diff --git a/packages/app-accounts/package.json b/packages/app-accounts/package.json
index 662e5b4730..431d7b12bd 100644
--- a/packages/app-accounts/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-accounts/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
-    "@polkadot/ui-app": "^0.20.19"
+    "@polkadot/ui-app": "^0.20.19",
+    "@types/file-saver": "^1.3.0",
+    "file-saver": "^1.3.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-accounts/src/Backup.tsx b/packages/app-accounts/src/Backup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9ed3bc281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-accounts/src/Backup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/app-accounts authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { KeyringPair } from '@polkadot/util-keyring/types';
+import { I18nProps } from '@polkadot/ui-app/types';
+
+import FileSaver from 'file-saver';
+import React from 'react';
+import Button from '@polkadot/ui-app/Button';
+import Modal from '@polkadot/ui-app/Modal';
+import Password from '@polkadot/ui-app/Password';
+import AddressSummary from '@polkadot/ui-app/AddressSummary';
+
+import translate from './translate';
+
+type Props = I18nProps & {
+  onClose: () => void,
+  pair: KeyringPair
+};
+
+type State = {
+  isPassValid: boolean,
+  password: string
+};
+
+class Backup extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  state: State;
+
+  constructor (props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      isPassValid: false,
+      password: ''
+    };
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        size='tiny'
+        dimmer='inverted'
+        open
+      >
+        {this.renderContent()}
+        {this.renderButtons()}
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  }
+
+  renderButtons () {
+    const { onClose, t } = this.props;
+    const { isPassValid } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <Modal.Actions>
+        <Button.Group>
+          <Button
+            isNegative
+            onClick={onClose}
+            text={t('backup.close', {
+              defaultValue: 'Cancel'
+            })}
+          />
+          <Button.Or />
+          <Button
+            isDisabled={!isPassValid}
+            isPrimary
+            onClick={this.doBackup}
+            text={t('backup.download', {
+              defaultValue: 'Download'
+            })}
+          />
+        </Button.Group>
+      </Modal.Actions>
+    );
+  }
+
+  renderContent () {
+    const { pair, t } = this.props;
+    const { isPassValid, password } = this.state;
+
+    return [
+      <Modal.Header key='header'>
+        {t('backup.header', {
+          defaultValue: 'Backup account'
+        })}
+      </Modal.Header>,
+      <Modal.Content key='content'>
+        <AddressSummary
+          className='accounts--Modal-Address'
+          value={pair.address()}
+        />
+        <div className='ui--row'>
+          <Password
+            isError={!isPassValid}
+            label={t('backup.password', {
+              defaultValue: 'unlock account using the password'
+            })}
+            onChange={this.onChangePass}
+            tabIndex={0}
+            value={password}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </Modal.Content>
+    ];
+  }
+
+  private doBackup = (): void => {
+    const { onClose, pair } = this.props;
+    const { password } = this.state;
+
+    if (!pair) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      if (!pair.isLocked()) {
+        pair.lock();
+      }
+
+      pair.decodePkcs8(password);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.setState({ isPassValid: false });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const json = JSON.stringify(pair.toJson(password));
+      const blob = new Blob([json], { type: 'application/json; charset=utf-8' });
+
+      FileSaver.saveAs(blob, `${pair.address()}.json`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.setState({ isPassValid: false });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    onClose();
+  }
+
+  private onChangePass = (password: string) => {
+    this.setState({
+      isPassValid: password.length > 0 && password.length <= 32,
+      password
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate(Backup);
diff --git a/packages/app-accounts/src/Editor.tsx b/packages/app-accounts/src/Editor.tsx
index 9707496b1b..2c76956224 100644
--- a/packages/app-accounts/src/Editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-accounts/src/Editor.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Input from '@polkadot/ui-app/Input';
 import InputAddress from '@polkadot/ui-app/InputAddress';
 import keyring from '@polkadot/ui-keyring/index';
 
