diff --git a/runtime/src/system_instruction_processor.rs b/runtime/src/system_instruction_processor.rs
index 64b9a7e65..9fa9f2a3a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/system_instruction_processor.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/system_instruction_processor.rs
@@ -479,6 +479,43 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(to_account.borrow().data, [0, 0]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_account_with_seed_separate_base_account() {
+        let new_owner = Pubkey::new(&[9; 32]);
+        let from = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
+        let base = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
+        let seed = "shiny pepper";
+        let to = Pubkey::create_with_seed(&base, seed, &new_owner).unwrap();
+
+        let from_account = Account::new_ref(100, 0, &system_program::id());
+        let to_account = Account::new_ref(0, 0, &Pubkey::default());
+        let base_account = Account::new_ref(0, 0, &Pubkey::default());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            process_instruction(
+                &Pubkey::default(),
+                &[
+                    KeyedAccount::new(&from, true, &from_account),
+                    KeyedAccount::new(&to, false, &to_account),
+                    KeyedAccount::new(&base, true, &base_account)
+                ],
+                &bincode::serialize(&SystemInstruction::CreateAccountWithSeed {
+                    base,
+                    seed: seed.to_string(),
+                    lamports: 50,
+                    space: 2,
+                    owner: new_owner
+                })
+                .unwrap()
+            ),
+            Ok(())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(from_account.borrow().lamports, 50);
+        assert_eq!(to_account.borrow().lamports, 50);
+        assert_eq!(to_account.borrow().owner, new_owner);
+        assert_eq!(to_account.borrow().data, [0, 0]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_address_create_with_seed_mismatch() {
         let from = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/system_instruction.rs b/sdk/program/src/system_instruction.rs
index adc38e697..1cd1453a1 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/system_instruction.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/system_instruction.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ pub enum SystemInstruction {
     /// # Account references
     ///   0. [WRITE, SIGNER] Funding account
     ///   1. [WRITE] Created account
-    ///   2. [SIGNER] Base account
+    ///   2. [SIGNER] (optional) Base account; the account matching the base Pubkey below must be
+    ///                          provided as a signer, but may be the same as the funding account
+    ///                          and provided as account 0
     CreateAccountWithSeed {
         /// Base public key
         base: Pubkey,
diff --git a/transaction-status/src/parse_system.rs b/transaction-status/src/parse_system.rs
index d900e147f..eb849fbe0 100644
--- a/transaction-status/src/parse_system.rs
+++ b/transaction-status/src/parse_system.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ pub fn parse_system(
             space,
             owner,
         } => {
-            check_num_system_accounts(&instruction.accounts, 3)?;
+            check_num_system_accounts(&instruction.accounts, 2)?;
             Ok(ParsedInstructionEnum {
                 instruction_type: "createAccountWithSeed".to_string(),
                 info: json!({
                     "source": account_keys[instruction.accounts[0] as usize].to_string(),
-                    "newAccount": account_keys[instruction.accounts[2] as usize].to_string(),
+                    "newAccount": account_keys[instruction.accounts[1] as usize].to_string(),
                     "base": base.to_string(),
                     "seed": seed,
                     "lamports": lamports,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let seed = "test_seed";
         let instruction = system_instruction::create_account_with_seed(
-            &keys[0], &keys[1], &keys[2], seed, lamports, space, &keys[3],
+            &keys[0], &keys[2], &keys[1], seed, lamports, space, &keys[3],
         );
         let message = Message::new(&[instruction], None);
         assert_eq!(
@@ -269,16 +269,37 @@ mod test {
                 instruction_type: "createAccountWithSeed".to_string(),
                 info: json!({
                     "source": keys[0].to_string(),
-                    "newAccount": keys[1].to_string(),
+                    "newAccount": keys[2].to_string(),
                     "lamports": lamports,
-                    "base": keys[2].to_string(),
+                    "base": keys[1].to_string(),
                     "seed": seed,
                     "owner": keys[3].to_string(),
                     "space": space,
                 }),
             }
         );
-        assert!(parse_system(&message.instructions[0], &keys[0..2]).is_err());
+
+        let seed = "test_seed";
+        let instruction = system_instruction::create_account_with_seed(
+            &keys[0], &keys[1], &keys[0], seed, lamports, space, &keys[3],
+        );
+        let message = Message::new(&[instruction], None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_system(&message.instructions[0], &keys[0..2]).unwrap(),
+            ParsedInstructionEnum {
+                instruction_type: "createAccountWithSeed".to_string(),
+                info: json!({
+                    "source": keys[0].to_string(),
+                    "newAccount": keys[1].to_string(),
+                    "lamports": lamports,
+                    "base": keys[0].to_string(),
+                    "seed": seed,
+                    "owner": keys[3].to_string(),
+                    "space": space,
+                }),
+            }
+        );
+        assert!(parse_system(&message.instructions[0], &keys[0..1]).is_err());
 
         let instruction = system_instruction::allocate(&keys[0], space);
         let message = Message::new(&[instruction], None);