diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.h b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.h
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@
     virtual bool delAddressBook(const CTxDestination &dest) = 0;
 
     //! Look up address in wallet, return whether exists.
-    virtual bool getAddress(const CTxDestination &dest,
-                            std::string *name = nullptr,
-                            isminetype *is_mine = nullptr) = 0;
+    virtual bool getAddress(const CTxDestination &dest, std::string *name,
+                            isminetype *is_mine, std::string *purpose) = 0;
 
     //! Get wallet address list.
     virtual std::vector<WalletAddress> getAddresses() = 0;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/wallet.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
             return m_wallet.DelAddressBook(dest);
         }
         bool getAddress(const CTxDestination &dest, std::string *name,
-                        isminetype *is_mine) override {
+                        isminetype *is_mine, std::string *purpose) override {
             LOCK(m_wallet.cs_wallet);
             auto it = m_wallet.mapAddressBook.find(dest);
             if (it == m_wallet.mapAddressBook.end()) {
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
             if (is_mine) {
                 *is_mine = IsMine(m_wallet, dest);
             }
+            if (purpose) {
+                *purpose = it->second.purpose;
+            }
             return true;
         }
         std::vector<WalletAddress> getAddresses() override {
diff --git a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/addresstablemodel.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@
             // Check for duplicate addresses to prevent accidental deletion of
             // addresses, if you try to paste an existing address over another
             // address (with a different label)
-            if (walletModel->wallet().getAddress(newAddress)) {
+            if (walletModel->wallet().getAddress(
+                    newAddress, /* name= */ nullptr, /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                    /* purpose= */ nullptr)) {
                 editStatus = DUPLICATE_ADDRESS;
                 return false;
             }
@@ -330,7 +332,9 @@
         }
         // Check for duplicate addresses
         if (walletModel->wallet().getAddress(
-                DecodeDestination(strAddress, walletModel->getChainParams()))) {
+                DecodeDestination(strAddress, walletModel->getChainParams()),
+                /* name= */ nullptr, /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                /* purpose= */ nullptr)) {
             editStatus = DUPLICATE_ADDRESS;
             return QString();
         }
@@ -387,7 +391,9 @@
     CTxDestination destination =
         DecodeDestination(address.toStdString(), walletModel->getChainParams());
     std::string name;
-    if (walletModel->wallet().getAddress(destination, &name)) {
+    if (walletModel->wallet().getAddress(destination, &name,
+                                         /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                                         /* purpose= */ nullptr)) {
         return QString::fromStdString(name);
     }
     return QString();
diff --git a/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp b/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
--- a/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactiondesc.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
             if (IsValidDestination(address)) {
                 std::string name;
                 isminetype ismine;
-                if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name, &ismine)) {
+                if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name, &ismine,
+                                      /* purpose= */ nullptr)) {
                     strHTML +=
                         "<b>" + tr("From") + ":</b> " + tr("unknown") + "<br>";
                     strHTML += "<b>" + tr("To") + ":</b> ";
@@ -129,7 +130,9 @@
         CTxDestination dest =
             DecodeDestination(strAddress, wallet.getChainParams());
         std::string name;
-        if (wallet.getAddress(dest, &name) && !name.empty()) {
+        if (wallet.getAddress(dest, &name, /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                              /* purpose= */ nullptr) &&
+            !name.empty()) {
             strHTML += GUIUtil::HtmlEscape(name) + " ";
         }
         strHTML += GUIUtil::HtmlEscape(strAddress) + "<br>";
@@ -202,7 +205,9 @@
                     if (ExtractDestination(txout.scriptPubKey, address)) {
                         strHTML += "<b>" + tr("To") + ":</b> ";
                         std::string name;
-                        if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name) &&
+                        if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name,
+                                              /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                                              /* purpose= */ nullptr) &&
                             !name.empty()) {
                             strHTML += GUIUtil::HtmlEscape(name) + " ";
                         }
@@ -370,7 +375,10 @@
                 CTxDestination address;
                 if (ExtractDestination(vout.scriptPubKey, address)) {
                     std::string name;
-                    if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name) && !name.empty()) {
+                    if (wallet.getAddress(address, &name,
+                                          /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                                          /* purpose= */ nullptr) &&
+                        !name.empty()) {
                         strHTML += GUIUtil::HtmlEscape(name) + " ";
                     }
                     strHTML += QString::fromStdString(
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@
             std::string strLabel = rcp.label.toStdString();
             // Check if we have a new address or an updated label
             std::string name;
-            if (!m_wallet->getAddress(dest, &name)) {
+            if (!m_wallet->getAddress(dest, &name, /* is_mine= */ nullptr,
+                                      /* purpose= */ nullptr)) {
                 m_wallet->setAddressBook(dest, strLabel, "send");
             } else if (name != strLabel) {
                 // "" means don't change purpose