diff --git a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
index fd4a3c40..5592cac9 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp
@@ -1423,6 +1423,19 @@ class wallet_api
          bool broadcast = false
          );
 
+      /** Creates a vesting deposit owned by the given account.
+       *
+       * @param owner_account the name or id of the account
+       * @param amount the amount to deposit
+       * @param vesting_type "normal", "gpos" or "son"
+       * @param broadcast true to broadcast the transaction on the network
+       * @returns the signed transaction registering a vesting object
+       */
+      signed_transaction create_vesting(string owner_account,
+                                        string amount,
+                                        string vesting_type,
+                                        bool broadcast = false);
+
       /**
        * Get information about a vesting balance object.
        *
@@ -2101,6 +2114,7 @@ FC_API( graphene::wallet::wallet_api,
         (update_witness)
         (create_worker)
         (update_worker_votes)
+        (create_vesting)
         (get_vesting_balances)
         (withdraw_vesting)
         (vote_for_committee_member)
diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 4b4bbcf8..e9492132 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2102,6 +2102,38 @@ public:
       return sign_transaction( tx, broadcast );
    }
 
+   signed_transaction create_vesting(string owner_account,
+                                     string amount,
+                                     string vesting_type,
+                                     bool broadcast /* = false */)
+   { try {
+      account_object son_account = get_account(owner_account);
+
+      vesting_balance_create_operation op;
+      op.creator = son_account.get_id();
+      op.owner = son_account.get_id();
+      op.amount = asset_object().amount_from_string(amount);
+      if (vesting_type == "normal")
+          op.balance_type = vesting_balance_type::normal;
+      else if (vesting_type == "gpos")
+          op.balance_type = vesting_balance_type::gpos;
+      else if (vesting_type == "son")
+          op.balance_type = vesting_balance_type::son;
+      else
+      {
+          FC_ASSERT( false, "unknown vesting type value ${vt}", ("vt", vesting_type) );
+      }
+      if (op.balance_type == vesting_balance_type::son)
+          op.policy = dormant_vesting_policy_initializer {};
+
+      signed_transaction tx;
+      tx.operations.push_back( op );
+      set_operation_fees( tx, _remote_db->get_global_properties().parameters.current_fees);
+      tx.validate();
+
+      return sign_transaction( tx, broadcast );
+   } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (owner_account)(broadcast) ) }
+
    vector< vesting_balance_object_with_info > get_vesting_balances( string account_name )
    { try {
       fc::optional<vesting_balance_id_type> vbid = maybe_id<vesting_balance_id_type>( account_name );
@@ -4234,6 +4266,14 @@ committee_member_object wallet_api::get_committee_member(string owner_account)
    return my->get_committee_member(owner_account);
 }
 
+signed_transaction wallet_api::create_vesting(string owner_account,
+                                              string amount,
+                                              string vesting_type,
+                                              bool broadcast /* = false */)
+{
+   return my->create_vesting(owner_account, amount, vesting_type, broadcast);
+}
+
 signed_transaction wallet_api::create_son(string owner_account,
                                           string url,
                                           bool broadcast /* = false */)