+import Backup from './Backup';
 import ChangePass from './ChangePass';
 import Forgetting from './Forgetting';
 import translate from './translate';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ type Props = I18nProps & {
 type State = {
   current: KeyringPair | null,
   editedName: string,
+  isBackupOpen: boolean,
   isEdited: boolean,
   isForgetOpen: boolean,
   isPasswordOpen: boolean
@@ -66,6 +68,14 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
           })}
         />
         <Button.Group.Divider />
+        <Button
+          isDisabled={isEdited}
+          onClick={this.toggleBackup}
+          text={t('editor.backup', {
+            defaultValue: 'Backup'
+          })}
+        />
+        <Button.Or />
         <Button
           isDisabled={isEdited}
           onClick={this.togglePass}
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   renderModals () {
-    const { current, isForgetOpen, isPasswordOpen } = this.state;
+    const { current, isBackupOpen, isForgetOpen, isPasswordOpen } = this.state;
 
     if (!current) {
       return null;
@@ -148,6 +158,16 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const address = current.address();
     const modals = [];
 
+    if (isBackupOpen) {
+      modals.push(
+        <Backup
+          key='modal-backup-account'
+          pair={current}
+          onClose={this.toggleBackup}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
     if (isForgetOpen) {
       modals.push(
         <Forgetting
@@ -178,6 +198,7 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       editedName: current
         ? current.getMeta().name || ''
         : '',
+      isBackupOpen: false,
       isEdited: false,
       isForgetOpen: false,
       isPasswordOpen: false
@@ -204,6 +225,7 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         return {
           current,
           editedName,
+          isBackupOpen: false,
           isEdited,
           isForgetOpen: false,
           isPasswordOpen: false
@@ -253,6 +275,14 @@ class Editor extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     } as State);
   }
 
+  toggleBackup = (): void => {
+    this.setState(
+      ({ isBackupOpen }: State) => ({
+        isBackupOpen: !isBackupOpen
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
   toggleForget = (): void => {
     this.setState(
       ({ isForgetOpen }: State) => ({
diff --git a/packages/app-accounts/src/Restore.tsx b/packages/app-accounts/src/Restore.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b8984f9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-accounts/src/Restore.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/app-accounts authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { KeyringPair$Json } from '@polkadot/util-keyring/types';
+import { I18nProps } from '@polkadot/ui-app/types';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import AddressSummary from '@polkadot/ui-app/AddressSummary';
+import Button from '@polkadot/ui-app/Button';
+import InputFile from '@polkadot/ui-app/InputFile';
+import { InputAddress } from '@polkadot/ui-app/InputAddress';
+import Password from '@polkadot/ui-app/Password';
+import createPair from '@polkadot/util-keyring/pair';
+import decodeAddress from '@polkadot/util-keyring/address/decode';
+import isHex from '@polkadot/util/is/hex';
+import isObject from '@polkadot/util/is/object';
+import hexToU8a from '@polkadot/util/hex/toU8a';
+import u8aToUtf8 from '@polkadot/util/u8a/toUtf8';
+import keyring from '@polkadot/ui-keyring/index';
+
+import translate from './translate';
+
+type Props = I18nProps & {
+  onBack: () => void
+};
+
+type State = {
+  isFileValid: boolean,
+  isPassValid: boolean,
+  json: KeyringPair$Json | null,
+  password: string
+};
+
+class Restore extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  state: State;
+
+  constructor (props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      json: null,
+      isFileValid: false,
+      isPassValid: false,
+      password: ''
+    };
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { isFileValid, isPassValid, json } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <div className='accounts--Restore'>
+        <div className='ui--grid'>
+          <AddressSummary
+            className='shrink'
+            value={
+              isFileValid && json
+                ? json.address
+                : null
+              }
+          />
+          {this.renderInput()}
+        </div>
+        <Button.Group>
+        <Button
+          isDisabled={!isFileValid || !isPassValid}
+          isPrimary
+          onClick={this.onSave}
+          text={t('restore.save', {
+            defaultValue: 'Restore'
+          })}
+        />
+      </Button.Group>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  renderInput () {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { isFileValid, isPassValid, password } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <div className='grow'>
+        <div className='ui--row'>
+          <Password
+            className='full'
+            isError={!isPassValid}
+            label={t('restore.password', {
+              defaultValue: 'decrypt keyfile using the password'
+            })}
+            onChange={this.onChangePass}
+            value={password}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div className='ui--row'>
+          <InputFile
+            className='full'
+            isError={!isFileValid}
+            label={t('restore.json', {
+              defaultValue: 'previously backed-up json keyfile'
+            })}
+            onChange={this.onChangeFile}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  onChangeFile = (file: Uint8Array): void => {
+    try {
+      const json = JSON.parse(u8aToUtf8(file));
+      const isFileValid = decodeAddress(json.address).length === 32 &&
+        isHex(json.encoded) &&
+        isObject(json.meta) &&
+        json.encoding.content === 'pkcs8';
+
+      this.setState({
+        isFileValid,
+        json
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.setState({
+        isFileValid: false,
+        json: null
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  onChangePass = (password: string): void => {
+    this.setState({
+      isPassValid: password.length > 0 && password.length <= 32,
+      password
+    });
+  }
+
+  onSave = (): void => {
+    const { onBack } = this.props;
+    const { json, password } = this.state;
+
+    if (!json) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const pair = createPair(
+        {
+          publicKey: decodeAddress(json.address),
+          secretKey: new Uint8Array()
+        },
+        json.meta,
+        hexToU8a(json.encoded)
+      );
+
+      pair.decodePkcs8(password);
+      pair.lock();
+
+      keyring.addAccountPair(pair, password);
+      InputAddress.setLastValue('account', pair.address());
+      onBack();
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.setState({ isPassValid: false });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate(Restore);
diff --git a/packages/app-accounts/src/index.tsx b/packages/app-accounts/src/index.tsx
index dadc796bd8..3aef70fba9 100644
--- a/packages/app-accounts/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-accounts/src/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import withObservableBase from '@polkadot/ui-react-rx/with/observableBase';
 
