diff --git a/lnbits/bolt11.py b/lnbits/bolt11.py
index 670397409..32b43feb6 100644
--- a/lnbits/bolt11.py
+++ b/lnbits/bolt11.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def lnencode(addr, privkey):
                 expirybits = expirybits[5:]
             data += tagged("x", expirybits)
         elif k == "h":
-            data += tagged_bytes("h", hashlib.sha256(v.encode("utf-8")).digest())
+            data += tagged_bytes("h", v)
         elif k == "n":
             data += tagged_bytes("n", v)
         else:
diff --git a/lnbits/core/services.py b/lnbits/core/services.py
index 678c89e30..6cfad7b4e 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/services.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/services.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ async def create_invoice(
     amount: int,  # in satoshis
     memo: str,
     description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+    unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     extra: Optional[Dict] = None,
     webhook: Optional[str] = None,
     internal: Optional[bool] = False,
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ async def create_invoice(
     wallet = FAKE_WALLET if internal else WALLET
 
     ok, checking_id, payment_request, error_message = await wallet.create_invoice(
-        amount=amount, memo=invoice_memo, description_hash=description_hash
+        amount=amount,
+        memo=invoice_memo,
+        description_hash=description_hash,
+        unhashed_description=unhashed_description,
     )
     if not ok:
         raise InvoiceFailure(error_message or "unexpected backend error.")
diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index ac61e52fd..fbe5f100b 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class CreateInvoiceData(BaseModel):
     memo: Optional[str] = None
     unit: Optional[str] = "sat"
     description_hash: Optional[str] = None
+    unhashed_description: Optional[str] = None
     lnurl_callback: Optional[str] = None
     lnurl_balance_check: Optional[str] = None
     extra: Optional[dict] = None
@@ -152,9 +153,15 @@ class CreateInvoiceData(BaseModel):
 async def api_payments_create_invoice(data: CreateInvoiceData, wallet: Wallet):
     if data.description_hash:
         description_hash = unhexlify(data.description_hash)
+        unhashed_description = b""
+        memo = ""
+    elif data.unhashed_description:
+        unhashed_description = unhexlify(data.unhashed_description)
+        description_hash = b""
         memo = ""
     else:
         description_hash = b""
+        unhashed_description = b""
         memo = data.memo or LNBITS_SITE_TITLE
     if data.unit == "sat":
         amount = int(data.amount)
@@ -170,6 +177,7 @@ async def api_payments_create_invoice(data: CreateInvoiceData, wallet: Wallet):
                 amount=amount,
                 memo=memo,
                 description_hash=description_hash,
+                unhashed_description=unhashed_description,
                 extra=data.extra,
                 webhook=data.webhook,
                 internal=data.internal,
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/cliche.py b/lnbits/wallets/cliche.py
index 7c0347176..9dbe5a229 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/cliche.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/cliche.py
@@ -46,12 +46,19 @@ class ClicheWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
-        if description_hash:
-            description_hash_hashed = hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest()
+        if unhashed_description or description_hash:
+            description_hash_str = (
+                description_hash.hex()
+                if description_hash
+                else hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest()
+                if unhashed_description
+                else None
+            )
             ws = create_connection(self.endpoint)
             ws.send(
-                f"create-invoice --msatoshi {amount*1000} --description_hash {description_hash_hashed}"
+                f"create-invoice --msatoshi {amount*1000} --description_hash {description_hash_str}"
             )
             r = ws.recv()
         else:
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/cln.py b/lnbits/wallets/cln.py
index a92501f25..fe6ee2eb6 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/cln.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/cln.py
@@ -82,21 +82,24 @@ class CoreLightningWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         label = "lbl{}".format(random.random())
         msat: int = int(amount * 1000)
         try:
-            if description_hash and not self.supports_description_hash:
+            if description_hash:
                 raise Unsupported("description_hash")
+            if unhashed_description and not self.supports_description_hash:
+                raise Unsupported("unhashed_description")
             r = self.ln.invoice(
                 msatoshi=msat,
                 label=label,
-                description=description_hash.decode("utf-8")
-                if description_hash
+                description=unhashed_description.decode("utf-8")
+                if unhashed_description
                 else memo,
                 exposeprivatechannels=True,
                 deschashonly=True
-                if description_hash
+                if unhashed_description
                 else False,  # we can't pass None here
             )
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/eclair.py b/lnbits/wallets/eclair.py
index 0a4f1f3e4..247b96e1e 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/eclair.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/eclair.py
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ class EclairWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
 
