diff --git a/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.js b/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.js
index e35333102..ca7dbce9b 100644
--- a/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.js
+++ b/js/src/api/rpc/personal/personal.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import { inAddress, inNumber10, inNumber16, inOptions } from '../../format/input';
+import { inAddress, inHex, inNumber10, inNumber16, inOptions } from '../../format/input';
 import { outAccountInfo, outAddress, outSignerRequest } from '../../format/output';
 
 export default class Personal {
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ export default class Personal {
       .then(outAddress);
   }
 
+  newAccountFromSecret (secret, password) {
+    return this._transport
+      .execute('personal_newAccountFromSecret', inHex(secret), password)
+      .then(outAddress);
+  }
+
   newAccountFromWallet (json, password) {
     return this._transport
       .execute('personal_newAccountFromWallet', json, password)
diff --git a/js/src/jsonrpc/interfaces/personal.js b/js/src/jsonrpc/interfaces/personal.js
index 748c8799f..2a9ce7c19 100644
--- a/js/src/jsonrpc/interfaces/personal.js
+++ b/js/src/jsonrpc/interfaces/personal.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   newAccountFromPhrase: {
-    desc: 'Creates a new account from a brainwallet passphrase',
+    desc: 'Creates a new account from a recovery passphrase',
     params: [
       {
         type: String,
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
+  newAccountFromSecret: {
+    desc: 'Creates a new account from a private ethstore secret key',
+    params: [
+      {
+        type: Data,
+        desc: 'Secret, 32-byte hex'
+      },
+      {
+        type: String,
+        desc: 'Password'
+      }
+    ],
+    returns: {
+      type: Address,
+      desc: 'The created address'
+    }
+  },
+
   newAccountFromWallet: {
     desc: 'Creates a new account from a JSON import',
     params: [
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal_accounts.rs b/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal_accounts.rs
index 0fa236845..6e777f537 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal_accounts.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal_accounts.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use util::{Address};
 use jsonrpc_core::*;
 use ethkey::{Brain, Generator};
 use v1::traits::PersonalAccounts;
-use v1::types::{H160 as RpcH160, TransactionRequest};
+use v1::types::{H160 as RpcH160, H256 as RpcH256, TransactionRequest};
 use v1::helpers::errors;
 use v1::helpers::params::expect_no_params;
 use v1::helpers::dispatch::sign_and_dispatch;
@@ -95,6 +95,19 @@ impl<C: 'static, M: 'static> PersonalAccounts for PersonalAccountsClient<C, M> w
 		)
 	}
 
+	fn new_account_from_secret(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+		try!(self.active());
+		from_params::<(RpcH256, String, )>(params).and_then(
+			|(secret, pass, )| {
+				let store = take_weak!(self.accounts);
+				match store.insert_account(secret.into(), &pass) {
+					Ok(address) => Ok(to_value(&RpcH160::from(address))),
+					Err(e) => Err(errors::account("Could not create account.", e)),
+				}
+			}
+		)
+	}
+
 	fn unlock_account(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 		try!(self.active());
 		from_params::<(RpcH160, String, Option<u64>)>(params).and_then(
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/traits/personal.rs b/rpc/src/v1/traits/personal.rs
index 92a9df6eb..8ad1b7ac6 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/traits/personal.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/traits/personal.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ pub trait PersonalAccounts: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
 	/// Second parameter is password for the wallet and the new account.
 	fn new_account_from_wallet(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error>;
 
+	/// Creates new account from the given raw secret.
+	/// Second parameter is password for the new account.
+	fn new_account_from_secret(&self, params: Params) -> Result<Value, Error>;
+
 	/// Unlocks specified account for use (can only be one unlocked account at one moment)
 	fn unlock_account(&self, _: Params) -> Result<Value, Error>;
 
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ pub trait PersonalAccounts: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
 		delegate.add_method("personal_newAccount", PersonalAccounts::new_account);
 		delegate.add_method("personal_newAccountFromPhrase", PersonalAccounts::new_account_from_phrase);
 		delegate.add_method("personal_newAccountFromWallet", PersonalAccounts::new_account_from_wallet);
+		delegate.add_method("personal_newAccountFromSecret", PersonalAccounts::new_account_from_secret);
 		delegate.add_method("personal_unlockAccount", PersonalAccounts::unlock_account);
 		delegate.add_method("personal_testPassword", PersonalAccounts::test_password);
 		delegate.add_method("personal_changePassword", PersonalAccounts::change_password);