diff --git a/x/compute/internal/keeper/secret_contracts_test.go b/x/compute/internal/keeper/secret_contracts_test.go
index fa97f1e05..33ede3a3d 100644
--- a/x/compute/internal/keeper/secret_contracts_test.go
+++ b/x/compute/internal/keeper/secret_contracts_test.go
@@ -6220,3 +6220,21 @@ func TestReplyGasExceedingMessageGas(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	_, _, _, _, _ = initHelper(t, keeper, ctx, codeID, walletA, privKeyA, `{"measure_gas_for_submessage":{"id":2600}}`, false, true, defaultGasForTests)
 }
+
+func TestAddrValidateFunction(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, keeper, codeID, _, walletA, privKeyA, _, _ := setupTest(t, "./testdata/v1-sanity-contract/v1-contract.wasm", sdk.NewCoins())
+
+	_, _, v1ContractAddress, _, err := initHelper(t, keeper, ctx, codeID, walletA, privKeyA, `{"nop":{}}`, true, true, defaultGasForTests)
+	require.Empty(t, err)
+
+	_, _, data, _, _, err := execHelper(t, keeper, ctx, v1ContractAddress, walletA, privKeyA, fmt.Sprintf(`{"validate_address":{"addr":"%s"}}`, v1ContractAddress), true, true, defaultGasForTests, 0)
+	require.Empty(t, err)
+
+	resp, aErr := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(string(data))
+	require.Empty(t, aErr)
+
+	require.Equal(t, resp, v1ContractAddress)
+
+	_, _, data, _, _, err = execHelper(t, keeper, ctx, v1ContractAddress, walletA, privKeyA, fmt.Sprintf(`{"validate_address":{"addr":"secret18vd8fpwxzck93qlwghaj6arh4p7c5nyf7hmag8"}}`), true, true, defaultGasForTests, 0)
+	require.Equal(t, string(data), "\"Apple\"")
+}
diff --git a/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/contract.rs b/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/contract.rs
index c6b5b6af9..1f16fbc60 100644
--- a/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/contract.rs
+++ b/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/contract.rs
@@ -1164,6 +1164,10 @@ pub fn execute(deps: DepsMut, env: Env, info: MessageInfo, msg: ExecuteMsg) -> S
                 funds: coins,
             })),
         ),
+        ExecuteMsg::ValidateAddress { addr } => match deps.api.addr_validate(addr.as_str()) {
+            Ok(a) => Ok(Response::new().set_data(a.as_bytes())),
+            Err(_) => Ok(Response::new().set_data(to_binary("Apple")?)),
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/msg.rs b/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/msg.rs
index ff1480e28..7165edf57 100644
--- a/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/msg.rs
+++ b/x/compute/internal/keeper/testdata/v1-sanity-contract/src/msg.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ pub enum ExecuteMsg {
         to: String,
         code_hash: String,
     },
+    ValidateAddress {
+        addr: String,
+    },
     Sleep {
         ms: u64,
     },