diff --git a/app/actions/AccountMixerActions.js b/app/actions/AccountMixerActions.js
index 1363dd784c..1e8fc3dbac 100644
--- a/app/actions/AccountMixerActions.js
+++ b/app/actions/AccountMixerActions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getAccountMixerService } from "wallet";
+import { getAccountMixerService, getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert } from "wallet";
 import Promise from "promise";
 import * as sel from "selectors";
 import * as wallet from "wallet";
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ export const getAccountMixerServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   dispatch({ type: GETACCOUNTMIXERSERVICE_ATTEMPT });
   return getAccountMixerService(
     sel.isTestNet(getState()),
     walletName,
     address,
-    port
+    port,
+    grpcCertAndKey,
+    grpcCertAndKey
   )
     .then((accountMixerService) =>
       dispatch({ accountMixerService, type: GETACCOUNTMIXERSERVICE_SUCCESS })
diff --git a/app/actions/ClientActions.js b/app/actions/ClientActions.js
index 7c03081b35..40aada45d0 100644
--- a/app/actions/ClientActions.js
+++ b/app/actions/ClientActions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import * as wallet from "wallet";
+import { onAppReloadRequested, getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert } from "wallet";
 import * as sel from "selectors";
 import eq from "lodash/fp/eq";
 import {
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import { getAccountMixerServiceAttempt } from "./AccountMixerActions";
 import { checkLnWallet } from "./LNActions";
 import { push as pushHistory, goBack } from "connected-react-router";
 import { getWalletCfg, getGlobalCfg } from "config";
-import { onAppReloadRequested } from "wallet";
 import { clipboard } from "electron";
 import { getStartupStats } from "./StatisticsActions";
 import { getTokenAndInitialBatch } from "./GovernanceActions";
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ export const getWalletServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
   dispatch({ type: GETWALLETSERVICE_ATTEMPT });
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   wallet
-    .getWalletService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port)
+    .getWalletService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port, grpcCertAndKey, grpcCertAndKey)
     .then((walletService) =>
       dispatch({ walletService, type: GETWALLETSERVICE_SUCCESS })
     )
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ export const getTicketBuyerServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
   dispatch({ type: GETTICKETBUYERSERVICE_ATTEMPT });
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   wallet
-    .getTicketBuyerService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port)
+    .getTicketBuyerService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port, grpcCertAndKey, grpcCertAndKey)
     .then((ticketBuyerService) => {
       dispatch({ ticketBuyerService, type: GETTICKETBUYERSERVICE_SUCCESS });
     })
@@ -495,8 +497,9 @@ export const getAgendaServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
   dispatch({ type: GETAGENDASERVICE_ATTEMPT });
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   wallet
-    .getAgendaService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port)
+    .getAgendaService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port, grpcCertAndKey, grpcCertAndKey)
     .then((agendaService) => {
       dispatch({ agendaService, type: GETAGENDASERVICE_SUCCESS });
       setTimeout(() => {
@@ -518,8 +521,9 @@ export const getVotingServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
   dispatch({ type: GETVOTINGSERVICE_ATTEMPT });
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   wallet
-    .getVotingService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port)
+    .getVotingService(sel.isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port, grpcCertAndKey, grpcCertAndKey)
     .then((votingService) =>
       dispatch({ votingService, type: GETVOTINGSERVICE_SUCCESS })
     )
diff --git a/app/actions/VersionActions.js b/app/actions/VersionActions.js
index 831cd04f0e..eb5c8fe7ed 100644
--- a/app/actions/VersionActions.js
+++ b/app/actions/VersionActions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import { loaderRequest, getWalletSeedService } from "./WalletLoaderActions";
-import { getVersionService, getVersionResponse } from "wallet";
+import { getVersionService, getVersionResponse, getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert } from "wallet";
 import { push as pushHistory } from "connected-react-router";
 import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
 import { isTestNet } from "selectors";
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ export const getVersionServiceAttempt = () => (dispatch, getState) =>
       const {
         daemon: { walletName }
       } = getState();
+      const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
       try {
         const versionService = await getVersionService(
           isTestNet(getState()),
           walletName,
           address,
-          port
+          port,
+          grpcCertAndKey,
+          grpcCertAndKey
         );
         dispatch({ versionService, type: GETVERSIONSERVICE_SUCCESS });
         await dispatch(getWalletRPCVersionAttempt(versionService));
diff --git a/app/actions/WalletLoaderActions.js b/app/actions/WalletLoaderActions.js
index c459a44d37..daccf80d3d 100644
--- a/app/actions/WalletLoaderActions.js
+++ b/app/actions/WalletLoaderActions.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   openWallet,
   closeWallet,
   getStakePoolInfo,
-  rescanPoint
+  rescanPoint,
+  getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert
 } from "wallet";
 import * as wallet from "wallet";
 import { rescanCancel, ticketBuyerCancel } from "./ControlActions";
@@ -47,11 +48,14 @@ export const loaderRequest = () => (dispatch, getState) =>
       const {
         daemon: { walletName }
       } = getState();
+      const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
       const request = {
         isTestNet: isTestNet(getState()),
         walletName,
         address,
-        port
+        port,
+        cert: grpcCertAndKey,
+        key: grpcCertAndKey
       };
       dispatch({ request, type: LOADER_ATTEMPT });
       try {
@@ -81,8 +85,9 @@ export const getWalletSeedService = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
     daemon: { walletName }
   } = getState();
   dispatch({ type: GETWALLETSEEDSVC_ATTEMPT });
+  const grpcCertAndKey = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
   return wallet
-    .getSeedService(isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port)
+    .getSeedService(isTestNet(getState()), walletName, address, port, grpcCertAndKey, grpcCertAndKey)
     .then((seedService) => {
       dispatch({ seedService, type: GETWALLETSEEDSVC_SUCCESS });
     })
diff --git a/app/main.development.js b/app/main.development.js
index ef4db6e8bf..6e0f5feffa 100644
--- a/app/main.development.js
+++ b/app/main.development.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ import {
   getSelectedWallet,
   GetDcrlndPID,
   GetDcrlndCreds,
-  dropDCRDSocket
+  dropDCRDSocket,
+  getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert
 } from "./main_dev/launch";
 import {
   getAvailableWallets,
@@ -479,6 +480,10 @@ ipcMain.on("get-dcrd-rpc-credentials", (event) => {
   event.returnValue = getDcrdRpcCredentials();
 });
 
