diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index fe628097a..6c005068d 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,70 @@ UniValue getrawmempool(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     return mempoolToJSON(fVerbose);
 }
 
+UniValue getmempoolancestors(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
+{
+    if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2) {
+        throw runtime_error(
+            "getmempoolancestors txid (verbose)\n"
+            "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool ancestors.\n"
+            "\nArguments:\n"
+            "1. \"txid\"                   (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
+            "2. verbose                  (boolean, optional, default=false) true for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose=false):\n"
+            "[                       (json array of string)\n"
+            "  \"transactionid\"           (string) The transaction id of an in-mempool ancestor transaction\n"
+            "  ,...\n"
+            "]\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose=true):\n"
+            "{                           (json object)\n"
+            "  \"transactionid\" : {       (json object)\n"
+            + EntryDescriptionString()
+            + "  }, ...\n"
+            "}\n"
+            "\nExamples\n"
+            + HelpExampleCli("getmempoolancestors", "\"mytxid\"")
+            + HelpExampleRpc("getmempoolancestors", "\"mytxid\"")
+            );
+    }
+
+    bool fVerbose = false;
+    if (params.size() > 1)
+        fVerbose = params[1].get_bool();
+
+    uint256 hash = ParseHashV(params[0], "parameter 1");
+
+    LOCK(mempool.cs);
+
+    CTxMemPool::txiter it = mempool.mapTx.find(hash);
+    if (it == mempool.mapTx.end()) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Transaction not in mempool");
+    }
+
+    CTxMemPool::setEntries setAncestors;
+    uint64_t noLimit = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+    std::string dummy;
+    mempool.CalculateMemPoolAncestors(*it, setAncestors, noLimit, noLimit, noLimit, noLimit, dummy, false);
+
+    if (!fVerbose) {
+        UniValue o(UniValue::VARR);
+        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxMemPool::txiter ancestorIt, setAncestors) {
+            o.push_back(ancestorIt->GetTx().GetHash().ToString());
+        }
+
+        return o;
+    } else {
+        UniValue o(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxMemPool::txiter ancestorIt, setAncestors) {
+            const CTxMemPoolEntry &e = *ancestorIt;
+            const uint256& hash = e.GetTx().GetHash();
+            UniValue info(UniValue::VOBJ);
+            entryToJSON(info, e);
+            o.push_back(Pair(hash.ToString(), info));
+        }
+        return o;
+    }
+}
+
 UniValue getblockhash(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     if (fHelp || params.size() != 1)
@@ -1016,6 +1080,7 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
     { "blockchain",         "getblockheader",         &getblockheader,         true  },
     { "blockchain",         "getchaintips",           &getchaintips,           true  },
     { "blockchain",         "getdifficulty",          &getdifficulty,          true  },
+    { "blockchain",         "getmempoolancestors",    &getmempoolancestors,    true  },
     { "blockchain",         "getmempoolinfo",         &getmempoolinfo,         true  },
     { "blockchain",         "getrawmempool",          &getrawmempool,          true  },
     { "blockchain",         "gettxout",               &gettxout,               true  },
diff --git a/src/rpc/client.cpp b/src/rpc/client.cpp
index c89af6bfa..3dfc27fff 100644
--- a/src/rpc/client.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/client.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static const CRPCConvertParam vRPCConvertParams[] =
     { "prioritisetransaction", 2 },
     { "setban", 2 },
     { "setban", 3 },
+    { "getmempoolancestors", 1 },
 };
 
 class CRPCConvertTable