diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/app.go b/client/v2/autocli/app.go
index 367622a2ce21..e8197fc08cfc 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/app.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/app.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	autocliv1 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/autocli/v1"
 	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/flag"
+	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/keyring"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ type AppOptions struct {
 	AddressCodec          address.Codec
 	ValidatorAddressCodec runtime.ValidatorAddressCodec
 	ConsensusAddressCodec runtime.ConsensusAddressCodec
+
+	// Keyring is the keyring to use for client/v2.
+	Keyring keyring.Keyring `optional:"true"`
 }
 
 // EnhanceRootCommand enhances the provided root command with autocli AppOptions,
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ func (appOptions AppOptions) EnhanceRootCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			AddressCodec:          appOptions.AddressCodec,
 			ValidatorAddressCodec: appOptions.ValidatorAddressCodec,
 			ConsensusAddressCodec: appOptions.ConsensusAddressCodec,
+			Keyring:               appOptions.Keyring,
 		},
 		GetClientConn: func(cmd *cobra.Command) (grpc.ClientConnInterface, error) {
 			return client.GetClientQueryContext(cmd)
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/builder.go b/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
index 580a02e3d724..470d8e07e8fb 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/builder.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/flag"
+	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/keyring"
 )
 
 // Builder manages options for building CLI commands.
@@ -44,5 +45,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Validate() error {
 		return errors.New("file resolver is required in builder")
 	}
 
+	if b.Keyring == nil {
+		b.Keyring = keyring.NoKeyring{}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go b/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
index 7e2985ac3c37..70d6a70f1c07 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/flag/address.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/keyring"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 type addressStringType struct{}
 
 func (a addressStringType) NewValue(_ context.Context, b *Builder) Value {
-	return &addressValue{addressCodec: b.AddressCodec}
+	return &addressValue{addressCodec: b.AddressCodec, keyring: b.Keyring}
 }
 
 func (a addressStringType) DefaultValue() string {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (a addressStringType) DefaultValue() string {
 type validatorAddressStringType struct{}
 
 func (a validatorAddressStringType) NewValue(_ context.Context, b *Builder) Value {
-	return &addressValue{addressCodec: b.ValidatorAddressCodec}
+	return &addressValue{addressCodec: b.ValidatorAddressCodec, keyring: b.Keyring}
 }
 
 func (a validatorAddressStringType) DefaultValue() string {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func (a validatorAddressStringType) DefaultValue() string {
 type addressValue struct {
 	value        string
 	addressCodec address.Codec
+	keyring      keyring.Keyring
 }
 
 func (a addressValue) Get(protoreflect.Value) (protoreflect.Value, error) {
@@ -50,7 +52,13 @@ func (a addressValue) String() string {
 
 // Set implements the flag.Value interface for addressValue it only supports bech32 addresses.
 func (a *addressValue) Set(s string) error {
-	_, err := a.addressCodec.StringToBytes(s)
+	_, err := a.keyring.LookupAddressByKeyName(s)
+	if err == nil {
+		a.value = s
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, err = a.addressCodec.StringToBytes(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid bech32 account address: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ func (a addressValue) Type() string {
 type consensusAddressStringType struct{}
 
 func (a consensusAddressStringType) NewValue(ctx context.Context, b *Builder) Value {
-	return &consensusAddressValue{addressValue: addressValue{addressCodec: b.ConsensusAddressCodec}}
+	return &consensusAddressValue{addressValue: addressValue{addressCodec: b.ConsensusAddressCodec, keyring: b.Keyring}}
 }
 
 func (a consensusAddressStringType) DefaultValue() string {
@@ -87,7 +95,13 @@ func (a consensusAddressValue) String() string {
 }
 
 func (a *consensusAddressValue) Set(s string) error {
-	_, err := a.addressCodec.StringToBytes(s)
+	_, err := a.keyring.LookupAddressByKeyName(s)
+	if err == nil {
+		a.value = s
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, err = a.addressCodec.StringToBytes(s)
 	if err == nil {
 		a.value = s
 		return nil
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go b/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
index 6720bb3faa18..7e4b477ad84e 100644
--- a/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/flag/builder.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoregistry"
 
 	autocliv1 "cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/autocli/v1"
+	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/autocli/keyring"
 	"cosmossdk.io/client/v2/internal/util"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/address"
 )
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ type Builder struct {
 	AddressCodec          address.Codec
 	ValidatorAddressCodec address.Codec
 	ConsensusAddressCodec address.Codec
+
+	// Keyring
+	Keyring keyring.Keyring
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) init() {
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/keyring/interface.go b/client/v2/autocli/keyring/interface.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ebb9df9cf27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/keyring/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package keyring
+
+type Keyring interface {
+	// LookupAddressByKeyName returns the address of the key with the given name.
+	LookupAddressByKeyName(name string) (string, error)
+}
diff --git a/client/v2/autocli/keyring/no_keyring.go b/client/v2/autocli/keyring/no_keyring.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc5c1b075c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/v2/autocli/keyring/no_keyring.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package keyring
+
+import "errors"
+
+var _ Keyring = NoKeyring{}
+
+type NoKeyring struct{}
+
+func (k NoKeyring) LookupAddressByKeyName(name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("no keyring configured")
+}