diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
index 5befdfe8..821c1fc2 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assert } from "@cosmjs/utils";
+import { assert, sleep } from "@cosmjs/utils";
 
 import { PrivateStargateClient, StargateClient } from "./stargateclient";
 import { nonExistentAddress, pendingWithoutSimapp, simapp, unused, validator } from "./testutils.spec";
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@ describe("StargateClient", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("getHeight", () => {
+    it("works", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutSimapp();
+      const client = await StargateClient.connect(simapp.tendermintUrl);
+
+      const height1 = await client.getHeight();
+      expect(height1).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      await sleep(simapp.blockTime * 1.4); // tolerate chain being 40% slower than expected
+      const height2 = await client.getHeight();
+      expect(height2).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(height1 + 1);
+      expect(height2).toBeLessThanOrEqual(height1 + 2);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("getAccount", () => {
     it("works for unused account", async () => {
       pendingWithoutSimapp();
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index faae603f..433fa794 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ export class StargateClient {
     return this.chainId;
   }
 
+  public async getHeight(): Promise<number> {
+    const status = await this.tmClient.status();
+    return status.syncInfo.latestBlockHeight;
+  }
+
   public async getAccount(searchAddress: string): Promise<Account | null> {
     const { prefix, data: binAddress } = Bech32.decode(searchAddress);
     // https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/8cab43c8120fec5200c3459cbf4a92017bb6f287/x/auth/types/keys.go#L29-L32
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
index c85aed67..fa7ef050 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/testutils.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const simapp = {
   chainId: "simd-testing",
   denomStaking: "ustake",
   denomFee: "ucosm",
+  blockTime: 1_000, // ms
 };
 
 /** Unused account */
diff --git a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
index 3f745705..a7d3781e 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/types/stargateclient.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export declare class StargateClient {
   static connect(endpoint: string): Promise<StargateClient>;
   private constructor();
   getChainId(): Promise<string>;
+  getHeight(): Promise<number>;
   getAccount(searchAddress: string): Promise<Account | null>;
   getSequence(address: string): Promise<SequenceResponse | null>;
   getBalance(address: string, searchDenom: string): Promise<Coin | null>;