diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <rpc/rawtransaction_util.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
+#include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <shutdown.h>
 #include <timedata.h>
 #include <util/error.h>
@@ -3353,6 +3354,8 @@
                 "private keys to spend this output\n"
                 "    \"solvable\" : xxx,         (bool) Whether we know how to "
                 "spend this output, ignoring the lack of keys\n"
+                "    \"desc\" : xxx,             (string, only when solvable) "
+                "A descriptor for spending this output\n"
                 "    \"safe\" : xxx              (bool) Whether this output is "
                 "considered safe to spend. Unconfirmed transactions\n"
                 "                              from outside keys are "
@@ -3504,6 +3507,10 @@
         entry.pushKV("confirmations", out.nDepth);
         entry.pushKV("spendable", out.fSpendable);
         entry.pushKV("solvable", out.fSolvable);
+        if (out.fSolvable) {
+            auto descriptor = InferDescriptor(scriptPubKey, *pwallet);
+            entry.pushKV("desc", descriptor->ToString());
+        }
         entry.pushKV("safe", out.fSafe);
         results.push_back(entry);
     }
@@ -4177,6 +4184,12 @@
                 "yours or not\n"
                 "  \"iswatchonly\" : true|false,   (boolean) If the address is "
                 "watchonly\n"
+                "  \"solvable\" : true|false,      (boolean) Whether we know "
+                "how to spend coins sent to this address, ignoring the "
+                "possible lack of private keys\n"
+                "  \"desc\" : \"desc\",            (string, optional) A "
+                "descriptor for spending coins sent to this address (only when "
+                "solvable)\n"
                 "  \"isscript\" : true|false,      (boolean) If the key is a "
                 "script\n"
                 "  \"ischange\" : true|false,      (boolean) If the address "
@@ -4260,6 +4273,11 @@
 
     isminetype mine = IsMine(*pwallet, dest);
     ret.pushKV("ismine", bool(mine & ISMINE_SPENDABLE));
+    bool solvable = IsSolvable(*pwallet, scriptPubKey);
+    ret.pushKV("solvable", solvable);
+    if (solvable) {
+        ret.pushKV("desc", InferDescriptor(scriptPubKey, *pwallet)->ToString());
+    }
     ret.pushKV("iswatchonly", bool(mine & ISMINE_WATCH_ONLY));
     UniValue detail = DescribeWalletAddress(pwallet, dest);
     ret.pushKVs(detail);
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_address_types.py b/test/functional/wallet_address_types.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_address_types.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_address_types.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
         self.log.info(address)
         info = self.nodes[node].getaddressinfo(address)
         assert(self.nodes[node].validateaddress(address)['isvalid'])
+        assert_equal(info.get('solvable'), True)
+
         if not multisig and typ == 'legacy':
             # P2PKH
             assert(not info['isscript'])
@@ -88,6 +90,41 @@
             # Unknown type
             assert(False)
 
+    def test_desc(self, node, address, multisig, typ, utxo):
+        """Run sanity checks on a descriptor reported by getaddressinfo."""
+        info = self.nodes[node].getaddressinfo(address)
+        assert('desc' in info)
+
+        assert_equal(info['desc'], utxo['desc'])
+        assert(self.nodes[node].validateaddress(address)['isvalid'])
+
+        # Use a ridiculously roundabout way to find the key origin info through
+        # the PSBT logic. However, this does test consistency between the PSBT reported
+        # fingerprints/paths and the descriptor logic.
+        psbt = self.nodes[node].createpsbt(
+            [{'txid': utxo['txid'], 'vout':utxo['vout']}], [{address: 0.00010000}])
+        psbt = self.nodes[node].walletprocesspsbt(
+            psbt, False, "ALL|FORKID", True)
+        decode = self.nodes[node].decodepsbt(psbt['psbt'])
+        key_descs = {}
+        for deriv in decode['inputs'][0]['bip32_derivs']:
+            assert_equal(len(deriv['master_fingerprint']), 8)
+            assert_equal(deriv['path'][0], 'm')
+            key_descs[deriv['pubkey']] = '[' + deriv['master_fingerprint'] + \
+                deriv['path'][1:] + ']' + deriv['pubkey']
+
+        if not multisig and typ == 'legacy':
+            # P2PKH
+            assert_equal(info['desc'],
+                         "pkh({})".format(key_descs[info['pubkey']]))
+        elif typ == 'legacy':
+            # P2SH-multisig
+            assert_equal(info['desc'], "sh(multi(2,{},{}))".format(
+                key_descs[info['pubkeys'][0]], key_descs[info['pubkeys'][1]]))
+        else:
+            # Unknown type
+            assert(False)
+
     def test_change_output_type(
             self, node_sender, destinations, expected_type):
         txid = self.nodes[node_sender].sendmany(
@@ -152,6 +189,7 @@
                 101).quantize(
                 Decimal("0.00000001"))
             sends = {}
+            addresses = {}
 
             self.log.debug("Prepare sends")
             for n, to_node in enumerate(range(from_node, from_node + 4)):
@@ -175,6 +213,7 @@
 
                 # Output entry
                 sends[address] = to_send * 10 * (1 + n)
+                addresses[to_node] = (address, typ)
 
             self.log.debug("Sending: {}".format(sends))
             self.nodes[from_node].sendmany("", sends)
@@ -192,6 +231,23 @@
             self.nodes[4].generate(1)
             sync_blocks(self.nodes)
 
+            # Verify that the receiving wallet contains a UTXO with the
+            # expected address, and expected descriptor
+            for n, to_node in enumerate(range(from_node, from_node + 4)):
+                to_node %= 4
+                found = False
+                for utxo in self.nodes[to_node].listunspent():
+                    if utxo['address'] == addresses[to_node][0]:
+                        found = True
+                        self.test_desc(
+                            to_node,
+                            addresses[to_node][0],
+                            multisig,
+                            addresses[to_node][1],
+                            utxo)
+                        break
+                assert found
+
             new_balances = self.get_balances()
             self.log.debug("Check new balances: {}".format(new_balances))
             # We don't know what fee was set, so we can only check bounds on