 import Creator from './Creator';
 import Editor from './Editor';
+import Restore from './Restore';
 import translate from './translate';
 
 type Props = I18nProps & {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ type Props = I18nProps & {
   basePath: string
 };
 
-type Actions = 'create' | 'edit';
+type Actions = 'create' | 'edit' | 'restore';
 
 type State = {
   action: Actions,
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ type State = {
 // FIXME React-router would probably be the best route, not home-grown
 const Components: { [index: string]: React.ComponentType<any> } = {
   'create': Creator,
-  'edit': Editor
+  'edit': Editor,
+  'restore': Restore
 };
 
 class AccountsApp extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
@@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ class AccountsApp extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         {
           name: 'create',
           text: t('app.create', { defaultValue: 'Create account' })
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'restore',
+          text: t('app.restore', { defaultValue: 'Restore account' })
         }
       ]
     };
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/src/AddressSummary.tsx b/packages/ui-app/src/AddressSummary.tsx
index 8ca5e57ede..a7fd0e421c 100644
--- a/packages/ui-app/src/AddressSummary.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-app/src/AddressSummary.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type Props = I18nProps & {
   balance?: BN | Array<BN>,
   children?: React.ReactNode,
   name?: string,
-  value: string | Uint8Array,
+  value: string | Uint8Array | null,
   withBalance?: boolean,
   identIconSize?: number,
   isShort?: boolean
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class AddressSummary extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   static getDerivedStateFromProps ({ value }: Props, { address, publicKey, shortValue }: State): State {
     try {
-      publicKey = addressDecode(value);
+      publicKey = addressDecode(value as string);
       address = addressEncode(publicKey);
       shortValue = toShortAddress(address);
     } catch (error) {
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ class AddressSummary extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   protected renderCopy () {
     const { withCopy = true } = this.props;
-    const { address } = this.state;
+    const { address, publicKey } = this.state;
 
