diff --git a/components/zcash_address/CHANGELOG.md b/components/zcash_address/CHANGELOG.md
index c8a3f620c..565e9b5d2 100644
--- a/components/zcash_address/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/components/zcash_address/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ and this library adheres to Rust's notion of
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
-- `zcash_address::ZcashAddress::can_receive_memo`
-- `zcash_address::unified::Address::can_receive_memo`
+- `zcash_address::ZcashAddress::{can_receive_memo, can_receive_as}`
+- `zcash_address::unified::Address::{can_receive_memo, has_receiver}`
 - Module `zcash_address::testing` under the `test-dependencies` feature.
 - Module `zcash_address::unified::address::testing` under the 
   `test-dependencies` feature.
diff --git a/components/zcash_address/src/kind/unified/address.rs b/components/zcash_address/src/kind/unified/address.rs
index 417c73de7..736e81479 100644
--- a/components/zcash_address/src/kind/unified/address.rs
+++ b/components/zcash_address/src/kind/unified/address.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use zcash_protocol::{PoolType, ShieldedProtocol};
+
 use super::{private::SealedItem, ParseError, Typecode};
 
 use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
@@ -102,6 +104,17 @@ impl SealedItem for Receiver {
 pub struct Address(pub(crate) Vec<Receiver>);
 
 impl Address {
+    /// Returns whether this address has the ability to receive transfers of the given pool type.
+    pub fn has_receiver(&self, pool_type: PoolType) -> bool {
+        self.0.iter().any(|r| match r {
+            Receiver::Orchard(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Orchard),
+            Receiver::Sapling(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling),
+            Receiver::P2pkh(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Transparent,
+            Receiver::P2sh(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Transparent,
+            Receiver::Unknown { .. } => false,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Returns whether this address can receive a memo.
     pub fn can_receive_memo(&self) -> bool {
         self.0
diff --git a/components/zcash_address/src/lib.rs b/components/zcash_address/src/lib.rs
index fcc4fff65..900d4c68d 100644
--- a/components/zcash_address/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/zcash_address/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ pub use convert::{
 pub use encoding::ParseError;
 pub use kind::unified;
 pub use zcash_protocol::consensus::NetworkType as Network;
+use zcash_protocol::{PoolType, ShieldedProtocol};
 
 /// A Zcash address.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -267,6 +268,18 @@ impl ZcashAddress {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether this address has the ability to receive transfers of the given pool type.
+    pub fn can_receive_as(&self, pool_type: PoolType) -> bool {
+        match &self.kind {
+            AddressKind::Sprout(_) => false,
+            AddressKind::Sapling(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Shielded(ShieldedProtocol::Sapling),
+            AddressKind::Unified(addr) => addr.has_receiver(pool_type),
+            AddressKind::P2pkh(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Transparent,
+            AddressKind::P2sh(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Transparent,
+            AddressKind::Tex(_) => pool_type == PoolType::Transparent,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns whether this address can receive a memo.
     pub fn can_receive_memo(&self) -> bool {
         match &self.kind {
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/CHANGELOG.md b/zcash_client_backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 7538d2979..72d71e193 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ and this library adheres to Rust's notion of
   of the root module of the `zip321` crate. Several of the APIs of this module
   have changed as a consequence of this extraction; please see the `zip321`
   CHANGELOG for details.
+- `zcash_client_backend::data_api`:
+  - `error::Error` has a new `Address` variant.
+  - `wallet::input_selection::InputSelectorError` has a new `Address` variant.
+- `zcash_client_backend::proto::proposal::Proposal::{from_standard_proposal, 
+  try_into_standard_proposal}` each no longer require a `consensus::Parameters` 
+  argument.
 
