diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/drongo/wallet/DeterministicSeed.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/drongo/wallet/DeterministicSeed.java
index 1422612..0cba865 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/drongo/wallet/DeterministicSeed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/drongo/wallet/DeterministicSeed.java
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.crypto.EncryptionType;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.crypto.KeyCrypter;
 import org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.KeyParameter;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.StringJoiner;
 
 public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
     public static final int DEFAULT_SEED_ENTROPY_BITS = 128;
@@ -18,20 +20,44 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
 
     private final byte[] seed;
     private final EncryptedData encryptedSeed;
+
+    private final List<String> mnemonicCode;
+    private final EncryptedData encryptedMnemonicCode;
+
     private long creationTimeSeconds;
 
-    public DeterministicSeed(byte[] seed, long creationTimeSeconds) {
+    public DeterministicSeed(String mnemonicString, byte[] seed, String passphrase, long creationTimeSeconds) {
+        this(decodeMnemonicCode(mnemonicString), seed, passphrase, creationTimeSeconds);
+    }
+
+    public DeterministicSeed(byte[] seed, List<String> mnemonic, long creationTimeSeconds) {
         this.seed = seed;
         this.encryptedSeed = null;
+        this.mnemonicCode = mnemonic;
+        this.encryptedMnemonicCode = null;
         this.creationTimeSeconds = creationTimeSeconds;
     }
 
-    public DeterministicSeed(EncryptedData encryptedSeed, long creationTimeSeconds) {
+    public DeterministicSeed(EncryptedData encryptedMnemonic, EncryptedData encryptedSeed, long creationTimeSeconds) {
         this.seed = null;
         this.encryptedSeed = encryptedSeed;
+        this.mnemonicCode = null;
+        this.encryptedMnemonicCode = encryptedMnemonic;
         this.creationTimeSeconds = creationTimeSeconds;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Constructs a seed from a BIP 39 mnemonic code. See {@link Bip39MnemonicCode} for more
+     * details on this scheme.
+     * @param mnemonicCode A list of words.
+     * @param seed The derived seed, or pass null to derive it from mnemonicCode (slow)
+     * @param passphrase A user supplied passphrase, or an empty string if there is no passphrase
+     * @param creationTimeSeconds When the seed was originally created, UNIX time.
+     */
+    public DeterministicSeed(List<String> mnemonicCode, byte[] seed, String passphrase, long creationTimeSeconds) {
+        this((seed != null ? seed : Bip39MnemonicCode.toSeed(mnemonicCode, passphrase)), mnemonicCode, creationTimeSeconds);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Constructs a seed from a BIP 39 mnemonic code. See {@link Bip39MnemonicCode} for more
      * details on this scheme.
@@ -63,14 +89,14 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
             passphrase = "";
         }
 
-        List<String> mnemonicCode;
         try {
-            mnemonicCode = Bip39MnemonicCode.INSTANCE.toMnemonic(entropy);
+            this.mnemonicCode = Bip39MnemonicCode.INSTANCE.toMnemonic(entropy);
         } catch (MnemonicException.MnemonicLengthException e) {
             // cannot happen
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         this.seed = Bip39MnemonicCode.toSeed(mnemonicCode, passphrase);
+        this.encryptedMnemonicCode = null;
         this.encryptedSeed = null;
         this.creationTimeSeconds = creationTimeSeconds;
     }
@@ -87,15 +113,20 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isEncrypted() {
-        return encryptedSeed != null;
+        if(mnemonicCode != null && encryptedMnemonicCode != null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot be in a encrypted and unencrypted state");
+        }
+
+        return encryptedMnemonicCode != null;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String toString() {
         if(isEncrypted()) {
             return encryptedSeed.toString();
         }
 
-        return Utils.bytesToHex(seed);
+        return toHexString();
     }
 
     /** Returns the seed as hex or null if encrypted. */
@@ -105,7 +136,7 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
 
