diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 240be85848..bde6d010d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ be used to retrieve the actual proposal `Content`. Also the `NewMsgSubmitProposa
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* (x/staking) [\#6529](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/6529) Export validator addresses (previously was empty).
 * (export) [\#6510](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/6510/) Field TimeIotaMs now is included in genesis file while exporting.
 * (client) [\#6402](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/6402) Fix `keys add` `--algo` flag which only worked for Tendermint's `secp256k1` default key signing algorithm.
 * (x/bank) [\#6283](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/6283) Create account if recipient does not exist on handing `MsgMultiSend`.
diff --git a/x/staking/genesis.go b/x/staking/genesis.go
index 8bd5ef6d69..4cb8dd95ba 100644
--- a/x/staking/genesis.go
+++ b/x/staking/genesis.go
@@ -185,9 +185,10 @@ func ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, keeper keeper.Keeper) types.GenesisState {
 func WriteValidators(ctx sdk.Context, keeper keeper.Keeper) (vals []tmtypes.GenesisValidator) {
 	keeper.IterateLastValidators(ctx, func(_ int64, validator exported.ValidatorI) (stop bool) {
 		vals = append(vals, tmtypes.GenesisValidator{
-			PubKey: validator.GetConsPubKey(),
-			Power:  validator.GetConsensusPower(),
-			Name:   validator.GetMoniker(),
+			Address: validator.GetConsAddr().Bytes(),
+			PubKey:  validator.GetConsPubKey(),
+			Power:   validator.GetConsensusPower(),
+			Name:    validator.GetMoniker(),
 		})
 
 		return false
diff --git a/x/staking/genesis_test.go b/x/staking/genesis_test.go
index fdd580bc60..d67f66b9a8 100644
--- a/x/staking/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/genesis_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ func TestInitGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, genesisState.Delegations, actualGenesis.Delegations)
 	require.EqualValues(t, app.StakingKeeper.GetAllValidators(ctx), actualGenesis.Validators)
 
+	// Ensure validators have addresses.
+	for _, val := range staking.WriteValidators(ctx, app.StakingKeeper) {
+		require.NotEmpty(t, val.Address)
+	}
+
 	// now make sure the validators are bonded and intra-tx counters are correct
 	resVal, found := app.StakingKeeper.GetValidator(ctx, sdk.ValAddress(addrs[0]))
 	require.True(t, found)