diff --git a/src/arith_uint256.cpp b/src/arith_uint256.cpp
index f9f2d19e68..ba611de480 100644
--- a/src/arith_uint256.cpp
+++ b/src/arith_uint256.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ void base_uint<BITS>::SetHex(const std::string& str)
     SetHex(str.c_str());
 }
 
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+std::string base_uint<BITS>::GetReverseHex() const
+{
+    return ArithToUint256(*this).GetReverseHex();
+}
+
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+void base_uint<BITS>::SetReverseHex(const char* psz)
+{
+    uint256 tmp;
+    tmp.SetReverseHex(psz);
+    *this = UintToArith256(tmp);
+}
+
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+void base_uint<BITS>::SetReverseHex(const std::string& str)
+{
+    SetReverseHex(str.c_str());
+}
+
 template <unsigned int BITS>
 std::string base_uint<BITS>::ToString() const
 {
@@ -194,9 +214,12 @@ template int base_uint<256>::CompareTo(const base_uint<256>&) const;
 template bool base_uint<256>::EqualTo(uint64_t) const;
 template double base_uint<256>::getdouble() const;
 template std::string base_uint<256>::GetHex() const;
+template std::string base_uint<256>::GetReverseHex() const;
 template std::string base_uint<256>::ToString() const;
 template void base_uint<256>::SetHex(const char*);
 template void base_uint<256>::SetHex(const std::string&);
+template void base_uint<256>::SetReverseHex(const char*);
+template void base_uint<256>::SetReverseHex(const std::string&);
 template unsigned int base_uint<256>::bits() const;
 
 // This implementation directly uses shifts instead of going
diff --git a/src/arith_uint256.h b/src/arith_uint256.h
index 0f6b3d4fba..42a7a78332 100644
--- a/src/arith_uint256.h
+++ b/src/arith_uint256.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ class base_uint
     std::string GetHex() const;
     void SetHex(const char* psz);
     void SetHex(const std::string& str);
+    std::string GetReverseHex() const;
+    void SetReverseHex(const char* psz);
+    void SetReverseHex(const std::string& str);
     std::string ToString() const;
 
     unsigned int size() const
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 8606510b6f..ea16256586 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ UniValue gethexaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request) {
     if(!address.IsPubKeyHash())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Only pubkeyhash addresses are supported");
 
-    return boost::get<CKeyID>(address.Get()).GetHex();
+    return boost::get<CKeyID>(address.Get()).GetReverseHex();
 }
 
 UniValue fromhexaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ UniValue fromhexaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request) {
     if (request.params[0].get_str().size() != 40)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid pubkeyhash hex size (should be 40 hex characters)");
     CKeyID raw;
-    raw.SetHex(request.params[0].get_str());
+    raw.SetReverseHex(request.params[0].get_str());
     CBitcoinAddress address(raw);
 
     return address.ToString();
diff --git a/src/uint256.cpp b/src/uint256.cpp
index bd3d017085..a8c4bd2163 100644
--- a/src/uint256.cpp
+++ b/src/uint256.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ std::string base_blob<BITS>::GetHex() const
     return std::string(psz, psz + sizeof(data) * 2);
 }
 
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+std::string base_blob<BITS>::GetReverseHex() const
+{
+    char psz[sizeof(data) * 2 + 1];
+    int j=0;
+    for (int i = sizeof(data)-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        sprintf(psz + j * 2, "%02x", data[sizeof(data) - i - 1]);
+        j++;
+    }
+    return std::string(psz, psz + sizeof(data) * 2);
+}
+
 template <unsigned int BITS>
 void base_blob<BITS>::SetHex(const char* psz)
 {
@@ -61,6 +73,27 @@ void base_blob<BITS>::SetHex(const std::string& str)
     SetHex(str.c_str());
 }
 
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+void base_blob<BITS>::SetReverseHex(const char* psz)
+{
+    SetHex(psz);
+    //reverse in-place
+    int left = 0;
+    int right = size()-1;
+    unsigned char* p1 = (unsigned char*)data;
+    while(left < right){
+        int temp=p1[left];
+        p1[left++] = p1[right];
+        p1[right--] = temp;
+    }
+}
+
+template <unsigned int BITS>
+void base_blob<BITS>::SetReverseHex(const std::string& str)
+{
+    SetReverseHex(str.c_str());
+}
+
 template <unsigned int BITS>
 std::string base_blob<BITS>::ToString() const
 {
@@ -73,6 +106,9 @@ template std::string base_blob<160>::GetHex() const;
 template std::string base_blob<160>::ToString() const;
 template void base_blob<160>::SetHex(const char*);
 template void base_blob<160>::SetHex(const std::string&);
+template std::string base_blob<160>::GetReverseHex() const;
+template void base_blob<160>::SetReverseHex(const char*);
+template void base_blob<160>::SetReverseHex(const std::string&);
 
 // Explicit instantiations for base_blob<256>
 template base_blob<256>::base_blob(const std::vector<unsigned char>&);
@@ -80,3 +116,6 @@ template std::string base_blob<256>::GetHex() const;
 template std::string base_blob<256>::ToString() const;
 template void base_blob<256>::SetHex(const char*);
 template void base_blob<256>::SetHex(const std::string&);
+template std::string base_blob<256>::GetReverseHex() const;
+template void base_blob<256>::SetReverseHex(const char*);
+template void base_blob<256>::SetReverseHex(const std::string&);
diff --git a/src/uint256.h b/src/uint256.h
index eacc2891bd..dc0a9c15fb 100644
--- a/src/uint256.h
+++ b/src/uint256.h
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ class base_blob
     friend inline bool operator<(const base_blob& a, const base_blob& b) { return a.Compare(b) < 0; }
 
     std::string GetHex() const;
+    std::string GetReverseHex() const;
     void SetHex(const char* psz);
     void SetHex(const std::string& str);
+    void SetReverseHex(const char* psz);
+    void SetReverseHex(const std::string& str);
     std::string ToString() const;
 
     unsigned char* begin()