diff --git a/client/wallet/dcr/contract.go b/client/wallet/dcr/contract.go
new file mode 100644
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+// Copyright (c) 2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Copyright (c) 2016-2019 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package dcr
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrutil"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/txscript"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/wire"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
+)
+
+const (
+	secretSize = 32
+)
+
+// atomicSwapContract returns an output script that may be redeemed by one of
+// two signature scripts:
+//
+//   <their sig> <their pubkey> <initiator secret> 1
+//
+//   <my sig> <my pubkey> 0
+//
+// The first signature script is the normal redemption path done by the other
+// party and requires the initiator's secret.  The second signature script is
+// the refund path performed by us, but the refund can only be performed after
+// locktime.
+func atomicSwapContract(pkhMe, pkhThem *[ripemd160.Size]byte, locktime int64, secretHash []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	b := txscript.NewScriptBuilder()
+
+	b.AddOp(txscript.OP_IF) // Normal redeem path
+	{
+		// Require initiator's secret to be a known length that the redeeming
+		// party can audit.  This is used to prevent fraud attacks between two
+		// currencies that have different maximum data sizes.
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_SIZE)
+		b.AddInt64(secretSize)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_EQUALVERIFY)
+
+		// Require initiator's secret to be known to redeem the output.
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_SHA256)
+		b.AddData(secretHash)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_EQUALVERIFY)
+
+		// Verify their signature is being used to redeem the output.  This
+		// would normally end with OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG but this has been
+		// moved outside of the branch to save a couple bytes.
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_DUP)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_HASH160)
+		b.AddData(pkhThem[:])
+	}
+	b.AddOp(txscript.OP_ELSE) // Refund path
+	{
+		// Verify locktime and drop it off the stack (which is not done by
+		// CLTV).
+		b.AddInt64(locktime)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_DROP)
+
+		// Verify our signature is being used to redeem the output.  This would
+		// normally end with OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG but this has been moved
+		// outside of the branch to save a couple bytes.
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_DUP)
+		b.AddOp(txscript.OP_HASH160)
+		b.AddData(pkhMe[:])
+	}
+	b.AddOp(txscript.OP_ENDIF)
+
+	// Complete the signature check.
+	b.AddOp(txscript.OP_EQUALVERIFY)
+	b.AddOp(txscript.OP_CHECKSIG)
+
+	return b.Script()
+}
+
+// redeemP2SHContract returns the signature script to redeem a contract output
+// using the redeemer's signature and the initiator's secret.  This function
+// assumes P2SH and appends the contract as the final data push.
+func redeemP2SHContract(contract, sig, pubkey, secret []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	b := txscript.NewScriptBuilder()
+	b.AddData(sig)
+	b.AddData(pubkey)
+	b.AddData(secret)
+	b.AddInt64(1)
+	b.AddData(contract)
+	return b.Script()
+}
+
+// refundP2SHContract returns the signature script to refund a contract output
+// using the contract author's signature after the locktime has been reached.
+// This function assumes P2SH and appends the contract as the final data push.
+func refundP2SHContract(contract, sig, pubkey []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	b := txscript.NewScriptBuilder()
+	b.AddData(sig)
+	b.AddData(pubkey)
+	b.AddInt64(0)
+	b.AddData(contract)
+	return b.Script()
+}
+
+// sha254Hash returns a sha256 hash of the provided bytes.
+func sha256Hash(x []byte) []byte {
+	h := sha256.Sum256(x)
+	return h[:]
+}
+
+// newSecret generated a random 32-byte secret.
+func newSecret() ([]byte, error) {
+	var secret [secretSize]byte
+	_, err := rand.Read(secret[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return secret[:], nil
+}
+
+// generateContractP2SHPkScript creates a P2SHPk script of the provided contract.
+func generateContractP2SHPkScript(contract []byte, params *chaincfg.Params) ([]byte, error) {
+	contractP2SH, err := dcrutil.NewAddressScriptHash(contract, params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	contractP2SHPkScript, err := txscript.PayToAddrScript(contractP2SH)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return contractP2SHPkScript, nil
+}
+
+// Contract represents the swap contract details.
+type Contract struct {
+	Secret           []byte
+	RedeemAddr       dcrutil.Address
+	CounterPartyAddr dcrutil.Address
+	ContractData     []byte
+	LockTime         int64
+}
+
+// newContract creates a swap contract from the provided address and lock time.
