diff --git a/libraries/app/api.cpp b/libraries/app/api.cpp
index 2210b008..5ea05e45 100644
--- a/libraries/app/api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/api.cpp
@@ -553,4 +553,24 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
     } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (id) ) }
 
 
+    vector<balance_object>  database_api::get_balance_objects( const vector<address>& addrs )const
+    { try {
+         const auto& bal_idx = _db.get_index_type<balance_index>();
+         const auto& by_owner_idx = bal_idx.indices().get<by_owner>();
+
+         vector<balance_object> result;
+
+         for( const auto& owner : addrs )
+         {
+            auto itr = by_owner_idx.lower_bound( boost::make_tuple( owner, asset_id_type(0) ) );
+            while( itr != by_owner_idx.end() && itr->owner == owner )
+            {
+               result.push_back( *itr );
+               ++itr;
+            }
+         }
+         return result;
+    } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (addrs) ) }
+
+
 } } // graphene::app
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
index be3b1d5f..bc68aeef 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/api.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/delegate_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/witness_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/balance_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/net/node.hpp>
 
 
@@ -252,6 +253,9 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
           */
          vector<call_order_object> get_margin_positions( const account_id_type& id )const;
 
+         /** @return all unclaimed balance objects for a set of addresses */
+         vector<balance_object>  get_balance_objects( const vector<address>& addrs )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);
@@ -395,6 +399,7 @@ FC_API(graphene::app::database_api,
        (get_account_references)
        (get_keys_for_address)
        (get_margin_positions)
+       (get_balance_objects)
      )
 FC_API(graphene::app::history_api, (get_account_history)(get_market_history)(get_market_history_buckets))
 FC_API(graphene::app::network_api, (broadcast_transaction)(add_node)(get_connected_peers))
diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_init.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_init.cpp
index fda048c7..c17fe0cb 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_init.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_init.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/delegate_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/global_property_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/key_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/balance_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/limit_order_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/call_order_object.hpp>
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <graphene/chain/withdraw_permission_evaluator.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/witness_evaluator.hpp>
 #include <graphene/chain/worker_evaluator.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/balance_evaluator.hpp>
 
 #include <fc/uint128.hpp>
 
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ void database::initialize_evaluators()
    register_evaluator<withdraw_permission_update_evaluator>();
    register_evaluator<withdraw_permission_delete_evaluator>();
    register_evaluator<worker_create_evaluator>();
+   register_evaluator<balance_claim_evaluator>();
 }
 
 void database::initialize_indexes()
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ void database::initialize_indexes()
    add_index< primary_index<withdraw_permission_index > >();
    add_index< primary_index<simple_index<vesting_balance_object> > >();
    add_index< primary_index<worker_index> >();
+   add_index< primary_index<balance_index> >();
 
    //Implementation object indexes
    add_index< primary_index<transaction_index                             > >();
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/operations.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/operations.hpp
index 7c556422..232e7318 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/operations.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/operations.hpp
@@ -129,6 +129,25 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
       void get_balance_delta(balance_accumulator& acc, const operation_result& result = asset())const { acc.adjust(fee_payer(), -fee); }
    };
 
+   /**
+    * This operation will claim all initial balance objects owned by any of the addresses and
+    * deposit them into the deposit_to_account.  
+    */
+   struct balance_claim_operation
+   {
+      asset             fee;
+      account_id_type   deposit_to_account;
+      flat_set<address> owners;
+      asset             total_claimed;
+
+      account_id_type fee_payer()const { return deposit_to_account; }
+      void            get_required_auth(flat_set<account_id_type>& active_auth_set, flat_set<account_id_type>&)const;
+      share_type      calculate_fee(const fee_schedule_type& k)const { return 0; }
+      void            validate()const;
+
+      void get_balance_delta(balance_accumulator& acc, const operation_result& result = asset())const { acc.adjust(fee_payer(), total_claimed-fee); }
+   };
+
    /**
     *  @brief reserves a new ID to refer to a particular key or address.
     *  @ingroup operations
@@ -1391,7 +1410,8 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
             vesting_balance_withdraw_operation,
             worker_create_operation,
             custom_operation,
-            assert_operation
+            assert_operation,
+            balance_claim_operation
          > operation;
 