-    if (!withCopy) {
+    if (!withCopy || !publicKey) {
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/src/InputFile.tsx b/packages/ui-app/src/InputFile.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..985b3067b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui-app/src/InputFile.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/ui-app authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { TranslationFunction } from 'i18next';
+import { BareProps } from '@polkadot/ui-app/types';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
+
+import Labelled from './Labelled';
+import classes from './util/classes';
+import translate from './translate';
+
+type Props = BareProps & {
+  isDisabled?: boolean,
+  isError?: boolean,
+  label: string,
+  onChange?: (contents: Uint8Array) => void,
+  placeholder?: string,
+  t: TranslationFunction,
+  withLabel?: boolean
+};
+
+type State = {
+  file?: {
+    name: string,
+    size: number
+  }
+};
+
+type LoadEvent = {
+  target: {
+    result: ArrayBuffer
+  }
+};
+
+class InputFile extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  state: State = {};
+
+  render () {
+    const { className, isDisabled, isError = false, label, placeholder, t, withLabel } = this.props;
+    const { file } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <Labelled
+        label={label}
+        withLabel={withLabel}
+      >
+        <Dropzone
+          className={classes('ui--InputFile', isError ? 'error' : '', className)}
+          disabled={isDisabled}
+          multiple={false}
+          onDrop={this.onDrop}
+        >
+          <div className='label'>
+            {
+              !file
+                ? placeholder || t('file.dnd', {
+                  defaultValue: 'drag and drop the file here'
+                })
+                : placeholder || t('file.description', {
+                  defaultValue: '{{name}} ({{size}} bytes)',
+                  replace: file
+                })
+            }
+          </div>
+        </Dropzone>
+      </Labelled>
+    );
+  }
+
+  onDrop = (files: Array<File>) => {
+    const { onChange } = this.props;
+
+    files.forEach((file) => {
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+
+      reader.onabort = () => {
+        // ignore
+      };
+      reader.onerror = () => {
+        // ignore
+      };
+      // @ts-ignore ummm... events are not properly specified here?
+      reader.onload = ({ target: { result } }: LoadEvent) => {
+        const data = new Uint8Array(result);
+
+        onChange && onChange(data);
+
+        this.setState({
+          file: {
+            name: file.name,
+            size: data.length
+          }
+        });
+      };
+
+      reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate(InputFile);
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Param/File.tsx b/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Param/File.tsx
index 68aa01d483..7e84f14402 100644
--- a/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Param/File.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Param/File.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 // This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 // of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-import { TranslationFunction } from 'i18next';
 import { BareProps } from '@polkadot/ui-app/types';
 
 import React from 'react';
-import Dropzone from 'react-dropzone';
 
-import classes from '../../util/classes';
-import translate from '../../translate';
-import Base from './Base';
+import InputFile from '../../InputFile';
+import Bare from './Bare';
 
 type Props = BareProps & {
   isDisabled?: boolean,
@@ -18,88 +15,27 @@ type Props = BareProps & {
   label: string,
   onChange?: (contents: Uint8Array) => void,
   placeholder?: string,
-  t: TranslationFunction,
   withLabel?: boolean
 };
 
-type State = {
-  file?: {
-    name: string,
-    size: number
-  }
-};
-
-type LoadEvent = {
-  target: { // eslint-disable-line react/no-unused-prop-types
-    result: ArrayBuffer
-  }
-};
-
-class BytesFile extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
-  state: State = {};
-
+export default class File extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   render () {
-    const { className, isDisabled, isError = false, label, placeholder, t, withLabel } = this.props;
-    const { file } = this.state;
+    const { className, isDisabled, isError = false, label, onChange, placeholder, style, withLabel } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Base
-        label={label}
-        size='full'
-        withLabel={withLabel}
+      <Bare
+        className={className}
+        style={style}
       >
-        <Dropzone
-          className={classes('ui--Param-File', isError ? 'error' : '', className)}
-          disabled={isDisabled}
-          multiple={false}
-          onDrop={this.onDrop}
-        >
-          <div className='label'>
-            {
-              !file
-                ? placeholder || t('file.dnd', {
-                  defaultValue: 'drag and drop the file here'
-                })
-                : placeholder || t('file.description', {
-                  defaultValue: '{{name}} ({{size}} bytes)',
-                  replace: file
-                })
-            }
-          </div>
-        </Dropzone>
-      </Base>
+        <InputFile
+          isDisabled={isDisabled}
+          isError={isError}
+          label={label}
+          onChange={onChange}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          withLabel={withLabel}
+        />
+      </Bare>
     );
   }
-
-  onDrop = (files: Array<File>) => {
-    const { onChange } = this.props;
-
-    files.forEach((file) => {
-      const reader = new FileReader();
-
-      reader.onabort = () => {
-        // ignore
-      };
-      reader.onerror = () => {
-        // ignore
-      };
-      // @ts-ignore ummm... events are not properly specified here?
-      reader.onload = ({ target: { result } }: LoadEvent) => {
-        const data = new Uint8Array(result);
-
-        onChange && onChange(data);
-
-        this.setState({
-          file: {
-            name: file.name,
-            size: data.length
-          }
-        });
-      };
-
-      reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
-    });
-  }
 }
-
-export default translate(BytesFile);
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Params.css b/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Params.css
index ed0d11bef2..0ff390e4ba 100644
--- a/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Params.css
+++ b/packages/ui-app/src/Params/Params.css
@@ -11,31 +11,6 @@
   padding-left: 2em;
 }
 
