diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index 054d8de795..bc42d65e21 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -1162,6 +1162,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> InferDescriptor(const CScript& script, const Signing
     return InferScript(script, ParseScriptContext::TOP, provider);
 }
 
+uint256 DescriptorID(const Descriptor& desc)
+{
+    std::string desc_str = desc.ToString();
+    uint256 id;
+    CSHA256().Write((unsigned char*)desc_str.data(), desc_str.size()).Finalize(id.begin());
+    return id;
+}
+
 void DescriptorCache::CacheParentExtPubKey(uint32_t key_exp_pos, const CExtPubKey& xpub)
 {
     m_parent_xpubs[key_exp_pos] = xpub;
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.h b/src/script/descriptor.h
index f5bbf487c6..c10329c484 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.h
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.h
@@ -182,4 +182,9 @@ std::string GetDescriptorChecksum(const std::string& descriptor);
  */
 std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> InferDescriptor(const CScript& script, const SigningProvider& provider);
 
+/** Unique identifier that may not change over time, unless explicitly marked as not backwards compatible.
+*   This is not part of BIP 380, not guaranteed to be interoperable and should not be exposed to the user.
+*/
+uint256 DescriptorID(const Descriptor& desc);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_SCRIPT_DESCRIPTOR_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
index db8cee6b5b..a2646df64f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -2309,10 +2309,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<CKeyMetadata> DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetMetadata(const CTxDe
 uint256 DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::GetID() const
 {
     LOCK(cs_desc_man);
-    std::string desc_str = m_wallet_descriptor.descriptor->ToString();
-    uint256 id;
-    CSHA256().Write((unsigned char*)desc_str.data(), desc_str.size()).Finalize(id.begin());
-    return id;
+    return DescriptorID(*m_wallet_descriptor.descriptor);
 }
 
 void DescriptorScriptPubKeyMan::SetInternal(bool internal)