diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/RippleAddress.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/RippleAddress.cpp
index 7841f322e5..6f3462ec96 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/RippleAddress.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/RippleAddress.cpp
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ bool RippleAddress::setSeedGeneric(const std::string& strText)
 {
 	RippleAddress	naTemp;
 	bool			bResult	= true;
+	uint128			uSeed;
 
 	if (strText.empty()
 		|| naTemp.setAccountID(strText)
@@ -764,6 +765,10 @@ bool RippleAddress::setSeedGeneric(const std::string& strText)
 	{
 		bResult	= false;
 	}
+	else if (strText.length() == 32 && uSeed.SetHex(strText, true))
+	{
+		setSeed(uSeed);
+	}
 	else if (setSeed(strText))
 	{
 		// std::cerr << "Recognized seed." << std::endl;