diff --git a/src/js/ripple/currency.js b/src/js/ripple/currency.js
index 0dc8724e..e5b27fd7 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/currency.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/currency.js
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ Currency.prototype.to_human = function(opts) {
   return this.to_json(opts);
 };
 
+Currency.prototype.get_iso = function() {
+  return this._iso_code;
+};
+
 exports.Currency = Currency;
 
 // vim:sw=2:sts=2:ts=8:et
diff --git a/test/currency-test.js b/test/currency-test.js
index 98d31b76..65fc7879 100644
--- a/test/currency-test.js
+++ b/test/currency-test.js
@@ -172,4 +172,15 @@ describe('Currency', function() {
       assert.equal(Math.E, cur.get_interest_at(443845330 - 6291418827.05));
     });
   });
+  describe('get_iso', function() {
+    it('should get "XRP" iso_code', function() {
+      assert.strictEqual('XRP', currency.from_json('XRP').get_iso());
+    });
+    it('should get iso_code', function() {
+      assert.strictEqual('USD', currency.from_json('USD - US Dollar').get_iso());
+    });
+    it('should get iso_code', function() {
+      assert.strictEqual('USD', currency.from_json('USD (0.5%pa)').get_iso());
+    });
+  });
 });