diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api.hs
index 81955f046bb..f055ad6d974 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Cardano.Wallet.Api
     , WalletKeys
         , GetWalletKey
         , SignMetadata
+        , GetAccountKey
 
     , Assets
         , ListAssets
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ import Cardano.Wallet
     ( WalletLayer (..), WalletLog )
 import Cardano.Wallet.Api.Types
     ( AnyAddress
+    , ApiAccountKey
     , ApiAddressData
     , ApiAddressIdT
     , ApiAddressInspect
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ type GetUTxOsStatistics = "wallets"
 type WalletKeys =
     GetWalletKey
     :<|> SignMetadata
+    :<|> GetAccountKey
 
 -- | https://input-output-hk.github.io/cardano-wallet/api/#operation/getWalletKey
 type GetWalletKey = "wallets"
@@ -331,6 +334,13 @@ type SignMetadata = "wallets"
     :> ReqBody '[JSON] ApiWalletSignData
     :> Post '[OctetStream] ByteString
 
+-- | https://input-output-hk.github.io/cardano-wallet/api/#operation/getAccountExtendedKey
+type GetAccountKey = "wallets"
+    :> Capture "walletId" (ApiT WalletId)
+    :> "keys"
+    :> Capture "accountIx" (ApiT DerivationIndex)
+    :> Get '[JSON] ApiAccountKey
+
 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Assets
 
diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
index 0680b516a7c..8419bd04c22 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Server.hs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ module Cardano.Wallet.Api.Server
     , selectCoinsForJoin
     , selectCoinsForQuit
     , signMetadata
+    , getAccountPublicKey
 
     -- * Internals
     , LiftHandler(..)
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ import Cardano.Wallet.Api.Server.Tls
 import Cardano.Wallet.Api.Types
     ( AccountPostData (..)
     , AddressAmount (..)
+    , ApiAccountKey
     , ApiAccountPublicKey (..)
     , ApiAddress (..)
     , ApiAsset (..)
@@ -1915,6 +1917,19 @@ derivePublicKey ctx (ApiT wid) (ApiT role_) (ApiT ix) = do
         k <- liftHandler $ W.derivePublicKey @_ @s @k @n wrk wid role_ ix
         pure $ ApiVerificationKey (xpubPublicKey $ getRawKey k, role_)
 
+getAccountPublicKey
+    :: forall ctx s k n.
+        ( s ~ SeqState n k
+        , ctx ~ ApiLayer s k
+        , SoftDerivation k
+        , WalletKey k
+        )
+    => ctx
+    -> ApiT WalletId
+    -> ApiT DerivationIndex
+    -> Handler ApiAccountKey
+getAccountPublicKey _ctx (ApiT _wid) (ApiT _ix) = undefined
+
 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Helpers
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
diff --git a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Types.hs b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Types.hs
index dff770c7a53..66e90651ab4 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Types.hs
+++ b/lib/core/src/Cardano/Wallet/Api/Types.hs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ module Cardano.Wallet.Api.Types
     , ApiWithdrawal (..)
     , ApiWalletSignData (..)
     , ApiVerificationKey (..)
+    , ApiAccountKey (..)
 
     -- * API Types (Byron)
     , ApiByronWallet (..)
@@ -250,8 +251,8 @@ import Control.Arrow
 import Control.DeepSeq
     ( NFData )
 import Control.Monad
-    ( guard, (>=>) )
-import Data.Aeson.Types
+    ( guard, unless, (>=>) )
+import Data.Aeson
     ( FromJSON (..)
     , SumEncoding (..)
     , ToJSON (..)
@@ -940,6 +941,11 @@ newtype ApiVerificationKey = ApiVerificationKey
     } deriving (Eq, Generic, Show)
       deriving anyclass NFData
 
+newtype ApiAccountKey = ApiAccountKey
+    { getApiAccountKey :: ByteString
+    } deriving (Eq, Generic, Show)
+      deriving anyclass NFData
+
 -- | Error codes returned by the API, in the form of snake_cased strings
 data ApiErrorCode
     = NoSuchWallet
@@ -1256,6 +1262,37 @@ instance FromJSON ApiVerificationKey where
             | otherwise =
                 fail "Not a valid Ed25519 public key. Must be 32 bytes, without chain code"
 
