c938ff30 100644
--- a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.h
+++ b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace plain_wallet
   std::string get_version();
   std::string get_wallet_files();
   std::string delete_wallet(const std::string& file_name);
+  std::string get_address_info(const std::string& addr);
 
   std::string get_appconfig(const std::string& encryption_key);
   std::string set_appconfig(const std::string& conf_str, const std::string& encryption_key);
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace plain_wallet
   std::string open(const std::string& path, const std::string& password);
   std::string restore(const std::string& seed, const std::string& path, const std::string& password);
   std::string generate(const std::string& path, const std::string& password);
-  std::string get_opened_wallets();
+  std::string get_opened_wallets();  
 
   std::string get_wallet_status(hwallet h);
   std::string close_wallet(hwallet h);