diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index b5dc562dee..4bcfb3be94 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { secp256k1 } from '@noble/curves/secp256k1'
 import { string, ValidationError, number, object, array, addMethod, boolean } from 'yup'
 import { BOOST_MIN, MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH, MAX_POLL_NUM_CHOICES, MIN_POLL_NUM_CHOICES, SUBS_NO_JOBS, MAX_FORWARDS } from './constants'
 import { NAME_QUERY } from '../fragments/users'
@@ -260,3 +261,24 @@ export const pushSubscriptionSchema = object({
   p256dh: string().required('required').trim(),
   auth: string().required('required').trim()
 })
+
+export const lud18PayerDataSchema = (k1) => object({
+  name: string(),
+  pubkey: string(),
+  auth: object({
+    key: string().required('auth key required'),
+    k1: string().required('auth k1 required').equals(k1, 'must equal original k1 value'),
+    sig: string().required('auth sig required')
+  })
+  .test('verify auth signature', auth => {
+    const { key, k1, sig } = auth
+    try {
+      return secp256k1.verify(sig, k1, key)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('error caught validating auth signature', err)
+      return false
+    }
+  }),
+  email: string(),
+  identifier: string()
+})
diff --git a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/index.js b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/index.js
index 35cacc597f..2719e45d24 100644
--- a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/index.js
+++ b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/index.js
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
+import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { getPublicKey } from 'nostr'
 import models from '../../../../api/models'
 import { lnurlPayMetadataString } from '../../../../lib/lnurl'
 import { LNURLP_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH } from '../../../../lib/constants'
 
+const generateK1 = () => randomBytes(32).toString('hex')
+
 export default async ({ query: { username } }, res) => {
   const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { name: username } })
   if (!user) {
     return res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', reason: `user @${username} does not exist` })
   }
 
+  const k1 = generateK1()
+
   return res.status(200).json({
-    callback: `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/api/lnurlp/${username}/pay`, // The URL from LN SERVICE which will accept the pay request parameters
+    callback: `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/api/lnurlp/${username}/pay?k1=${k1}`, // The URL from LN SERVICE which will accept the pay request parameters
     minSendable: 1000, // Min amount LN SERVICE is willing to receive, can not be less than 1 or more than `maxSendable`
     maxSendable: 1000000000,
     metadata: lnurlPayMetadataString(username), // Metadata json which must be presented as raw string here, this is required to pass signature verification at a later step
     commentAllowed: LNURLP_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH, // LUD-12 Comments for payRequests https://github.com/lnurl/luds/blob/luds/12.md
+    payerData: { // LUD-18 payer data for payRequests https://github.com/lnurl/luds/blob/luds/18.md
+      name: { mandatory: false },
+      pubkey: { mandatory: false },
+      identifier: { mandatory: false },
+      email: { mandatory: false },
+      auth: {
+        mandatory: false,
+        k1
+      }
+    },
     tag: 'payRequest', // Type of LNURL
     nostrPubkey: process.env.NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY ? getPublicKey(process.env.NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY) : undefined,
     allowsNostr: !!process.env.NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY
diff --git a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
index f691edf3de..48b1a047c2 100644
--- a/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
+++ b/pages/api/lnurlp/[username]/pay.js
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import models from '../../../../api/models'
 import lnd from '../../../../api/lnd'
 import { createInvoice } from 'ln-service'
-import { lnurlPayDescriptionHashForUser } from '../../../../lib/lnurl'
+import { lnurlPayDescriptionHashForUser, lnurlPayMetadataString, lnurlPayDescriptionHash } from '../../../../lib/lnurl'
 import serialize from '../../../../api/resolvers/serial'
 import { schnorr } from '@noble/curves/secp256k1'
 import { createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { datePivot } from '../../../../lib/time'
 import { BALANCE_LIMIT_MSATS, INV_PENDING_LIMIT, LNURLP_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH } from '../../../../lib/constants'
+import { ssValidate, lud18PayerDataSchema } from '../../../../lib/validate'
 
-export default async ({ query: { username, amount, nostr, comment } }, res) => {
+export default async ({ query: { username, amount, nostr, comment, payerdata: payerData, k1 } }, res) => {
   const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { name: username } })
   if (!user) {
     return res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', reason: `user @${username} does not exist` })
@@ -41,6 +42,26 @@ export default async ({ query: { username, amount, nostr, comment } }, res) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', reason: `comment cannot exceed ${LNURLP_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH} characters in length` })
     }
 
+    if (payerData) {
+      let parsedPayerData
+      try {
+        parsedPayerData = JSON.parse(payerData)
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('failed to parse payerdata', err)
+        return res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', reason: 'Invalid JSON supplied for payerdata parameter' })
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await ssValidate(lud18PayerDataSchema, parsedPayerData, k1)
+      } catch (err) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ status: 'ERROR', reason: err.toString() })
+      }
+
+      // Update description hash to include the passed payer data
+      const metadataStr = `${lnurlPayMetadataString(username)}${payerData}`
+      descriptionHash = lnurlPayDescriptionHash(metadataStr)
+    }
+
     // generate invoice
     const expiresAt = datePivot(new Date(), { minutes: 1 })
     const invoice = await createInvoice({