     @Override
     public byte[] getSecretBytes() {
-        return getSeedBytes();
+        return getMnemonicAsBytes();
     }
 
     public byte[] getSeedBytes() {
@@ -114,7 +145,7 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
 
     @Override
     public EncryptedData getEncryptedData() {
-        return encryptedSeed;
+        return encryptedMnemonicCode;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -122,6 +153,10 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
         return EncryptionType.ENCRYPTED_SCRYPT_AES;
     }
 
+    public EncryptedData getEncryptedSeedData() {
+        return encryptedSeed;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long getCreationTimeSeconds() {
         return creationTimeSeconds;
@@ -135,17 +170,25 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
         if(encryptedSeed != null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Trying to encrypt seed twice");
         }
-
+        if(mnemonicCode == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Mnemonic missing so cannot encrypt");
+        }
+        EncryptedData encryptedMnemonic = keyCrypter.encrypt(getMnemonicAsBytes(), null, aesKey);
         EncryptedData encryptedSeed = keyCrypter.encrypt(seed, null, aesKey);
-        return new DeterministicSeed(encryptedSeed, creationTimeSeconds);
+        return new DeterministicSeed(encryptedMnemonic, encryptedSeed, creationTimeSeconds);
+    }
+
+    private byte[] getMnemonicAsBytes() {
+        return getMnemonicString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
     }
 
     public DeterministicSeed decrypt(KeyCrypter crypter, String passphrase, KeyParameter aesKey) {
         if(!isEncrypted()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot decrypt unencrypted seed");
         }
-        byte[] seed = crypter.decrypt(encryptedSeed, aesKey);
-        return new DeterministicSeed(seed, passphrase, creationTimeSeconds);
+        List<String> mnemonic = decodeMnemonicCode(crypter.decrypt(encryptedMnemonicCode, aesKey));
+        byte[] seed = encryptedSeed == null ? null : crypter.decrypt(encryptedSeed, aesKey);
+        return new DeterministicSeed(mnemonic, seed, passphrase, creationTimeSeconds);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -154,11 +197,55 @@ public class DeterministicSeed implements EncryptableItem {
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
         DeterministicSeed other = (DeterministicSeed) o;
         return creationTimeSeconds == other.creationTimeSeconds
-                && (isEncrypted() ? encryptedSeed.equals(other.encryptedSeed) : Arrays.equals(seed, other.seed));
+            && Objects.equals(encryptedMnemonicCode, other.encryptedMnemonicCode)
+            && Objects.equals(mnemonicCode, other.mnemonicCode);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(creationTimeSeconds, isEncrypted() ? encryptedSeed : seed);
+        return Objects.hash(creationTimeSeconds, encryptedMnemonicCode, mnemonicCode);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if our mnemonic is a valid mnemonic phrase for our word list.
+     * Does nothing if we are encrypted.
+     *
+     * @throws MnemonicException if check fails
+     */
+    public void check() throws MnemonicException {
+        if (mnemonicCode != null) {
+            Bip39MnemonicCode.INSTANCE.check(mnemonicCode);
+        }
+    }
+
+    byte[] getEntropyBytes() throws MnemonicException {
+        return Bip39MnemonicCode.INSTANCE.toEntropy(mnemonicCode);
+    }
+
+    /** Get the mnemonic code, or null if unknown. */
+    public List<String> getMnemonicCode() {
+        return mnemonicCode;
+    }
+
+    /** Get the mnemonic code as string, or null if unknown. */
+    public String getMnemonicString() {
+        StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner(" ");
+        if(mnemonicCode != null) {
+            for(String word : mnemonicCode) {
+                joiner.add(word);
+            }
+
+            return joiner.toString();
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static List<String> decodeMnemonicCode(byte[] mnemonicCode) {
+        return decodeMnemonicCode(new String(mnemonicCode, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+    }
+
+    private static List<String> decodeMnemonicCode(String mnemonicCode) {
+        return Arrays.asList(mnemonicCode.split(" "));
     }
 }