diff --git a/btcjson/walletsvrcmds.go b/btcjson/walletsvrcmds.go
index 53bb93da14..be1a67fbf0 100644
--- a/btcjson/walletsvrcmds.go
+++ b/btcjson/walletsvrcmds.go
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ func NewGetBalanceCmd(account *string, minConf *int) *GetBalanceCmd {
 	}
 }
 
+// GetBalancesCmd defines the getbalances JSON-RPC command.
+type GetBalancesCmd struct{}
+
+// NewGetBalancesCmd returns a new instance which can be used to issue a
+// getbalances JSON-RPC command.
+func NewGetBalancesCmd() *GetBalancesCmd {
+	return &GetBalancesCmd{}
+}
+
 // GetNewAddressCmd defines the getnewaddress JSON-RPC command.
 type GetNewAddressCmd struct {
 	Account *string
@@ -693,6 +702,7 @@ func init() {
 	MustRegisterCmd("getaccountaddress", (*GetAccountAddressCmd)(nil), flags)
 	MustRegisterCmd("getaddressesbyaccount", (*GetAddressesByAccountCmd)(nil), flags)
 	MustRegisterCmd("getbalance", (*GetBalanceCmd)(nil), flags)
+	MustRegisterCmd("getbalances", (*GetBalancesCmd)(nil), flags)
 	MustRegisterCmd("getnewaddress", (*GetNewAddressCmd)(nil), flags)
 	MustRegisterCmd("getrawchangeaddress", (*GetRawChangeAddressCmd)(nil), flags)
 	MustRegisterCmd("getreceivedbyaccount", (*GetReceivedByAccountCmd)(nil), flags)
diff --git a/btcjson/walletsvrcmds_test.go b/btcjson/walletsvrcmds_test.go
index 2e0f1d0f8e..554a87413a 100644
--- a/btcjson/walletsvrcmds_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/walletsvrcmds_test.go
@@ -250,6 +250,17 @@ func TestWalletSvrCmds(t *testing.T) {
 				MinConf: btcjson.Int(6),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "getbalances",
+			newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
+				return btcjson.NewCmd("getbalances")
+			},
+			staticCmd: func() interface{} {
+				return btcjson.NewGetBalancesCmd()
+			},
+			marshalled:   `{"jsonrpc":"1.0","method":"getbalances","params":[],"id":1}`,
+			unmarshalled: &btcjson.GetBalancesCmd{},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "getnewaddress",
 			newCmd: func() (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/btcjson/walletsvrresults.go b/btcjson/walletsvrresults.go
index 9246d131ae..6e69ed9066 100644
--- a/btcjson/walletsvrresults.go
+++ b/btcjson/walletsvrresults.go
@@ -159,3 +159,17 @@ type GetBestBlockResult struct {
 	Hash   string `json:"hash"`
 	Height int32  `json:"height"`
 }
+
+// BalanceDetailsResult models the details data from the `getbalances` command.
+type BalanceDetailsResult struct {
+	Trusted          float64  `json:"trusted"`
+	UntrustedPending float64  `json:"untrusted_pending"`
+	Immature         float64  `json:"immature"`
+	Used             *float64 `json:"used"`
+}
+
+// GetBalancesResult models the data returned from the getbalances command.
+type GetBalancesResult struct {
+	Mine      BalanceDetailsResult  `json:"mine"`
+	WatchOnly *BalanceDetailsResult `json:"watchonly"`
+}
diff --git a/rpcclient/wallet.go b/rpcclient/wallet.go
index d43be26181..e92d1aab28 100644
--- a/rpcclient/wallet.go
+++ b/rpcclient/wallet.go
@@ -1547,6 +1547,43 @@ func (c *Client) GetBalanceMinConf(account string, minConfirms int) (btcutil.Amo
 	return c.GetBalanceMinConfAsync(account, minConfirms).Receive()
 }
 
+// FutureGetBalancesResult is a future promise to deliver the result of a
+// GetBalancesAsync RPC invocation (or an applicable error).
+type FutureGetBalancesResult chan *response
+
+// Receive waits for the response promised by the future and returns the
+// available balances from the server.
+func (r FutureGetBalancesResult) Receive() (*btcjson.GetBalancesResult, error) {
+	res, err := receiveFuture(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal result as a floating point number.
+	var balances btcjson.GetBalancesResult
+	err = json.Unmarshal(res, &balances)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &balances, nil
+}
+
+// GetBalancesAsync returns an instance of a type that can be used to get the
+// result of the RPC at some future time by invoking the Receive function on the
+// returned instance.
+//
+// See GetBalances for the blocking version and more details.
+func (c *Client) GetBalancesAsync() FutureGetBalancesResult {
+	cmd := btcjson.NewGetBalancesCmd()
+	return c.sendCmd(cmd)
+}
+
+// GetBalances returns the available balances from the server.
+func (c *Client) GetBalances() (*btcjson.GetBalancesResult, error) {
+	return c.GetBalancesAsync().Receive()
+}
+
 // FutureGetReceivedByAccountResult is a future promise to deliver the result of
 // a GetReceivedByAccountAsync or GetReceivedByAccountMinConfAsync RPC
 // invocation (or an applicable error).