diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index b2378c69c..c787e11eb 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ func (c *stateObject) getTrie(db Database) Trie {
 	return c.trie
 }
 
+func (so *stateObject) storageRoot(db Database) common.Hash {
+	return so.getTrie(db).Hash()
+}
+
 // GetState returns a value in account storage.
 func (self *stateObject) GetState(db Database, key common.Hash) common.Hash {
 	value, exists := self.cachedStorage[key]
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 002fa6249..64f6ad5b8 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@ func (self *StateDB) HasSuicided(addr common.Address) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// GetStorageRoot returns the root of the storage associated with the given address.
+func (self *StateDB) GetStorageRoot(addr common.Address) (common.Hash, error) {
+	so := self.getStateObject(addr)
+	if so == nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("can't find state object")
+	}
+	return so.storageRoot(self.db), nil
+}
+
 /*
  * SETTERS
  */
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index b2bd18e65..f9a5df629 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -117,6 +117,37 @@ func TestIntermediateLeaks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStorageRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		mem, _   = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
+		db       = NewDatabase(mem)
+		state, _ = New(common.Hash{}, db)
+		addr     = common.Address{1}
+		key      = common.Hash{1}
+		value    = common.Hash{42}
+
+		empty = common.HexToHash("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421")
+	)
+
+	so := state.GetOrNewStateObject(addr)
+
+	emptyRoot := so.storageRoot(db)
+	if emptyRoot != empty {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid empty storage root, expected %x, got %x", empty, emptyRoot)
+	}
+
+	// add a bit of state
+	so.SetState(db, key, value)
+	state.CommitTo(mem, false)
+
+	root := so.storageRoot(db)
+	expected := common.HexToHash("63511abd258fa907afa30cb118b53744a4f49055bb3f531da512c6b866fc2ffb")
+
+	if expected != root {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid storage root, expected %x, got %x", expected, root)
+	} 
+}
+
 func TestSnapshotRandom(t *testing.T) {
 	config := &quick.Config{MaxCount: 1000}
 	err := quick.Check((*snapshotTest).run, config)
diff --git a/eth/api.go b/eth/api.go
index de9305180..b75f85023 100644
--- a/eth/api.go
+++ b/eth/api.go
@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@ func (api *PublicEthereumAPI) Coinbase() (common.Address, error) {
 	return api.Etherbase()
 }
 
+// StorageRoot returns the storage root of an account on the the given (optional) block height.
+// If block number is not given the latest block is used.
+func (s *PublicEthereumAPI) StorageRoot(addr common.Address, blockNr *rpc.BlockNumber) (common.Hash, error) {
+	var (
+		pub, priv *state.StateDB
+		err       error
+	)
+
+	if blockNr == nil || blockNr.Int64() == rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64() {
+		pub, priv, err = s.e.blockchain.State()
+	} else {
+		if ch := s.e.blockchain.GetHeaderByNumber(uint64(blockNr.Int64())); ch != nil {
+			pub, priv, err = s.e.blockchain.StateAt(ch.Root)
+		} else {
+			return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid block number")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+
+	if priv.Exist(addr) {
+		return priv.GetStorageRoot(addr)
+	}
+	return pub.GetStorageRoot(addr)
+}
 // Hashrate returns the POW hashrate
 func (api *PublicEthereumAPI) Hashrate() hexutil.Uint64 {
 	return hexutil.Uint64(api.e.Miner().HashRate())
diff --git a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
index 7102419fa..b85e0ecbb 100755
--- a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
+++ b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
@@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ web3._extend({
 			params: 2,
 			inputFormatter: [web3._extend.formatters.inputBlockNumberFormatter, web3._extend.utils.toHex]
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'storageRoot',
+			call: 'eth_storageRoot',
+			params: 2,
+			inputFormatter: [web3._extend.formatters.inputAddressFormatter, null]
+		})
 	],
 	properties: [
 		new web3._extend.Property({