diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index f9384a09a..828919895 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	test/data/tx394b54bb.hex \
 	test/data/txcreate1.hex \
 	test/data/txcreate2.hex \
+	test/data/txcreatedata1.hex \
+	test/data/txcreatedata2.hex \
 	test/data/txcreatesign.hex
 
 JSON_TEST_FILES = \
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index e389d51a7..97a073174 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static bool AppInitRawTx(int argc, char* argv[])
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("locktime=N", _("Set TX lock time to N"));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("nversion=N", _("Set TX version to N"));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("outaddr=VALUE:ADDRESS", _("Add address-based output to TX"));
+        strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("outdata=[VALUE:]DATA", _("Add data-based output to TX"));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("outscript=VALUE:SCRIPT", _("Add raw script output to TX"));
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("sign=SIGHASH-FLAGS", _("Add zero or more signatures to transaction") + ". " +
             _("This command requires JSON registers:") +
@@ -231,6 +232,35 @@ static void MutateTxAddOutAddr(CMutableTransaction& tx, const string& strInput)
     tx.vout.push_back(txout);
 }
 
+static void MutateTxAddOutData(CMutableTransaction& tx, const string& strInput)
+{
+    CAmount value = 0;
+
+    // separate [VALUE:]DATA in string
+    size_t pos = strInput.find(':');
+
+    if (pos==0)
+        throw runtime_error("TX output value not specified");
+
+    if (pos != string::npos) {
+        // extract and validate VALUE
+        string strValue = strInput.substr(0, pos);
+        if (!ParseMoney(strValue, value))
+            throw runtime_error("invalid TX output value");
+    }
+
+    // extract and validate DATA
+    string strData = strInput.substr(pos + 1, string::npos);
+
+    if (!IsHex(strData))
+        throw runtime_error("invalid TX output data");
+
+    std::vector<unsigned char> data = ParseHex(strData);
+
+    CTxOut txout(value, CScript() << OP_RETURN << data);
+    tx.vout.push_back(txout);
+}
+
 static void MutateTxAddOutScript(CMutableTransaction& tx, const string& strInput)
 {
     // separate VALUE:SCRIPT in string
@@ -470,6 +500,8 @@ static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const string& command,
         MutateTxDelOutput(tx, commandVal);
     else if (command == "outaddr")
         MutateTxAddOutAddr(tx, commandVal);
+    else if (command == "outdata")
+        MutateTxAddOutData(tx, commandVal);
     else if (command == "outscript")
         MutateTxAddOutScript(tx, commandVal);
 
diff --git a/src/test/data/bitcoin-util-test.json b/src/test/data/bitcoin-util-test.json
index afd35af50..3bf80ca43 100644
--- a/src/test/data/bitcoin-util-test.json
+++ b/src/test/data/bitcoin-util-test.json
@@ -56,5 +56,35 @@
      "sign=ALL",
      "outaddr=0.001:193P6LtvS4nCnkDvM9uXn1gsSRqh4aDAz7"],
     "output_cmp": "txcreatesign.hex"
+  },
+  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
+    "args":
+    ["-create",
+     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
+     "outdata=4:badhexdata"],
+    "return_code": 1
+  },
+  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
+    "args":
+    ["-create",
+     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
+     "outdata=badhexdata"],
+    "return_code": 1
+  },
+  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
+    "args":
+    ["-create",
+     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
+     "outaddr=0.18:13tuJJDR2RgArmgfv6JScSdreahzgc4T6o",
+     "outdata=4:54686973204f505f52455455524e207472616e73616374696f6e206f7574707574207761732063726561746564206279206d6f646966696564206372656174657261777472616e73616374696f6e2e"],
+    "output_cmp": "txcreatedata1.hex"
+  },
+  { "exec": "./bitcoin-tx",
+    "args":
+    ["-create",
+     "in=5897de6bd6027a475eadd57019d4e6872c396d0716c4875a5f1a6fcfdf385c1f:0",
+     "outaddr=0.18:13tuJJDR2RgArmgfv6JScSdreahzgc4T6o",
+     "outdata=54686973204f505f52455455524e207472616e73616374696f6e206f7574707574207761732063726561746564206279206d6f646966696564206372656174657261777472616e73616374696f6e2e"],
+    "output_cmp": "txcreatedata2.hex"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/src/test/data/txcreatedata1.hex b/src/test/data/txcreatedata1.hex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eccc7604e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/data/txcreatedata1.hex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01000000011f5c38dfcf6f1a5f5a87c416076d392c87e6d41970d5ad5e477a02d66bde97580000000000ffffffff0280a81201000000001976a9141fc11f39be1729bf973a7ab6a615ca4729d6457488ac0084d71700000000526a4c4f54686973204f505f52455455524e207472616e73616374696f6e206f7574707574207761732063726561746564206279206d6f646966696564206372656174657261777472616e73616374696f6e2e00000000
diff --git a/src/test/data/txcreatedata2.hex b/src/test/data/txcreatedata2.hex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c7644c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/data/txcreatedata2.hex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01000000011f5c38dfcf6f1a5f5a87c416076d392c87e6d41970d5ad5e477a02d66bde97580000000000ffffffff0280a81201000000001976a9141fc11f39be1729bf973a7ab6a615ca4729d6457488ac0000000000000000526a4c4f54686973204f505f52455455524e207472616e73616374696f6e206f7574707574207761732063726561746564206279206d6f646966696564206372656174657261777472616e73616374696f6e2e00000000