diff --git a/docs/src/guides/wallet.md b/docs/src/guides/wallet.md
index e2ce2078fe..6e9b30d9a1 100644
--- a/docs/src/guides/wallet.md
+++ b/docs/src/guides/wallet.md
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ To create a wallet named `ord`, the default, for use with `ord wallet`, run:
 ord wallet create
 ```
 
+This will print out your seed phrase mnemonic, store it somewhere safe.
+
+```
+{
+  "mnemonic": "dignity buddy actor toast talk crisp city annual tourist orient similar federal",
+  "passphrase": ""
+}
+```
+
 If you want to specify a different name or use an `ord server` running on a
 non-default URL you can set these options:
 
@@ -193,6 +202,71 @@ To see all available wallet options you can run:
 ord wallet help
 ```
 
+Restoring and Dumping Wallet
+----------------------------
+
+The `ord` wallet uses descriptors, so you can export the output descriptors and
+import them into another descriptor-based wallet. To export the wallet
+descriptors, which include your private keys:
+
+```
+$ ord wallet dump
+==========================================
+= THIS STRING CONTAINS YOUR PRIVATE KEYS =
+=        DO NOT SHARE WITH ANYONE        =
+==========================================
+{
+  "wallet_name": "ord",
+  "descriptors": [
+    {
+      "desc": "tr([551ac972/86'/1'/0']tprv8h4xBhrfZwX9o1XtUMmz92yNiGRYjF9B1vkvQ858aN1UQcACZNqN9nFzj3vrYPa4jdPMfw4ooMuNBfR4gcYm7LmhKZNTaF4etbN29Tj7UcH/0/*)#uxn94yt5",
+      "timestamp": 1296688602,
+      "active": true,
+      "internal": false,
+      "range": [
+        0,
+        999
+      ],
+      "next": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "desc": "tr([551ac972/86'/1'/0']tprv8h4xBhrfZwX9o1XtUMmz92yNiGRYjF9B1vkvQ858aN1UQcACZNqN9nFzj3vrYPa4jdPMfw4ooMuNBfR4gcYm7LmhKZNTaF4etbN29Tj7UcH/1/*)#djkyg3mv",
+      "timestamp": 1296688602,
+      "active": true,
+      "internal": true,
+      "range": [
+        0,
+        999
+      ],
+      "next": 0
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+An `ord` wallet can be restored from a mnemonic:
+
+```
+ord wallet restore --from mnemonic
+```
+
+Type your mnemonic and press return.
+
+To restore from a descriptor in `descriptor.json`:
+
+```
+cat descriptor.json | ord wallet restore --from descriptor
+```
+
+To restore from a descriptor in the clipboard:
+
+```
+ord wallet restore --from descriptor
+```
+
+Paste the descriptor into the terminal and press CTRL-D on unix and CTRL-Z
+on Windows.
+
 Receiving Sats
 --------------
 
diff --git a/src/subcommand/wallet/restore.rs b/src/subcommand/wallet/restore.rs
index 98923e10bd..f4569043c1 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/wallet/restore.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/wallet/restore.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ impl Restore {
     );
 
     let mut buffer = String::new();
-    io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
 
     match self.from {
       Source::Descriptor => {
+        io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
         ensure!(
           self.passphrase.is_none(),
           "descriptor does not take a passphrase"
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl Restore {
         Wallet::initialize_from_descriptors(name, settings, wallet_descriptors.descriptors)?;
       }
       Source::Mnemonic => {
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut buffer)?;
         let mnemonic = Mnemonic::from_str(&buffer)?;
         Wallet::initialize(
           name,