diff --git a/txscript/bench_test.go b/txscript/bench_test.go
index 6415c595a5..401b9683a5 100644
--- a/txscript/bench_test.go
+++ b/txscript/bench_test.go
@@ -144,3 +144,18 @@ func BenchmarkIsPubKeyScript(b *testing.B) {
 		_ = IsPayToPubKey(script)
 	}
 }
+
+// BenchmarkIsPubKeyHashScript benchmarks how long it takes to analyze a very
+// large script to determine if it is a standard pay-to-pubkey-hash script.
+func BenchmarkIsPubKeyHashScript(b *testing.B) {
+	script, err := genComplexScript()
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("failed to create benchmark script: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = IsPayToPubKeyHash(script)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/txscript/script.go b/txscript/script.go
index 00df52167b..fb4fc8bc88 100644
--- a/txscript/script.go
+++ b/txscript/script.go
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ func IsPayToPubKey(script []byte) bool {
 	return isPubKeyScript(script)
 }
 
+// IsPayToPubKeyHash returns true if the script is in the standard
+// pay-to-pubkey-hash (P2PKH) format, false otherwise.
+func IsPayToPubKeyHash(script []byte) bool {
+	pops, err := parseScript(script)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return isPubkeyHash(pops)
+}
+
 // IsPayToScriptHash returns true if the script is in the standard
 // pay-to-script-hash (P2SH) format, false otherwise.
 func IsPayToScriptHash(script []byte) bool {