+ipcMain.on("get-dcrwallet-grpc-cert-key", (event) => {
+  event.returnValue = getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert();
+});
+
 ipcMain.on("set-previous-wallet", (event, cfg) => {
   previousWallet = cfg;
   event.returnValue = true;
diff --git a/app/main_dev/launch.js b/app/main_dev/launch.js
index 4e25adfa3e..36722d3f83 100644
--- a/app/main_dev/launch.js
+++ b/app/main_dev/launch.js
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ let dcrdPID, dcrwPID, dcrlndPID;
 // windows-only stuff
 let dcrwPipeRx, dcrwPipeTx, dcrdPipeRx, dcrwTxStream;
 
+// general data that needs to keep consistency while decrediton is running.
 let dcrwPort;
 let rpcuser, rpcpass, rpccert, rpchost, rpcport;
 let dcrlndCreds;
+let dcrwalletGrpcKeyCert;
 
 let dcrdSocket,
   heightIsSynced,
@@ -95,6 +97,16 @@ export const setSelectedWallet = (w) => {
 
 export const getSelectedWallet = () => selectedWallet;
 
+export const getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert = () => dcrwalletGrpcKeyCert;
+
+export const setDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert = (grpcKeyCert) => {
+  if (!Buffer.isBuffer(grpcKeyCert)) {
+    logger.log("error", "Error getting grpc key and cert from dcrwallet, " +
+     "grpc key and cert value: " + grpcKeyCert);
+  }
+  dcrwalletGrpcKeyCert = grpcKeyCert;
+};
+
 export function closeDCRD() {
   if (dcrdPID === -1) {
     // process is not started by decrediton
@@ -533,8 +545,10 @@ export const launchDCRWallet = (
     : "";
   let args = [confFile];
 
