diff --git a/.pending/breaking/rest/_The-balance-field-i b/.pending/breaking/rest/_The-balance-field-i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..163828427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pending/breaking/rest/_The-balance-field-i
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#4783 The balance field in the DelegationResponse type is now sdk.Coin instead of sdk.Int
diff --git a/client/lcd/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml b/client/lcd/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
index 6d9ebe6db..90ffc68bf 100644
--- a/client/lcd/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
+++ b/client/lcd/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml
@@ -2381,8 +2381,8 @@ definitions:
         type: string
       shares:
         type: string
-      height:
-        type: integer
+      balance:
+        $ref: "#/definitions/Coin"
   UnbondingDelegationPair:
     type: object
     properties:
diff --git a/x/staking/keeper/querier.go b/x/staking/keeper/querier.go
index 4cc4be19d..19464aabc 100644
--- a/x/staking/keeper/querier.go
+++ b/x/staking/keeper/querier.go
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func delegationToDelegationResponse(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, del types.Delegat
 		del.DelegatorAddress,
 		del.ValidatorAddress,
 		del.Shares,
-		val.TokensFromShares(del.Shares).TruncateInt(),
+		sdk.NewCoin(k.BondDenom(ctx), val.TokensFromShares(del.Shares).TruncateInt()),
 	), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x/staking/keeper/querier_test.go b/x/staking/keeper/querier_test.go
index 039002e9f..c029bd0cd 100644
--- a/x/staking/keeper/querier_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/keeper/querier_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestNewQuerier(t *testing.T) {
 func TestQueryParametersPool(t *testing.T) {
 	cdc := codec.New()
 	ctx, _, keeper, _ := CreateTestInput(t, false, 1000)
-	bondDenom := keeper.BondDenom(ctx)
+	bondDenom := sdk.DefaultBondDenom
 
 	res, err := queryParameters(ctx, keeper)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestQueryDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.ValidatorAddress, delegationRes.ValidatorAddress)
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.DelegatorAddress, delegationRes.DelegatorAddress)
-	require.Equal(t, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt(), delegationRes.Balance)
+	require.Equal(t, sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt()), delegationRes.Balance)
 
 	// Query Delegator Delegations
 	query = abci.RequestQuery{
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestQueryDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, delegatorDelegations, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.ValidatorAddress, delegatorDelegations[0].ValidatorAddress)
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.DelegatorAddress, delegatorDelegations[0].DelegatorAddress)
-	require.Equal(t, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt(), delegatorDelegations[0].Balance)
+	require.Equal(t, sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt()), delegatorDelegations[0].Balance)
 
 	// error unknown request
 	query.Data = bz[:len(bz)-1]
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestQueryDelegation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, delegatorDelegations, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.ValidatorAddress, delegationsRes[0].ValidatorAddress)
 	require.Equal(t, delegation.DelegatorAddress, delegationsRes[0].DelegatorAddress)
-	require.Equal(t, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt(), delegationsRes[0].Balance)
+	require.Equal(t, sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, delegation.Shares.TruncateInt()), delegationsRes[0].Balance)
 
 	// Query unbonging delegation
 	unbondingTokens := sdk.TokensFromConsensusPower(10)
diff --git a/x/staking/types/delegation.go b/x/staking/types/delegation.go
index d25059a50..3c483a953 100644
--- a/x/staking/types/delegation.go
+++ b/x/staking/types/delegation.go
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ func (d Redelegations) String() (out string) {
 // in addition to shares which is more suitable for client responses.
 type DelegationResponse struct {
 	Delegation
-	Balance sdk.Int `json:"balance" yaml:"balance"`
+	Balance sdk.Coin `json:"balance" yaml:"balance"`
 }
 
-func NewDelegationResp(d sdk.AccAddress, v sdk.ValAddress, s sdk.Dec, b sdk.Int) DelegationResponse {
+func NewDelegationResp(d sdk.AccAddress, v sdk.ValAddress, s sdk.Dec, b sdk.Coin) DelegationResponse {
 	return DelegationResponse{NewDelegation(d, v, s), b}
 }
 
diff --git a/x/staking/types/delegation_test.go b/x/staking/types/delegation_test.go
index ae7995599..07496e056 100644
--- a/x/staking/types/delegation_test.go
+++ b/x/staking/types/delegation_test.go
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ func TestRedelegationString(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDelegationResponses(t *testing.T) {
 	cdc := codec.New()
-	dr1 := NewDelegationResp(sdk.AccAddress(valAddr1), valAddr2, sdk.NewDec(5), sdk.NewInt(5))
-	dr2 := NewDelegationResp(sdk.AccAddress(valAddr1), valAddr3, sdk.NewDec(5), sdk.NewInt(5))
+	dr1 := NewDelegationResp(sdk.AccAddress(valAddr1), valAddr2, sdk.NewDec(5),
+		sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, sdk.NewInt(5)))
+	dr2 := NewDelegationResp(sdk.AccAddress(valAddr1), valAddr3, sdk.NewDec(5),
+		sdk.NewCoin(sdk.DefaultBondDenom, sdk.NewInt(5)))
 	drs := DelegationResponses{dr1, dr2}
 
 	bz1, err := json.Marshal(dr1)