diff --git a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
index 60fd9577978c..5cde04e82554 100644
--- a/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/keys/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import (
 	secp256k1 "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
 )
 
 // used to reject malleable signatures
 // see:
-//  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
-//  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/crypto.go#L39
+//   - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
+//   - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/crypto.go#L39
 var secp256k1halfN = new(big.Int).Rsh(secp256k1.S256().N, 1)
 
 // Sign creates an ECDSA signature on curve Secp256k1, using SHA256 on the msg.
@@ -49,6 +50,33 @@ func (pubKey *PubKey) VerifySignature(msg []byte, sigStr []byte) bool {
 	return signature.Verify(crypto.Sha256(msg), pub)
 }
 
+// VerifyBytes verifies a signature of the form R || S.
+// It rejects signatures which are not in lower-S form.
+func (pubKey *PubKey) VerifySignatureEip191(msg []byte, sigStr []byte) bool {
+	if len(sigStr) != 64 {
+		return false
+	}
+	pub, err := secp256k1.ParsePubKey(pubKey.Key, secp256k1.S256())
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	// parse the signature:
+	signature := signatureFromBytes(sigStr)
+	// Reject malleable signatures. libsecp256k1 does this check but btcec doesn't.
+	// see: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
+	if signature.S.Cmp(secp256k1halfN) > 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return signature.Verify(keccak256(msg), pub)
+}
+
+func keccak256(bytes []byte) []byte {
+	hasher := sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
+	hasher.Write(bytes)
+	return hasher.Sum(nil)
+}
+
 // Read Signature struct from R || S. Caller needs to ensure
 // that len(sigStr) == 64.
 func signatureFromBytes(sigStr []byte) *secp256k1.Signature {
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go b/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
index fdd13ac9aa67..f05ac2ce4a4c 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/sigverify.go
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ func (svd SigVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simul
 				if OnlyLegacyAminoSigners(sig.Data) {
 					// If all signers are using SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO, we rely on VerifySignature to check account sequence number,
 					// and therefore communicate sequence number as a potential cause of error.
-					errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed; please verify account number (%d), sequence (%d) and chain-id (%s)", accNum, acc.GetSequence(), chainID)
+					errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed; please verify account number (%d), sequence (%d) and chain-id (%s): %s", accNum, acc.GetSequence(), chainID, err.Error())
 				} else {
-					errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed; please verify account number (%d) and chain-id (%s)", accNum, chainID)
+					errMsg = fmt.Sprintf("signature verification failed; please verify account number (%d) and chain-id (%s): %s", accNum, chainID, err.Error())
 				}
 				return ctx, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnauthorized, errMsg)
 
diff --git a/x/auth/signing/verify.go b/x/auth/signing/verify.go
index 5a5395de69f3..6d3a6a60902c 100644
--- a/x/auth/signing/verify.go
+++ b/x/auth/signing/verify.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package signing
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys/secp256k1"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types/multisig"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -18,8 +20,23 @@ func VerifySignature(pubKey cryptotypes.PubKey, signerData SignerData, sigData s
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if !pubKey.VerifySignature(signBytes, data.Signature) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to verify single signer signature")
+
+		if data.SignMode == signing.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191 {
+			// do this to not have to register a new type of pubkey like here:
+			// https://github.com/scrtlabs/cosmos-sdk/blob/07817ad365/crypto/keys/secp256k1/keys.pb.go#L120
+
+			secp256k1PubKey, ok := pubKey.(*secp256k1.PubKey)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("eip191 sign mode requires pubkey to be of type cosmos.crypto.secp256k1.PubKey")
+			}
+
+			if !secp256k1PubKey.VerifySignatureEip191(signBytes, data.Signature) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to verify single signer eip191 signature %s for signBytes %s", hex.EncodeToString(data.Signature), hex.EncodeToString(signBytes))
+			}
+		} else {
+			if !pubKey.VerifySignature(signBytes, data.Signature) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to verify single signer signature %s for signBytes %s", hex.EncodeToString(data.Signature), hex.EncodeToString(signBytes))
+			}
 		}
 		return nil
 
diff --git a/x/auth/tx/eip191.go b/x/auth/tx/eip191.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d21cd13aee6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/auth/tx/eip191.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package tx
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
+	signingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/legacy/legacytx"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/signing"
+)
+
+const EIP191MessagePrefix = "\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n"
+
+const eip191NonCriticalFieldsError = "protobuf transaction contains unknown non-critical fields. This is a transaction malleability issue and SIGN_MODE_EIP_191 cannot be used."
+
+var _ signing.SignModeHandler = signModeEIP191Handler{}
+
+// signModeEIP191Handler defines the SIGN_MODE_EIP191
+// SignModeHandler.
+type signModeEIP191Handler struct{}
+
+func (s signModeEIP191Handler) DefaultMode() signingtypes.SignMode {
+	return signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191
+}
+
+func (s signModeEIP191Handler) Modes() []signingtypes.SignMode {
+	return []signingtypes.SignMode{signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191}
+}
+
+func (s signModeEIP191Handler) GetSignBytes(mode signingtypes.SignMode, data signing.SignerData, tx sdk.Tx) ([]byte, error) {
+	if mode != signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191, mode)
+	}
+
+	protoTx, ok := tx.(*wrapper)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can only handle a protobuf Tx, got %T", tx)
+	}
+
+	if protoTx.txBodyHasUnknownNonCriticals {
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, eip191NonCriticalFieldsError)
+	}
+
+	body := protoTx.tx.Body
+
+	if len(body.ExtensionOptions) != 0 || len(body.NonCriticalExtensionOptions) != 0 {
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191 does not support protobuf extension options.")
+	}
+
+	aminoJSONBz := legacytx.StdSignBytes(
+		data.ChainID, data.AccountNumber, data.Sequence, protoTx.GetTimeoutHeight(),
+		legacytx.StdFee{Amount: protoTx.GetFee(), Gas: protoTx.GetGas()},
+		tx.GetMsgs(), protoTx.GetMemo(),
+	)
+
+	bz := append(
+		[]byte(EIP191MessagePrefix),
+		[]byte(strconv.Itoa(len(aminoJSONBz)))...,
+	)
+
+	bz = append(bz, aminoJSONBz...)
+
+	return bz, nil
+}
diff --git a/x/auth/tx/mode_handler.go b/x/auth/tx/mode_handler.go
index f49ee16198d7..f56fa57692e4 100644
--- a/x/auth/tx/mode_handler.go
+++ b/x/auth/tx/mode_handler.go
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ import (
 var DefaultSignModes = []signingtypes.SignMode{
 	signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_DIRECT,
 	signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON,
+	signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191,
 }
 
 // makeSignModeHandler returns the default protobuf SignModeHandler supporting
-// SIGN_MODE_DIRECT and SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON.
+// SIGN_MODE_DIRECT, SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON, and SIGN_MODE_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191.
 func makeSignModeHandler(modes []signingtypes.SignMode) signing.SignModeHandler {
 	if len(modes) < 1 {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("no sign modes enabled"))
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ func makeSignModeHandler(modes []signingtypes.SignMode) signing.SignModeHandler
 			handlers[i] = signModeDirectHandler{}
 		case signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_LEGACY_AMINO_JSON:
 			handlers[i] = signModeLegacyAminoJSONHandler{}
+		case signingtypes.SignMode_SIGN_MODE_EIP_191:
+			handlers[i] = signModeEIP191Handler{}
 		default:
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("unsupported sign mode %+v", mode))
 		}