+  // add needed dcrwallet flags
   args.push("--gaplimit=" + cfg.get("gaplimit"));
-
+  args.push("--authtype=clientcert");
+  args.push("--issueclientcert");
   const dcrwExe = getExecutablePath("dcrwallet", argv.custombinpath);
   if (!fs.existsSync(dcrwExe)) {
     logger.log(
@@ -565,6 +579,11 @@ export const launchDCRWallet = (
           );
         }
       }
+      if (mtype === "issuedclientcertificate") {
+        logger.log("info", "wallet grpc cert registered");
+        // store dcrwallet grpc cert and key.
+        setDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert(payload);
+      }
     });
 
   if (os.platform() == "win32") {
diff --git a/app/middleware/grpc/client.js b/app/middleware/grpc/client.js
index d620156011..4a313904fa 100644
--- a/app/middleware/grpc/client.js
+++ b/app/middleware/grpc/client.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const getServiceClient = (clientClass) => (
   walletPath,
   address,
   port,
+  grpcKey,
+  grpccert,
   cb
 ) => {
   const cert = getWalletCert(getWalletPath(isTestNet, walletPath));
@@ -20,19 +22,26 @@ const getServiceClient = (clientClass) => (
       "Unable to load dcrwallet certificate.  dcrwallet not running?"
     );
   }
-  const creds = grpc.credentials.createSsl(cert);
-  const client = new clientClass(address + ":" + port, creds);
 
-  const deadline = new Date();
-  const deadlineInSeconds = 30;
-  deadline.setSeconds(deadline.getSeconds() + deadlineInSeconds);
-  grpc.waitForClientReady(client, deadline, function (err) {
-    if (err) {
-      return cb(null, err);
-    } else {
-      return cb(client);
-    }
-  });
+  try {
+    // dcrwallet sends the key and cert on the same payload after starting.
+    // So we can use the same value for both of them.
+    const creds = grpc.credentials.createSsl(cert, grpcKey, grpccert);
+    const client = new clientClass(address + ":" + port, creds);
+
+    const deadline = new Date();
+    const deadlineInSeconds = 30;
+    deadline.setSeconds(deadline.getSeconds() + deadlineInSeconds);
+    grpc.waitForClientReady(client, deadline, function (err) {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(null, err);
+      } else {
+        return cb(client);
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return cb(null, err);
+  }
 };
 
 export const getWalletService = getServiceClient(services.WalletServiceClient);
diff --git a/app/wallet/daemon.js b/app/wallet/daemon.js
index 07fd46b782..26b1ccb0f5 100644
--- a/app/wallet/daemon.js
+++ b/app/wallet/daemon.js
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ export const getAvailableWallets = log(
   logOptionNoResponseData()
 );
 
+export const getDcrwalletGrpcKeyCert = () => ipcRenderer.sendSync("get-dcrwallet-grpc-cert-key");
+
 export const reloadAllowedExternalRequests = log(
   () =>
     Promise.resolve(ipcRenderer.sendSync("reload-allowed-external-request")),
diff --git a/app/wallet/loader.js b/app/wallet/loader.js
index d081cf9806..b77a83f6cb 100644
--- a/app/wallet/loader.js
+++ b/app/wallet/loader.js
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import {
 } from "middleware/walletrpc/api_pb";
 
 export const getLoader = log(
-  ({ isTestNet, walletName, address, port }) =>
+  ({ isTestNet, walletName, address, port, cert, key }) =>
     new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
-      rpcLoader(isTestNet, walletName, address, port, (loader, error) =>
+      rpcLoader(isTestNet, walletName, address, port, cert, key, (loader, error) =>
         error ? reject(error) : resolve(loader)
       )
     ),
diff --git a/app/wallet/version.js b/app/wallet/version.js
index ddce4d9583..33ac8a4647 100644
--- a/app/wallet/version.js
+++ b/app/wallet/version.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const messages = require("../middleware/walletrpc/api_pb");
 import { withLog as log } from "./index";
 
 export const getVersionService = log(
-  (network, walletPath, address, port) =>
+  (network, walletPath, address, port, grpckey, grpccert) =>
     new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
-      getService(network, walletPath, address, port, (versionService, error) =>
+      getService(network, walletPath, address, port, grpckey, grpccert, (versionService, error) =>
         error ? reject(error) : resolve(versionService)
       )
     ),