diff --git a/src/keystore.cpp b/src/keystore.cpp
index e69d51889..ea93ed69f 100644
--- a/src/keystore.cpp
+++ b/src/keystore.cpp
@@ -195,3 +195,10 @@ CKeyID GetKeyForDestination(const CKeyStore& store, const CTxDestination& dest)
     }
     return CKeyID();
 }
+
+bool HaveKey(const CKeyStore& store, const CKey& key)
+{
+    CKey key2;
+    key2.Set(key.begin(), key.end(), !key.IsCompressed());
+    return store.HaveKey(key.GetPubKey().GetID()) || store.HaveKey(key2.GetPubKey().GetID());
+}
diff --git a/src/keystore.h b/src/keystore.h
index c56e4751d..cd5ded920 100644
--- a/src/keystore.h
+++ b/src/keystore.h
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ typedef std::map<CKeyID, std::pair<CPubKey, std::vector<unsigned char> > > Crypt
 /** Return the CKeyID of the key involved in a script (if there is a unique one). */
 CKeyID GetKeyForDestination(const CKeyStore& store, const CTxDestination& dest);
 
+/** Checks if a CKey is in the given CKeyStore compressed or otherwise*/
+bool HaveKey(const CKeyStore& store, const CKey& key);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_KEYSTORE_H