diff --git a/rpc/api/api.go b/rpc/api/api.go
index 28b8246588..e870ec58ea 100644
--- a/rpc/api/api.go
+++ b/rpc/api/api.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const (
 	MergedApiName   = "merged"
 	MinerApiName    = "miner"
 	NetApiName      = "net"
+	txPoolApiName   = "txpool"
 	PersonalApiName = "personal"
 	Web3ApiName     = "web3"
 )
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	// List with all API's which are offered over the IPC interface by default
 	DefaultIpcApis = strings.Join([]string{
-		AdminApiName, EthApiName, DebugApiName, MinerApiName, NetApiName, PersonalApiName, Web3ApiName,
+		AdminApiName, EthApiName, DebugApiName, MinerApiName, NetApiName, txPoolApiName, PersonalApiName, Web3ApiName,
 	}, ",")
 )
 
diff --git a/rpc/api/txpool.go b/rpc/api/txpool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f340c501f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/api/txpool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/codec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/shared"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/xeth"
+)
+
+var (
+	// mapping between methods and handlers
+	txpoolMapping = map[string]txpoolhandler{
+		"txpool_status": (*txPoolApi).Status,
+	}
+)
+
+// net callback handler
+type txpoolhandler func(*txPoolApi, *shared.Request) (interface{}, error)
+
+// txpool api provider
+type txPoolApi struct {
+	xeth     *xeth.XEth
+	ethereum *eth.Ethereum
+	methods  map[string]txpoolhandler
+	codec    codec.ApiCoder
+}
+
+// create a new txpool api instance
+func NewTxPoolApi(xeth *xeth.XEth, eth *eth.Ethereum, coder codec.Codec) *txPoolApi {
+	return &txPoolApi{
+		xeth:     xeth,
+		ethereum: eth,
+		methods:  txpoolMapping,
+		codec:    coder.New(nil),
+	}
+}
+
+// collection with supported methods
+func (self *txPoolApi) Methods() []string {
+	methods := make([]string, len(self.methods))
+	i := 0
+	for k := range self.methods {
+		methods[i] = k
+		i++
+	}
+	return methods
+}
+
+// Execute given request
+func (self *txPoolApi) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if callback, ok := self.methods[req.Method]; ok {
+		return callback(self, req)
+	}
+
+	return nil, shared.NewNotImplementedError(req.Method)
+}
+
+func (self *txPoolApi) Name() string {
+	return txPoolApiName
+}
+
+func (self *txPoolApi) Status(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	return map[string]int{
+		"pending": self.ethereum.TxPool().GetTransactions().Len(),
+		"queued":  self.ethereum.TxPool().GetQueuedTransactions().Len(),
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/rpc/api/txpool_js.go b/rpc/api/txpool_js.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06528d1c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/api/txpool_js.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package api
+
+const TxPool_JS = `
+web3._extend({
+	property: 'txpool',
+	methods:
+	[
+	],
+	properties:
+	[
+		new web3._extend.Property({
+			name: 'status',
+			getter: 'txpool_status',
+			outputFormatter: function(obj) { return obj; }
+		})
+	]
+});
+`
diff --git a/rpc/api/utils.go b/rpc/api/utils.go
index 072abf8831..b44a325a8b 100644
--- a/rpc/api/utils.go
+++ b/rpc/api/utils.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func ParseApiString(apistr string, codec codec.Codec, xeth *xeth.XEth, eth *eth.
 			apis[i] = NewMinerApi(eth, codec)
 		case NetApiName:
 			apis[i] = NewNetApi(xeth, eth, codec)
+		case txPoolApiName:
+			apis[i] = NewTxPoolApi(xeth, eth, codec)
 		case PersonalApiName:
 			apis[i] = NewPersonalApi(xeth, eth, codec)
 		case Web3ApiName:
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ func Javascript(name string) string {
 		return Miner_JS
 	case NetApiName:
 		return Net_JS
+	case txPoolApiName:
+		return TxPool_JS
 	case PersonalApiName:
 		return Personal_JS
 	}