diff --git a/account/accounts.go b/account/accounts.go
index 73af4753a..ecbeafb80 100644
--- a/account/accounts.go
+++ b/account/accounts.go
@@ -222,14 +222,18 @@ func (m *Manager) SelectAccount(loginParams LoginParams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	m.watchAddresses = loginParams.WatchAddresses
 	m.mainAccountAddress = loginParams.MainAccount
 	m.selectedChatAccount = selectedChatAccount
-
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) SetAccountAddresses(main common.Address, secondary ...common.Address) {
+	m.watchAddresses = []common.Address{main}
+	m.watchAddresses = append(m.watchAddresses, secondary...)
+	m.mainAccountAddress = main
+}
+
 // SetChatAccount initializes selectedChatAccount with privKey
 func (m *Manager) SetChatAccount(privKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/api/backend.go b/api/backend.go
index f613cdb43..8282ea7ee 100644
--- a/api/backend.go
+++ b/api/backend.go
@@ -189,6 +189,54 @@ func (b *StatusBackend) ensureAppDBOpened(account multiaccounts.Account, passwor
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *StatusBackend) SaveAccountAndStartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, conf *params.NodeConfig, password string, keyHex string) error {
+	err := b.SaveAccount(acc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = b.ensureAppDBOpened(acc, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = b.saveNodeConfig(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.StartNodeWithKey(acc, password, keyHex)
+}
+
+// StartNodeWithKey instead of loading addresses from database this method derives address from key
+// and uses it in application.
+func (b *StatusBackend) StartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string) error {
+	err := b.ensureAppDBOpened(acc, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	conf, err := b.loadNodeConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := logutils.OverrideRootLogWithConfig(conf, false); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	chatKey, err := ethcrypto.HexToECDSA(keyHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = b.StartNode(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	b.accountManager.SetChatAccount(chatKey)
+	chatAcc, err := b.accountManager.SelectedChatAccount()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	b.accountManager.SetAccountAddresses(chatAcc.Address)
+	return b.injectAccountIntoServices()
+}
+
 func (b *StatusBackend) StartNodeWithAccount(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string) error {
 	err := b.ensureAppDBOpened(acc, password)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -753,6 +801,10 @@ func (b *StatusBackend) SelectAccount(loginParams account.LoginParams) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	return b.injectAccountIntoServices()
+}
+
+func (b *StatusBackend) injectAccountIntoServices() error {
 	chatAccount, err := b.accountManager.SelectedChatAccount()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -779,10 +831,10 @@ func (b *StatusBackend) SelectAccount(loginParams account.LoginParams) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return b.startWallet(loginParams.Password)
+	return b.startWallet()
 }
 
-func (b *StatusBackend) startWallet(password string) error {
+func (b *StatusBackend) startWallet() error {
 	if !b.statusNode.Config().WalletConfig.Enabled {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/api/backend_test.go b/api/backend_test.go
index db4248ca2..436a71b80 100644
--- a/api/backend_test.go
+++ b/api/backend_test.go
@@ -537,3 +537,35 @@ func TestBackendGetVerifiedAccount(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, address, key.Address)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestLoginWithKey(t *testing.T) {
+	b := NewStatusBackend()
+	pkey, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	main := multiaccounts.Account{
+		Address: crypto.PubkeyToAddress(pkey.PublicKey),
+	}
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "login-with-key-test-")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.Remove(tmpdir)
+	conf, err := params.NewNodeConfig(tmpdir, 1777)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	keyhex := hex.EncodeToString(crypto.FromECDSA(pkey))
+
+	require.NoError(t, b.accountManager.InitKeystore(conf.KeyStoreDir))
+	b.UpdateRootDataDir(conf.DataDir)
+	require.NoError(t, b.OpenAccounts())
+
+	require.NoError(t, b.SaveAccountAndStartNodeWithKey(main, conf, "test-pass", keyhex))
+	require.NoError(t, b.Logout())
+	require.NoError(t, b.StopNode())
+
+	require.NoError(t, b.StartNodeWithKey(main, "test-pass", keyhex))
+	defer func() {
+		assert.NoError(t, b.Logout())
+		assert.NoError(t, b.StopNode())
+	}()
+	extkey, err := b.accountManager.SelectedChatAccount()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, crypto.PubkeyToAddress(pkey.PublicKey), extkey.Address)
+}
diff --git a/mobile/status.go b/mobile/status.go
index 0c8d36cee..0ec832843 100644
--- a/mobile/status.go
+++ b/mobile/status.go
@@ -376,11 +376,50 @@ func InitKeystore(keydir string) string {
 	return makeJSONResponse(err)
 }
 
+// SaveAccountAndLoginWithKeycard saves account in status-go database..
+func SaveAccountAndLoginWithKeycard(accountData, password, configJSON, keyHex string) string {
+	var account multiaccounts.Account
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(accountData), &account)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
+	var conf params.NodeConfig
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(configJSON), &conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
+	api.RunAsync(func() error {
+		log.Debug("starting a node, and saving account with configuration", "address", account.Address)
+		err := statusBackend.SaveAccountAndStartNodeWithKey(account, &conf, password, keyHex)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("failed to start node and save account", "address", account.Address, "error", err)
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Debug("started a node, and saved account", "address", account.Address)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return makeJSONResponse(nil)
+}
+
 // LoginWithKeycard initializes an account with a chat key and encryption key used for PFS.
 // It purges all the previous identities from Whisper, and injects the key as shh identity.
-func LoginWithKeycard(chatKeyData, encryptionKeyData string) string {
-	err := statusBackend.InjectChatAccount(chatKeyData, encryptionKeyData)
-	return makeJSONResponse(err)
+func LoginWithKeycard(accountData, password, keyHex string) string {
+	var account multiaccounts.Account
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(accountData), &account)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
+	api.RunAsync(func() error {
+		log.Debug("start a node with account", "address", account.Address)
+		err := statusBackend.StartNodeWithKey(account, password, keyHex)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("failed to start a node", "address", account.Address, "error", err)
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Debug("started a node with", "address", account.Address)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return makeJSONResponse(nil)
 }
 
 // Logout is equivalent to clearing whisper identities.