diff --git a/src/chainparams.h b/src/chainparams.h
--- a/src/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/chainparams.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     const std::vector<uint8_t> &Base58Prefix(Base58Type type) const {
         return base58Prefixes[type];
     }
+    const std::string &CashAddrPrefix() const { return cashaddrPrefix; }
     const std::vector<SeedSpec6> &FixedSeeds() const { return vFixedSeeds; }
     const CCheckpointData &Checkpoints() const { return checkpointData; }
     const ChainTxData &TxData() const { return chainTxData; }
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
     uint64_t nPruneAfterHeight;
     std::vector<CDNSSeedData> vSeeds;
     std::vector<uint8_t> base58Prefixes[MAX_BASE58_TYPES];
+    std::string cashaddrPrefix;
     std::string strNetworkID;
     CBlock genesis;
     std::vector<SeedSpec6> vFixedSeeds;
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
         base58Prefixes[SECRET_KEY] = std::vector<uint8_t>(1, 128);
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = {0x04, 0x88, 0xB2, 0x1E};
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = {0x04, 0x88, 0xAD, 0xE4};
+        cashaddrPrefix = "bitcoincash";
 
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(
             pnSeed6_main, pnSeed6_main + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_main));
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@
         base58Prefixes[SECRET_KEY] = std::vector<uint8_t>(1, 239);
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = {0x04, 0x35, 0x87, 0xCF};
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = {0x04, 0x35, 0x83, 0x94};
+        cashaddrPrefix = "xbctest";
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(
             pnSeed6_test, pnSeed6_test + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_test));
 
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@
         base58Prefixes[SECRET_KEY] = std::vector<uint8_t>(1, 239);
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = {0x04, 0x35, 0x87, 0xCF};
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = {0x04, 0x35, 0x83, 0x94};
+        cashaddrPrefix = "xbcreg";
     }
 
     void UpdateBIP9Parameters(Consensus::DeploymentPos d, int64_t nStartTime,