         data: Dict = {"amountMsat": amount * 1000}
         if description_hash:
-            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest()
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.hex()
+        elif unhashed_description:
+            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest()
         else:
             data["description"] = memo or ""
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/fake.py b/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
index 80a3d8c65..8424001b2 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class FakeWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         # we set a default secret since FakeWallet is used for internal=True invoices
         # and the user might not have configured a secret yet
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@ class FakeWallet(Wallet):
         data["timestamp"] = datetime.now().timestamp()
         if description_hash:
             data["tags_set"] = ["h"]
-            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.decode("utf-8")
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash
+        elif unhashed_description:
+            data["tags_set"] = ["d"]
+            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).digest()
         else:
             data["tags_set"] = ["d"]
             data["memo"] = memo
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lnbits.py b/lnbits/wallets/lnbits.py
index 677b518aa..96b7dbb63 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lnbits.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lnbits.py
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ class LNbitsWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         data: Dict = {"out": False, "amount": amount}
         if description_hash:
-            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest()
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.hex()
+        elif unhashed_description:
+            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest()
         else:
             data["memo"] = memo or ""
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lndgrpc.py b/lnbits/wallets/lndgrpc.py
index fee8b955a..10bd27e7f 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lndgrpc.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lndgrpc.py
@@ -134,14 +134,15 @@ class LndWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         params: Dict = {"value": amount, "expiry": 600, "private": True}
-
         if description_hash:
+            params["description_hash"] = description_hash
+        elif unhashed_description:
             params["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(
-                description_hash
+                unhashed_description
             ).digest()  # as bytes directly
-
         else:
             params["memo"] = memo or ""
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py b/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
index 9f7f95581..6bdbe5e07 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
@@ -73,11 +73,17 @@ class LndRestWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         data: Dict = {"value": amount, "private": True}
         if description_hash:
+            data["description_hash"] = base64.b64encode(description_hash).decode(
+                "ascii"
+            )
+        elif unhashed_description:
             data["description_hash"] = base64.b64encode(
-                hashlib.sha256(description_hash).digest()
+                hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).digest()
             ).decode("ascii")
         else:
             data["memo"] = memo or ""
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lnpay.py b/lnbits/wallets/lnpay.py
index 7ba45a228..de0a60a84 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lnpay.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lnpay.py
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ class LNPayWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         data: Dict = {"num_satoshis": f"{amount}"}
         if description_hash:
-            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest()
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.hex()
+        elif unhashed_description:
+            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest()
         else:
             data["memo"] = memo or ""
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lntxbot.py b/lnbits/wallets/lntxbot.py
index 9b0954e9e..ba310823a 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lntxbot.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lntxbot.py
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ class LntxbotWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         data: Dict = {"amt": str(amount)}
         if description_hash:
-            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest()
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.hex()
+        elif unhashed_description:
+            data["description_hash"] = hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest()
         else:
             data["memo"] = memo or ""
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/opennode.py b/lnbits/wallets/opennode.py
index 0760d186b..9fcf374a7 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/opennode.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/opennode.py
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ class OpenNodeWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
-        if description_hash:
+        if description_hash or unhashed_description:
             raise Unsupported("description_hash")
 
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/spark.py b/lnbits/wallets/spark.py
index 55758aab0..a26177db9 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/spark.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/spark.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class SparkWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        unhashed_description: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         label = "lbs{}".format(random.random())
         checking_id = label
@@ -102,7 +104,13 @@ class SparkWallet(Wallet):
                 r = await self.invoicewithdescriptionhash(
                     msatoshi=amount * 1000,
                     label=label,
-                    description_hash=hashlib.sha256(description_hash).hexdigest(),
+                    description_hash=description_hash.hex(),
+                )
+            elif unhashed_description:
+                r = await self.invoicewithdescriptionhash(
+                    msatoshi=amount * 1000,
+                    label=label,
+                    description_hash=hashlib.sha256(unhashed_description).hexdigest(),
                 )
             else:
                 r = await self.invoice(
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/void.py b/lnbits/wallets/void.py
index d6a01d3ad..0de387aae 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/void.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/void.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class VoidWallet(Wallet):
         amount: int,
         memo: Optional[str] = None,
         description_hash: Optional[bytes] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> InvoiceResponse:
         raise Unsupported("")
 
diff --git a/tests/core/views/test_api.py b/tests/core/views/test_api.py
index 9dd13004c..501379b8f 100644
--- a/tests/core/views/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/core/views/test_api.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from lnbits.core.views.api import (
     api_payment,
     api_payments_create_invoice,
 )
+from lnbits.settings import wallet_class
 
 from ...helpers import get_random_invoice_data
 
@@ -192,11 +193,32 @@ async def test_api_payment_with_key(invoice, inkey_headers_from):
 
 
 # check POST /api/v1/payments: invoice creation with a description hash
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    wallet_class.__name__ in ["CoreLightningWallet"],
+    reason="wallet does not support description_hash",
+)
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_invoice_with_description_hash(client, inkey_headers_to):
     data = await get_random_invoice_data()
     descr_hash = hashlib.sha256("asdasdasd".encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
-    data["description_hash"] = "asdasdasd".encode("utf-8").hex()
+    data["description_hash"] = descr_hash
+
+    response = await client.post(
+        "/api/v1/payments", json=data, headers=inkey_headers_to
+    )
+    invoice = response.json()
+
+    invoice_bolt11 = bolt11.decode(invoice["payment_request"])
+    assert invoice_bolt11.description_hash == descr_hash
+    assert invoice_bolt11.description is None
+    return invoice
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_invoice_with_unhashed_description(client, inkey_headers_to):
+    data = await get_random_invoice_data()
+    descr_hash = hashlib.sha256("asdasdasd".encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+    data["unhashed_description"] = "asdasdasd".encode("utf-8").hex()
 
     response = await client.post(
         "/api/v1/payments", json=data, headers=inkey_headers_to