diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 2428ef04e..fa54197e7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -2496,6 +2496,7 @@ UniValue fundrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                             "     \"changePosition\"         (numeric, optional, default random) The index of the change output\n"
                             "     \"includeWatching\"        (boolean, optional, default false) Also select inputs which are watch only\n"
                             "     \"lockUnspents\"           (boolean, optional, default false) Lock selected unspent outputs\n"
+                            "     \"reserveChangeKey\"       (boolean, optional, default true) Reserves the change output key from the keypool\n"
                             "     \"feeRate\"                (numeric, optional, default not set: makes wallet determine the fee) Set a specific feerate (" + CURRENCY_UNIT + " per KB)\n"
                             "     \"subtractFeeFromOutputs\" (array, optional) A json array of integers.\n"
                             "                              The fee will be equally deducted from the amount of each specified output.\n"
@@ -2528,6 +2529,7 @@ UniValue fundrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     int changePosition = -1;
     bool includeWatching = false;
     bool lockUnspents = false;
+    bool reserveChangeKey = true;
     CFeeRate feeRate = CFeeRate(0);
     bool overrideEstimatedFeerate = false;
     UniValue subtractFeeFromOutputs;
@@ -2549,6 +2551,7 @@ UniValue fundrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 {"changePosition", UniValueType(UniValue::VNUM)},
                 {"includeWatching", UniValueType(UniValue::VBOOL)},
                 {"lockUnspents", UniValueType(UniValue::VBOOL)},
+                {"reserveChangeKey", UniValueType(UniValue::VBOOL)},
                 {"feeRate", UniValueType()}, // will be checked below
                 {"subtractFeeFromOutputs", UniValueType(UniValue::VARR)},
             },
@@ -2572,6 +2575,9 @@ UniValue fundrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         if (options.exists("lockUnspents"))
             lockUnspents = options["lockUnspents"].get_bool();
 
+        if (options.exists("reserveChangeKey"))
+            reserveChangeKey = options["reserveChangeKey"].get_bool();
+
         if (options.exists("feeRate"))
         {
             feeRate = CFeeRate(AmountFromValue(options["feeRate"]));
@@ -2608,7 +2614,7 @@ UniValue fundrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     CAmount nFeeOut;
     string strFailReason;
 
-    if(!pwalletMain->FundTransaction(tx, nFeeOut, overrideEstimatedFeerate, feeRate, changePosition, strFailReason, includeWatching, lockUnspents, setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, changeAddress))
+    if(!pwalletMain->FundTransaction(tx, nFeeOut, overrideEstimatedFeerate, feeRate, changePosition, strFailReason, includeWatching, lockUnspents, setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, reserveChangeKey, changeAddress))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, strFailReason);
 
     UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 0b18be876..06382af18 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ bool CWallet::SelectCoins(const vector<COutput>& vAvailableCoins, const CAmount&
     return res;
 }
 
-bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, bool overrideEstimatedFeeRate, const CFeeRate& specificFeeRate, int& nChangePosInOut, std::string& strFailReason, bool includeWatching, bool lockUnspents, const std::set<int>& setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, const CTxDestination& destChange)
+bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, bool overrideEstimatedFeeRate, const CFeeRate& specificFeeRate, int& nChangePosInOut, std::string& strFailReason, bool includeWatching, bool lockUnspents, const std::set<int>& setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, bool keepReserveKey, const CTxDestination& destChange)
 {
     vector<CRecipient> vecSend;
 
@@ -2241,6 +2241,10 @@ bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, bool ov
         }
     }
 
+    // optionally keep the change output key
+    if (keepReserveKey)
+        reservekey.KeepKey();
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 92ad09848..fb20062b9 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ public:
      * Insert additional inputs into the transaction by
      * calling CreateTransaction();
      */
-    bool FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, bool overrideEstimatedFeeRate, const CFeeRate& specificFeeRate, int& nChangePosInOut, std::string& strFailReason, bool includeWatching, bool lockUnspents, const std::set<int>& setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, const CTxDestination& destChange = CNoDestination());
+    bool FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, bool overrideEstimatedFeeRate, const CFeeRate& specificFeeRate, int& nChangePosInOut, std::string& strFailReason, bool includeWatching, bool lockUnspents, const std::set<int>& setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, bool keepReserveKey = true, const CTxDestination& destChange = CNoDestination());
 
     /**
      * Create a new transaction paying the recipients with a set of coins