diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 4cad56d..01d491f 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@ var rpcHandlers = map[string]requestHandler{
 	"getnewaddress":          GetNewAddress,
 	"getrawchangeaddress":    GetRawChangeAddress,
 	"getreceivedbyaccount":   GetReceivedByAccount,
+	"getreceivedbyaddress":   GetReceivedByAddress,
 	"gettransaction":         GetTransaction,
 	"importprivkey":          ImportPrivKey,
 	"keypoolrefill":          KeypoolRefill,
@@ -1368,7 +1369,6 @@ var rpcHandlers = map[string]requestHandler{
 	// Reference implementation methods (still unimplemented)
 	"backupwallet":          Unimplemented,
 	"dumpwallet":            Unimplemented,
-	"getreceivedbyaddress":  Unimplemented,
 	"getwalletinfo":         Unimplemented,
 	"importwallet":          Unimplemented,
 	"listaddressgroupings":  Unimplemented,
@@ -1881,6 +1881,23 @@ func GetReceivedByAccount(w *Wallet, chainSvr *chain.Client, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (
 	return bal.ToUnit(btcutil.AmountBTC), nil
 }
 
+// GetReceivedByAddress handles a getreceivedbyaddress request by returning
+// the total amount received by a single address.
+func GetReceivedByAddress(w *Wallet, chainSvr *chain.Client, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, error) {
+	cmd := icmd.(*btcjson.GetReceivedByAddressCmd)
+
+	addr, err := btcutil.DecodeAddress(cmd.Address, activeNet.Params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, InvalidAddressOrKeyError{err}
+	}
+	total, err := w.TotalReceivedForAddr(addr, cmd.MinConf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return total.ToUnit(btcutil.AmountBTC), nil
+}
+
 // GetTransaction handles a gettransaction request by returning details about
 // a single transaction saved by wallet.
 func GetTransaction(w *Wallet, chainSvr *chain.Client, icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/wallet.go b/wallet.go
index 1ac1160..cba15ac 100644
--- a/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet.go
@@ -1350,6 +1350,41 @@ func (w *Wallet) TotalReceived(confirms int) (btcutil.Amount, error) {
 	return amount, nil
 }
 
+// TotalReceivedForAddr iterates through a wallet's transaction history,
+// returning the total amount of bitcoins received for a single wallet
+// address.
+func (w *Wallet) TotalReceivedForAddr(addr btcutil.Address, confirms int) (btcutil.Amount, error) {
+	bs, err := w.SyncedChainTip()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	addrStr := addr.EncodeAddress()
+	var amount btcutil.Amount
+	for _, r := range w.TxStore.Records() {
+		for _, c := range r.Credits() {
+			if !c.Confirmed(confirms, bs.Height) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			_, addrs, _, err := c.Addresses(activeNet.Params)
+			// An error creating addresses from the output script only
+			// indicates a non-standard script, so ignore this credit.
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, a := range addrs {
+				if addrStr == a.EncodeAddress() {
+					amount += c.Amount()
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return amount, nil
+}
+
 // TxRecord iterates through all transaction records saved in the store,
 // returning the first with an equivalent transaction hash.
 func (w *Wallet) TxRecord(txSha *btcwire.ShaHash) (r *txstore.TxRecord, ok bool) {