diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index ea69280c41d..a246383a09d 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public:
 
     enum class StringType {
         PUBLIC,
+        CANONICAL, // string calculation that always use h
         COMPAT // string calculation that mustn't change over time to stay compatible with previous software versions
     };
 
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ class OriginPubkeyProvider final : public PubkeyProvider
     std::string OriginString(StringType type, bool normalized=false) const
     {
         // If StringType==COMPAT, always use the apostrophe to stay compatible with previous versions
-        bool use_apostrophe = (!normalized && m_apostrophe) || type == StringType::COMPAT;
+        bool use_apostrophe = (type != StringType::CANONICAL && !normalized && m_apostrophe) || type == StringType::COMPAT;
         return HexStr(m_origin.fingerprint) + FormatHDKeypath(m_origin.path, use_apostrophe);
     }
 
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ public:
     std::string ToString(StringType type, bool normalized) const
     {
         // If StringType==COMPAT, always use the apostrophe to stay compatible with previous versions
-        const bool use_apostrophe = (!normalized && m_apostrophe) || type == StringType::COMPAT;
+        const bool use_apostrophe = (type != StringType::CANONICAL && !normalized && m_apostrophe) || type == StringType::COMPAT;
         std::string ret = EncodeExtPubKey(m_root_extkey) + FormatHDKeypath(m_path, /*apostrophe=*/use_apostrophe);
         if (IsRange()) {
             ret += "/*";
@@ -874,6 +875,7 @@ public:
         PUBLIC,
         PRIVATE,
         NORMALIZED,
+        CANONICAL,
         COMPAT, // string calculation that mustn't change over time to stay compatible with previous software versions
     };
 
@@ -960,6 +962,9 @@ public:
                 case StringType::COMPAT:
                     tmp = pubkey->ToString(PubkeyProvider::StringType::COMPAT);
                     break;
+                case StringType::CANONICAL:
+                    tmp = pubkey->ToString(PubkeyProvider::StringType::CANONICAL);
+                    break;
             }
             ret += tmp;
         }
@@ -979,6 +984,13 @@ public:
         return AddChecksum(ret);
     }
 
+    std::string ToCanonicalString() const final
+    {
+        std::string ret;
+        ToStringHelper(nullptr, ret, StringType::CANONICAL);
+        return AddChecksum(ret);
+    }
+
     bool ToPrivateString(const SigningProvider& arg, std::string& out) const override
     {
         bool has_priv_key{ToStringHelper(&arg, out, StringType::PRIVATE)};
@@ -1667,6 +1679,9 @@ public:
             // must be preserved for wallets with Miniscript descriptors to be loaded
             ret = m_pubkeys[key]->ToString(PubkeyProvider::StringType::PUBLIC);
             break;
+        case DescriptorImpl::StringType::CANONICAL:
+            ret = m_pubkeys[key]->ToString(PubkeyProvider::StringType::CANONICAL);
+            break;
         }
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.h b/src/script/descriptor.h
index 26781629cbf..8d9f8a4e717 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.h
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ struct Descriptor {
     /** Convert the descriptor back to a string, undoing parsing. */
     virtual std::string ToString(bool compat_format=false) const = 0;
 
+    /** Convert the descriptor to the canonical string.
+     * The canonical string is the same as the public string but always uses h as the hardened indicator
+     */
+    virtual std::string ToCanonicalString() const = 0;
+
     /** Whether this descriptor will return at most one scriptPubKey or multiple (aka is or is not combo) */
     virtual bool IsSingleType() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp b/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
index ed410dfbb14..5b5b10aaa01 100644
--- a/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/descriptor_tests.cpp
@@ -226,14 +226,21 @@ void DoCheck(std::string prv, std::string pub, const std::string& norm_pub, int
     // Otherwise check that they serialize back to the public version.
     std::string pub1 = parse_priv->ToString();
     std::string pub2 = parse_pub->ToString();
+    std::string canonical = UseHInsteadOfApostrophe(pub);
     if (expected_pub) {
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(*expected_pub, pub1), "Private ser: " + pub1 + " Public desc: " + *expected_pub);
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(*expected_pub, pub2), "Public ser: " + pub2 + " Public desc: " + *expected_pub);
+        canonical = UseHInsteadOfApostrophe(*expected_pub);
     } else {
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(pub, pub1), "Private ser: " + pub1 + " Public desc: " + pub);
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(pub, pub2), "Public ser: " + pub2 + " Public desc: " + pub);
     }
 
+    std::string priv_canonical = parse_priv->ToCanonicalString();
+    std::string pub_canonical = parse_pub->ToCanonicalString();
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(priv_canonical, canonical), "Private ser: " + priv_canonical + " Expected desc: " + canonical);
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(EqualDescriptor(pub_canonical, canonical), "Public ser: " + pub_canonical + " Expected desc: " + canonical);
+
     // Check that the COMPAT identifier did not change
     if (op_desc_id) {
         BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(DescriptorID(*parse_priv) == *op_desc_id, "DescriptorID() " + DescriptorID(*parse_priv).ToString() + " does not match for priv " + prv);
diff --git a/src/wallet/test/walletload_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/walletload_tests.cpp
index 66a34deed72..abda2bf4cb1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/walletload_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/walletload_tests.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     ~DummyDescriptor() = default;
 
     std::string ToString(bool compat_format) const override { return desc; }
+    std::string ToCanonicalString() const override { return desc; }
     std::optional<OutputType> GetOutputType() const override { return OutputType::UNKNOWN; }
 
     bool IsRange() const override { return false; }