diff --git a/python/cpp_python_bridge.pxd b/python/cpp_python_bridge.pxd
index 08c5064f87d789693e222fed2bfd096c23e05097..b375200403bd08910767c7d93543c28b9dce982d 100644
--- a/python/cpp_python_bridge.pxd
+++ b/python/cpp_python_bridge.pxd
@@ -194,3 +194,4 @@ cdef extern from "cpython_interface.hpp" namespace "cpp":
         result cpp_proto_to_api( string operation_or_tx )
         result cpp_proto_to_legacy_api( string operation_or_tx )
         result cpp_api_to_proto( string operation_or_tx )
+        bool cpp_is_valid_account_name (string name )
diff --git a/python/cpp_python_bridge.pyx b/python/cpp_python_bridge.pyx
index e32bc31a25c396e3f8e60e681df6db8853ad5025..ea55625dbfa87efe07d36fe2dba188bc408222df 100644
--- a/python/cpp_python_bridge.pyx
+++ b/python/cpp_python_bridge.pyx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from typing import Callable
 from functools import wraps
 
+from libcpp cimport bool
 from libcpp.string cimport string as cppstring
 from libcpp.set cimport set as cppset
 from libcpp.map cimport map as cppmap
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@ def estimate_hive_collateral(current_median_history: python_price, current_min_h
     response = obj.cpp_estimate_hive_collateral(_current_median_history, _current_min_history, _hbd_amount_to_get)
     return response.amount, response.precision, response.nai
 
+def is_valid_account_name(account_name: bytes) -> bool:
+    cdef proto_protocol obj
+    return obj.cpp_is_valid_account_name(account_name)
+
 def proto_operation_get_impacted_accounts(operation: bytes) -> vector[string]:
     cdef proto_protocol obj
     return obj.cpp_operation_get_impacted_accounts(operation)
diff --git a/python/wax/_private/base_api.py b/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
index 843769c1531f332b967ebf52c457967a1e25617a..2950c4f573c5b722f0ef9152d81a98c2b68475d0 100644
--- a/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
+++ b/python/wax/_private/base_api.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from wax.cpp_python_bridge import (  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     generate_password_based_private_key,
     get_hive_protocol_config,
     get_public_key_from_signature,
+    is_valid_account_name,
     operation_get_impacted_accounts,
     suggest_brain_key,
     validate_operation,
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ class WaxBaseApi(IWaxBaseInterface):
     def address_prefix(self) -> str:
         return self.config.get("HIVE_ADDRESS_PREFIX", PUBLIC_KEY_ADDRESS_PREFIX)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_valid_account_name(account_name: AccountName) -> bool:
+        return is_valid_account_name(to_cpp_string(account_name))
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_operation_impacted_accounts(operation: Operation) -> list[AccountName]:
         validation_result = validate_operation(prepare_operation_to_validate(operation))
diff --git a/python/wax/cpp_python_bridge.pyi b/python/wax/cpp_python_bridge.pyi
index 6a049397b7199ca6cf85cacd11af41c9f2a7831c..f8c27caa334cd6d5f51adb6d143e99b23d4005db 100644
--- a/python/wax/cpp_python_bridge.pyi
+++ b/python/wax/cpp_python_bridge.pyi
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .wax_result import (
     python_minimize_required_signatures_data,
     )
 
+def is_valid_account_name(account_name: bytes) -> bool: ...
 def validate_operation(operation: bytes) -> python_result: ...
 def validate_transaction(transaction: bytes) -> python_result: ...
 def calculate_transaction_id(transaction: bytes) -> python_result: ...
diff --git a/python/wax/interfaces.py b/python/wax/interfaces.py
index ba65b6bf9105fa33e31315320d7ee3d7cab1eb8d..1f2c003a5ee9870c15880ca8521fbf9faeb45c95 100644
--- a/python/wax/interfaces.py
+++ b/python/wax/interfaces.py
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ class IWaxBaseInterface(ABC):
     def address_prefix(self) -> str:
         """Returns the public key address prefix."""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def is_valid_account_name(account_name: AccountName) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks if the given account name is valid.
+
+        Args:
+            account_name: Account name to be checked.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the account name is valid, False otherwise.
+        """
+
     @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
     def get_operation_impacted_accounts(operation: Operation) -> list[AccountName]: