diff --git a/src/SerializedLedger.cpp b/src/SerializedLedger.cpp
index 2f39d73664..b18ffdf992 100644
--- a/src/SerializedLedger.cpp
+++ b/src/SerializedLedger.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ std::string SerializedLedgerEntry::getText() const
 	return ret;
 }
 
+Json::Value SerializedLedgerEntry::getJson(int options) const
+{
+	Json::Value ret(mObject.getJson(options));
+	ret["Index"] = mIndex.GetHex();
+	ret["Version"] = mVersion.getText();
+	return ret;
+}
+
 bool SerializedLedgerEntry::isEquivalent(const SerializedType& t) const
 { // locators are not compared
 	const SerializedLedgerEntry* v = dynamic_cast<const SerializedLedgerEntry*>(&t);
diff --git a/src/SerializedLedger.h b/src/SerializedLedger.h
index 32edd36d4d..a87cb360cf 100644
--- a/src/SerializedLedger.h
+++ b/src/SerializedLedger.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 	SerializedLedgerEntry* duplicate() const { return new SerializedLedgerEntry(*this); }
 	std::string getFullText() const;
 	std::string getText() const;
+	Json::Value getJson(int options) const;
 	void add(Serializer& s) const { mVersion.add(s); mObject.add(s); }
 	virtual bool isEquivalent(const SerializedType& t) const;