diff --git a/cmd/daemon.go b/cmd/daemon.go
index f8d45003..4246006f 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	pexReactor       *p2p.PEXReactor
 	mempoolReactor   *mempool_.MempoolReactor
 	consensusReactor *consensus.ConsensusReactor
+	state            *state_.State
 	privValidator    *state_.PrivValidator
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func NewNode() *Node {
 		pexReactor:       pexReactor,
 		mempoolReactor:   mempoolReactor,
 		consensusReactor: consensusReactor,
+		state:            state,
 		privValidator:    privValidator,
 	}
 }
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ func daemon() {
 
 	// Run the RPC server.
 	if config.Config.RPC.HTTPPort != 0 {
+		rpc.SetRPCState(n.state)
+		rpc.SetRPCMempoolReactor(n.mempoolReactor)
 		rpc.StartHTTPServer()
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpc/blocks.go b/rpc/blocks.go
index 65334758..14aa4095 100644
--- a/rpc/blocks.go
+++ b/rpc/blocks.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Maybe move this to blocks/handler.go
 package rpc
 
 import (
diff --git a/rpc/http_params.go b/rpc/http_params.go
index dfd192da..e091abad 100644
--- a/rpc/http_params.go
+++ b/rpc/http_params.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rpc
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ func GetParam(r *http.Request, param string) string {
 	return s
 }
 
-func GetParamInt64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (int64, error) {
+func GetParamByteSlice(r *http.Request, param string) ([]byte, error) {
+	s := GetParam(r, param)
+	return hex.DecodeString(s)
+}
+
+func GetParamInt64(r *http.Request, param string) (int64, error) {
 	s := GetParam(r, param)
 	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -42,15 +48,8 @@ func GetParamInt64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (int64, error) {
 	}
 	return i, nil
 }
-func GetParamInt64(r *http.Request, param string) int64 {
-	i, err := GetParamInt64Safe(r, param)
-	if err != nil {
-		panicAPI(err)
-	}
-	return i
-}
 
-func GetParamInt32Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (int32, error) {
+func GetParamInt32(r *http.Request, param string) (int32, error) {
 	s := GetParam(r, param)
 	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 32)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,15 +57,8 @@ func GetParamInt32Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (int32, error) {
 	}
 	return int32(i), nil
 }
-func GetParamInt32(r *http.Request, param string) int32 {
-	i, err := GetParamInt32Safe(r, param)
-	if err != nil {
-		panicAPI(err)
-	}
-	return i
-}
 
-func GetParamUint64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (uint64, error) {
+func GetParamUint64(r *http.Request, param string) (uint64, error) {
 	s := GetParam(r, param)
 	i, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,30 +66,16 @@ func GetParamUint64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (uint64, error) {
 	}
 	return i, nil
 }
-func GetParamUint64(r *http.Request, param string) uint64 {
-	i, err := GetParamUint64Safe(r, param)
-	if err != nil {
-		panicAPI(err)
-	}
-	return i
-}
 
-func GetParamRegexpSafe(r *http.Request, param string, re *regexp.Regexp) (string, error) {
+func GetParamRegexp(r *http.Request, param string, re *regexp.Regexp) (string, error) {
 	s := GetParam(r, param)
 	if !re.MatchString(s) {
 		return "", Errorf(param, "Did not match regular expression %v", re.String())
 	}
 	return s, nil
 }
-func GetParamRegexp(r *http.Request, param string, re *regexp.Regexp, required bool) string {
-	s, err := GetParamRegexpSafe(r, param, re)
-	if (required || s != "") && err != nil {
-		panicAPI(err)
-	}
-	return s
-}
 
-func GetParamFloat64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (float64, error) {
+func GetParamFloat64(r *http.Request, param string) (float64, error) {
 	s := GetParam(r, param)
 	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -105,10 +83,3 @@ func GetParamFloat64Safe(r *http.Request, param string) (float64, error) {
 	}
 	return f, nil
 }
-func GetParamFloat64(r *http.Request, param string) float64 {
-	f, err := GetParamFloat64Safe(r, param)
-	if err != nil {
-		panicAPI(err)
-	}
-	return f
-}
diff --git a/rpc/http_server.go b/rpc/http_server.go
index 630faeba..aecb36b2 100644
--- a/rpc/http_server.go
+++ b/rpc/http_server.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 func StartHTTPServer() {
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/block", BlockHandler)
+	http.HandleFunc("/mempool", MempoolHandler)
 
 	// Serve HTTP on localhost only.
 	// Let something like Nginx handle HTTPS connections.
diff --git a/rpc/mempool.go b/rpc/mempool.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b6ce6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/mempool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/block"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
+)
+
+func MempoolHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	//height, _ := GetParamUint64Safe(r, "height")
+	//count, _ := GetParamUint64Safe(r, "count")
+	txBytes, err := GetParamByteSlice(r, "tx_bytes")
+	if err != nil {
+		ReturnJSON(API_INVALID_PARAM, Fmt("Invalid tx_bytes: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	reader, n := bytes.NewReader(txBytes), new(int64)
+	tx := block.TxDecoder(reader, n, &err).(block.Tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		ReturnJSON(API_INVALID_PARAM, Fmt("Invalid tx_bytes: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	err = mempoolReactor.BroadcastTx(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		ReturnJSON(API_ERROR, Fmt("Error broadcasting transaction: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	ReturnJSON(API_OK, Fmt("Broadcasted tx: %X", tx))
+}
+
+/*
+curl --data 'tx_bytes=0101146070FF17C39B2B0A64CA2BC431328037FA0F476064000000000000000001407D28F5CEE2065FCB2952CA9B99E9F9855E992B0FA5862442F582F2A84C3B3B31154A86D54DD548AFF080697BDC15AF26E68416AA678EF29449BB8D273B73320502206BD490C212E701A2136EEEA04F06FA4F287EE47E2B7A9B5D62EDD84CD6AD975301146070FF17C39B2B0A64CA2BC431328037FA0F47606400000000000000' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8888/mempool
+tx: 0101146070FF17C39B2B0A64CA2BC431328037FA0F476064000000000000000001407D28F5CEE2065FCB2952CA9B99E9F9855E992B0FA5862442F582F2A84C3B3B31154A86D54DD548AFF080697BDC15AF26E68416AA678EF29449BB8D273B73320502206BD490C212E701A2136EEEA04F06FA4F287EE47E2B7A9B5D62EDD84CD6AD975301146070FF17C39B2B0A64CA2BC431328037FA0F47606400000000000000
+*/
diff --git a/rpc/rpc.go b/rpc/rpc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a3b70c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/rpc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	mempool_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/mempool"
+	state_ "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
+)
+
+var state *state_.State
+var mempoolReactor *mempool_.MempoolReactor
+
+func SetRPCState(state__ *state_.State) {
+	state = state__
+}
+
+func SetRPCMempoolReactor(mempoolReactor_ *mempool_.MempoolReactor) {
+	mempoolReactor = mempoolReactor_
+}