diff --git a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinparser.go b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinparser.go
index 537e78d4..e148440a 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinparser.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinparser.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TryParseOPReturn(script []byte) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// outputScriptToAddresses converts ScriptPubKey to bitcoin addresses
+// outputScriptToAddresses converts ScriptPubKey to addresses with a flag that the addresses are searchable
 func (p *BitcoinParser) outputScriptToAddresses(script []byte) ([]string, bool, error) {
 	sc, addresses, _, err := txscript.ExtractPkScriptAddrs(script, p.Params)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go b/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
index 28485dab..c0151c50 100644
--- a/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
+++ b/bchain/mempool_nonutxo.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func (m *NonUTXOMempool) Resync(onNewTxAddr OnNewTxAddrFunc) (int, error) {
 				if len(addrDesc) > 0 {
 					io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrDesc), int32(output.N)})
 				}
-				if onNewTxAddr != nil && len(output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses) == 1 {
-					onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses[0], true)
+				if onNewTxAddr != nil {
+					onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, addrDesc, true)
 				}
 			}
 			for _, input := range tx.Vin {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (m *NonUTXOMempool) Resync(onNewTxAddr OnNewTxAddrFunc) (int, error) {
 						}
 						io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrDesc), int32(^i)})
 						if onNewTxAddr != nil {
-							onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, a, false)
+							onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, addrDesc, false)
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
index 54017e00..86fe6a5e 100644
--- a/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
+++ b/bchain/mempool_utxo.go
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ func (m *UTXOMempool) getTxAddrs(txid string, chanInput chan outpoint, chanResul
 		if len(addrDesc) > 0 {
 			io = append(io, addrIndex{string(addrDesc), int32(output.N)})
 		}
-		if m.onNewTxAddr != nil && len(output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses) == 1 {
-			m.onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, output.ScriptPubKey.Addresses[0], true)
+		if m.onNewTxAddr != nil {
+			m.onNewTxAddr(tx.Txid, addrDesc, true)
 		}
 	}
 	dispatched := 0
diff --git a/bchain/types.go b/bchain/types.go
index 4728a4bf..d7177a6f 100644
--- a/bchain/types.go
+++ b/bchain/types.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (ad AddressDescriptor) String() string {
 type OnNewBlockFunc func(hash string, height uint32)
 
 // OnNewTxAddrFunc is used to send notification about a new transaction/address
-type OnNewTxAddrFunc func(txid string, addr string, isOutput bool)
+type OnNewTxAddrFunc func(txid string, desc AddressDescriptor, isOutput bool)
 
 // BlockChain defines common interface to block chain daemon
 type BlockChain interface {
diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index 8bd998d9..1c4df0b1 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -495,9 +495,9 @@ func storeInternalStateLoop() {
 	glog.Info("storeInternalStateLoop stopped")
 }
 
-func onNewTxAddr(txid string, addr string, isOutput bool) {
+func onNewTxAddr(txid string, desc bchain.AddressDescriptor, isOutput bool) {
 	for _, c := range callbacksOnNewTxAddr {
-		c(txid, addr, isOutput)
+		c(txid, desc, isOutput)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server/public.go b/server/public.go
index b39aa796..4a7cb432 100644
--- a/server/public.go
+++ b/server/public.go
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ func (s *PublicServer) OnNewBlock(hash string, height uint32) {
 }
 
 // OnNewTxAddr notifies users subscribed to bitcoind/addresstxid about new block
-func (s *PublicServer) OnNewTxAddr(txid string, addr string, isOutput bool) {
-	s.socketio.OnNewTxAddr(txid, addr, isOutput)
+func (s *PublicServer) OnNewTxAddr(txid string, desc bchain.AddressDescriptor, isOutput bool) {
+	s.socketio.OnNewTxAddr(txid, desc, isOutput)
 }
 
 func (s *PublicServer) txRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/server/socketio.go b/server/socketio.go
index 2e931d1f..c4242e9b 100644
--- a/server/socketio.go
+++ b/server/socketio.go
@@ -726,8 +726,18 @@ func (s *SocketIoServer) onSubscribe(c *gosocketio.Channel, req []byte) interfac
 			onError(c.Id(), sc, "invalid data", err.Error()+", req: "+r)
 			return nil
 		}
-		for _, a := range addrs {
-			c.Join("bitcoind/addresstxid-" + a)
+		// normalize the addresses to AddressDescriptor
+		descs := make([]bchain.AddressDescriptor, len(addrs))
+		for i, a := range addrs {
+			d, err := s.chainParser.GetAddrDescFromAddress(a)
+			if err != nil {
+				onError(c.Id(), sc, "invalid address "+a, err.Error()+", req: "+r)
+				return nil
+			}
+			descs[i] = d
+		}
+		for _, d := range descs {
+			c.Join("bitcoind/addresstxid-" + string(d))
 		}
 	} else {
 		sc = r[1 : len(r)-1]
@@ -748,13 +758,18 @@ func (s *SocketIoServer) OnNewBlockHash(hash string) {
 }
 
 // OnNewTxAddr notifies users subscribed to bitcoind/addresstxid about new block
-func (s *SocketIoServer) OnNewTxAddr(txid string, addr string, isOutput bool) {
-	data := map[string]interface{}{"address": addr, "txid": txid}
-	if !isOutput {
-		data["input"] = true
-	}
-	c := s.server.BroadcastTo("bitcoind/addresstxid-"+addr, "bitcoind/addresstxid", data)
-	if c > 0 {
-		glog.Info("broadcasting new txid ", txid, " for addr ", addr, " to ", c, " channels")
+func (s *SocketIoServer) OnNewTxAddr(txid string, desc bchain.AddressDescriptor, isOutput bool) {
+	addr, searchable, err := s.chainParser.GetAddressesFromAddrDesc(desc)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Error("GetAddressesFromAddrDesc error ", err, " for descriptor ", desc)
+	} else if searchable && len(addr) == 1 {
+		data := map[string]interface{}{"address": addr[0], "txid": txid}
+		if !isOutput {
+			data["input"] = true
+		}
+		c := s.server.BroadcastTo("bitcoind/addresstxid-"+string(desc), "bitcoind/addresstxid", data)
+		if c > 0 {
+			glog.Info("broadcasting new txid ", txid, " for addr ", addr[0], " to ", c, " channels")
+		}
 	}
 }