diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/BasicKeyChain.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/BasicKeyChain.java
index bbbe72f0abc..453eb5d77d0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/BasicKeyChain.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/BasicKeyChain.java
@@ -409,7 +409,11 @@ public void addEventListener(KeyChainEventListener listener) {
 
     @Override
     public void addEventListener(KeyChainEventListener listener, Executor executor) {
-        listeners.add(new ListenerRegistration<>(listener, executor));
+        addEventListener(new ListenerRegistration<>(listener, executor));
+    }
+
+    public void addEventListener(ListenerRegistration<KeyChainEventListener> listener) {
+        listeners.add(listener);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -476,6 +480,9 @@ public BasicKeyChain toEncrypted(KeyCrypter keyCrypter, KeyParameter aesKey) {
                     throw new KeyCrypterException("The key " + key.toString() + " cannot be successfully decrypted after encryption so aborting wallet encryption.");
                 encrypted.importKeyLocked(encryptedKey);
             }
+            for (ListenerRegistration<KeyChainEventListener> listener : listeners) {
+                encrypted.listeners.add(listener);
+            }
             return encrypted;
         } finally {
             lock.unlock();
@@ -501,6 +508,9 @@ public BasicKeyChain toDecrypted(KeyParameter aesKey) {
             for (ECKey key : hashToKeys.values()) {
                 decrypted.importKeyLocked(key.decrypt(aesKey));
             }
+            for (ListenerRegistration<KeyChainEventListener> listener : listeners) {
+                decrypted.listeners.add(listener);
+            }
             return decrypted;
         } finally {
             lock.unlock();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DeterministicKeyChain.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DeterministicKeyChain.java
index 96b0df75110..7828581ca4f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DeterministicKeyChain.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DeterministicKeyChain.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Utils;
 import org.bitcoinj.crypto.*;
 import org.bitcoinj.script.Script;
+import org.bitcoinj.utils.ListenerRegistration;
 import org.bitcoinj.utils.Threading;
 import org.bitcoinj.wallet.listeners.KeyChainEventListener;
 
@@ -428,6 +429,9 @@ protected DeterministicKeyChain(KeyCrypter crypter, KeyParameter aesKey, Determi
             hierarchy.putKey(key);
             basicKeyChain.importKey(key);
         }
+        for (ListenerRegistration<KeyChainEventListener> listener : chain.basicKeyChain.getListeners()) {
+            basicKeyChain.addEventListener(listener);
+        }
     }
 
     public ImmutableList<ChildNumber> getAccountPath() {
@@ -1030,6 +1034,9 @@ public DeterministicKeyChain toDecrypted(KeyParameter aesKey) {
         }
         chain.issuedExternalKeys = issuedExternalKeys;
         chain.issuedInternalKeys = issuedInternalKeys;
+        for (ListenerRegistration<KeyChainEventListener> listener : basicKeyChain.getListeners()) {
+            chain.basicKeyChain.addEventListener(listener);
+        }
         return chain;
     }