diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1eeb462..8efd05b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Deprecated
+
+- @cosmjs/stargate: Deprecate `QueryClient.queryUnverified` in favour of newly
+  added `QueryClient.queryAbci`.
+
 ## [0.29.4] - 2022-11-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
index 823fb13a..05cc40ec 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.spec.ts
@@ -166,4 +166,95 @@ describe("QueryClient", () => {
       tmClient.disconnect();
     });
   });
+
+  describe("queryAbci", () => {
+    it("works via WebSockets", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      const [client, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlWs);
+
+      const requestData = Uint8Array.from(
+        QueryAllBalancesRequest.encode({ address: unused.address }).finish(),
+      );
+      const { value } = await client.queryAbci(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/AllBalances`, requestData);
+      const response = QueryAllBalancesResponse.decode(value);
+      expect(response.balances.length).toEqual(2);
+
+      tmClient.disconnect();
+    });
+
+    it("works via http", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      const [client, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlHttp);
+
+      const requestData = Uint8Array.from(
+        QueryAllBalancesRequest.encode({ address: unused.address }).finish(),
+      );
+      const { value } = await client.queryAbci(`/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/AllBalances`, requestData);
+      const response = QueryAllBalancesResponse.decode(value);
+      expect(response.balances.length).toEqual(2);
+
+      tmClient.disconnect();
+    });
+
+    it("works for height", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      const [queryClient, tmClient] = await makeClient(simapp.tendermintUrlHttp);
+
+      const joe = makeRandomAddress();
+      const h1 = (await tmClient.status()).syncInfo.latestBlockHeight;
+
+      // Send tokens to `recipient`
+      const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(faucet.mnemonic);
+      const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(
+        simapp.tendermintUrlHttp,
+        wallet,
+        defaultSigningClientOptions,
+      );
+      const amount = coin(332211, simapp.denomFee);
+      await client.sendTokens(faucet.address0, joe, [amount], "auto");
+
+      const h2 = (await tmClient.status()).syncInfo.latestBlockHeight;
+      assert(h1 < h2);
+
+      // Query with no height
+      {
+        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
+        const { value, height } = await queryClient.queryAbci(
+          `/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`,
+          requestData,
+        );
+        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(value);
+        expect(response.balance).toEqual(amount);
+        expect(height).toEqual(h2);
+      }
+
+      // Query at h2 (after send)
+      {
+        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
+        const { value, height } = await queryClient.queryAbci(
+          `/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`,
+          requestData,
+          h2,
+        );
+        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(value);
+        expect(response.balance).toEqual(amount);
+        expect(height).toEqual(h2);
+      }
+
+      // Query at h1 (before send)
+      {
+        const requestData = QueryBalanceRequest.encode({ address: joe, denom: simapp.denomFee }).finish();
+        const { value, height } = await queryClient.queryAbci(
+          `/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.Query/Balance`,
+          requestData,
+          h1,
+        );
+        const response = QueryBalanceResponse.decode(value);
+        expect(response.balance).toEqual({ amount: "0", denom: simapp.denomFee });
+        expect(height).toEqual(h1);
+      }
+
+      tmClient.disconnect();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
index eceec992..2737d735 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/queryclient.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ export interface ProvenQuery {
   readonly height: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The response of an ABCI query to Tendermint.
+ * This is a subset of `tendermint34.AbciQueryResponse` in order
+ * to abstract away Tendermint versions.
+ */
+export interface QueryAbciResponse {
+  readonly value: Uint8Array;
+  readonly height: number;
+}
+
 export class QueryClient {
   /** Constructs a QueryClient with 0 extensions */
   public static withExtensions(tmClient: Tendermint34Client): QueryClient;
@@ -570,11 +580,32 @@ export class QueryClient {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Performs an ABCI query to Tendermint without requesting a proof.
+   *
+   * @deprecated use queryAbci instead
+   */
   public async queryUnverified(
     path: string,
     request: Uint8Array,
     desiredHeight?: number,
   ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    const response = await this.queryAbci(path, request, desiredHeight);
+    return response.value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Performs an ABCI query to Tendermint without requesting a proof.
+   *
+   * If the `desiredHeight` is set, a particular height is requested. Otherwise
+   * the latest height is requested. The response contains the actual height of
+   * the query.
+   */
+  public async queryAbci(
+    path: string,
+    request: Uint8Array,
+    desiredHeight?: number,
+  ): Promise<QueryAbciResponse> {
     const response = await this.tmClient.abciQuery({
       path: path,
       data: request,
@@ -586,7 +617,14 @@ export class QueryClient {
       throw new Error(`Query failed with (${response.code}): ${response.log}`);
     }
 
-    return response.value;
+    if (!response.height) {
+      throw new Error("No query height returned");
+    }
+
+    return {
+      value: response.value,
+      height: response.height,
+    };
   }
 
   // this must return the header for height+1
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/utils.ts b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/utils.ts
index a0fb6220..4afa3739 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/queryclient/utils.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ export interface ProtobufRpcClient {
 
 export function createProtobufRpcClient(base: QueryClient): ProtobufRpcClient {
   return {
-    request: (service: string, method: string, data: Uint8Array): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
+    request: async (service: string, method: string, data: Uint8Array): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
       const path = `/${service}/${method}`;
-      return base.queryUnverified(path, data);
+      const response = await base.queryAbci(path, data, undefined);
+      return response.value;
     },
   };
 }