diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 40201f11a..fc5021bc2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1088,6 +1088,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
+ "ethers-addressbook",
  "ethers-contract",
  "ethers-core",
  "ethers-etherscan",
@@ -1102,6 +1103,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ethers-addressbook"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "ethers-core",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ethers-contract"
 version = "0.6.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7b07c0d87..0d16a9f3b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Complete Ethereum library and wallet implementation in Rust.
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
+    "ethers-addressbook",
     "ethers-contract",
     "ethers-providers",
     "ethers-signers",
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 default-members = [
+    "ethers-addressbook",
     "ethers-contract",
     "ethers-providers",
     "ethers-signers",
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ solc-tests = ["ethers-solc/tests"]
 solc-sha2-asm = ["ethers-solc/asm"]
 
 [dependencies]
+ethers-addressbook = { version = "^0.1.0", default-features = false, path = "./ethers-addressbook" }
 ethers-contract = { version = "^0.6.0", default-features = false, path = "./ethers-contract" }
 ethers-core = { version = "^0.6.0", default-features = false, path = "./ethers-core" }
 ethers-providers = { version = "^0.6.0", default-features = false, path = "./ethers-providers" }
diff --git a/ethers-addressbook/Cargo.toml b/ethers-addressbook/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ead556e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-addressbook/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "ethers-addressbook"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+once_cell = "1.9.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+
+ethers-core = { path = "../ethers-core" }
diff --git a/ethers-addressbook/src/contracts/contracts.json b/ethers-addressbook/src/contracts/contracts.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76c4ce7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-addressbook/src/contracts/contracts.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+	"dai": {
+		"addresses": {
+			"mainnet": "0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f",
+			"rinkeby": "0x8ad3aa5d5ff084307d28c8f514d7a193b2bfe725"
+		}
+	},
+	"usdc": {
+		"addresses": {
+			"mainnet": "0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ethers-addressbook/src/lib.rs b/ethers-addressbook/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3abe61dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethers-addressbook/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use ethers_core::types::{Address, Chain};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+const CONTRACTS_JSON: &str = include_str!("./contracts/contracts.json");
+
+static ADDRESSBOOK: Lazy<HashMap<String, Contract>> =
+    Lazy::new(|| serde_json::from_str(CONTRACTS_JSON).unwrap());
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Contract {
+    addresses: HashMap<Chain, Address>,
+}
+
+impl Contract {
+    pub fn address(&self, chain: Chain) -> Option<Address> {
+        self.addresses.get(&chain).cloned()
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn contract<S: Into<String>>(name: S) -> Option<Contract> {
+    ADDRESSBOOK.get(&name.into()).cloned()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_tokens() {
+        assert!(contract("dai").is_some());
+        assert!(contract("usdc").is_some());
+        assert!(contract("rand").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_addrs() {
+        assert!(contract("dai").unwrap().address(Chain::Mainnet).is_some());
+        assert!(contract("dai").unwrap().address(Chain::MoonbeamDev).is_none());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/chain.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/chain.rs
index 2a1ad9036..217e2d3bc 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/types/chain.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/chain.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-use std::fmt;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
+
 use crate::types::U256;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Error)]
 #[error("Failed to parse chain: {0}")]
 pub struct ParseChainError(String);
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum Chain {
     Mainnet,
     Ropsten,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d5dc218dd..da32f5d30 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
 //! [`abi`]: core::abi
 //! [`types`]: core::types
 
+/// Address book consisting of frequently used contracts
+pub mod addressbook {
+    pub use ethers_addressbook::*;
+}
+
 #[doc = include_str!("../assets/CONTRACT_README.md")]
 pub mod contract {
     pub use ethers_contract::*;
@@ -124,6 +129,8 @@ pub use crate::core::{abi, types, utils};
 /// Easy imports of frequently used type definitions and traits
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod prelude {
+    pub use super::addressbook::*;
+
     pub use super::contract::*;
 
     pub use super::core::{types::*, *};