diff --git a/src/base58.cpp b/src/base58.cpp
index c8091850..9649a681 100644
--- a/src/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/base58.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 
+#include "version.h"
+#include "streams.h"
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -309,3 +312,38 @@ bool CBitcoinSecret::SetString(const std::string& strSecret)
 {
     return SetString(strSecret.c_str());
 }
+
+const size_t serializedPaymentAddressSize = 64;
+
+bool CZCPaymentAddress::Set(const libzcash::PaymentAddress& addr)
+{
+    CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    ss << addr;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> addrSerialized(ss.begin(), ss.end());
+    assert(addrSerialized.size() == serializedPaymentAddressSize);
+    SetData(Params().Base58Prefix(CChainParams::ZCPAYMENT_ADDRRESS), &addrSerialized[0], serializedPaymentAddressSize);
+    return true;
+}
+
+libzcash::PaymentAddress CZCPaymentAddress::Get() const
+{
+    if (vchData.size() != serializedPaymentAddressSize) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "payment address is invalid"
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (vchVersion != Params().Base58Prefix(CChainParams::ZCPAYMENT_ADDRRESS)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "payment address is for wrong network type"
+        );
+    }
+
+    std::vector<unsigned char> serialized(vchData.begin(), vchData.end());
+
+    CDataStream ss(serialized, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    libzcash::PaymentAddress ret;
+    ss >> ret;
+    return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index 787979c8..27f564cc 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "script/standard.h"
 #include "support/allocators/zeroafterfree.h"
+#include "zcash/Address.hpp"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -95,6 +96,17 @@ public:
     bool operator> (const CBase58Data& b58) const { return CompareTo(b58) >  0; }
 };
 
+class CZCPaymentAddress : public CBase58Data {
+public:
+    bool Set(const libzcash::PaymentAddress& addr);
+    CZCPaymentAddress() {}
+
+    CZCPaymentAddress(const std::string& strAddress) { SetString(strAddress.c_str(), 2); }
+    CZCPaymentAddress(const libzcash::PaymentAddress& addr) { Set(addr); }
+
+    libzcash::PaymentAddress Get() const;
+};
+
 /** base58-encoded Bitcoin addresses.
  * Public-key-hash-addresses have version 0 (or 111 testnet).
  * The data vector contains RIPEMD160(SHA256(pubkey)), where pubkey is the serialized public key.
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 1e45243a..c73c68ce 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ public:
         base58Prefixes[SECRET_KEY] =     std::vector<unsigned char>(1,128);
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x88)(0xB2)(0x1E).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x88)(0xAD)(0xE4).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
+        // guarantees the first two characters, when base58 encoded, are "zc"
+        base58Prefixes[ZCPAYMENT_ADDRRESS] = {22,154};
 
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(pnSeed6_main, pnSeed6_main + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_main));
 
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ public:
         base58Prefixes[SECRET_KEY] =     std::vector<unsigned char>(1,239);
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x35)(0x87)(0xCF).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x35)(0x83)(0x94).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
+        base58Prefixes[ZCPAYMENT_ADDRRESS] = {22,155};
 
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(pnSeed6_test, pnSeed6_test + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_test));
 
diff --git a/src/chainparams.h b/src/chainparams.h
index 7169c324..86d2dfb9 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/chainparams.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public:
         EXT_PUBLIC_KEY,
         EXT_SECRET_KEY,
 
+        ZCPAYMENT_ADDRRESS,
+
         MAX_BASE58_TYPES
     };
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 0c7db257..a2027aec 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -2634,11 +2634,8 @@ Value zc_raw_pour(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
     BOOST_FOREACH(const Pair& s, outputs)
     {
-        PaymentAddress addrTo;
-        {
-            CDataStream ssData(ParseHexV(s.name_, "to_address"), SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-            ssData >> addrTo;
-        }
+        CZCPaymentAddress pubaddr(s.name_);
+        PaymentAddress addrTo = pubaddr.Get();
         CAmount nAmount = AmountFromValue(s.value_);
 
         vpourout.push_back(JSOutput(addrTo, nAmount));
@@ -2751,20 +2748,18 @@ Value zc_raw_keygen(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp)
     auto addr = k.address();
     auto viewing_key = k.viewing_key();
 
-    CDataStream pub(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     CDataStream priv(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     CDataStream viewing(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
 
-    pub << addr;
     priv << k;
     viewing << viewing_key;
 
-    std::string pub_hex = HexStr(pub.begin(), pub.end());
+    CZCPaymentAddress pubaddr(addr);
     std::string priv_hex = HexStr(priv.begin(), priv.end());
     std::string viewing_hex = HexStr(viewing.begin(), viewing.end());
 
     Object result;
-    result.push_back(Pair("zcaddress", pub_hex));
+    result.push_back(Pair("zcaddress", pubaddr.ToString()));
     result.push_back(Pair("zcsecretkey", priv_hex));
     result.push_back(Pair("zcviewingkey", viewing_hex));
     return result;