diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05f2b382ec..2db04c4f38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- @cosmjs/stargate: Add `makeMultisignedTxBytes` which is like
+  `makeMultisignedTx` but returns bytes ready to broadcast ([#1176]).
+
+[#1176]: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmjs/pull/1176
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - @cosmjs/stargate: Fix valid values of `BondStatusString` for `validators`
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/index.ts b/packages/stargate/src/index.ts
index f3cd17f140..a5ef66bbf0 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/index.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export {
   createIbcAminoConverters,
   createStakingAminoConverters,
 } from "./modules";
-export { makeMultisignedTx } from "./multisignature";
+export { makeMultisignedTx, makeMultisignedTxBytes } from "./multisignature";
 export {
   createPagination,
   createProtobufRpcClient,
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.spec.ts
index 664a6214cf..1609e2ec92 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.spec.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ import {
 import { coins } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
 import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
 import { MsgSend } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/bank/v1beta1/tx";
-import { TxRaw } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/tx/v1beta1/tx";
 
 import { MsgSendEncodeObject } from "./modules";
-import { makeCompactBitArray, makeMultisignedTx } from "./multisignature";
+import { makeCompactBitArray, makeMultisignedTxBytes } from "./multisignature";
 import { SignerData, SigningStargateClient } from "./signingstargateclient";
 import { assertIsDeliverTxSuccess, StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
 import { faucet, pendingWithoutSimapp, simapp } from "./testutils.spec";
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ describe("multisignature", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("makeMultisignedTx", () => {
+  describe("makeMultisignedTxBytes", () => {
     it("works", async () => {
       pendingWithoutSimapp();
       const multisigAccountAddress = "cosmos1h90ml36rcu7yegwduzgzderj2jmq49hcpfclw9";
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ describe("multisignature", () => {
         const address4 = pubkeyToAddress(pubkey4, "cosmos");
 
         const broadcaster = await StargateClient.connect(simapp.tendermintUrl);
-        const signedTx = makeMultisignedTx(
+        const signedTx = makeMultisignedTxBytes(
           multisigPubkey,
           signingInstruction.sequence,
           signingInstruction.fee,
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ describe("multisignature", () => {
           ]),
         );
         // ensure signature is valid
-        const result = await broadcaster.broadcastTx(Uint8Array.from(TxRaw.encode(signedTx).finish()));
+        const result = await broadcaster.broadcastTx(signedTx);
         assertIsDeliverTxSuccess(result);
       }
     });
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.ts b/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.ts
index 97b2cadf24..dd5440ad5b 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/multisignature.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ export function makeCompactBitArray(bits: readonly boolean[]): CompactBitArray {
   return CompactBitArray.fromPartial({ elems: bytes, extraBitsStored: extraBits });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a signed transaction from signer info, transaction body and signatures.
+ * The result can be broadcasted after serialization.
+ *
+ * Consider using `makeMultisignedTxBytes` instead if you want to broadcast the
+ * transaction immediately.
+ */
 export function makeMultisignedTx(
   multisigPubkey: MultisigThresholdPubkey,
   sequence: number,
@@ -70,3 +77,20 @@ export function makeMultisignedTx(
   });
   return signedTx;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates a signed transaction from signer info, transaction body and signatures.
+ * The result can be broadcasted.
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper around `makeMultisignedTx` that encodes the transaction for broadcasting.
+ */
+export function makeMultisignedTxBytes(
+  multisigPubkey: MultisigThresholdPubkey,
+  sequence: number,
+  fee: StdFee,
+  bodyBytes: Uint8Array,
+  signatures: Map<string, Uint8Array>,
+): Uint8Array {
+  const signedTx = makeMultisignedTx(multisigPubkey, sequence, fee, bodyBytes, signatures);
+  return Uint8Array.from(TxRaw.encode(signedTx).finish());
+}