diff --git a/common/bytes.go b/common/bytes.go
index 0c257a1ee0..8520b330db 100644
--- a/common/bytes.go
+++ b/common/bytes.go
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ func ToHex(b []byte) string {
 	return "0x" + hex
 }
 
+// creates a array of hex-string based on []byte
+func ToHexArray(b [][]byte) []string {
+	r := make([]string, len(b))
+	for i := range b {
+		r[i] = ToHex(b[i])
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
 // FromHex returns the bytes represented by the hexadecimal string s.
 // s may be prefixed with "0x".
 func FromHex(s string) []byte {
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 216667ce98..788449c9e2 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -256,6 +256,32 @@ func (self *StateDB) GetState(addr common.Address, hash common.Hash) common.Hash
 	return common.Hash{}
 }
 
+// MerkleProof
+type ProofList [][]byte
+
+func (n *ProofList) Put(key []byte, value []byte) error {
+	*n = append(*n, value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// returns the MerkleProof for a given Account
+func (self *StateDB) GetProof(a common.Address) [][]byte {
+	var proof ProofList
+	self.trie.Prove(crypto.Keccak256(a.Bytes()), 0, &proof)
+	return [][]byte(proof)
+}
+
+// returns the StorageProof for given key
+func (self *StateDB) GetStorageProof(a common.Address, key common.Hash) [][]byte {
+	trie := self.StorageTrie(a)
+	if trie == nil {
+		return [][]byte{}
+	}
+	var proof ProofList
+	trie.Prove(crypto.Keccak256(key.Bytes()), 0, &proof)
+	return [][]byte(proof)
+}
+
 // GetCommittedState retrieves a value from the given account's committed storage trie.
 func (self *StateDB) GetCommittedState(addr common.Address, hash common.Hash) common.Hash {
 	stateObject := self.getStateObject(addr)
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index fc15082f18..5cefd54d7a 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	SetNonce(common.Address, uint64)
 
 	GetCodeHash(common.Address) common.Hash
+	GetProof(common.Address) [][]byte
+	GetStorageProof(common.Address, common.Hash) [][]byte
 	GetCode(common.Address) []byte
 	SetCode(common.Address, []byte)
 	GetCodeSize(common.Address) int
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index f7379e228c..a0480bc5f7 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -502,6 +502,55 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetBalance(ctx context.Context, address common.Add
 	return (*hexutil.Big)(state.GetBalance(address)), state.Error()
 }
 
+// GetBalance returns the amount of wei for the given address in the state of the
+// given block number. The rpc.LatestBlockNumber and rpc.PendingBlockNumber meta
+// block numbers are also allowed.
+func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, storageKeys []string, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	state, _, err := s.b.StateAndHeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNr)
+	if state == nil || err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	storageTrie := state.StorageTrie(address)
+	storageHash := types.EmptyRootHash
+	codeHash := state.GetCodeHash(address)
+	storageProof := make([]map[string]interface{}, len(storageKeys))
+
+	if storageTrie != nil {
+		storageHash = storageTrie.Hash()
+	} else {
+		codeHash = crypto.Keccak256Hash(nil)
+	}
+
+	for i := range storageKeys {
+		if storageTrie != nil {
+			storageProof[i] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"key":   storageKeys[i],
+				"value": state.GetState(address, common.HexToHash(storageKeys[i])),
+				"proof": common.ToHexArray(state.GetStorageProof(address, common.HexToHash(storageKeys[i]))),
+			}
+		} else {
+			storageProof[i] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"key":   storageKeys[i],
+				"value": common.Hash{},
+				"proof": []string{},
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	fields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address":      address,
+		"accountProof": common.ToHexArray(state.GetProof(address)),
+		"balance":      (*hexutil.Big)(state.GetBalance(address)),
+		"codeHash":     codeHash,
+		"nonce":        hexutil.Uint64(state.GetNonce(address)),
+		"storageHash":  storageHash,
+		"storageProof": storageProof,
+	}
+
+	return fields, state.Error()
+}
+
 // GetBlockByNumber returns the requested block. When blockNr is -1 the chain head is returned. When fullTx is true all
 // transactions in the block are returned in full detail, otherwise only the transaction hash is returned.
 func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error) {