diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4adaecaa78..7e57b8a324 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ FEATURES
 
 BUG FIXES
 * [keys] \#1629 - updating password no longer asks for a new password when the first entered password was incorrect
+* [lcd] importing an account would create a random account
 
 ## 0.20.0
 
diff --git a/client/keys/add.go b/client/keys/add.go
index 1bd13dd0a2..d462db1c06 100644
--- a/client/keys/add.go
+++ b/client/keys/add.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func printCreate(info keys.Info, seed string) {
 type NewKeyBody struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	Password string `json:"password"`
+	Seed     string `json:"seed"`
 }
 
 // add new key REST handler
@@ -205,7 +206,11 @@ func AddNewKeyRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// create account
-	info, mnemonic, err := kb.CreateMnemonic(m.Name, keys.English, m.Password, keys.Secp256k1)
+	seed := m.Seed
+	if seed == "" {
+		seed = getSeed(keys.Secp256k1)
+	}
+	info, err := kb.CreateKey(m.Name, seed, m.Password)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ func AddNewKeyRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	keyOutput.Seed = mnemonic
+	keyOutput.Seed = seed
 
 	bz, err := json.Marshal(keyOutput)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
index 48c1529c57..8d1a030a05 100644
--- a/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
+++ b/client/lcd/lcd_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	cryptoKeys "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys"
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func TestKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	newPassword := "0987654321"
 
 	// add key
-	jsonStr := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"name":"%s", "password":"%s"}`, newName, newPassword))
+	jsonStr := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"name":"%s", "password":"%s", "seed":"%s"}`, newName, newPassword, seed))
 	res, body = Request(t, port, "POST", "/keys", jsonStr)
 
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode, body)
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ func TestKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(addr2Bech32)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to return a correct bech32 address")
 
+	// test if created account is the correct account
+	expectedInfo, _ := GetKB(t).CreateKey(newName, seed, newPassword)
+	expectedAccount := sdk.AccAddress(expectedInfo.GetPubKey().Address().Bytes())
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedAccount.String(), addr2Bech32)
+
 	// existing keys
 	res, body = Request(t, port, "GET", "/keys", nil)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode, body)