diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 32b2d0dc0f20b..e9e80b17fbb2e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3598,6 +3598,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallet-aura",
  "pallet-balances",
  "pallet-grandpa",
+ "pallet-indices",
  "pallet-randomness-collective-flip",
  "pallet-sudo",
  "pallet-template",
diff --git a/bin/node-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs b/bin/node-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
index 64b84005072fd..2d49eafae01c4 100644
--- a/bin/node-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/bin/node-template/node/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use sp_core::{Pair, Public, sr25519};
 use node_template_runtime::{
 	AccountId, AuraConfig, BalancesConfig, GenesisConfig, GrandpaConfig,
-	SudoConfig, SystemConfig, WASM_BINARY, Signature
+	IndicesConfig, SudoConfig, SystemConfig, WASM_BINARY, Signature
 };
 use sp_consensus_aura::sr25519::{AuthorityId as AuraId};
 use grandpa_primitives::{AuthorityId as GrandpaId};
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ fn testnet_genesis(initial_authorities: Vec<(AuraId, GrandpaId)>,
 			code: WASM_BINARY.to_vec(),
 			changes_trie_config: Default::default(),
 		}),
+		indices: Some(IndicesConfig {
+			indices: vec![],
+		}),
 		balances: Some(BalancesConfig {
 			balances: endowed_accounts.iter().cloned().map(|k|(k, 1 << 60)).collect(),
 		}),
diff --git a/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml b/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 9268dd8c05035..c97fe153efecb 100644
--- a/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ aura = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-
 balances = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-balances", path = "../../../frame/balances" }
 frame-support = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, path = "../../../frame/support" }
 grandpa = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-grandpa", path = "../../../frame/grandpa" }
+indices = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-indices", path = "../../../frame/indices" }
 randomness-collective-flip = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-randomness-collective-flip", path = "../../../frame/randomness-collective-flip" }
 sudo = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "pallet-sudo", path = "../../../frame/sudo" }
 system = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", default-features = false, package = "frame-system", path = "../../../frame/system" }
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ std = [
 	"frame-executive/std",
 	"frame-support/std",
 	"grandpa/std",
+	"indices/std",
 	"randomness-collective-flip/std",
 	"serde",
 	"sp-api/std",
diff --git a/bin/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs b/bin/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 0414759a5ad86..7f286cde5f39c 100644
--- a/bin/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bin/node-template/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 	impl_opaque_keys, MultiSignature,
 };
 use sp_runtime::traits::{
-	BlakeTwo256, Block as BlockT, IdentityLookup, Verify, ConvertInto, IdentifyAccount
+	BlakeTwo256, Block as BlockT, StaticLookup, Verify, ConvertInto, IdentifyAccount
 };
 use sp_api::impl_runtime_apis;
 use sp_consensus_aura::sr25519::AuthorityId as AuraId;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl system::Trait for Runtime {
 	/// The aggregated dispatch type that is available for extrinsics.
 	type Call = Call;
 	/// The lookup mechanism to get account ID from whatever is passed in dispatchers.
-	type Lookup = IdentityLookup<AccountId>;
+	type Lookup = Indices;
 	/// The index type for storing how many extrinsics an account has signed.
 	type Index = Index;
 	/// The index type for blocks.
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@ impl balances::Trait for Runtime {
 	type AccountStore = System;
 }
 
+parameter_types! {
+	/// How much an index costs.
+	pub const IndexDeposit: u128 = 100;
+}
+
+impl indices::Trait for Runtime {
+	/// The type for recording indexing into the account enumeration. If this ever overflows, there
+	/// will be problems!
+	type AccountIndex = AccountIndex;
+	/// The ubiquitous event type.
+	type Event = Event;
+	/// The currency type.
+	type Currency = Balances;
+	/// How much an index costs.
+	type Deposit = IndexDeposit;
+}
+
 parameter_types! {
 	pub const TransactionBaseFee: Balance = 0;
 	pub const TransactionByteFee: Balance = 1;
@@ -237,6 +254,7 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		Timestamp: timestamp::{Module, Call, Storage, Inherent},
 		Aura: aura::{Module, Config<T>, Inherent(Timestamp)},
 		Grandpa: grandpa::{Module, Call, Storage, Config, Event},
+		Indices: indices::{Module, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Config<T>},
 		Balances: balances::{Module, Call, Storage, Config<T>, Event<T>},
 		TransactionPayment: transaction_payment::{Module, Storage},
 		Sudo: sudo::{Module, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>},
@@ -246,7 +264,7 @@ construct_runtime!(
 );
 
 /// The address format for describing accounts.
-pub type Address = AccountId;
+pub type Address = <Indices as StaticLookup>::Source;
 /// Block header type as expected by this runtime.
 pub type Header = generic::Header<BlockNumber, BlakeTwo256>;
 /// Block type as expected by this runtime.