diff --git a/lbrynet/schema/claim.py b/lbrynet/schema/claim.py
index 25215543b..7014b5f2c 100644
--- a/lbrynet/schema/claim.py
+++ b/lbrynet/schema/claim.py
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from lbrynet.schema.schema.claim import Claim
 from lbrynet.schema.proto import claim_pb2
+from lbrynet.schema.signature import Signature
 from lbrynet.schema.validator import get_validator
 from lbrynet.schema.signer import get_signer
-from lbrynet.schema.schema import NIST256p, CURVE_NAMES, CLAIM_TYPE_NAMES
+from lbrynet.schema.schema import NIST256p, CURVE_NAMES, CLAIM_TYPE_NAMES, SECP256k1
 from lbrynet.schema.encoding import decode_fields, decode_b64_fields, encode_fields
 from lbrynet.schema.error import DecodeError
 from lbrynet.schema.fee import Fee
 
 
 class ClaimDict(OrderedDict):
-    def __init__(self, claim_dict=None):
+    def __init__(self, claim_dict=None, detached_signature: Signature=None):
         if isinstance(claim_dict, claim_pb2.Claim):
             raise Exception("To initialize %s with a Claim protobuf use %s.load_protobuf" %
                             (self.__class__.__name__, self.__class__.__name__))
+        self.detached_signature = detached_signature
         OrderedDict.__init__(self, claim_dict or [])
 
     @property
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ class ClaimDict(OrderedDict):
     @property
     def serialized(self):
         """Serialized Claim protobuf"""
-
+        if self.detached_signature:
+            return self.detached_signature.serialized + self.protobuf.SerializeToString()
         return self.protobuf.SerializeToString()
 
     @property
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ class ClaimDict(OrderedDict):
 
     @property
     def certificate_id(self):
+        if self.detached_signature:
+            return binascii.hexlify(self.detached_signature.certificate_id)
         if not self.has_signature:
             return None
         return binascii.hexlify(self.protobuf.publisherSignature.certificateId)
@@ -120,53 +125,61 @@ class ClaimDict(OrderedDict):
         return dict(encode_fields(self))
 
     @classmethod
-    def load_protobuf_dict(cls, protobuf_dict):
+    def load_protobuf_dict(cls, protobuf_dict, detached_signature=None):
         """
         Load a ClaimDict from a dictionary with base64 encoded bytes
         (as returned by the protobuf json formatter)
         """
 
-        return cls(decode_b64_fields(protobuf_dict))
+        return cls(decode_b64_fields(protobuf_dict), detached_signature=detached_signature)
 
     @classmethod
-    def load_protobuf(cls, protobuf_claim):
+    def load_protobuf(cls, protobuf_claim, detached_signature=None):
         """Load ClaimDict from a protobuf Claim message"""
-        return cls.load_protobuf_dict(json.loads(json_format.MessageToJson(protobuf_claim, True)))
+        return cls.load_protobuf_dict(json.loads(json_format.MessageToJson(protobuf_claim, True)), detached_signature)
 
     @classmethod
     def load_dict(cls, claim_dict):
         """Load ClaimDict from a dictionary with hex and base58 encoded bytes"""
+        detached_signature = claim_dict.detached_signature if hasattr(claim_dict, 'detached_signature') else None
         try:
-            return cls.load_protobuf(cls(decode_fields(claim_dict)).protobuf)
+            return cls.load_protobuf(cls(decode_fields(claim_dict)).protobuf, detached_signature)
         except json_format.ParseError as err:
             raise DecodeError(str(err))
 
     @classmethod
     def deserialize(cls, serialized):
         """Load a ClaimDict from a serialized protobuf string"""
+        serialized, detached_signature = Signature.flagged_parse(serialized)
 
         temp_claim = claim_pb2.Claim()
         try:
             temp_claim.ParseFromString(serialized)
         except DecodeError_pb:
             raise DecodeError(DecodeError_pb)
-        return cls.load_protobuf(temp_claim)
+        return cls.load_protobuf(temp_claim, detached_signature=detached_signature)
 
     @classmethod
     def generate_certificate(cls, private_key, curve=NIST256p):
         signer = get_signer(curve).load_pem(private_key)
         return cls.load_protobuf(signer.certificate)
 
-    def sign(self, private_key, claim_address, cert_claim_id, curve=NIST256p):
+    def sign(self, private_key, claim_address, cert_claim_id, curve=NIST256p, name=None):
         signer = get_signer(curve).load_pem(private_key)
+        if name:
+            signature = signer.detached_sign_stream_claim(self, claim_address, cert_claim_id, name)
+            return ClaimDict(self, detached_signature=signature)
         signed = signer.sign_stream_claim(self, claim_address, cert_claim_id)
         return ClaimDict.load_protobuf(signed)
 
-    def validate_signature(self, claim_address, certificate):
+    def validate_signature(self, claim_address, certificate, name=None):
         if isinstance(certificate, ClaimDict):
             certificate = certificate.protobuf
         curve = CURVE_NAMES[certificate.certificate.keyType]
         validator = get_validator(curve).load_from_certificate(certificate, self.certificate_id)
+        if self.detached_signature:
+            assert name is not None, "Name is required for verifying detached signatures."
+            return validator.validate_detached_claim_signature(self, claim_address, name)
         return validator.validate_claim_signature(self, claim_address)
 
     def validate_private_key(self, private_key, certificate_id):