diff --git a/packages/sdk38/src/index.ts b/packages/sdk38/src/index.ts
index 7c7d6b96..e7c7636f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk38/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk38/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export { makeSignBytes } from "./encoding";
 export {
   AuthAccountsResponse,
   AuthExtension,
+  BankBalancesResponse,
+  BankExtension,
   BlockResponse,
   BroadcastMode,
   EncodeTxResponse,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export {
   PostTxsResponse,
   SearchTxsResponse,
   setupAuthExtension,
+  setupBankExtension,
   setupSupplyExtension,
   SupplyExtension,
   TxsResponse,
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.spec.ts b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b440b589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import {
+  makeRandomAddress,
+  nonNegativeIntegerMatcher,
+  pendingWithoutWasmd,
+  unused,
+  wasmd,
+} from "../testutils.spec";
+import { BankExtension, setupBankExtension } from "./bank";
+import { LcdClient } from "./lcdclient";
+
+function makeBankClient(apiUrl: string): LcdClient & BankExtension {
+  return LcdClient.withExtensions({ apiUrl }, setupBankExtension);
+}
+
+describe("BankExtension", () => {
+  it("returns correct values for the unused account", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutWasmd();
+    const client = makeBankClient(wasmd.endpoint);
+    const balances = await client.bank.balances(unused.address);
+    expect(balances).toEqual({
+      height: jasmine.stringMatching(nonNegativeIntegerMatcher),
+      result: [
+        {
+          denom: "ucosm",
+          amount: "1000000000",
+        },
+        {
+          denom: "ustake",
+          amount: "1000000000",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty result for a non-existent account", async () => {
+    pendingWithoutWasmd();
+    const client = makeBankClient(wasmd.endpoint);
+    const nonExistentAddress = makeRandomAddress();
+    const balances = await client.bank.balances(nonExistentAddress);
+    expect(balances).toEqual({
+      height: jasmine.stringMatching(nonNegativeIntegerMatcher),
+      result: [],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.ts b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8b7d14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/bank.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Coin } from "../coins";
+import { LcdClient } from "./lcdclient";
+
+export interface BankBalancesResponse {
+  readonly height: string;
+  readonly result: readonly Coin[];
+}
+
+export interface BankExtension {
+  readonly bank: {
+    readonly balances: (address: string) => Promise<BankBalancesResponse>;
+  };
+}
+
+export function setupBankExtension(base: LcdClient): BankExtension {
+  return {
+    bank: {
+      balances: async (address: string) => {
+        const path = `/bank/balances/${address}`;
+        return base.get(path);
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/index.ts b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/index.ts
index b2a25ab0..d94b7aac 100644
--- a/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk38/src/lcdapi/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //
 
 export { AuthExtension, AuthAccountsResponse, setupAuthExtension } from "./auth";
+export { BankBalancesResponse, BankExtension, setupBankExtension } from "./bank";
 export { setupSupplyExtension, SupplyExtension, TotalSupplyAllResponse, TotalSupplyResponse } from "./supply";
 
 //
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/types/index.d.ts b/packages/sdk38/types/index.d.ts
index ea017984..ab573f75 100644
--- a/packages/sdk38/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk38/types/index.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export { makeSignBytes } from "./encoding";
 export {
   AuthAccountsResponse,
   AuthExtension,
+  BankBalancesResponse,
+  BankExtension,
   BlockResponse,
   BroadcastMode,
   EncodeTxResponse,
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export {
   PostTxsResponse,
   SearchTxsResponse,
   setupAuthExtension,
+  setupBankExtension,
   setupSupplyExtension,
   SupplyExtension,
   TxsResponse,
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/bank.d.ts b/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/bank.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f992569a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/bank.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Coin } from "../coins";
+import { LcdClient } from "./lcdclient";
+export interface BankBalancesResponse {
+  readonly height: string;
+  readonly result: readonly Coin[];
+}
+export interface BankExtension {
+  readonly bank: {
+    readonly balances: (address: string) => Promise<BankBalancesResponse>;
+  };
+}
+export declare function setupBankExtension(base: LcdClient): BankExtension;
diff --git a/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/index.d.ts b/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/index.d.ts
index ca9ac056..1e885a99 100644
--- a/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk38/types/lcdapi/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export { AuthExtension, AuthAccountsResponse, setupAuthExtension } from "./auth";
+export { BankBalancesResponse, BankExtension, setupBankExtension } from "./bank";
 export { setupSupplyExtension, SupplyExtension, TotalSupplyAllResponse, TotalSupplyResponse } from "./supply";
 export {
   BlockResponse,