diff --git a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils/ecdsa.ts b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils/ecdsa.ts
index 42cfc5b726..c03a238e6f 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils/ecdsa.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils/ecdsa.ts
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ describe('TSS Ecdsa Utils:', async function () {
     });
 
     // Seems to be flaky on CI, failed here: https://github.com/BitGo/BitGoJS/actions/runs/5902489990/job/16010623888?pr=3822
-    it.skip('createOfflineMuDeltaShare should succeed', async function () {
+    xit('createOfflineMuDeltaShare should succeed', async function () {
       const mockPassword = 'password';
       const alphaLength = 1536;
       const deltaLength = 64;
diff --git a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/baseCoin.ts b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/baseCoin.ts
index 3ad0ba52dc..0411a7ca75 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/baseCoin.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/baseCoin.ts
@@ -429,11 +429,20 @@ export abstract class BaseCoin implements IBaseCoin {
 
   /**
    * Generate a key pair on the curve used by the coin
-   *
-   * @param seed
+   * @param {Buffer} seed - seed to use for key pair generation
+   * @returns {KeyPair} the generated key pair
    */
   abstract generateKeyPair(seed?: Buffer): KeyPair;
 
+  /**
+   * Generate a root key pair on the curve used by the coin
+   * @param {Buffer} seed - seed to use for key pair generation
+   * @returns {KeyPair} the generated key pair
+   */
+  generateRootKeyPair(seed?: Buffer): KeyPair {
+    throw new NotImplementedError('generateRootKeyPair is not supported for this coin');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return boolean indicating whether input is valid public key for the coin.
    *
diff --git a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/iBaseCoin.ts b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/iBaseCoin.ts
index bb1eac3df7..3b8306a2fd 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/iBaseCoin.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/baseCoin/iBaseCoin.ts
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ export interface IBaseCoin {
   initiateRecovery(params: InitiateRecoveryOptions): never;
   parseTransaction(params: ParseTransactionOptions): Promise<ParsedTransaction>;
   generateKeyPair(seed?: Buffer): KeyPair;
+  generateRootKeyPair(seed?: Buffer): KeyPair;
   isValidPub(pub: string): boolean;
   isValidMofNSetup(params: ValidMofNOptions): boolean;
   isValidAddress(address: string): boolean;
diff --git a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/iKeychains.ts b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/iKeychains.ts
index bf2b5894bd..77752ac30f 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/iKeychains.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/iKeychains.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export interface IKeychains {
   list(params?: ListKeychainOptions): Promise<ListKeychainsResult>;
   updatePassword(params: UpdatePasswordOptions): Promise<ChangedKeychains>;
   updateSingleKeychainPassword(params?: UpdateSingleKeychainPasswordOptions): Keychain;
-  create(params?: { seed?: Buffer }): KeyPair;
+  create(params?: { seed?: Buffer; isRootKey?: boolean }): KeyPair;
   add(params?: AddKeychainOptions): Promise<Keychain>;
   createBitGo(params?: CreateBitGoOptions): Promise<Keychain>;
   createBackup(params?: CreateBackupOptions): Promise<Keychain>;
diff --git a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/keychains.ts b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/keychains.ts
index 8efaf76fa1..bac469afe2 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/keychains.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-core/src/bitgo/keychain/keychains.ts
@@ -172,9 +172,15 @@ export class Keychains implements IKeychains {
 
   /**
    * Create a public/private key pair
-   * @param params.seed
+   * @param params - optional params
+   * @param params.seed optional - seed to use for keypair generation
+   * @param params.isRootKey optional - whether the resulting keypair should be a root key
+   * @returns {KeyPair} - the generated keypair
    */
-  create(params: { seed?: Buffer } = {}): KeyPair {
+  create(params: { seed?: Buffer; isRootKey?: boolean } = {}): KeyPair {
+    if (params?.isRootKey) {
+      return this.baseCoin.generateRootKeyPair(params.seed);
+    }
     return this.baseCoin.generateKeyPair(params.seed);
   }