diff --git a/rpc/api/eth.go b/rpc/api/eth.go
index db0b4b024..6d759a087 100644
--- a/rpc/api/eth.go
+++ b/rpc/api/eth.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ var (
 		"eth_submitWork":                          (*ethApi).SubmitWork,
 		"eth_resend":                              (*ethApi).Resend,
 		"eth_pendingTransactions":                 (*ethApi).PendingTransactions,
+		"eth_getTransactionReceipt":               (*ethApi).GetTransactionReceipt,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -596,3 +597,28 @@ func (self *ethApi) PendingTransactions(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error
 
 	return ltxs, nil
 }
+
+func (self *ethApi) GetTransactionReceipt(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	args := new(HashArgs)
+	if err := self.codec.Decode(req.Params, &args); err != nil {
+		return nil, shared.NewDecodeParamError(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	txhash := common.BytesToHash(common.FromHex(args.Hash))
+	tx, bhash, bnum, txi := self.xeth.EthTransactionByHash(args.Hash)
+	rec := self.xeth.GetTxReceipt(txhash)
+	// We could have an error of "not found". Should disambiguate
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err, nil
+	// }
+	if rec != nil && tx != nil {
+		v := NewReceiptRes(rec)
+		v.BlockHash = newHexData(bhash)
+		v.BlockNumber = newHexNum(bnum)
+		v.GasUsed = newHexNum(tx.Gas().Bytes())
+		v.TransactionIndex = newHexNum(txi)
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/rpc/api/parsing.go b/rpc/api/parsing.go
index 632462c31..4209ea7e3 100644
--- a/rpc/api/parsing.go
+++ b/rpc/api/parsing.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -402,6 +403,38 @@ func NewUncleRes(h *types.Header) *UncleRes {
 // 	WorkProved string `json:"workProved"`
 // }
 
+type ReceiptRes struct {
+	TransactionHash   *hexdata       `json:transactionHash`
+	TransactionIndex  *hexnum        `json:transactionIndex`
+	BlockNumber       *hexnum        `json:blockNumber`
+	BlockHash         *hexdata       `json:blockHash`
+	CumulativeGasUsed *hexnum        `json:cumulativeGasUsed`
+	GasUsed           *hexnum        `json:gasUsed`
+	ContractAddress   *hexdata       `json:contractAddress`
+	Logs              *[]interface{} `json:logs`
+}
+
+func NewReceiptRes(rec *types.Receipt) *ReceiptRes {
+	if rec == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var v = new(ReceiptRes)
+	v.TransactionHash = newHexData(rec.TxHash)
+	// v.TransactionIndex = newHexNum(input)
+	// v.BlockNumber = newHexNum(input)
+	// v.BlockHash = newHexData(input)
+	v.CumulativeGasUsed = newHexNum(rec.CumulativeGasUsed)
+	// v.GasUsed = newHexNum(input)
+	// If the ContractAddress is 20 0x0 bytes, assume it is not a contract creation
+	if bytes.Compare(rec.ContractAddress.Bytes(), bytes.Repeat([]byte{0}, 20)) != 0 {
+		v.ContractAddress = newHexData(rec.ContractAddress)
+	}
+	// v.Logs = rec.Logs()
+
+	return v
+}
+
 func numString(raw interface{}) (*big.Int, error) {
 	var number *big.Int
 	// Parse as integer
diff --git a/rpc/api/utils.go b/rpc/api/utils.go
index e6a01d3d6..54ca28774 100644
--- a/rpc/api/utils.go
+++ b/rpc/api/utils.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ var (
 			"submitWork",
 			"pendingTransactions",
 			"resend",
+			"getTransactionReceipt",
 		},
 		"miner": []string{
 			"hashrate",
diff --git a/xeth/xeth.go b/xeth/xeth.go
index 1cec82e5e..88d802820 100644
--- a/xeth/xeth.go
+++ b/xeth/xeth.go
@@ -969,7 +969,6 @@ func (self *XEth) Transact(fromStr, toStr, nonceStr, valueStr, gasStr, gasPriceS
 	if contractCreation {
 		addr := crypto.CreateAddress(from, nonce)
 		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("Tx(%x) created: %x\n", tx.Hash(), addr)
-		return addr.Hex(), nil
 	} else {
 		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("Tx(%x) to: %x\n", tx.Hash(), tx.To())
 	}