diff --git a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
index afab4c5e780..40547f19ef1 100755
--- a/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
+++ b/ci/test/06_script_b.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ if [ "${RUN_TIDY}" = "true" ]; then
   export P_CI_DIR="${BASE_BUILD_DIR}/bitcoin-$HOST/src/"
   CI_EXEC run-clang-tidy "${MAKEJOBS}"
   export P_CI_DIR="${BASE_BUILD_DIR}/bitcoin-$HOST/"
-  CI_EXEC "python3 ${BASE_SCRATCH_DIR}/iwyu/include-what-you-use/iwyu_tool.py src/compat src/init -p . ${MAKEJOBS} -- -Xiwyu --cxx17ns -Xiwyu --mapping_file=${BASE_BUILD_DIR}/bitcoin-$HOST/contrib/devtools/iwyu/bitcoin.core.imp"
+  CI_EXEC "python3 ${BASE_SCRATCH_DIR}/iwyu/include-what-you-use/iwyu_tool.py"\
+          " src/compat"\
+          " src/init"\
+          " src/rpc/signmessage.cpp"\
+          " -p . ${MAKEJOBS} -- -Xiwyu --cxx17ns -Xiwyu --mapping_file=${BASE_BUILD_DIR}/bitcoin-$HOST/contrib/devtools/iwyu/bitcoin.core.imp"
 fi
 
 if [ "$RUN_SECURITY_TESTS" = "true" ]; then
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f77c2f919ce..65151582fba 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ libbitcoin_node_a_SOURCES = \
   rpc/rawtransaction.cpp \
   rpc/server.cpp \
   rpc/server_util.cpp \
+  rpc/signmessage.cpp \
   rpc/txoutproof.cpp \
   script/sigcache.cpp \
   shutdown.cpp \
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 98d751e69d8..7525b859eeb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <node/context.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
-#include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
 #include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
+#include <univalue.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
-#include <util/message.h> // For MessageSign(), MessageVerify()
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/syscall_sandbox.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <univalue.h>
-
 using node::NodeContext;
 
 static RPCHelpMan validateaddress()
@@ -311,95 +308,6 @@ static RPCHelpMan deriveaddresses()
     };
 }
 
-static RPCHelpMan verifymessage()
-{
-    return RPCHelpMan{"verifymessage",
-                "Verify a signed message.",
-                {
-                    {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The bitcoin address to use for the signature."},
-                    {"signature", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage)."},
-                    {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The message that was signed."},
-                },
-                RPCResult{
-                    RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "", "If the signature is verified or not."
-                },
-                RPCExamples{
-            "\nUnlock the wallet for 30 seconds\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrase", "\"mypassphrase\" 30") +
-            "\nCreate the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("signmessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nVerify the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
-            + HelpExampleRpc("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\", \"signature\", \"my message\"")
-                },
-        [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
-{
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-
-    std::string strAddress  = request.params[0].get_str();
-    std::string strSign     = request.params[1].get_str();
-    std::string strMessage  = request.params[2].get_str();
-
-    switch (MessageVerify(strAddress, strSign, strMessage)) {
-    case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS:
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid address");
-    case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_ADDRESS_NO_KEY:
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Address does not refer to key");
-    case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_MALFORMED_SIGNATURE:
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Malformed base64 encoding");
-    case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_PUBKEY_NOT_RECOVERED:
-    case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_NOT_SIGNED:
-        return false;
-    case MessageVerificationResult::OK:
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-},
-    };
-}
-
-static RPCHelpMan signmessagewithprivkey()
-{
-    return RPCHelpMan{"signmessagewithprivkey",
-                "\nSign a message with the private key of an address\n",
-                {
-                    {"privkey", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The private key to sign the message with."},
-                    {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The message to create a signature of."},
-                },
-                RPCResult{
-                    RPCResult::Type::STR, "signature", "The signature of the message encoded in base 64"
-                },
-                RPCExamples{
-            "\nCreate the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nVerify the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
-            + HelpExampleRpc("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\", \"my message\"")
-                },
-        [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
-{
-    std::string strPrivkey = request.params[0].get_str();
-    std::string strMessage = request.params[1].get_str();
-
-    CKey key = DecodeSecret(strPrivkey);
-    if (!key.IsValid()) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid private key");
-    }
-
-    std::string signature;
-
-    if (!MessageSign(key, strMessage, signature)) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Sign failed");
-    }
-
-    return signature;
-},
-    };
-}
-
 static RPCHelpMan setmocktime()
 {
     return RPCHelpMan{"setmocktime",
@@ -799,8 +707,6 @@ void RegisterMiscRPCCommands(CRPCTable& t)
         {"util", &createmultisig},
         {"util", &deriveaddresses},
         {"util", &getdescriptorinfo},
-        {"util", &verifymessage},
-        {"util", &signmessagewithprivkey},
         {"util", &getindexinfo},
         {"hidden", &setmocktime},
         {"hidden", &mockscheduler},
diff --git a/src/rpc/register.h b/src/rpc/register.h
index 5a604ad4284..f3dba08b6c6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/register.h
+++ b/src/rpc/register.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void RegisterNetRPCCommands(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
 void RegisterMiscRPCCommands(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
 void RegisterMiningRPCCommands(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
 void RegisterRawTransactionRPCCommands(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
+void RegisterSignMessageRPCCommands(CRPCTable&);
 void RegisterSignerRPCCommands(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
 
