diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
index a642cb5..93ba8e0 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
@@ -1341,6 +1341,18 @@ namespace monero {
     return epee::string_tools::buff_to_hex_nodelimer(wallet2->export_outputs_to_str(true));
   }
 
+  int MoneroWallet::importOutputsHex(const string& outputsHex) {
+
+    // validate and parse hex data
+    cryptonote::blobdata blob;
+    if (!epee::string_tools::parse_hexstr_to_binbuff(outputsHex, blob)) {
+      throw runtime_error("Failed to parse hex.");
+    }
+
+    // import hex and return result
+    return wallet2->import_outputs_from_str(blob);
+  }
+
   void MoneroWallet::save() {
     cout << "save()" << endl;
     wallet2->store();
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
index 7fad8f6..7671466 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
@@ -1006,14 +1006,14 @@ namespace monero {
      */
     string getOutputsHex() const;
 
-//    /**
-//     * Import outputs in hex format.
-//     *
-//     * @param outputsHex are outputs in hex format
-//     * @return the number of outputs imported
-//     */
-//    public int importOutputsHex(string outputsHex);
-//
+    /**
+     * Import outputs in hex format.
+     *
+     * @param outputsHex are outputs in hex format
+     * @return the number of outputs imported
+     */
+    int importOutputsHex(const string& outputsHex);
+
 //    /**
 //     * Set an arbitrary attribute.
 //     *
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 7c440ef..a08a83e 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+handle e.g. restricted or hw wallet limitations in wallet_rpc_server, e.g. on_import_outputs?
 wallet2 does not automatically save unlike rpc; where to invoke save and how to separate for tests?
 throw MoneroErrors instead of runtime_errors
 toPropertyTree() should take node as parameter; optimize memory elsewhere