 ## [0.12.1] - 2024-03-27
 
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/error.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/error.rs
index 0641571bb..2c10db70c 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/error.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/error.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::error;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
 
 use shardtree::error::ShardTreeError;
+use zcash_address::ConversionError;
 use zcash_primitives::transaction::components::amount::NonNegativeAmount;
 use zcash_primitives::transaction::{
     builder,
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ pub enum Error<DataSourceError, CommitmentTreeError, SelectionError, FeeError> {
     /// full viewing key for an account.
     NoteMismatch(NoteId),
 
+    /// An error occurred parsing the address from a payment request.
+    Address(ConversionError<&'static str>),
+
     #[cfg(feature = "transparent-inputs")]
     AddressNotRecognized(TransparentAddress),
 }
@@ -145,6 +149,9 @@ where
             Error::NoSpendingKey(addr) => write!(f, "No spending key available for address: {}", addr),
             Error::NoteMismatch(n) => write!(f, "A note being spent ({:?}) does not correspond to either the internal or external full viewing key for the provided spending key.", n),
 
+            Error::Address(e) => {
+                write!(f, "An error occurred decoding the address from a payment request: {}.", e)
+            }
             #[cfg(feature = "transparent-inputs")]
             Error::AddressNotRecognized(_) => {
                 write!(f, "The specified transparent address was not recognized as belonging to the wallet.")
@@ -184,6 +191,12 @@ impl<DE, CE, SE, FE> From<BalanceError> for Error<DE, CE, SE, FE> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<DE, CE, SE, FE> From<ConversionError<&'static str>> for Error<DE, CE, SE, FE> {
+    fn from(value: ConversionError<&'static str>) -> Self {
+        Error::Address(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<DE, CE, SE, FE> From<InputSelectorError<DE, SE>> for Error<DE, CE, SE, FE> {
     fn from(e: InputSelectorError<DE, SE>) -> Self {
         match e {
@@ -198,6 +211,7 @@ impl<DE, CE, SE, FE> From<InputSelectorError<DE, SE>> for Error<DE, CE, SE, FE>
                 required,
             },
             InputSelectorError::SyncRequired => Error::ScanRequired,
+            InputSelectorError::Address(e) => Error::Address(e),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
index 922d2544c..7d6b864f0 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ where
     DbT::NoteRef: Copy + Eq + Ord,
 {
     let request = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: to.clone(),
+        recipient_address: to.to_zcash_address(params),
         amount,
         memo,
         label: None,
@@ -848,13 +848,16 @@ where
                     // the transaction in payment index order, so we can use dead reckoning to
                     // figure out which output it ended up being.
                     let (prior_step, result) = &prior_step_results[input_ref.step_index()];
-                    let recipient_address = match &prior_step
+                    let recipient_address = &prior_step
                         .transaction_request()
                         .payments()
                         .get(&i)
                         .expect("Payment step references are checked at construction")
                         .recipient_address
-                    {
+                        .clone()
+                        .convert_if_network(params.network_type())?;
+
+                    let recipient_taddr = match recipient_address {
                         Address::Transparent(t) => Some(t),
                         Address::Unified(uaddr) => uaddr.transparent(),
                         _ => None,
@@ -879,7 +882,7 @@ where
                         .ok_or(Error::Proposal(ProposalError::ReferenceError(*input_ref)))?
                         .vout[outpoint.n() as usize];
 
-                    add_transparent_input(recipient_address, outpoint, utxo.clone())?;
+                    add_transparent_input(recipient_taddr, outpoint, utxo.clone())?;
                 }
                 proposal::StepOutputIndex::Change(_) => unreachable!(),
             }
@@ -953,7 +956,11 @@ where
             (payment, output_pool)
         })
     {
-        match &payment.recipient_address {
+        let recipient_address = payment
+            .recipient_address
+            .clone()
+            .convert_if_network::<Address>(params.network_type())?;
+        match recipient_address {
             Address::Unified(ua) => {
                 let memo = payment
                     .memo
@@ -1019,17 +1026,17 @@ where
                     .map_or_else(MemoBytes::empty, |m| m.clone());
                 builder.add_sapling_output(
                     sapling_external_ovk,
-                    *addr,
+                    addr,
                     payment.amount,
                     memo.clone(),
                 )?;
-                sapling_output_meta.push((Recipient::Sapling(*addr), payment.amount, Some(memo)));
+                sapling_output_meta.push((Recipient::Sapling(addr), payment.amount, Some(memo)));
             }
             Address::Transparent(to) => {
                 if payment.memo.is_some() {
                     return Err(Error::MemoForbidden);
                 } else {
-                    builder.add_transparent_output(to, payment.amount)?;
+                    builder.add_transparent_output(&to, payment.amount)?;
                 }
                 transparent_output_meta.push((to, payment.amount));
             }
@@ -1167,7 +1174,7 @@ where
             .map(|(index, _)| index)
             .expect("An output should exist in the transaction for each transparent payment.");
 