 static inline void RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t)
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ static inline void RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t)
     RegisterMiscRPCCommands(t);
     RegisterMiningRPCCommands(t);
     RegisterRawTransactionRPCCommands(t);
+    RegisterSignMessageRPCCommands(t);
 #ifdef ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER
     RegisterSignerRPCCommands(t);
 #endif // ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER
diff --git a/src/rpc/signmessage.cpp b/src/rpc/signmessage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c752ba1fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rpc/signmessage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <key.h>
+#include <key_io.h>
+#include <rpc/protocol.h>
+#include <rpc/request.h>
+#include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/util.h>
+#include <univalue.h>
+#include <util/message.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+static RPCHelpMan verifymessage()
+{
+    return RPCHelpMan{"verifymessage",
+        "Verify a signed message.",
+        {
+            {"address", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The bitcoin address to use for the signature."},
+            {"signature", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage)."},
+            {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The message that was signed."},
+        },
+        RPCResult{
+            RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "", "If the signature is verified or not."
+        },
+        RPCExamples{
+            "\nUnlock the wallet for 30 seconds\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrase", "\"mypassphrase\" 30") +
+            "\nCreate the signature\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("signmessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"my message\"") +
+            "\nVerify the signature\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
+            + HelpExampleRpc("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\", \"signature\", \"my message\"")
+        },
+        [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
+        {
+            std::string strAddress = request.params[0].get_str();
+            std::string strSign = request.params[1].get_str();
+            std::string strMessage = request.params[2].get_str();
+
+            switch (MessageVerify(strAddress, strSign, strMessage)) {
+            case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS:
+                throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid address");
+            case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_ADDRESS_NO_KEY:
+                throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Address does not refer to key");
+            case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_MALFORMED_SIGNATURE:
+                throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Malformed base64 encoding");
+            case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_PUBKEY_NOT_RECOVERED:
+            case MessageVerificationResult::ERR_NOT_SIGNED:
+                return false;
+            case MessageVerificationResult::OK:
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        },
+    };
+}
+
+static RPCHelpMan signmessagewithprivkey()
+{
+    return RPCHelpMan{"signmessagewithprivkey",
+        "\nSign a message with the private key of an address\n",
+        {
+            {"privkey", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The private key to sign the message with."},
+            {"message", RPCArg::Type::STR, RPCArg::Optional::NO, "The message to create a signature of."},
+        },
+        RPCResult{
+            RPCResult::Type::STR, "signature", "The signature of the message encoded in base 64"
+        },
+        RPCExamples{
+            "\nCreate the signature\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\" \"my message\"") +
+            "\nVerify the signature\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
+            + HelpExampleRpc("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\", \"my message\"")
+        },
+        [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
+        {
+            std::string strPrivkey = request.params[0].get_str();
+            std::string strMessage = request.params[1].get_str();
+
+            CKey key = DecodeSecret(strPrivkey);
+            if (!key.IsValid()) {
+                throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid private key");
+            }
+
+            std::string signature;
+
+            if (!MessageSign(key, strMessage, signature)) {
+                throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Sign failed");
+            }
+
+            return signature;
+        },
+    };
+}
+
+void RegisterSignMessageRPCCommands(CRPCTable& t)
+{
+    static const CRPCCommand commands[]{
+        {"util", &verifymessage},
+        {"util", &signmessagewithprivkey},
+    };
+    for (const auto& c : commands) {
+        t.appendCommand(c.name, &c);
+    }
+}