diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1582f56b..5fbb9f890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ and this project adheres to
 - cosmwasm-std: Document safety invariants of the internal memory repr ([#2344])
 - cosmwasm-std: Enforce non-null pointers using `ptr::NonNull` in the internal
   memory repr ([#2344])
-- cosmwasm-std: Let private `instantiate2_address_impl` take a new `len`
-  argument to allow truncating address data as part of the generation process.
+- cosmwasm-std: Make `instantiate2_address_impl` public and let it take a new
+  `len` argument to allow truncating address data as part of the generation
+  process. ([#2155])
 
 ## Fixed
 
 - cosmwasm-schema: The schema export now doesn't overwrite existing
   `additionalProperties` values anymore ([#2310])
 
+[#2155]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/issues/2155
 [#2268]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/issues/2268
 [#2269]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/issues/2269
 [#2310]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/pull/2310
diff --git a/packages/std/src/addresses.rs b/packages/std/src/addresses.rs
index 94f470715..2e7e732bf 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/addresses.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/addresses.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn instantiate2_address(
 /// See also <https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm/issues/2155>.
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[inline] // Only call this through a wrapper like instantiate2_address or a custom instantiate2_address_evm_compatible
-fn instantiate2_address_impl(
+pub fn instantiate2_address_impl(
     checksum: &[u8],
     creator: &CanonicalAddr,
     salt: &[u8],
diff --git a/packages/std/src/lib.rs b/packages/std/src/lib.rs
index b02cd1d56..a9d410b05 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ pub(crate) mod prelude;
 /// contract devs to use it directly.
 pub mod storage_keys;
 
-pub use crate::addresses::{instantiate2_address, Addr, CanonicalAddr, Instantiate2AddressError};
+pub use crate::addresses::{
+    instantiate2_address, instantiate2_address_impl, Addr, CanonicalAddr, Instantiate2AddressError,
+};
 pub use crate::binary::Binary;
 pub use crate::checksum::{Checksum, ChecksumError};
 pub use crate::coin::{coin, coins, has_coins, Coin};