diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.h b/src/script/descriptor.h
--- a/src/script/descriptor.h
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.h
@@ -72,4 +72,24 @@
 std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> Parse(const std::string &descriptor,
                                   FlatSigningProvider &out);
 
+/**
+ * Find a descriptor for the specified script, using information from provider
+ * where possible.
+ *
+ * A non-ranged descriptor which only generates the specified script will be
+ * returned in all circumstances.
+ *
+ * For public keys with key origin information, this information will be
+ * preserved in the returned descriptor.
+ *
+ * - If all information for solving `script` is present in `provider`, a
+ * descriptor will be returned which is `IsSolvable()` and encapsulates said
+ * information.
+ * - Failing that, if `script` corresponds to a known address type, an "addr()"
+ * descriptor will be returned (which is not `IsSolvable()`).
+ * - Failing that, a "raw()" descriptor is returned.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> InferDescriptor(const CScript &script,
+                                            const SigningProvider &provider);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_SCRIPT_DESCRIPTOR_H
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -787,6 +787,73 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+static std::unique_ptr<PubkeyProvider>
+InferPubkey(const CPubKey &pubkey, ParseScriptContext,
+            const SigningProvider &provider) {
+    auto key_provider = std::make_unique<ConstPubkeyProvider>(pubkey);
+    KeyOriginInfo info;
+    if (provider.GetKeyOrigin(pubkey.GetID(), info)) {
+        return std::make_unique<OriginPubkeyProvider>(std::move(info),
+                                                      std::move(key_provider));
+    }
+    return key_provider;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> InferScript(const CScript &script,
+                                        ParseScriptContext ctx,
+                                        const SigningProvider &provider) {
+    std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>> data;
+    txnouttype txntype = Solver(script, data);
+
+    if (txntype == TX_PUBKEY) {
+        CPubKey pubkey(data[0].begin(), data[0].end());
+        if (pubkey.IsValid()) {
+            return std::make_unique<SingleKeyDescriptor>(
+                InferPubkey(pubkey, ctx, provider), P2PKGetScript, "pk");
+        }
+    }
+    if (txntype == TX_PUBKEYHASH) {
+        uint160 hash(data[0]);
+        CKeyID keyid(hash);
+        CPubKey pubkey;
+        if (provider.GetPubKey(keyid, pubkey)) {
+            return std::make_unique<SingleKeyDescriptor>(
+                InferPubkey(pubkey, ctx, provider), P2PKHGetScript, "pkh");
+        }
+    }
+    if (txntype == TX_MULTISIG) {
+        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<PubkeyProvider>> providers;
+        for (size_t i = 1; i + 1 < data.size(); ++i) {
+            CPubKey pubkey(data[i].begin(), data[i].end());
+            providers.push_back(InferPubkey(pubkey, ctx, provider));
+        }
+        return std::make_unique<MultisigDescriptor>((int)data[0][0],
+                                                    std::move(providers));
+    }
+    if (txntype == TX_SCRIPTHASH && ctx == ParseScriptContext::TOP) {
+        uint160 hash(data[0]);
+        CScriptID scriptid(hash);
+        CScript subscript;
+        if (provider.GetCScript(scriptid, subscript)) {
+            auto sub =
+                InferScript(subscript, ParseScriptContext::P2SH, provider);
+            if (sub) {
+                return std::make_unique<ConvertorDescriptor>(std::move(sub),
+                                                             ConvertP2SH, "sh");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    CTxDestination dest;
+    if (ExtractDestination(script, dest)) {
+        if (GetScriptForDestination(dest) == script) {
+            return std::make_unique<AddressDescriptor>(std::move(dest));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return std::make_unique<RawDescriptor>(script);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> Parse(const std::string &descriptor,
@@ -798,3 +865,8 @@
     }
     return nullptr;
 }
+
+std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> InferDescriptor(const CScript &script,
+                                            const SigningProvider &provider) {
+    return InferScript(script, ParseScriptContext::TOP, provider);
+}