diff --git a/packages/proto-signing/src/accounts.ts b/packages/proto-signing/src/accounts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e359a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto-signing/src/accounts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+import { Message } from "protobufjs";
+
+import { cosmosField, cosmosMessage } from "./decorator";
+import { defaultRegistry } from "./msgs";
+
+@cosmosMessage(defaultRegistry, "/cosmos.auth.BaseAccount")
+export class BaseAccount extends Message {
+  @cosmosField.bytes(1)
+  public readonly address?: Uint8Array;
+
+  @cosmosField.bytes(2)
+  public readonly pub_key?: Uint8Array;
+
+  @cosmosField.uint64(3)
+  public readonly account_number?: Long | number;
+
+  @cosmosField.uint64(4)
+  public readonly sequence?: Long | number;
+}
diff --git a/packages/proto-signing/src/index.ts b/packages/proto-signing/src/index.ts
index 73ae35c4..c279effd 100644
--- a/packages/proto-signing/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/proto-signing/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+export { BaseAccount } from "./accounts";
 export { decodeAny } from "./any";
diff --git a/packages/proto-signing/types/accounts.d.ts b/packages/proto-signing/types/accounts.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c888633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proto-signing/types/accounts.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/// <reference types="long" />
+import { Message } from "protobufjs";
+export declare class BaseAccount extends Message {
+  readonly address?: Uint8Array;
+  readonly pub_key?: Uint8Array;
+  readonly account_number?: Long | number;
+  readonly sequence?: Long | number;
+}
diff --git a/packages/proto-signing/types/index.d.ts b/packages/proto-signing/types/index.d.ts
index 73ae35c4..c279effd 100644
--- a/packages/proto-signing/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/proto-signing/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+export { BaseAccount } from "./accounts";
 export { decodeAny } from "./any";
diff --git a/packages/stargate/package.json b/packages/stargate/package.json
index a26e5fe4..d9393348 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/package.json
+++ b/packages/stargate/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
     "pack-web": "yarn build-or-skip && webpack --mode development --config webpack.web.config.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@cosmjs/encoding": "^0.22.0",
     "@cosmjs/proto-signing": "^0.22.0",
-    "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc": "^0.22.0"
+    "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc": "^0.22.0",
+    "@cosmjs/utils": "^0.22.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
index da09f08a..6956aa71 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
-import { pendingWithoutSimapp, simapp } from "./testutils.spec";
+import { pendingWithoutSimapp, simapp, unused } from "./testutils.spec";
 
 describe("StargateClient", () => {
   describe("connect", () => {
@@ -10,4 +10,17 @@ describe("StargateClient", () => {
       client.disconnect();
     });
   });
+
+  describe("getSequence", () => {
+    it("works for unused account", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      const client = await StargateClient.connect(simapp.tendermintUrl);
+
+      const { accountNumber, sequence } = await client.getSequence(unused.address);
+      expect(accountNumber).toEqual(unused.accountNumber);
+      expect(sequence).toEqual(unused.sequence);
+
+      client.disconnect();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index 40ea0342..3affe0fc 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+import { Bech32 } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
+import { BaseAccount, decodeAny } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
 import { Client as TendermintClient } from "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc";
+import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
+
+export interface GetSequenceResult {
+  readonly accountNumber: number;
+  readonly sequence: number;
+}
 
 export class StargateClient {
   private readonly tmClient: TendermintClient;
@@ -12,6 +21,38 @@ export class StargateClient {
     this.tmClient = tmClient;
   }
 
+  public async getSequence(address: string): Promise<GetSequenceResult> {
+    const binAddress = Bech32.decode(address).data;
+
+    // https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/8cab43c8120fec5200c3459cbf4a92017bb6f287/x/auth/types/keys.go#L29-L32
+    const accountKey = Uint8Array.from([0x01, ...binAddress]);
+
+    const response = await this.tmClient.abciQuery({
+      // we need the StoreKey for the module, not the module name
+      // https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/8cab43c8120fec5200c3459cbf4a92017bb6f287/x/auth/types/keys.go#L12
+      path: "/store/acc/key",
+      data: accountKey,
+      prove: false,
+    });
+
+    const { typeUrl, value } = decodeAny(response.value);
+
+    switch (typeUrl) {
+      case "/cosmos.auth.BaseAccount": {
+        const { account_number, sequence } = BaseAccount.decode(value);
+        assert(account_number !== undefined);
+        assert(sequence !== undefined);
+        return {
+          accountNumber: typeof account_number === "number" ? account_number : account_number.toNumber(),
+          sequence: typeof sequence === "number" ? sequence : sequence.toNumber(),
+        };
+      }
+
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported type: ${typeUrl}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   public disconnect(): void {
     this.tmClient.disconnect();
   }
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
index b02e5526..cfe1a60e 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@ export const simapp = {
   tendermintUrl: "localhost:26657",
   chainId: "simd-testing",
 };
+
+/** Unused account */
+export const unused = {
+  pubkey: {
+    type: "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1",
+    value: "ArkCaFUJ/IH+vKBmNRCdUVl3mCAhbopk9jjW4Ko4OfRQ",
+  },
+  address: "cosmos1cjsxept9rkggzxztslae9ndgpdyt2408lk850u",
+  accountNumber: 16,
+  sequence: 0,
+};
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
index f65d2e29..7b5269d6 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+export interface GetSequenceResult {
+  readonly accountNumber: number;
+  readonly sequence: number;
+}
 export declare class StargateClient {
   private readonly tmClient;
   static connect(endpoint: string): Promise<StargateClient>;
   private constructor();
+  getSequence(address: string): Promise<GetSequenceResult>;
   disconnect(): void;
 }