-.ui--Param-File {
-  align-items: center;
-  border: 1px dashed rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.15);
-  border-radius: 0.28571429rem;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: center;
-  font-size: 1.2em;
-  height: 5em;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  width: 100% !important;
-}
-
-.ui--Param-File.true {
-  border-style: solid;
-}
-
-.ui--Params-File:hover {
-  background: rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.8);
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.ui--Param-File .label {
-  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
-}
-
 .ui--Param-text {
   display: inline-block;
   font-size: 1rem;
diff --git a/packages/ui-app/src/styles/components.css b/packages/ui-app/src/styles/components.css
index a1d8297f0c..a693e9dc61 100644
--- a/packages/ui-app/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/packages/ui-app/src/styles/components.css
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 /* This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 /* of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details. */
 
+@import './partials/_variables.css';
+
 .ui--output {
   background: #f9f9f9;
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
 }
 
 .ui--Button-Group .button {
-  border-radius: .28571429rem !important;
+  border-radius: $small-corner !important;
 }
 
 header .ui--Button-Group {
@@ -166,3 +168,29 @@ header .ui--Button-Group {
 .ui--CopyButton {
   cursor: copy !important;
 }
+
+.ui--InputFile {
+  align-items: center;
+  border: 1px dashed rgba(34, 36, 38, 0.15);
+  border-radius: $small-corner;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  height: 5em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  width: 100% !important;
+
+  &.error {
+    background: #fff6f6;
+    border-color: #e0b4b4;
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    background: #fefefe;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .label {
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/account/addPair.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/account/addPair.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f704b84794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/account/addPair.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/ui-keyring authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { KeyringPair } from '@polkadot/util-keyring/types';
+import { State } from '../types';
+
+import saveAccount from './save';
+
+export default function addAccountPair (state: State, pair: KeyringPair, password: string): KeyringPair {
+  state.keyring.addPair(pair);
+
+  saveAccount(state, pair, password);
+
+  return pair;
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/index.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/index.ts
index 439c884770..5e37c990d3 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import accounts from './observable/accounts';
 import addresses from './observable/addresses';
 import development from './observable/development';
 import loadAll from './loadAll';
+import addAccountPair from './account/addPair';
 import createAccount from './account/create';
 import forgetAccount from './account/forget';
 import isAvailable from './isAvailable';
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ const state: State = {
 
 loadAll(state);
 
+// FIXME The quicker we get in https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps/issues/138
+// the better, this is now completely out of control
 export default ({
+  addAccountPair: (pair: KeyringPair, password: string): KeyringPair =>
+    addAccountPair(state, pair, password),
   createAccount: (seed: Uint8Array, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta): KeyringPair =>
     createAccount(state, seed, password, meta),
   encryptAccount: (pair: KeyringPair, password: string): void =>
diff --git a/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.d.ts b/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.d.ts
index cf297d8bdd..70cc35d2c9 100644
--- a/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-keyring/src/types.d.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type State = {
 };
 
 export type KeyringInstance = {
+  addAccountPair: (pair: KeyringPair, password: string) => KeyringPair,
   createAccount: (seed: Uint8Array, password?: string, meta?: KeyringPair$Meta) => KeyringPair,
   encryptAccount: (pair: KeyringPair, password: string) => void,
   forgetAccount: (address: string) => void,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8e5d4618d0..60c4f495cc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1630,6 +1630,10 @@
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/events/-/events-1.2.0.tgz#81a6731ce4df43619e5c8c945383b3e62a89ea86"
 
+"@types/file-saver@^1.3.0":
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/file-saver/-/file-saver-1.3.0.tgz#0ef213077e704fc3f4e7a86cfd31c9de4f4f47a7"
+
 "@types/fs-extra@^5.0.3":
   version "5.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-5.0.4.tgz#b971134d162cc0497d221adde3dbb67502225599"
@@ -4869,6 +4873,10 @@ file-loader@^2.0.0:
     loader-utils "^1.0.2"
     schema-utils "^1.0.0"
 
+file-saver@^1.3.8:
+  version "1.3.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-saver/-/file-saver-1.3.8.tgz#e68a30c7cb044e2fb362b428469feb291c2e09d8"
+
 filename-regex@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/filename-regex/-/filename-regex-2.0.1.tgz#c1c4b9bee3e09725ddb106b75c1e301fe2f18b26"