-        SentTransactionOutput::from_parts(output_index, Recipient::Transparent(*addr), value, None)
+        SentTransactionOutput::from_parts(output_index, Recipient::Transparent(addr), value, None)
     });
 
     let mut outputs = vec![];
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet/input_selection.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet/input_selection.rs
index 2042c963e..eccb021b7 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet/input_selection.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/data_api/wallet/input_selection.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use nonempty::NonEmpty;
+use zcash_address::ConversionError;
 use zcash_primitives::{
     consensus::{self, BlockHeight},
     transaction::{
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ pub enum InputSelectorError<DbErrT, SelectorErrT> {
     Selection(SelectorErrT),
     /// Input selection attempted to generate an invalid transaction proposal.
     Proposal(ProposalError),
+    /// An error occurred parsing the address from a payment request.
+    Address(ConversionError<&'static str>),
     /// Insufficient funds were available to satisfy the payment request that inputs were being
     /// selected to attempt to satisfy.
     InsufficientFunds {
@@ -59,6 +62,12 @@ pub enum InputSelectorError<DbErrT, SelectorErrT> {
     SyncRequired,
 }
 
+impl<E, S> From<ConversionError<&'static str>> for InputSelectorError<E, S> {
+    fn from(value: ConversionError<&'static str>) -> Self {
+        InputSelectorError::Address(value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<DE: fmt::Display, SE: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for InputSelectorError<DE, SE> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match &self {
@@ -79,6 +88,13 @@ impl<DE: fmt::Display, SE: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for InputSelectorError<DE,
                     e
                 )
             }
+            InputSelectorError::Address(e) => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "An error occurred decoding the address from a payment request: {}.",
+                    e
+                )
+            }
             InputSelectorError::InsufficientFunds {
                 available,
                 required,
@@ -344,7 +360,11 @@ where
         let mut orchard_outputs = vec![];
         let mut payment_pools = BTreeMap::new();
         for (idx, payment) in transaction_request.payments() {
-            match &payment.recipient_address {
+            let recipient_address = payment
+                .recipient_address
+                .clone()
+                .convert_if_network::<Address>(params.network_type())?;
+            match recipient_address {
                 Address::Transparent(addr) => {
                     payment_pools.insert(*idx, PoolType::Transparent);
                     transparent_outputs.push(TxOut {
@@ -380,7 +400,7 @@ where
                     }
 
                     return Err(InputSelectorError::Selection(
-                        GreedyInputSelectorError::UnsupportedAddress(Box::new(addr.clone())),
+                        GreedyInputSelectorError::UnsupportedAddress(Box::new(addr)),
                     ));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/proposal.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/proposal.rs
index cb5e004f8..a7da6c618 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/proposal.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/proposal.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ impl<NoteRef> Step<NoteRef> {
                 .payments()
                 .get(idx)
                 .iter()
-                .any(|payment| payment.recipient_address.has_receiver(*pool))
+                .any(|payment| payment.recipient_address.can_receive_as(*pool))
             {
                 return Err(ProposalError::PaymentPoolsMismatch);
             }
diff --git a/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs b/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
index f9706c08b..65d4c483c 100644
--- a/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_backend/src/proto.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use sapling::{self, note::ExtractedNoteCommitment, Node};
 use zcash_note_encryption::{EphemeralKeyBytes, COMPACT_NOTE_SIZE};
 use zcash_primitives::{
     block::{BlockHash, BlockHeader},
-    consensus::{self, BlockHeight, Parameters},
+    consensus::BlockHeight,
     memo::{self, MemoBytes},
     merkle_tree::read_commitment_tree,
     transaction::{components::amount::NonNegativeAmount, fees::StandardFeeRule, TxId},
@@ -485,17 +485,14 @@ impl From<ShieldedProtocol> for proposal::ValuePool {
 impl proposal::Proposal {
     /// Serializes a [`Proposal`] based upon a supported [`StandardFeeRule`] to its protobuf
     /// representation.
-    pub fn from_standard_proposal<P: Parameters, NoteRef>(
-        params: &P,
-        value: &Proposal<StandardFeeRule, NoteRef>,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_standard_proposal<NoteRef>(value: &Proposal<StandardFeeRule, NoteRef>) -> Self {
         use proposal::proposed_input;
         use proposal::{PriorStepChange, PriorStepOutput, ReceivedOutput};
         let steps = value
             .steps()
             .iter()
             .map(|step| {
-                let transaction_request = step.transaction_request().to_uri(params);
+                let transaction_request = step.transaction_request().to_uri();
 
