diff --git a/libraries/app/api.cpp b/libraries/app/api.cpp
index bb1e725f..47ac4625 100644
--- a/libraries/app/api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/api.cpp
@@ -446,4 +446,22 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
        return result;
     }
 
+    /** TODO: add secondary index that will accelerate this process */
+    vector<proposal_object> database_api::get_proposed_transactions( account_id_type id )const
+    {
+       const auto& idx = _db.get_index_type<proposal_index>();
+       vector<proposal_object> result;
+
+       idx.inspect_all_objects( [&](const object& obj){
+               const proposal_object& p = static_cast<const proposal_object&>(obj);
+               if( p.required_active_approvals.find( id ) != p.required_active_approvals.end() )
+                  result.push_back(p);
+               else if ( p.required_owner_approvals.find( id ) != p.required_owner_approvals.end() )
+                  result.push_back(p);
+               else if ( p.available_active_approvals.find( id ) != p.available_active_approvals.end() )
+                  result.push_back(p);
+       });
+       return result;
+    }
+
 } } // graphene::app
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
index e1b2e3c9..b0513b45 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/key_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/delegate_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/witness_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/net/node.hpp>
 
 #include <fc/api.hpp>
@@ -226,6 +227,13 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
 
          /// @brief Get a hexdump of the serialized binary form of a transaction
          std::string get_transaction_hex(const signed_transaction& trx)const;
+
+         /**
+          *  @return the set of proposed transactions relevant to the specified account id.
+          */
+         vector<proposal_object> get_proposed_transactions( account_id_type id )const;
+
+
       private:
          /** called every time a block is applied to report the objects that were changed */
          void on_objects_changed(const vector<object_id_type>& ids);
@@ -362,6 +370,7 @@ FC_API(graphene::app::database_api,
        (unsubscribe_from_market)
        (cancel_all_subscriptions)
        (get_transaction_hex)
+       (get_proposed_transactions)
      )
 FC_API(graphene::app::history_api, (get_account_history))
 FC_API(graphene::app::network_api, (broadcast_transaction)(add_node)(get_connected_peers))