+instance ToJSON ApiAccountKey where
+    toJSON (ApiAccountKey pub) =
+        toJSON $ Bech32.encodeLenient hrp $ dataPartFromBytes pub
+      where
+        hrp = [humanReadablePart|acct_xvk|]
+
+instance FromJSON ApiAccountKey where
+    parseJSON value = do
+        (hrp, bytes) <- parseJSON value >>= parseBech32
+        unless (hrp == [humanReadablePart|acct_xvk|]) $
+            fail "Wrong human-readable part. Expected : \"acct_xvk\"."
+        ApiAccountKey <$> parsePub bytes
+      where
+        parseBech32 =
+            either (const $ fail errBech32) parseDataPart . Bech32.decodeLenient
+          where
+            errBech32 =
+                "Malformed extended account public key. Expected a bech32-encoded key."
+
+        parseDataPart =
+            maybe (fail errDataPart) pure . traverse dataPartToBytes
+          where
+            errDataPart =
+                "Couldn't decode data-part to valid UTF-8 bytes."
+
+        parsePub bytes
+            | BS.length bytes == 64 =
+                pure bytes
+            | otherwise =
+                fail "Not a valid Ed25519 extended public key. Must be 64 bytes, with chain code"
+
 instance FromJSON ApiEpochInfo where
     parseJSON = genericParseJSON defaultRecordTypeOptions
 instance ToJSON ApiEpochInfo where
diff --git a/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Api/Server.hs b/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Api/Server.hs
index ba88c1129b4..6c85f31a477 100644
--- a/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Api/Server.hs
+++ b/lib/shelley/src/Cardano/Wallet/Shelley/Api/Server.hs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import Cardano.Wallet.Api.Server
     , deleteTransaction
     , deleteWallet
     , derivePublicKey
+    , getAccountPublicKey
     , getAsset
     , getAssetDefault
     , getCurrentEpoch
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ server byron icarus shelley spl ntp =
     walletKeys :: Server WalletKeys
     walletKeys = derivePublicKey shelley
         :<|> signMetadata shelley
+        :<|> getAccountPublicKey shelley
 
     assets :: Server Assets
     assets = listAssets shelley :<|> getAsset shelley :<|> getAssetDefault shelley
diff --git a/specifications/api/swagger.yaml b/specifications/api/swagger.yaml
index 57eb6f0ffbf..959d24d59de 100644
--- a/specifications/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/specifications/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -1561,6 +1561,11 @@ components:
       format: bech32
       pattern: "^((addr_vk)|(stake_vk)|(script_vk))1[0-9a-z]*$"
 
+    ApiAccountKey: &ApiAccountKey
+      type: string
+      format: bech32
+      pattern: "^(acct_xvk)1[0-9a-z]*$"
+
     ApiTxId: &ApiTxId
       type: object
       required:
@@ -2177,17 +2182,6 @@ x-parametersWalletId: &parametersWalletId
     maxLength: 40
     minLength: 40
 
-x-parametersAccountIx: &parametersAccountIx
-  in: path
-  name: accountIx
-  required: true
-  schema:
-    type: integer
-    minimum: 2147483648
-    maximum: 4294967295
-  description: |
-    The account index for Shelley account uses hard derivation, ie., indices (2 ^ 31, 2 ^ 32 - 1).
-
 x-parametersIntendedStakeAmount: &parametersIntendedStakeAmount
   in: query
   name: stake
@@ -3303,6 +3297,16 @@ x-responsesGetKey: &responsesGetKey
       application/json:
         schema: *ApiVerificationKey
 
+x-responsesGetAccountKey: &responsesGetAccountKey
+  <<: *responsesErr400
+  <<: *responsesErr404
+  <<: *responsesErr406
+  200:
+    description: Ok
+    content:
+      application/json:
+        schema: *ApiAccountKey
+
 x-responsesListStakePools: &responsesListStakePools
   400:
     description: Bad Request
@@ -3800,7 +3804,7 @@ paths:
         - *parametersAddressState
       responses: *responsesListAddresses
 
-  /wallets/{walletId}/keys/{accountIx}:
+  /wallets/{walletId}/keys/{index}:
     get:
       operationId: getAccountExtendedKey
       tags: ["Keys"]
@@ -3808,11 +3812,11 @@ paths:
       description: |
         <p align="right">status: <strong>stable</strong></p>
 
-        Return an extended account public key for a given account index.
+        Return an extended account public key for a given account index (hard derivation is used).
       parameters:
         - *parametersWalletId
-        - *parametersAccountIx
-      responses: *responsesGetKey
+        - *parametersDerivationSegment
+      responses: *responsesGetAccountKey
 
   /wallets/{walletId}/keys/{role}/{index}:
     get: