diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 7887eaba..ce398019 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
   - [combine](#combine)
   - [submit](#submit)
   - [generateAddress](#generateaddress)
+  - [signPaymentChannelClaim](#signpaymentchannelclaim)
+  - [verifyPaymentChannelClaim](#verifypaymentchannelclaim)
   - [computeLedgerHash](#computeledgerhash)
 - [API Events](#api-events)
   - [ledger](#ledger)
@@ -3691,6 +3693,84 @@ return api.generateAddress();
 ```
 
 
+## signPaymentChannelClaim
+
+`signPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string, privateKey: string): string`
+
+Sign a payment channel claim. The signature can be submitted in a subsequent [PaymentChannelClaim](#preparePaymmentChannelClaim) transaction.
+
+### Parameters
+
+Name | Type | Description
+---- | ---- | -----------
+channel | string | 256-bit hexadecimal channel identifier.
+amount | [value](#value) | Amount of XRP authorized by the claim.
+privateKey | string | The private key to sign the payment channel claim.
+
+### Return Value
+
+This method returns a signature string:
+
+Name | Type | Description
+---- | ---- | -----------
+ | string | The hexadecimal representation of a signature.
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+const channel =
+  '3E18C05AD40319B809520F1A136370C4075321B285217323396D6FD9EE1E9037';
+const amount = '.00001';
+const privateKey =
+  'ACCD3309DB14D1A4FC9B1DAE608031F4408C85C73EE05E035B7DC8B25840107A';
+return api.signPaymentChannelClaim(channel, amount, privateKey);
+```
+
+
+```json
+"3045022100B5C54654221F154347679B97AE7791CBEF5E6772A3F894F9C781B8F1B400F89F022021E466D29DC5AEB5DFAFC76E8A88D2E388EBD25A84143B6AC3B647F479CB89B7"
+```
+
+
+## verifyPaymentChannelClaim
+
+`verifyPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string, signature: string, publicKey: string): boolean`
+
+Verify a payment channel claim signature.
+
+### Parameters
+
+Name | Type | Description
+---- | ---- | -----------
+channel | string | 256-bit hexadecimal channel identifier.
+amount | [value](#value) | Amount of XRP authorized by the claim.
+signature | string | Signature of this claim.
+publicKey | string | Public key of the channel's sender
+
+### Return Value
+
+This method returns `true` if the claim signature is valid.
+
+Name | Type | Description
+---- | ---- | -----------
+ | boolean | 
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+const channel =
+  '3E18C05AD40319B809520F1A136370C4075321B285217323396D6FD9EE1E9037';
+const amount = '.00001';
+const signature = "3045022100B5C54654221F154347679B97AE7791CBEF5E6772A3F894F9C781B8F1B400F89F022021E466D29DC5AEB5DFAFC76E8A88D2E388EBD25A84143B6AC3B647F479CB89B7";
+const publicKey =
+  '02F89EAEC7667B30F33D0687BBA86C3FE2A08CCA40A9186C5BDE2DAA6FA97A37D8';
+return api.verifyPaymentChannelClaim(channel, amount, signature, publicKey);
+```
+
+```json
+true
+```
+
 ## computeLedgerHash
 
 `computeLedgerHash(ledger: Object): string`
diff --git a/docs/src/index.md.ejs b/docs/src/index.md.ejs
index a99c6a42..d1e7f194 100644
--- a/docs/src/index.md.ejs
+++ b/docs/src/index.md.ejs
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@
 <% include combine.md.ejs %>
 <% include submit.md.ejs %>
 <% include generateAddress.md.ejs %>
+<% include signPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs %>
+<% include verifyPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs %>
 <% include computeLedgerHash.md.ejs %>
 <% include events.md.ejs %>
diff --git a/docs/src/signPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs b/docs/src/signPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06e4399b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/signPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## signPaymentChannelClaim
+
+`signPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string, privateKey: string): string`
+
+Sign a payment channel claim. The signature can be submitted in a subsequent [PaymentChannelClaim](#preparePaymmentChannelClaim) transaction.
+
+### Parameters
+
+<%- renderSchema("input/sign-payment-channel-claim.json") %>
+
+### Return Value
+
+This method returns a signature string:
+
+<%- renderSchema("output/sign-payment-channel-claim.json") %>
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+const channel =
+  '3E18C05AD40319B809520F1A136370C4075321B285217323396D6FD9EE1E9037';
+const amount = '.00001';
+const privateKey =
+  'ACCD3309DB14D1A4FC9B1DAE608031F4408C85C73EE05E035B7DC8B25840107A';
+return api.signPaymentChannelClaim(channel, amount, privateKey);
+```
+
+<%- renderFixture("responses/sign-payment-channel-claim.json") %>
diff --git a/docs/src/verifyPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs b/docs/src/verifyPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ca3ed40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/verifyPaymentChannelClaim.md.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+## verifyPaymentChannelClaim
+
+`verifyPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string, signature: string, publicKey: string): boolean`
+
+Verify a payment channel claim signature.
+
+### Parameters
+
+<%- renderSchema("input/verify-payment-channel-claim.json") %>
+
+### Return Value
+
+This method returns `true` if the claim signature is valid.
+
+<%- renderSchema("output/verify-payment-channel-claim.json") %>
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+const channel =
+  '3E18C05AD40319B809520F1A136370C4075321B285217323396D6FD9EE1E9037';
+const amount = '.00001';
+const signature = <%- importFile("test/fixtures/responses/sign-payment-channel-claim.json") %>;
+const publicKey =
+  '02F89EAEC7667B30F33D0687BBA86C3FE2A08CCA40A9186C5BDE2DAA6FA97A37D8';
+return api.verifyPaymentChannelClaim(channel, amount, signature, publicKey);
+```
+
+```json
+true
+```
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 0f872be3..2c3cd9ee 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ const errors = require('./common').errors
 const generateAddress =
   require('./offline/generate-address').generateAddressAPI
 const computeLedgerHash = require('./offline/ledgerhash')
+const signPaymentChannelClaim =
+  require('./offline/sign-payment-channel-claim')
+const verifyPaymentChannelClaim =
+  require('./offline/verify-payment-channel-claim')
 const getLedger = require('./ledger/ledger')
 
 type APIOptions = {
@@ -146,6 +150,8 @@ _.assign(RippleAPI.prototype, {
 
   generateAddress,
   computeLedgerHash,
+  signPaymentChannelClaim,
+  verifyPaymentChannelClaim,
   errors
 })
 
diff --git a/src/common/schema-validator.js b/src/common/schema-validator.js
index bd357457..803f88a0 100644
--- a/src/common/schema-validator.js
+++ b/src/common/schema-validator.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ function loadSchemas() {
     require('./schemas/output/get-transaction.json'),
     require('./schemas/output/get-transactions.json'),
     require('./schemas/output/get-trustlines.json'),
+    require('./schemas/output/sign-payment-channel-claim.json'),
+    require('./schemas/output/verify-payment-channel-claim.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/get-balances.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/get-balance-sheet.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/get-ledger.json'),
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ function loadSchemas() {
     require('./schemas/input/sign.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/submit.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/generate-address.json'),
+    require('./schemas/input/sign-payment-channel-claim.json'),
+    require('./schemas/input/verify-payment-channel-claim.json'),
     require('./schemas/input/combine.json')
   ]
   const titles = _.map(schemas, schema => schema.title)
diff --git a/src/common/schemas/input/sign-payment-channel-claim.json b/src/common/schemas/input/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5266facf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/schemas/input/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "title": "signPaymentChannelClaimParameters",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "channel": {
+      "$ref": "hash256",
+      "description": "256-bit hexadecimal channel identifier."
+    },
+    "amount": {
+      "$ref": "value",
+      "description": "Amount of XRP authorized by the claim."
+    },
+    "privateKey": {
+      "$ref": "publicKey",
+      "description": "The private key to sign the payment channel claim."
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": ["channel", "amount", "privateKey"]
+}
diff --git a/src/common/schemas/input/verify-payment-channel-claim.json b/src/common/schemas/input/verify-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..767267a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/schemas/input/verify-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "title": "verifyPaymentChannelClaimParameters",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "channel": {
+      "$ref": "hash256",
+      "description": "256-bit hexadecimal channel identifier."
+    },
+    "amount": {
+      "$ref": "value",
+      "description": "Amount of XRP authorized by the claim."
+    },
+    "signature": {
+      "$ref": "signature",
+      "description": "Signature of this claim."
+    },
+    "publicKey": {
+      "$ref": "publicKey",
+      "description": "Public key of the channel's sender"
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": ["channel", "amount", "signature", "publicKey"]
+}
diff --git a/src/common/schemas/output/sign-payment-channel-claim.json b/src/common/schemas/output/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96129db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/schemas/output/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "title": "signPaymentChannelClaim",
+  "type": "string",
+  "$ref": "signature",
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/src/common/schemas/output/verify-payment-channel-claim.json b/src/common/schemas/output/verify-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26309718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/schemas/output/verify-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "title": "verifyPaymentChannelClaim",
+  "type": "boolean",
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/src/common/validate.js b/src/common/validate.js
index 7d91490e..73930b02 100644
--- a/src/common/validate.js
+++ b/src/common/validate.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module.exports = {
   submit: _.partial(schemaValidate, 'submitParameters'),
   computeLedgerHash: _.partial(schemaValidate, 'computeLedgerHashParameters'),
   generateAddress: _.partial(schemaValidate, 'generateAddressParameters'),
+  signPaymentChannelClaim: _.partial(schemaValidate,
+    'signPaymentChannelClaimParameters'),
+  verifyPaymentChannelClaim: _.partial(schemaValidate,
+    'verifyPaymentChannelClaimParameters'),
   apiOptions: _.partial(schemaValidate, 'api-options'),
   instructions: _.partial(schemaValidate, 'instructions')
 }
diff --git a/src/offline/sign-payment-channel-claim.js b/src/offline/sign-payment-channel-claim.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9bb70e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/offline/sign-payment-channel-claim.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* @flow */
+'use strict' // eslint-disable-line strict
+const common = require('../common')
+const keypairs = require('ripple-keypairs')
+const binary = require('ripple-binary-codec')
+const {validate, xrpToDrops} = common
+
+function signPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string,
+  privateKey: string
+): string {
+  validate.signPaymentChannelClaim({channel, amount, privateKey})
+
+  const signingData = binary.encodeForSigningClaim({
+    channel: channel,
+    amount: xrpToDrops(amount),
+  })
+  return keypairs.sign(signingData, privateKey)
+}
+
+module.exports = signPaymentChannelClaim
diff --git a/src/offline/verify-payment-channel-claim.js b/src/offline/verify-payment-channel-claim.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..712d5927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/offline/verify-payment-channel-claim.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* @flow */
+'use strict' // eslint-disable-line strict
+const common = require('../common')
+const keypairs = require('ripple-keypairs')
+const binary = require('ripple-binary-codec')
+const {validate, xrpToDrops} = common
+
+function verifyPaymentChannelClaim(channel: string, amount: string,
+  signature: string, publicKey: string
+): string {
+  validate.verifyPaymentChannelClaim({channel, amount, signature, publicKey})
+
+  const signingData = binary.encodeForSigningClaim({
+    channel: channel,
+    amount: xrpToDrops(amount),
+  })
+  return keypairs.verify(signingData, signature, publicKey)
+}
+
+module.exports = verifyPaymentChannelClaim
diff --git a/test/api-test.js b/test/api-test.js
index 17be3698..fcc85f57 100644
--- a/test/api-test.js
+++ b/test/api-test.js
@@ -452,6 +452,37 @@ describe('RippleAPI', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('signPaymentChannelClaim', function() {
+    const privateKey =
+      'ACCD3309DB14D1A4FC9B1DAE608031F4408C85C73EE05E035B7DC8B25840107A';
+    const result = this.api.signPaymentChannelClaim(
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.channel,
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.amount, privateKey);
+    checkResult(responses.signPaymentChannelClaim,
+      'signPaymentChannelClaim', result)
+  });
+
+  it('verifyPaymentChannelClaim', function() {
+    const publicKey =
+      '02F89EAEC7667B30F33D0687BBA86C3FE2A08CCA40A9186C5BDE2DAA6FA97A37D8';
+    const result = this.api.verifyPaymentChannelClaim(
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.channel,
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.amount,
+      responses.signPaymentChannelClaim, publicKey);
+    checkResult(true, 'verifyPaymentChannelClaim', result)
+  });
+
+  it('verifyPaymentChannelClaim - invalid', function() {
+    const publicKey =
+      '03A6523FE4281DA48A6FD77FAF3CB77F5C7001ABA0B32BCEDE0369AC009758D7D9';
+    const result = this.api.verifyPaymentChannelClaim(
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.channel,
+      requests.signPaymentChannelClaim.amount,
+      responses.signPaymentChannelClaim, publicKey);
+    checkResult(false,
+      'verifyPaymentChannelClaim', result)
+  });
+
   it('combine', function() {
     const combined = this.api.combine(requests.combine.setDomain);
     checkResult(responses.combine.single, 'sign', combined);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/requests/index.js b/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
index 89c96c11..ab5b67a6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/requests/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
     escrow: require('./sign-escrow.json'),
     signAs: require('./sign-as')
   },
+  signPaymentChannelClaim: require('./sign-payment-channel-claim'),
   getPaths: {
     normal: require('./getpaths/normal'),
     UsdToUsd: require('./getpaths/usd2usd'),
diff --git a/test/fixtures/requests/sign-payment-channel-claim.json b/test/fixtures/requests/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7665c928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/requests/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "channel": "3E18C05AD40319B809520F1A136370C4075321B285217323396D6FD9EE1E9037",
+  "amount": ".00001"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/responses/index.js b/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
index 5f1cab0f..e247c514 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/responses/index.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ module.exports = {
     escrow: require('./sign-escrow.json'),
     signAs: require('./sign-as')
   },
+  signPaymentChannelClaim: require('./sign-payment-channel-claim'),
   combine: {
     single: require('./combine.json')
   },
diff --git a/test/fixtures/responses/sign-payment-channel-claim.json b/test/fixtures/responses/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09b68372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/responses/sign-payment-channel-claim.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"3045022100B5C54654221F154347679B97AE7791CBEF5E6772A3F894F9C781B8F1B400F89F022021E466D29DC5AEB5DFAFC76E8A88D2E388EBD25A84143B6AC3B647F479CB89B7"