diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
index 860b50cdfd..e0f9589ebc 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,23 @@ bool Ledger::getTransaction(const uint256& txID, Transaction::pointer& txn, Tran
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool Ledger::getTransactionMeta(const uint256& txID, TransactionMetaSet::pointer& meta)
+{
+	SHAMapTreeNode::TNType type;
+	SHAMapItem::pointer item = mTransactionMap->peekItem(txID, type);
+	if (!item)
+		return false;
+
+	if (type != SHAMapTreeNode::tnTRANSACTION_MD)
+		return false;
+
+	SerializerIterator it(item->peekSerializer());
+	it.getVL(); // skip transaction
+	meta = boost::make_shared<TransactionMetaSet>(txID, mLedgerSeq, it.getVL());
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 uint256 Ledger::getHash()
 {
 	if (!mValidHash)
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.h b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.h
index 97fc9c2b63..cf09383ac7 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/Ledger.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public:
 	bool hasTransaction(const uint256& TransID) const { return mTransactionMap->hasItem(TransID); }
 	Transaction::pointer getTransaction(const uint256& transID) const;
 	bool getTransaction(const uint256& transID, Transaction::pointer& txn, TransactionMetaSet::pointer& txMeta);
+	bool getTransactionMeta(const uint256& transID, TransactionMetaSet::pointer& txMeta);
 
 	static SerializedTransaction::pointer getSTransaction(SHAMapItem::ref, SHAMapTreeNode::TNType);
 	SerializedTransaction::pointer getSMTransaction(SHAMapItem::ref, SHAMapTreeNode::TNType,