diff --git a/src/WSDoor.cpp b/src/WSDoor.cpp
index 7e6960b831..5eca83fb2d 100644
--- a/src/WSDoor.cpp
+++ b/src/WSDoor.cpp
@@ -609,10 +609,13 @@ void WSConnection::doLedgerEntry(Json::Value& jvResult, const Json::Value& jvReq
 	jvResult["ledger_index"]	= uLedgerIndex;
 
 	uint256		uNodeIndex;
+	bool		bNodeBinary	= false;
 
 	if (jvRequest.isMember("index"))
 	{
-		jvResult["error"]	= "notImplemented";
+		// XXX Needs to provide proof.
+		uNodeIndex.SetHex(jvRequest["index"].asString());
+		bNodeBinary	= true;
 	}
 	else if (jvRequest.isMember("account_root"))
 	{
@@ -675,12 +678,21 @@ void WSConnection::doLedgerEntry(Json::Value& jvResult, const Json::Value& jvReq
 		if (!sleNode)
 		{
 			// Not found.
-			// XXX We should also provide proof.
-			jvResult["error"]	= "entryNotFound";
+			// XXX Should also provide proof.
+			jvResult["error"]		= "entryNotFound";
+		}
+		else if (bNodeBinary)
+		{
+			// XXX Should also provide proof.
+			Serializer s;
+
+			sleNode->add(s);
+
+			jvResult["node_binary"]	= strHex(s.peekData());
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			jvResult["node"]	= sleNode->getJson(0);
+			jvResult["node"]		= sleNode->getJson(0);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/standalone-test.js b/test/standalone-test.js
index a3fb947498..6a18592a42 100644
--- a/test/standalone-test.js
+++ b/test/standalone-test.js
@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@ buster.testCase("Websocket commands", {
 						});
 				});
 		},
+
+	'ledger_entry index' :
+		function(done) {
+			alpha.ledger_closed(function (r) {
+					// console.log("result: %s", JSON.stringify(r));
+
+					buster.refute('error' in r);
+
+					alpha.ledger_entry({
+							'ledger_index' : r.ledger_index,
+							'index' : "2B6AC232AA4C4BE41BF49D2459FA4A0347E1B543A4C92FCEE0821C0201E2E9A8",
+						} , function (r) {
+							console.log("node: %s", JSON.stringify(r));
+
+							buster.assert('node_binary' in r);
+							done();
+						});
+				});
+		},
+
 });
 
 // vim:ts=4