diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93d24540598..5b69042b3f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### Improvements
 
+* (transfer) [\#1342](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1342) `DenomTrace` grpc now takes in either an `ibc denom` or a `hash` instead of only accepting a `hash`.
 * (modules/core/04-channel) [\#1160](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1160) Improve `uint64 -> string` performance in `Logger`.
 * (modules/core/04-channel) [\#1279](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1279) Add selected channel version to MsgChanOpenInitResponse and MsgChanOpenTryResponse. Emit channel version during OpenInit/OpenTry
 * (modules/core/keeper) [\#1284](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/1284) Add sanity check for the keepers passed into `ibckeeper.NewKeeper`. `ibckeeper.NewKeeper` now panics if any of the keepers passed in is empty.
diff --git a/docs/client/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml b/docs/client/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
index d1434e8b1a0..f575e4b641d 100644
--- a/docs/client/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/client/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ paths:
                       format: byte
       parameters:
         - name: hash
-          description: hash (in hex format) of the denomination trace information.
+          description: >-
+            hash (in hex format) or denom (full denom with ibc prefix) of the
+            denomination trace information.
           in: path
           required: true
           type: string
diff --git a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
index bc10cc47024..5f4a7169a9c 100644
--- a/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
+++ b/docs/ibc/proto-docs.md
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ method
 
 | Field | Type | Label | Description |
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
-| `hash` | [string](#string) |  | hash (in hex format) of the denomination trace information. |
+| `hash` | [string](#string) |  | hash (in hex format) or denom (full denom with ibc prefix) of the denomination trace information. |
 
 
 
diff --git a/docs/migrations/v3-to-v4.md b/docs/migrations/v3-to-v4.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f684581ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/migrations/v3-to-v4.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Migrating from ibc-go v3 to v4
+
+This document is intended to highlight significant changes which may require more information than presented in the CHANGELOG.
+Any changes that must be done by a user of ibc-go should be documented here.
+
+There are four sections based on the four potential user groups of this document:
+- Chains
+- IBC Apps
+- Relayers
+- IBC Light Clients
+
+**Note:** ibc-go supports golang semantic versioning and therefore all imports must be updated to bump the version number on major releases.
+```go
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v3 -> github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4
+```
+
+No genesis or in-place migrations required when upgrading from v1 or v2 of ibc-go.
+
+## Chains
+
+### IS04 - Channel 
+
+The `WriteAcknowledgement` API now takes the `exported.Acknowledgement` type instead of passing in the acknowledgement byte array directly. 
+This is an API breaking change and as such IBC application developers will have to update any calls to `WriteAcknowledgement`. 
+
+The `OnChanOpenInit` application callback has been modified.
+The return signature now includes the application version as detailed in the latest IBC [spec changes](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc/pull/629).
+
+## Relayers
+
+When using the `DenomTrace` gRPC, the full IBC denomination with the `ibc/` prefix may now be passed in.
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/client/cli/query.go b/modules/apps/transfer/client/cli/query.go
index 5b9269c05c7..2a6e3161a93 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/client/cli/query.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v3/modules/apps/transfer/types"
 )
 
-// GetCmdQueryDenomTrace defines the command to query a a denomination trace from a given hash.
+// GetCmdQueryDenomTrace defines the command to query a a denomination trace from a given trace hash or ibc denom.
 func GetCmdQueryDenomTrace() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "denom-trace [hash]",
-		Short:   "Query the denom trace info from a given trace hash",
-		Long:    "Query the denom trace info from a given trace hash",
+		Use:     "denom-trace [hash/denom]",
+		Short:   "Query the denom trace info from a given trace hash or ibc denom",
+		Long:    "Query the denom trace info from a given trace hash or ibc denom",
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf("%s query ibc-transfer denom-trace 27A6394C3F9FF9C9DCF5DFFADF9BB5FE9A37C7E92B006199894CF1824DF9AC7C", version.AppName),
 		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query.go b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query.go
index 5bcd677b27f..320b703efc5 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/prefix"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ func (q Keeper) DenomTrace(c context.Context, req *types.QueryDenomTraceRequest)
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "empty request")
 	}
 
-	hash, err := types.ParseHexHash(req.Hash)
+	hash, err := types.ParseHexHash(strings.TrimPrefix(req.Hash, "ibc/"))
+
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid denom trace hash %s, %s", req.Hash, err))
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid denom trace hash: %s, error: %s", hash.String(), err))
 	}
 
 	ctx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(c)
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index 543fa1c9fd9..de4fdd57380 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -22,37 +22,50 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestQueryDenomTrace() {
 		expPass  bool
 	}{
 		{
-			"invalid hex hash",
+			"success: correct ibc denom",
 			func() {
+				expTrace.Path = "transfer/channelToA/transfer/channelToB"
+				expTrace.BaseDenom = "uatom"
+				suite.chainA.GetSimApp().TransferKeeper.SetDenomTrace(suite.chainA.GetContext(), expTrace)
+
 				req = &types.QueryDenomTraceRequest{
-					Hash: "!@#!@#!",
+					Hash: expTrace.IBCDenom(),
 				}
 			},
-			false,
+			true,
 		},
 		{
-			"not found denom trace",
+			"success: correct hex hash",
 			func() {
 				expTrace.Path = "transfer/channelToA/transfer/channelToB"
 				expTrace.BaseDenom = "uatom"
+				suite.chainA.GetSimApp().TransferKeeper.SetDenomTrace(suite.chainA.GetContext(), expTrace)
+
 				req = &types.QueryDenomTraceRequest{
 					Hash: expTrace.Hash().String(),
 				}
 			},
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"failure: invalid hash",
+			func() {
+				req = &types.QueryDenomTraceRequest{
+					Hash: "!@#!@#!",
+				}
+			},
 			false,
 		},
 		{
-			"success",
+			"failure: not found denom trace",
 			func() {
 				expTrace.Path = "transfer/channelToA/transfer/channelToB"
 				expTrace.BaseDenom = "uatom"
-				suite.chainA.GetSimApp().TransferKeeper.SetDenomTrace(suite.chainA.GetContext(), expTrace)
-
 				req = &types.QueryDenomTraceRequest{
-					Hash: expTrace.Hash().String(),
+					Hash: expTrace.IBCDenom(),
 				}
 			},
-			true,
+			false,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/query.pb.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/query.pb.go
index 79df2f84c4a..a137649a094 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/query.pb.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/query.pb.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const _ = proto.GoGoProtoPackageIsVersion3 // please upgrade the proto package
 // QueryDenomTraceRequest is the request type for the Query/DenomTrace RPC
 // method
 type QueryDenomTraceRequest struct {
-	// hash (in hex format) of the denomination trace information.
+	// hash (in hex format) or denom (full denom with ibc prefix) of the denomination trace information.
 	Hash string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=hash,proto3" json:"hash,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/proto/ibc/applications/transfer/v1/query.proto b/proto/ibc/applications/transfer/v1/query.proto
index 2f52fa0b4da..5298338c10c 100644
--- a/proto/ibc/applications/transfer/v1/query.proto
+++ b/proto/ibc/applications/transfer/v1/query.proto
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ service Query {
 // QueryDenomTraceRequest is the request type for the Query/DenomTrace RPC
 // method
 message QueryDenomTraceRequest {
-  // hash (in hex format) of the denomination trace information.
+  // hash (in hex format) or denom (full denom with ibc prefix) of the denomination trace information.
   string hash = 1;
 }