diff --git a/src/rpc/handlers/AccountTx.cpp b/src/rpc/handlers/AccountTx.cpp
index 2100d476a..fe0a44de0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/handlers/AccountTx.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/handlers/AccountTx.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ doAccountTx(Context const& context)
             obj[JS(ledger_index)] = txnPlusMeta.ledgerSequence;
             obj[JS(date)] = txnPlusMeta.date;
         }
+        obj[JS(validated)] = true;
 
         txns.push_back(obj);
         if (!minReturnedIndex || txnPlusMeta.ledgerSequence < *minReturnedIndex)