    /// @} // operations group
@@ -1623,6 +1643,7 @@ FC_REFLECT( graphene::chain::custom_operation, (fee)(payer)(required_auths)(id)(
 FC_REFLECT( graphene::chain::assert_operation, (fee)(fee_paying_account)(predicates)(required_auths) )
 
 FC_REFLECT( graphene::chain::void_result, )
+FC_REFLECT( graphene::chain::balance_claim_operation, (fee)(deposit_to_account)(owners)(total_claimed) )
 
 FC_REFLECT_TYPENAME( graphene::chain::operation )
 FC_REFLECT_TYPENAME( graphene::chain::operation_result )
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/types.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/types.hpp
index ab99b20b..b893a0e4 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/types.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/types.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
       withdraw_permission_object_type,
       vesting_balance_object_type,
       worker_object_type,
+      balance_object_type,
       OBJECT_TYPE_COUNT ///< Sentry value which contains the number of different object types
    };
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
    class vesting_balance_object;
    class witness_schedule_object;
    class worker_object;
+   class balance_object;
 
    typedef object_id< protocol_ids, key_object_type,                key_object>                   key_id_type;
    typedef object_id< protocol_ids, account_object_type,            account_object>               account_id_type;
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
    typedef object_id< protocol_ids, withdraw_permission_object_type,withdraw_permission_object>   withdraw_permission_id_type;
    typedef object_id< protocol_ids, vesting_balance_object_type,    vesting_balance_object>       vesting_balance_id_type;
    typedef object_id< protocol_ids, worker_object_type,             worker_object>                worker_id_type;
+   typedef object_id< protocol_ids, balance_object_type,            balance_object>                balance_id_type;
 
    typedef object_id< relative_protocol_ids, key_object_type, key_object>           relative_key_id_type;
    typedef object_id< relative_protocol_ids, account_object_type, account_object>   relative_account_id_type;
@@ -521,6 +524,7 @@ FC_REFLECT_ENUM( graphene::chain::object_type,
                  (withdraw_permission_object_type)
                  (vesting_balance_object_type)
                  (worker_object_type)
+                 (balance_object_type)
                  (OBJECT_TYPE_COUNT)
                )
 FC_REFLECT_ENUM( graphene::chain::impl_object_type,
diff --git a/libraries/chain/operations.cpp b/libraries/chain/operations.cpp
index 65edbad3..65c84c59 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/operations.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/operations.cpp
@@ -898,4 +898,17 @@ share_type  assert_operation::calculate_fee(const fee_schedule_type& k)const
    return std::max(size_t(1), fc::raw::pack_size(*this) / 1024) * k.assert_op_fee;
 }
 
+void  balance_claim_operation::get_required_auth(flat_set<account_id_type>& active_auth_set, flat_set<account_id_type>&)const
+{
+   active_auth_set.insert( fee_payer() );
+}
+
+void  balance_claim_operation::validate()const
+{
+   FC_ASSERT( owners.size() > 0 );
+   FC_ASSERT( total_claimed.amount > 0 );
+   FC_ASSERT( fee == asset() );
+}
+
+
 } } // namespace graphene::chain
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/account_history/account_history_plugin.cpp b/libraries/plugins/account_history/account_history_plugin.cpp
index 4f5e763b..9928dcb3 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/account_history/account_history_plugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/account_history/account_history_plugin.cpp
@@ -184,11 +184,9 @@ struct operation_get_impacted_accounts
       _impacted.insert( o.owner );
    }
 
-   void operator()( const worker_create_operation& )const
-   {}
-
-   void operator()( const assert_operation& )const
-   {}
+   void operator()( const worker_create_operation& )const {}
+   void operator()( const assert_operation& )const {}
+   void operator()( const balance_claim_operation& )const {}
 };