diff --git a/lib/web3/formatters.js b/lib/web3/formatters.js
index 1f88d5b..070f859 100644
--- a/lib/web3/formatters.js
+++ b/lib/web3/formatters.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 var utils = require('../utils/utils');
 var config = require('../utils/config');
+var Iban = require('./iban');
 
 /**
  * Should the format output to a big number
@@ -230,10 +231,23 @@ var outputPostFormatter = function(post){
     return post;
 };
 
+var inputAddressFormatter = function (address) {
+    var iban = new Iban(address);
+    if (iban.isValid() && iban.isDirect()) {
+        return '0x' + iban.address();
+    } else if (utils.isStrictAddress(address)) {
+        return address;
+    } else if (utils.isAddress(address)) {
+        return '0x' + address;
+    }
+    throw 'invalid address';
+};
+
 module.exports = {
     inputDefaultBlockNumberFormatter: inputDefaultBlockNumberFormatter,
     inputBlockNumberFormatter: inputBlockNumberFormatter,
     inputTransactionFormatter: inputTransactionFormatter,
+    inputAddressFormatter: inputAddressFormatter,
     inputPostFormatter: inputPostFormatter,
     outputBigNumberFormatter: outputBigNumberFormatter,
     outputTransactionFormatter: outputTransactionFormatter,
diff --git a/lib/web3/iban.js b/lib/web3/iban.js
index 5084343..5533ca2 100644
--- a/lib/web3/iban.js
+++ b/lib/web3/iban.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Iban.prototype.isValid = function () {
  * @returns {Boolean} true if it is, otherwise false
  */
 Iban.prototype.isDirect = function () {
-    return this._iban.length === 34;
+    return this._iban.length === 34 || this._iban.length === 35;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/formatters.inputAddressFormatter.js b/test/formatters.inputAddressFormatter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9283f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/formatters.inputAddressFormatter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+var chai = require('chai');
+var assert = chai.assert;
+var formatters = require('../lib/web3/formatters.js');
+var BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
+
+var tests = [{
+    input: 'XE7338O073KYGTWWZN0F2WZ0R8PX5ZPPZS', result: '0x00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8',
+    input: '0x00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8', result: '0x00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8',
+    input: '00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8', result: '0x00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8'
+}];
+
+var errorTests = [
+    '0x0c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8',
+    '0x0c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d8',
+    '00c5496aee77c1ba1f0854206a26dda82a81d6d',
+    'XE7338O073KYGTWWZN0F2WZ0R8PX5ZPPZE',
+    '0x'
+]
+
+describe('formatters', function () {
+    describe('inputAddressFormatter', function () {
+        tests.forEach(function(test){
+            it('should return the correct value', function () {
+                assert.deepEqual(formatters.inputAddressFormatter(test.input), test.result);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+
+describe('formatters', function () {
+    describe('inputAddressFormatter', function () {
+        errorTests.forEach(function(test){
+            it('should throw an exception', function () {
+                assert.throws(function () {
+                    formatters.inputAddressFormatter(test);
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});