diff --git a/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds.go b/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds.go
index 9cbc273a6d..3982a13551 100644
--- a/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds.go
+++ b/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds.go
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ func NewDumpWalletCmd(filename string) *DumpWalletCmd {
 // ImportAddressCmd defines the importaddress JSON-RPC command.
 type ImportAddressCmd struct {
 	Address string
+	Account string
 	Rescan  *bool `jsonrpcdefault:"true"`
 }
 
 // NewImportAddressCmd returns a new instance which can be used to issue an
 // importaddress JSON-RPC command.
-func NewImportAddressCmd(address string, rescan *bool) *ImportAddressCmd {
+func NewImportAddressCmd(address string, account string, rescan *bool) *ImportAddressCmd {
 	return &ImportAddressCmd{
 		Address: address,
+		Account: account,
 		Rescan:  rescan,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds_test.go b/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds_test.go
index e478a08897..58de1c81d0 100644
--- a/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/btcwalletextcmds_test.go
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ func TestBtcWalletExtCmds(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "importaddress",
 			newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
-				return btcjson.NewCmd("importaddress", "1Address")
+				return btcjson.NewCmd("importaddress", "1Address", "")
 			},
 			staticCmd: func() interface{} {
-				return btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd("1Address", nil)
+				return btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd("1Address", "", nil)
 			},
-			marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"importaddress","params":["1Address"],"id":1}`,
+			marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"importaddress","params":["1Address",""],"id":1}`,
 			unmarshalled: &btcjson.ImportAddressCmd{
 				Address: "1Address",
 				Rescan:  btcjson.Bool(true),
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ func TestBtcWalletExtCmds(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "importaddress optional",
 			newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
-				return btcjson.NewCmd("importaddress", "1Address", false)
+				return btcjson.NewCmd("importaddress", "1Address", "acct", false)
 			},
 			staticCmd: func() interface{} {
-				return btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd("1Address", btcjson.Bool(false))
+				return btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd("1Address", "acct", btcjson.Bool(false))
 			},
-			marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"importaddress","params":["1Address",false],"id":1}`,
+			marshalled: `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"importaddress","params":["1Address","acct",false],"id":1}`,
 			unmarshalled: &btcjson.ImportAddressCmd{
 				Address: "1Address",
+				Account: "acct",
 				Rescan:  btcjson.Bool(false),
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/rpcclient/wallet.go b/rpcclient/wallet.go
index 10c12f1f70..27546f5de0 100644
--- a/rpcclient/wallet.go
+++ b/rpcclient/wallet.go
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ func (r FutureImportAddressResult) Receive() error {
 //
 // See ImportAddress for the blocking version and more details.
 func (c *Client) ImportAddressAsync(address string) FutureImportAddressResult {
-	cmd := btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd(address, nil)
+	cmd := btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd(address, "", nil)
 	return c.sendCmd(cmd)
 }
 
@@ -2092,15 +2092,15 @@ func (c *Client) ImportAddress(address string) error {
 // returned instance.
 //
 // See ImportAddress for the blocking version and more details.
-func (c *Client) ImportAddressRescanAsync(address string, rescan bool) FutureImportAddressResult {
-	cmd := btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd(address, &rescan)
+func (c *Client) ImportAddressRescanAsync(address string, account string, rescan bool) FutureImportAddressResult {
+	cmd := btcjson.NewImportAddressCmd(address, account, &rescan)
 	return c.sendCmd(cmd)
 }
 
 // ImportAddressRescan imports the passed public address. When rescan is true,
 // the block history is scanned for transactions addressed to provided address.
-func (c *Client) ImportAddressRescan(address string, rescan bool) error {
-	return c.ImportAddressRescanAsync(address, rescan).Receive()
+func (c *Client) ImportAddressRescan(address string, account string, rescan bool) error {
+	return c.ImportAddressRescanAsync(address, account, rescan).Receive()
 }
 
 // FutureImportPrivKeyResult is a future promise to deliver the result of an