diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d5408dce..3005663f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ at anytime.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
-  *
+  * Create wallet_unused_address API command
   *
   *
 
 ### Changed
-  *
+  * wallet_new_address API command always returns new address
   *
   *
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index aecdd6c86..e4dd46502 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ Returns:
     ]
 ```
 
-## file_seed
+## file_set_status
 
 ```text
-Start or stop seeding a file
+Start or stop downloading a file
 
 Args:
     'status': (str) "start" or "stop"
@@ -636,3 +636,15 @@ Returns:
         Could contain more than one public key if multisig.
 ```
 
+## wallet_unused_address
+
+```text
+Return an address containing no balance, will create
+a new address if there is none.
+
+Args:
+    None
+Returns:
+    (str) Unused wallet address in base58
+```
+
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
index f6bc28711..86834a9d7 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
@@ -418,12 +418,12 @@ class Wallet(object):
     def update_peer_address(self, peer, address):
         self.peer_addresses[peer] = address
 
-    def get_new_address_for_peer(self, peer):
+    def get_unused_address_for_peer(self, peer):
         def set_address_for_peer(address):
             self.current_address_given_to_peer[peer] = address
             return address
 
-        d = self.get_new_address()
+        d = self.get_unused_address()
         d.addCallback(set_address_for_peer)
         return d
 
@@ -974,13 +974,22 @@ class LBRYumWallet(Wallet):
             lambda result: Decimal(result['confirmed']) + Decimal(result.get('unconfirmed', 0.0)))
         return d
 
+    # Always create and return a brand new address
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_new_address(self):
+        addr = self.wallet.create_new_address(account=None)
+        yield self._save_wallet()
+        defer.returnValue(addr)
+
+    # Return an address with no balance in it, if
+    # there is none, create a brand new address
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_unused_address(self):
         addr = self.wallet.get_unused_address(account=None)
         if addr is None:
             addr = self.wallet.create_new_address()
-        d = defer.succeed(addr)
-        d.addCallback(self._save_wallet)
-        return d
+        yield self._save_wallet()
+        defer.returnValue(addr)
 
     def get_block(self, blockhash):
         return self._run_cmd_as_defer_to_thread('getblock', blockhash)
@@ -1113,7 +1122,7 @@ class LBRYumWallet(Wallet):
     def list_addresses(self):
         return self._run_cmd_as_defer_succeed('listaddresses')
 
-    def _save_wallet(self, val):
+    def _save_wallet(self, val=None):
         self.wallet.storage.write()
         return defer.succeed(val)
 
@@ -1198,7 +1207,7 @@ class LBRYcrdAddressQueryHandler(object):
             return fields
 
         if self.query_identifiers[0] in queries:
-            d = self.wallet.get_new_address_for_peer(self.peer)
+            d = self.wallet.get_unused_address_for_peer(self.peer)
             d.addCallback(create_response)
             return d
         if self.address is None:
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
index 3fa1739ac..db5b866ea 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -1985,6 +1985,29 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         d.addCallback(lambda address: self._render_response(address))
         return d
 
+
+    @AuthJSONRPCServer.auth_required
+    def jsonrpc_wallet_unused_address(self):
+        """
+        Return an address containing no balance, will create
+        a new address if there is none.
+
+        Args:
+            None
+        Returns:
+            (str) Unused wallet address in base58
+        """
+
+        def _disp(address):
+            log.info("Got unused wallet address: " + address)
+            return defer.succeed(address)
+
+        d = self.session.wallet.get_unused_address()
+        d.addCallback(_disp)
+        d.addCallback(lambda address: self._render_response(address))
+        return d
+
+
     @AuthJSONRPCServer.auth_required
     def jsonrpc_send_amount_to_address(self, amount, address):
         """