                 let anchor_height = step
                     .shielded_inputs()
@@ -607,9 +604,8 @@ impl proposal::Proposal {
 
     /// Attempts to parse a [`Proposal`] based upon a supported [`StandardFeeRule`] from its
     /// protobuf representation.
-    pub fn try_into_standard_proposal<P: consensus::Parameters, DbT, DbError>(
+    pub fn try_into_standard_proposal<DbT, DbError>(
         &self,
-        params: &P,
         wallet_db: &DbT,
     ) -> Result<Proposal<StandardFeeRule, DbT::NoteRef>, ProposalDecodingError<DbError>>
     where
@@ -631,7 +627,7 @@ impl proposal::Proposal {
                 let mut steps = Vec::with_capacity(self.steps.len());
                 for step in &self.steps {
                     let transaction_request =
-                        TransactionRequest::from_uri(params, &step.transaction_request)?;
+                        TransactionRequest::from_uri(&step.transaction_request)?;
 
                     let payment_pools = step
                         .payment_output_pools
diff --git a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing.rs b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing.rs
index 32b25d7b6..89bde533b 100644
--- a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing.rs
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ fn check_proposal_serialization_roundtrip(
     db_data: &WalletDb<rusqlite::Connection, LocalNetwork>,
     proposal: &Proposal<StandardFeeRule, ReceivedNoteId>,
 ) {
-    let proposal_proto = proposal::Proposal::from_standard_proposal(&db_data.params, proposal);
-    let deserialized_proposal = proposal_proto.try_into_standard_proposal(&db_data.params, db_data);
+    let proposal_proto = proposal::Proposal::from_standard_proposal(proposal);
+    let deserialized_proposal = proposal_proto.try_into_standard_proposal(db_data);
     assert_matches!(deserialized_proposal, Ok(r) if &r == proposal);
 }
diff --git a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing/pool.rs b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing/pool.rs
index 05860b777..1ae3d2215 100644
--- a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing/pool.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/testing/pool.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pub(crate) fn send_single_step_proposed_transfer<T: ShieldedPoolTester>() {
     let to_extsk = T::sk(&[0xf5; 32]);
     let to: Address = T::sk_default_address(&to_extsk);
     let request = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: to,
+        recipient_address: to.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(10000),
         memo: None, // this should result in the creation of an empty memo
         label: None,
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ pub(crate) fn send_multi_step_proposed_transfer<T: ShieldedPoolTester>() {
     // The first step will deshield to the wallet's default transparent address
     let to0 = Address::Transparent(account.usk().default_transparent_address().0);
     let request0 = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: to0,
+        recipient_address: to0.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(50000),
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ pub(crate) fn send_multi_step_proposed_transfer<T: ShieldedPoolTester>() {
             .0,
     );
     let request1 = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: to1,
+        recipient_address: to1.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(40000),
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ pub(crate) fn external_address_change_spends_detected_in_restore_from_seed<
     let req = TransactionRequest::new(vec![
         // payment to an external recipient
         Payment {
-            recipient_address: addr2,
+            recipient_address: addr2.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
             amount: amount_sent,
             memo: None,
             label: None,
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ pub(crate) fn external_address_change_spends_detected_in_restore_from_seed<
         },
         // payment back to the originating wallet, simulating legacy change
         Payment {
-            recipient_address: addr,
+            recipient_address: addr.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
             amount: amount_legacy_change,
             memo: None,
             label: None,
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ pub(crate) fn zip317_spend<T: ShieldedPoolTester>() {
 
