diff --git a/bitrafael-client/build.gradle b/bitrafael-client/build.gradle
index 544af83..b9b9a3d 100644
--- a/bitrafael-client/build.gradle
+++ b/bitrafael-client/build.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile(group: 'com.github.mmazi', name: 'rescu', version: '1.9.1')
     runtime(group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.21')
     runtime(group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.21')
+
+    testCompile(group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.10')
 }
 
 dependencySubstitutions {
diff --git a/bitrafael-client/src/main/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32.java b/bitrafael-client/src/main/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32.java
index 795a2b3..23f3068 100644
--- a/bitrafael-client/src/main/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32.java
+++ b/bitrafael-client/src/main/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32.java
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class Bech32 {
-
+    public static final String SEPARATOR = ":";
+    public static final String MAIN_NET_PREFIX = "bitcoincash";
     public static final String CHARSET = "qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l";
 
     private static final BigInteger[] POLYMOD_GENERATORS = new BigInteger[] {
@@ -123,6 +125,59 @@ public static String encodeHashToBech32Address(String humanPart, int version, by
         return encodeToCharset(payloadData);
     }
 
+
+    public static byte[] decodeCashAddress(String bitcoinCashAddress) {
+        if (!isValidCashAddress(bitcoinCashAddress)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Address wasn't valid: " + bitcoinCashAddress);
+        }
+
+        String[] addressParts = bitcoinCashAddress.split(SEPARATOR);
+        int datapos = 0;
+        if (addressParts.length == 2) {
+            String prefix = addressParts[0];
+            datapos++;
+        }
+
+        byte[] addressData = Bech32.decodeFromCharset(addressParts[datapos]);
+        addressData = Arrays.copyOfRange(addressData, 0, addressData.length - 8);
+        addressData = convertBits(addressData, 5, 8, true);
+        byte versionByte = addressData[0];
+        return Arrays.copyOfRange(addressData, 1, addressData.length);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isValidCashAddress(String bitcoinCashAddress) {
+        try {
+            if (bitcoinCashAddress == null || bitcoinCashAddress.length() == 0) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            String prefix;
+            if (bitcoinCashAddress.contains(SEPARATOR)) {
+                String[] split = bitcoinCashAddress.split(SEPARATOR);
+                if (split.length != 2) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                prefix = split[0];
+                bitcoinCashAddress = split[1];
+            } else {
+                prefix = MAIN_NET_PREFIX;
+            }
+            if (!isSingleCase(bitcoinCashAddress))
+                return false;
+            bitcoinCashAddress = bitcoinCashAddress.toLowerCase();
+            byte[] checksumData = concatenateByteArrays(
+                    concatenateByteArrays(encodePrefixToUInt5(prefix), new byte[]{0x00}),
+                    Bech32.decodeFromCharset(bitcoinCashAddress));
+            byte[] calculateChecksumBytesPolymod = calculateChecksumBytesPolymod(checksumData);
+            return new BigInteger(calculateChecksumBytesPolymod).compareTo(BigInteger.ZERO) == 0;
+        } catch (RuntimeException re) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isSingleCase(String s) {
+        return s.equals(s.toLowerCase()) || s.equals(s.toUpperCase());
+    }
+
     private static byte[] convertBits(byte[] bytes8Bits, int from, int to, boolean strictMode) {
         int length = (int) (strictMode ? Math.floor((double) bytes8Bits.length * from / to)
                 : Math.ceil((double) bytes8Bits.length * from / to));
diff --git a/bitrafael-client/src/test/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32Test.java b/bitrafael-client/src/test/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d69014f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitrafael-client/src/test/java/com/generalbytes/bitrafael/api/wallet/bch/Bech32Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.generalbytes.bitrafael.api.wallet.bch;
+
+import org.bitcoinj.core.Address;
+import org.bitcoinj.params.MainNetParams;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class Bech32Test {
+    @Test
+    public void test() {
+        assertEquals("11DstTXVTvo8DfczCQws6CHV718u74VV2",
+                new Address(MainNetParams.get(), Bech32.decodeCashAddress("qqqq4077ywes2cmda80crheea4m7zznszvk5lqedw9")).toBase58());
+        assertEquals("1P3GQYtcWgZHrrJhUa4ctoQ3QoCU2F65nz",
+                new Address(MainNetParams.get(), Bech32.decodeCashAddress("bitcoincash:qrcuqadqrzp2uztjl9wn5sthepkg22majyxw4gmv6p")).toBase58());
+        assertEquals("17WXKozdmX7zfjPRLZtJz5Avth4E3kq3xn",
+                new Address(MainNetParams.get(), Bech32.decodeCashAddress("qprkvgvvlvn856mkhuuh0kxtu7ngnu2sr5xhsvwye4")).toBase58());
+    }
+}
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