diff --git a/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller.ex b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35044f2996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+defmodule ExplorerWeb.API.RPC.AddressController do
+  use ExplorerWeb, :controller
+
+  alias Explorer.Chain
+  alias Explorer.Chain.{Address, Wei}
+
+  def balance(conn, params) do
+    with {:address_param, {:ok, address_hash_string}} <- fetch_address(params),
+         {:format, {:ok, address_hash}} <- to_address_hash(address_hash_string),
+         {:ok, address} <- hash_to_address(address_hash) do
+      render(conn, :balance, %{address: address})
+    else
+      {:address_param, :error} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_status(400)
+        |> render(:error, error: "Query parameter 'address' is required")
+
+      {:format, :error} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_status(400)
+        |> render(:error, error: "Invalid address hash")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp fetch_address(params) do
+    {:address_param, Map.fetch(params, "address")}
+  end
+
+  defp to_address_hash(address_hash_string) do
+    {:format, Chain.string_to_address_hash(address_hash_string)}
+  end
+
+  defp hash_to_address(address_hash) do
+    address =
+      case Chain.hash_to_address(address_hash) do
+        {:ok, address} -> address
+        {:error, :not_found} -> %Address{fetched_balance: %Wei{value: 0}}
+      end
+
+    {:ok, address}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/router.ex b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/router.ex
index a1bf5713ff..c2e519af67 100644
--- a/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/router.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/router.ex
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ defmodule ExplorerWeb.Router do
     alias ExplorerWeb.API.RPC
 
     forward("/", RPCTranslator, %{
-      "block" => RPC.BlockController
+      "block" => RPC.BlockController,
+      "account" => RPC.AddressController
     })
   end
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/views/api/rpc/address_view.ex b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/views/api/rpc/address_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd3236872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer_web/lib/explorer_web/views/api/rpc/address_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule ExplorerWeb.API.RPC.AddressView do
+  use ExplorerWeb, :view
+
+  alias ExplorerWeb.API.RPC.RPCView
+
+  def render("balance.json", %{address: address}) do
+    ether_balance = format_wei_value(address.fetched_balance, :ether, include_unit_label: false)
+    data = ether_balance
+    RPCView.render("show.json", data: data)
+  end
+
+  def render("error.json", %{error: error}) do
+    RPCView.render("error.json", error: error)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/explorer_web/test/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller_test.exs b/apps/explorer_web/test/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88d1f6bbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer_web/test/explorer_web/controllers/api/rpc/address_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+defmodule ExplorerWeb.API.RPC.AddressControllerTest do
+  use ExplorerWeb.ConnCase
+
+  alias Explorer.Chain.Wei
+
+  describe "balance" do
+    test "with missing address hash", %{conn: conn} do
+      params = %{
+        "module" => "account",
+        "action" => "balance"
+      }
+
+      assert response =
+               conn
+               |> get("/api", params)
+               |> json_response(400)
+
+      assert response["message"] =~ "'address' is required"
+      assert response["status"] == "0"
+      assert Map.has_key?(response, "result")
+      refute response["result"]
+    end
+
+    test "with an invalid address hash", %{conn: conn} do
+      params = %{
+        "module" => "account",
+        "action" => "balance",
+        "address" => "badhash"
+      }
+
+      assert response =
+               conn
+               |> get("/api", params)
+               |> json_response(400)
+
+      assert response["message"] =~ "Invalid address hash"
+      assert response["status"] == "0"
+      assert Map.has_key?(response, "result")
+      refute response["result"]
+    end
+
+    test "with an address that doesn't exist", %{conn: conn} do
+      params = %{
+        "module" => "account",
+        "action" => "balance",
+        "address" => "0x8bf38d4764929064f2d4d3a56520a76ab3df415b"
+      }
+
+      assert response =
+               conn
+               |> get("/api", params)
+               |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert response["result"] == "0"
+      assert response["status"] == "1"
+      assert response["message"] == "OK"
+    end
+
+    test "with a valid address", %{conn: conn} do
+      address = insert(:address, fetched_balance: 100)
+
+      params = %{
+        "module" => "account",
+        "action" => "balance",
+        "address" => "#{address.hash}"
+      }
+
+      expected_balance =
+        address.fetched_balance
+        |> Wei.to(:ether)
+        |> Decimal.to_string(:normal)
+
+      assert response =
+               conn
+               |> get("/api", params)
+               |> json_response(200)
+
+      assert response["result"] == expected_balance
+      assert response["status"] == "1"
+      assert response["message"] == "OK"
+    end
+  end
+end