diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/alpha_context.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/alpha_context.mli
index b68a3d064..0da9010bb 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/alpha_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/alpha_context.mli
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ module Contract : sig
 
   val get_manager_key:
     context -> contract -> public_key tzresult Lwt.t
+  val is_manager_key_revealed:
+    context -> contract -> bool tzresult Lwt.t
 
   val reveal_manager_key:
     context -> contract -> public_key -> context tzresult Lwt.t
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.ml
index 53c5d0fc0..13014ef95 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.ml
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ module S = struct
       ~output: (obj1 (req "manager" Signature.Public_key_hash.encoding))
       RPC_path.(custom_root /: Contract.arg / "manager")
 
+  let manager_key =
+    RPC_service.post_service
+      ~description: "Access the manager of a contract."
+      ~query: RPC_query.empty
+      ~input: empty
+      ~output: (obj2
+                  (req "manager" Signature.Public_key_hash.encoding)
+                  (opt "key" Signature.Public_key.encoding))
+      RPC_path.(custom_root /: Contract.arg / "manager_key")
+
   let delegate =
     RPC_service.post_service
       ~description: "Access the delegate of a contract, if any."
@@ -148,6 +158,14 @@ let () =
          | Some v -> return v) in
   register_field S.balance Contract.get_balance ;
   register_field S.manager Contract.get_manager ;
+  register_field S.manager_key
+    (fun ctxt c ->
+       Contract.get_manager ctxt c >>=? fun mgr ->
+       Contract.is_manager_key_revealed ctxt c >>=? fun revealed ->
+       if revealed then
+         Contract.get_manager_key ctxt c >>=? fun key ->
+         return (mgr, Some key)
+       else return (mgr, None)) ;
   register_opt_field S.delegate Delegate.get ;
   register_field S.counter Contract.get_counter ;
   register_field S.spendable Contract.is_spendable ;
@@ -179,6 +197,9 @@ let balance ctxt block contract =
 let manager ctxt block contract =
   RPC_context.make_call1 S.manager ctxt block contract () ()
 
+let manager_key ctxt block contract =
+  RPC_context.make_call1 S.manager_key ctxt block contract () ()
+
 let delegate ctxt block contract =
   RPC_context.make_call1 S.delegate ctxt block contract () ()
 
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.mli
index a5c2f8174..955381124 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_services.mli
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ val balance:
 val manager:
   'a #RPC_context.simple -> 'a -> Contract.t -> public_key_hash shell_tzresult Lwt.t
 
+val manager_key:
+  'a #RPC_context.simple -> 'a -> Contract.t -> (public_key_hash * public_key option) shell_tzresult Lwt.t
+
 val delegate:
   'a #RPC_context.simple -> 'a -> Contract.t -> public_key_hash shell_tzresult Lwt.t
 
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.ml
index f6d8aaec6..03868bfae 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.ml
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ let get_manager_key c contract =
   | Some (Manager_repr.Hash _) -> fail (Unrevealed_manager_key contract)
   | Some (Manager_repr.Public_key v) -> return v
 
+let is_manager_key_revealed c contract =
+  Storage.Contract.Manager.get_option c contract >>=? function
+  | None -> return false
+  | Some (Manager_repr.Hash _) -> return false
+  | Some (Manager_repr.Public_key _) -> return true
+
 let reveal_manager_key c contract public_key =
   Storage.Contract.Manager.get c contract >>=? function
   | Public_key _ -> fail (Previously_revealed_key contract)
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.mli
index 34d40fbc4..932d8cadc 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/contract_storage.mli
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ val get_manager:
 
 val get_manager_key:
   Raw_context.t -> Contract_repr.t -> Signature.Public_key.t tzresult Lwt.t
+val is_manager_key_revealed:
+  Raw_context.t -> Contract_repr.t -> bool tzresult Lwt.t
 
 val reveal_manager_key:
   Raw_context.t -> Contract_repr.t -> Signature.Public_key.t  ->
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/helpers_services.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/helpers_services.ml
index 84476c389..2ff60c63c 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/helpers_services.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/helpers_services.ml
@@ -298,15 +298,21 @@ module Forge = struct
 
     let operations ctxt
         block ~branch ~source ?sourcePubKey ~counter ~fee operations =
-      let operations =
-        match sourcePubKey with
-        | None -> operations
-        | Some pk -> Reveal pk :: operations in
-      let ops =
-        Manager_operations { source ;
-                             counter ; operations ; fee } in
-      (RPC_context.make_call0 S.operations ctxt block
-         () ({ branch }, Sourced_operations ops))
+      Contract_services.manager_key ctxt block source >>= function
+      | Error _ as e -> Lwt.return e
+      | Ok (_, revealed) ->
+          let operations =
+            match revealed with
+            | Some _ -> operations
+            | None ->
+                match sourcePubKey with
+                | None -> operations
+                | Some pk -> Reveal pk :: operations in
+          let ops =
+            Manager_operations { source ;
+                                 counter ; operations ; fee } in
+          (RPC_context.make_call0 S.operations ctxt block
+             () ({ branch }, Sourced_operations ops))
 
     let reveal ctxt
         block ~branch ~source ~sourcePubKey ~counter ~fee ()=
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_assert.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_assert.ml
index 889bd2780..521fa45a0 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_assert.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_assert.ml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ let contain_error_alpha ?msg ~f = function
 let unknown_contract ~msg =
   let f = function
     | Proto_alpha.Raw_context.Storage_error _ -> true
+    | Proto_alpha.Contract_storage.Empty_implicit_contract _ -> true
     | _ -> false
   in
   contain_error_alpha ~msg ~f
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_operation.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_operation.ml
index 3fa6aed99..6f5d5aa27 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_operation.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/test/helpers/helpers_operation.ml
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ let manager (src : Helpers_account.t) ?(fee = Tez.zero) operations context =
   Alpha_context.prepare
     ~level:0l ~timestamp:(Time.now ()) ~fitness:[] context >>=? fun context ->
   Contract.get_counter context src.contract >>=? fun counter ->
+  Contract.is_manager_key_revealed context src.contract >>=? fun revealed ->
   let counter = Int32.succ counter in
   return @@
   Manager_operations {
     source = src.contract ;
     fee ;
     counter ;
-    operations = Reveal src.pub :: operations ;
+    operations = (if revealed then operations else Reveal src.pub :: operations) ;
   }