     // This first request will fail due to insufficient non-dust funds
     let req = TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk),
+        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(50000),
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ pub(crate) fn zip317_spend<T: ShieldedPoolTester>() {
     // This request will succeed, spending a single dust input to pay the 10000
     // ZAT fee in addition to the 41000 ZAT output to the recipient
     let req = TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk),
+        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(41000),
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pool_crossing_required<P0: ShieldedPoolTester, P1: ShieldedPoolTes
 
     let transfer_amount = NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(200000);
     let p0_to_p1 = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: p1_to,
+        recipient_address: p1_to.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: transfer_amount,
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fully_funded_fully_private<P0: ShieldedPoolTester, P1: ShieldedPoo
 
     let transfer_amount = NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(200000);
     let p0_to_p1 = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: p1_to,
+        recipient_address: p1_to.to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: transfer_amount,
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fully_funded_send_to_t<P0: ShieldedPoolTester, P1: ShieldedPoolTes
 
     let transfer_amount = NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(200000);
     let p0_to_p1 = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: Address::Transparent(p1_to),
+        recipient_address: Address::Transparent(p1_to).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: transfer_amount,
         memo: None,
         label: None,
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ pub(crate) fn multi_pool_checkpoint<P0: ShieldedPoolTester, P1: ShieldedPoolTest
     // First, send funds just to P0
     let transfer_amount = NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(200000);
     let p0_transfer = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment::without_memo(
-        P0::random_address(&mut st.rng),
+        P0::random_address(&mut st.rng).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         transfer_amount,
     )])
     .unwrap();
@@ -1802,8 +1802,14 @@ pub(crate) fn multi_pool_checkpoint<P0: ShieldedPoolTester, P1: ShieldedPoolTest
 
     // In the next block, send funds to both P0 and P1
     let both_transfer = zip321::TransactionRequest::new(vec![
-        Payment::without_memo(P0::random_address(&mut st.rng), transfer_amount),
-        Payment::without_memo(P1::random_address(&mut st.rng), transfer_amount),
+        Payment::without_memo(
+            P0::random_address(&mut st.rng).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
+            transfer_amount,
+        ),
+        Payment::without_memo(
+            P1::random_address(&mut st.rng).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
+            transfer_amount,
+        ),
     ])
     .unwrap();
     let res = st
@@ -2110,7 +2116,7 @@ pub(crate) fn scan_cached_blocks_allows_blocks_out_of_order<T: ShieldedPoolTeste
 
     // We can spend the received notes
     let req = TransactionRequest::new(vec![Payment {
-        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk),
+        recipient_address: T::fvk_default_address(&dfvk).to_zcash_address(&st.network()),
         amount: NonNegativeAmount::const_from_u64(110_000),
         memo: None,
         label: None,
diff --git a/zcash_keys/CHANGELOG.md b/zcash_keys/CHANGELOG.md
index 28a56f398..f700a2ed5 100644
--- a/zcash_keys/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/zcash_keys/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ The entries below are relative to the `zcash_client_backend` crate as of
   - `UnifiedAddressRequest`
 - A new `orchard` feature flag has been added to make it possible to
   build client code without `orchard` dependendencies.
+- `zcash_keys::address::Address::to_zcash_address`
 
 ### Changed
 - The following methods and enum variants have been placed behind an `orchard`
diff --git a/zcash_keys/src/address.rs b/zcash_keys/src/address.rs
index c26c64a84..2e30aa861 100644
--- a/zcash_keys/src/address.rs
+++ b/zcash_keys/src/address.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl Address {
         addr.convert_if_network(params.network_type()).ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn encode<P: consensus::Parameters>(&self, params: &P) -> String {
+    pub fn to_zcash_address<P: consensus::Parameters>(&self, params: &P) -> ZcashAddress {
         let net = params.network_type();
 
         match self {
@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ impl Address {
             },
             Address::Unified(ua) => ua.to_address(net),
         }
-        .to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn encode<P: consensus::Parameters>(&self, params: &P) -> String {
+        self.to_zcash_address(params).to_string()
     }
 
     pub fn has_receiver(&self, pool_type: PoolType) -> bool {