+func newContract(redeemAddr string, counterpartyAddr string, lockTime int64) (*Contract, error) {
+	if lockTime < 0 || uint32(lockTime) > wire.MaxTxInSequenceNum {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("lockTime out of range")
+	}
+
+	secret, err := newSecret()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	addrMe, err := dcrutil.DecodeAddress(redeemAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	addrThem, err := dcrutil.DecodeAddress(counterpartyAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	secretHash := sha256Hash(secret)
+
+	contract, err := atomicSwapContract(addrMe.Hash160(), addrThem.Hash160(),
+		lockTime, secretHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Contract{
+		Secret:           secret,
+		RedeemAddr:       addrMe,
+		CounterPartyAddr: addrThem,
+		ContractData:     contract,
+		LockTime:         lockTime,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// generateContracts create contracts from the provided redeem and counterparty addresses.
+func generateContracts(redeemAddrs []string, counterpartyAddrs []string, lockTime int64) ([]*Contract, error) {
+	if len(counterpartyAddrs) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no counterparty addresses provided")
+	}
+
+	if len(redeemAddrs) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no redeem addresses provided")
+	}
+
+	if len(redeemAddrs) != len(counterpartyAddrs) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("counterparty addresses size should be equal" +
+			" to the redeem addresses size")
+	}
+
+	contracts := make([]*Contract, len(redeemAddrs))
+	for idx, addr := range redeemAddrs {
+		ctpAddr := counterpartyAddrs[idx]
+		contract, err := newContract(addr, ctpAddr, lockTime)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create contract: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		contracts[idx] = contract
+	}
+
+	return contracts, nil
+}
diff --git a/client/wallet/dcr/contract_test.go b/client/wallet/dcr/contract_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40f0233f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/wallet/dcr/contract_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package dcr
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrutil"
+)
+
+func TestGenerateContracts(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		redeemAddrs []string
+		ctpAddrs    []string
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			redeemAddrs: []string{
+				"DsaRVfWLBrGYpvUW6o8jDS3iSoHQQcx1wx2",
+				"DsnHdhaBNtaahvjDPAgmsMCb9QH6LW69XsU",
+			},
+			ctpAddrs: []string{
+				"DsmEiHKgE1PkovBCB6xkFGDLxdhhXQ31sgV",
+				"DsYy9NLvAmhbpBPSDrfF87GJyZ9rSm9XXP3",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			redeemAddrs: []string{
+				"DsaRVfWLBrGYpvUW6o8jDS3iSoHQQcx1wx2",
+				"DsnHdhaBNtaahvjDPAgmsMCb9QH6LW69XsU",
+			},
+			ctpAddrs: []string{
+				"DsmEiHKgE1PkovBCB6xkFGDLxdhhXQ31sgV",
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for idx, tc := range tests {
+		contracts, err := generateContracts(tc.redeemAddrs, tc.ctpAddrs, 100)
+		if (err != nil) != tc.wantErr {
+			t.Fatalf("[generateContracts] #%d: error: %v, wantErr: %v",
+				idx+1, err, tc.wantErr)
+		}
+
+		if !tc.wantErr {
+			for i, addr := range tc.redeemAddrs {
+				redeemAddr, err := dcrutil.DecodeAddress(addr)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected redeem address err %v", addr)
+				}
+
+				ctpAddr, err := dcrutil.DecodeAddress(tc.ctpAddrs[i])
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected counterparty address err %v", addr)
+				}
+
+				contract := contracts[i]
+				if contract.RedeemAddr.String() != redeemAddr.String() {
+					t.Fatalf("expected %s redeem address for contract", addr)
+				}
+
+				if contract.CounterPartyAddr.String() != ctpAddr.String() {
+					t.Fatalf("expected %s counterparty address for contract", ctpAddr)
+				}
+
+				expectedContractData, err := atomicSwapContract(redeemAddr.Hash160(), ctpAddr.Hash160(),
+					contract.LockTime, sha256Hash(contract.Secret))
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected contract error %v", err)
+				}
+
+				if !bytes.Equal(expectedContractData, contract.ContractData) {
+					t.Fatalf("generated contract data (%x) is not equal to "+
+						" expected contract data (%x)", expectedContractData,
+						contract.ContractData)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}