diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb2c464f8f..16a828eb4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 0.22.1 (unreleased)
+
+- @cosmjs/launchpad: Add ed25519 support to `encodeBech32Pubkey`.
+
 ## 0.22.0 (2020-08-03)
 
 - @cosmjs/cli: Now supports HTTPs URLs for `--init` code sources.
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
index 03253695e4..4c34209ebe 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.spec.ts
@@ -51,5 +51,17 @@ describe("pubkey", () => {
         "cosmospub1addwnpepqd8sgxq7aw348ydctp3n5ajufgxp395hksxjzc6565yfp56scupfqhlgyg5",
       );
     });
+
+    it("works for ed25519", () => {
+      // Decoded from http://localhost:26657/validators
+      // Encoded from `corald tendermint show-validator`
+      const pubkey: PubKey = {
+        type: "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
+        value: "YZHlYxP5R6olj3Tj3f7VgkQE5VaOvv9G0jKATqdQsqI=",
+      };
+      expect(encodeBech32Pubkey(pubkey, "coralvalconspub")).toEqual(
+        "coralvalconspub1zcjduepqvxg72ccnl9r65fv0wn3amlk4sfzqfe2k36l073kjx2qyaf6sk23qw7j8wq",
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
index 2095c05a33..d5a061d74f 100644
--- a/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
+++ b/packages/launchpad/src/pubkey.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export function encodeBech32Pubkey(pubkey: PubKey, prefix: string): string {
     case pubkeyType.secp256k1:
       aminoPrefix = pubkeyAminoPrefixSecp256k1;
       break;
+    case pubkeyType.ed25519:
+      aminoPrefix = pubkeyAminoPrefixEd25519;
+      break;
     default:
       throw new Error("Unsupported pubkey type");
   }