diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/transaction.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/transaction.hpp
index 0739fa70..bc3504f1 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/transaction.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/transaction.hpp
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
          : transaction(trx){}
 
       void sign( key_id_type id, const private_key_type& key );
+      void sign( const address& addr, const private_key_type& key );
 
       flat_map<key_id_type,signature_type> signatures;
 
diff --git a/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp b/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
index 631470d1..f47b8e55 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/transaction.cpp
@@ -71,5 +71,16 @@ void graphene::chain::signed_transaction::sign( key_id_type id, const private_ke
       signatures[id] =  key.sign_compact( digest() );
    }
 }
+void graphene::chain::signed_transaction::sign( const address& addr, const private_key_type& key )
+{
+   if( relative_expiration != 0 )
+   {
+      if( !block_id_cache.valid() ) edump((*this));
+      assert(block_id_cache.valid());
+      extra_signatures[addr] =  key.sign_compact( digest(*block_id_cache) );
+   } else {
+      extra_signatures[addr] =  key.sign_compact( digest() );
+   }
+}
 
 } } // graphene::chain
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index eaa50b63..67b4130d 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ object* create_object( const variant& v );
 struct plain_keys
 {
    map<key_id_type, string>  keys;
+   map<address,string>       extra_keys;
    fc::sha512                checksum;
 };
 
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ struct wallet_data
    /** encrypted keys */
    vector<char>              cipher_keys;
 
+   /** map an account to a set of extra keys that have been imported for that account */
+   map<account_id_type, vector<address> >  extra_keys;
+
    // map of account_name -> base58_private_key for
    //    incomplete account regs
    map<string, string> pending_account_registrations;
@@ -409,6 +413,12 @@ class wallet_api
        */
       bool import_key(string account_name_or_id, string wif_key);
 
+      /**
+       * This call will construct a transaction that will claim all balances controled
+       * by wif_keys and deposit them into the given account.
+       */
+      signed_transaction import_balance( string account_name_or_id, const vector<string>& wif_keys, bool broadcast );
+
       /** Transforms a brain key to reduce the chance of errors when re-entering the key from memory.
        *
        * This takes a user-supplied brain key and normalizes it into the form used
@@ -903,11 +913,12 @@ class wallet_api
 
 } }
 
-FC_REFLECT( graphene::wallet::plain_keys, (keys)(checksum) )
+FC_REFLECT( graphene::wallet::plain_keys, (keys)(extra_keys)(checksum) )
 
 FC_REFLECT( graphene::wallet::wallet_data,
             (my_accounts)
             (cipher_keys)
+            (extra_keys)
             (pending_account_registrations)
             (ws_server)
             (ws_user)
@@ -935,6 +946,7 @@ FC_API( graphene::wallet::wallet_api,
         (list_account_balances)
         (list_assets)
         (import_key)
+        (import_balance)
         (suggest_brain_key)
         (register_account)
         (upgrade_account)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index b31c9ee9..1643df1c 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2121,6 +2121,62 @@ void wallet_api::set_password( string password )
    lock();
 }
 
+signed_transaction wallet_api::import_balance( string name_or_id, const vector<string>& wif_keys, bool broadcast )
+{ try {
+   FC_ASSERT(!is_locked());
+   account_object claimer = get_account( name_or_id );
+
+   vector<address> addrs;
+   map<address,private_key_type> keys;
+   for( auto wif_key : wif_keys )
+   {
+      auto priv_key = wif_to_key(wif_key);
+      FC_ASSERT( priv_key, "Invalid Private Key", ("key",wif_key) );
+      addrs.push_back( priv_key->get_public_key() );
+      keys[addrs.back()] = *priv_key;
+   }
+
+   auto balances = my->_remote_db->get_balance_objects( addrs );
+   wdump((balances));
+   addrs.clear();
+
+   set<asset_id_type> bal_types;
+   for( auto b : balances ) bal_types.insert( b.balance.asset_id );
+
+   set<address> required_addrs;
+   signed_transaction trx;
+   for( auto a : bal_types )
+   {
+      balance_claim_operation op;
+      op.total_claimed = asset( 0, a );
+      for( auto b : balances ) 
+      {
+         if( b.balance.asset_id == a )
+         {
+            op.total_claimed += b.balance;
+            op.owners.insert( b.owner );
+            op.deposit_to_account = claimer.id;
+            required_addrs.insert( b.owner );
+         }
+      }
+      trx.operations.push_back(op);
+   }
+
+   trx.visit( operation_set_fee( my->_remote_db->get_global_properties().parameters.current_fees ) );
+   trx.validate();
+
+   auto tx = sign_transaction( trx, false );
+
+   for( auto a : required_addrs )
+     tx.sign( a, keys[a] );
+
+   if( broadcast ) 
+      my->_remote_net->broadcast_transaction(tx);
+
+   return tx;
+
+} FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (name_or_id) ) }
+
 map<key_id_type, string> wallet_api::dump_private_keys()
 {
    FC_ASSERT(!is_locked());