diff --git a/lib/expressapp.js b/lib/expressapp.js
index fd93143..d6e11dc 100644
--- a/lib/expressapp.js
+++ b/lib/expressapp.js
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ ExpressApp.prototype.start = function(opts, cb) {
   router.get('/v1/balance/', function(req, res) {
     getServerWithAuth(req, res, function(server) {
       var opts = {};
+      if (req.query.coin) opts.coin = req.query.coin;
       if (req.query.twoStep == '1') opts.twoStep = true;
       server.getBalance(opts, function(err, balance) {
         if (err) return returnError(err, res, req);
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 244a679..2362fd0 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -1088,9 +1088,11 @@ WalletService.prototype._getUtxos = function(coin, addresses, cb) {
   });
 };
 
-WalletService.prototype._getUtxosForCurrentWallet = function(addresses, cb) {
+WalletService.prototype._getUtxosForCurrentWallet = function(opts, cb) {
   var self = this;
 
+  var opts = opts || {};
+
   function utxoKey(utxo) {
     return utxo.txid + '|' + utxo.vout
   };
@@ -1100,14 +1102,19 @@ WalletService.prototype._getUtxosForCurrentWallet = function(addresses, cb) {
   async.series([
 
     function(next) {
-      self.getWallet({}, function(err, wallet) {
-        coin = wallet.coin;
-        return next();
-      });
+      if (opts.coin) {
+        coin = opts.coin;
+        next();
+      } else {
+        self.getWallet({}, function(err, wallet) {
+          coin = wallet.coin;
+          return next();
+        });
+      }
     },
     function(next) {
-      if (_.isArray(addresses)) {
-        allAddresses = addresses;
+      if (_.isArray(opts.addresses)) {
+        allAddresses = opts.addresses;
         return next();
       }
       self.storage.fetchAddresses(self.walletId, function(err, addresses) {
@@ -1195,7 +1202,9 @@ WalletService.prototype.getUtxos = function(opts, cb) {
     return cb(new ClientError('Invalid coin'));
 
   if (_.isUndefined(opts.addresses)) {
-    self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet(null, cb);
+    self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet({
+      coin: opts.coin
+    }, cb);
   } else {
     self._getUtxos(opts.coin, opts.addresses, cb);
   }
@@ -1215,10 +1224,15 @@ WalletService.prototype._totalizeUtxos = function(utxos) {
 };
 
 
-WalletService.prototype._getBalanceFromAddresses = function(addresses, cb) {
+WalletService.prototype._getBalanceFromAddresses = function(opts, cb) {
   var self = this;
 
-  self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet(addresses, function(err, utxos) {
+  var opts = opts || {};
+
+  self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet({
+    coin: opts.coin,
+    addresses: opts.addresses
+  }, function(err, utxos) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
     var balance = self._totalizeUtxos(utxos);
@@ -1248,7 +1262,10 @@ WalletService.prototype._getBalanceOneStep = function(opts, cb) {
 
   self.storage.fetchAddresses(self.walletId, function(err, addresses) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
-    self._getBalanceFromAddresses(addresses, function(err, balance) {
+    self._getBalanceFromAddresses({
+      coin: opts.coin,
+      addresses: addresses
+    }, function(err, balance) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
 
       // Update cache
@@ -1305,6 +1322,7 @@ WalletService.prototype._getActiveAddresses = function(cb) {
 /**
  * Get wallet balance.
  * @param {Object} opts
+ * @param {string} [opts.coin] - Override wallet coin (default wallet's coin).
  * @param {Boolean} opts.twoStep[=false] - Optional - Use 2 step balance computation for improved performance
  * @returns {Object} balance - Total amount & locked amount.
  */
@@ -1313,6 +1331,11 @@ WalletService.prototype.getBalance = function(opts, cb) {
 
   opts = opts || {};
 
+  if (opts.coin) {
+    if (!Utils.checkValueInCollection(opts.coin, Constants.COINS))
+      return cb(new ClientError('Invalid coin'));
+  }
+
   if (!opts.twoStep)
     return self._getBalanceOneStep(opts, cb);
 
@@ -1327,7 +1350,10 @@ WalletService.prototype.getBalance = function(opts, cb) {
         return self._getBalanceOneStep(opts, cb);
       } else {
         log.debug('Requesting partial balance for ' + activeAddresses.length + ' out of ' + nbAddresses + ' addresses');
-        self._getBalanceFromAddresses(activeAddresses, function(err, partialBalance) {
+        self._getBalanceFromAddresses({
+          coin: opts.coin,
+          addresses: activeAddresses
+        }, function(err, partialBalance) {
           if (err) return cb(err);
           cb(null, partialBalance);
           setTimeout(function() {
@@ -1388,7 +1414,7 @@ WalletService.prototype.getSendMaxInfo = function(opts, cb) {
         return cb(new ClientError('Invalid fee per KB'));
     }
 
-    self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet(null, function(err, utxos) {
+    self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet({}, function(err, utxos) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
 
       var info = {
@@ -1768,7 +1794,7 @@ WalletService.prototype._selectTxInputs = function(txp, utxosToExclude, cb) {
 
   log.debug('Selecting inputs for a ' + Utils.formatAmountInBtc(txp.getTotalAmount()) + ' txp');
 
-  self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet(null, function(err, utxos) {
+  self._getUtxosForCurrentWallet({}, function(err, utxos) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
     var totalAmount;
diff --git a/test/integration/server.js b/test/integration/server.js
index 879be84..954890f 100644
--- a/test/integration/server.js
+++ b/test/integration/server.js
@@ -1880,6 +1880,20 @@ describe('Wallet service', function() {
         });
       });
     });
+    it('should get balance for a different coin', function(done) {
+      helpers.stubUtxos(server, wallet, 1, function() {
+        var spy = sinon.spy(server, '_getBlockchainExplorer');
+        server.getBalance({
+          coin: 'bch'
+        }, function(err, balance) {
+          should.not.exist(err);
+          should.exist(balance);
+          var args = spy.getCalls()[0].args;
+          args[0].should.equal('bch');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#getBalance 2 steps', function() {