diff --git a/rosetta/rosetta.go b/rosetta/rosetta.go
index 84f5266ff..cd736c3b1 100644
--- a/rosetta/rosetta.go
+++ b/rosetta/rosetta.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func getRouter(asserter *asserter.Asserter, hmy *hmy.Harmony) http.Handler {
 	return server.NewRouter(
 		server.NewNetworkAPIController(services.NewNetworkAPI(hmy), asserter),
 		server.NewBlockAPIController(services.NewBlockAPI(hmy), asserter),
+		server.NewAccountAPIController(services.NewAccountAPI(hmy), asserter),
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/rosetta/services/account.go b/rosetta/services/account.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b463d78bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosetta/services/account.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/server"
+	"github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/types"
+	ethCommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+
+	hmyTypes "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/hmy"
+	hmyCommon "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/common"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/rosetta/common"
+)
+
+// AccountAPI implements the server.AccountAPIServicer interface.
+type AccountAPI struct {
+	hmy *hmy.Harmony
+}
+
+// NewAccountAPI creates a new instance of a BlockAPI.
+func NewAccountAPI(hmy *hmy.Harmony) server.AccountAPIServicer {
+	return &AccountAPI{
+		hmy: hmy,
+	}
+}
+
+// AccountBalance ...
+func (s *AccountAPI) AccountBalance(
+	ctx context.Context, req *types.AccountBalanceRequest,
+) (*types.AccountBalanceResponse, *types.Error) {
+	if err := assertValidNetworkIdentifier(req.NetworkIdentifier, s.hmy.ShardID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var block *hmyTypes.Block
+	if req.BlockIdentifier == nil {
+		block = s.hmy.CurrentBlock()
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		if req.BlockIdentifier.Hash != nil {
+			blockHash := ethCommon.HexToHash(*req.BlockIdentifier.Hash)
+			block, err = s.hmy.GetBlock(ctx, blockHash)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, common.NewError(common.BlockNotFoundError, map[string]interface{}{
+					"message": "block hash not found",
+				})
+			}
+		} else {
+			blockNum := rpc.BlockNumber(*req.BlockIdentifier.Index)
+			block, err = s.hmy.BlockByNumber(ctx, blockNum)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, common.NewError(common.BlockNotFoundError, map[string]interface{}{
+					"message": "block index not found",
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	addr := hmyCommon.ParseAddr(req.AccountIdentifier.Address)
+	blockNum := rpc.BlockNumber(block.Header().Header.Number().Int64())
+	balance, err := s.hmy.GetBalance(ctx, addr, blockNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, common.NewError(common.CatchAllError, map[string]interface{}{
+			"message": "invalid address",
+		})
+	}
+
+	amount := types.Amount{
+		Value:    balance.String(),
+		Currency: &common.Currency,
+	}
+
+	respBlock := types.BlockIdentifier{
+		Index: blockNum.Int64(),
+		Hash:  block.Header().Hash().String(),
+	}
+
+	return &types.AccountBalanceResponse{
+		BlockIdentifier: &respBlock,
+		Balances:        []*types.Amount{&amount},
+	}, nil
+}