diff --git a/src/bdk.udl b/src/bdk.udl
index acbd439..15ef4b0 100644
--- a/src/bdk.udl
+++ b/src/bdk.udl
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-namespace bdk {};
+namespace bdk {
+  [Throws=BdkError]
+  string generate_mnemonic(WordCount word_count);
+};
 
 [Error]
 enum BdkError {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f84c08a..06212e0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -627,6 +627,12 @@ impl BumpFeeTxBuilder {
     }
 }
 
+fn generate_mnemonic(word_count: WordCount) -> Result<String, BdkError> {
+    let mnemonic: GeneratedKey<_, BareCtx> =
+        Mnemonic::generate((word_count, Language::English)).unwrap();
+    Ok(mnemonic.to_string())
+}
+
 uniffi::deps::static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(Wallet: Sync, Send);
 
 // The goal of these tests to to ensure `bdk-ffi` intermediate code correctly calls `bdk` APIs.