diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edf7a560..3fd1be72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to Rust's notion of
 ## [0.8.0] - 2024-03-25
 
 ### Added
+- `orchard::keys::IncomingViewingKey::prepare`
 - `orchard::note::Rho`
 - `orchard::action::Action::rho`
 - `orchard::note_encryption::CompactAction::rho`
diff --git a/src/keys.rs b/src/keys.rs
index 8b85bdce..f5bae6cb 100644
--- a/src/keys.rs
+++ b/src/keys.rs
@@ -663,6 +663,11 @@ impl IncomingViewingKey {
     pub fn address(&self, d: Diversifier) -> Address {
         self.ivk.address(d)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the [`PreparedIncomingViewingKey`] for this [`IncomingViewingKey`].
+    pub fn prepare(&self) -> PreparedIncomingViewingKey {
+        PreparedIncomingViewingKey::new(self)
+    }
 }
 
 /// An Orchard incoming viewing key that has been precomputed for trial decryption.