diff --git a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
index 39a7b88b5ee..31e576ae4d8 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void chain_api_plugin::plugin_startup() {
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_code_hash, 200),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_abi, 200),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_raw_code_and_abi, 200),
+      CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_raw_abi, 200),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_table_rows, 200),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_table_by_scope, 200),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_currency_balance, 200),
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
index ded6a503181..fe3b4b28332 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
@@ -1566,6 +1566,20 @@ read_only::get_raw_code_and_abi_results read_only::get_raw_code_and_abi( const g
    return result;
 }
 
+read_only::get_raw_abi_results read_only::get_raw_abi( const get_raw_abi_params& params )const {
+   get_raw_abi_results result;
+   result.account_name = params.account_name;
+
+   const auto& d = db.db();
+   const auto& accnt = d.get<account_object,by_name>(params.account_name);
+   result.abi_hash = fc::sha256::hash( accnt.abi.data(), accnt.abi.size() );
+   result.code_hash = fc::sha256::hash( accnt.code.data(), accnt.code.size() );
+   if( !params.abi_hash || *params.abi_hash != result.abi_hash )
+      result.abi = blob{{accnt.abi.begin(), accnt.abi.end()}};
+
+   return result;
+}
+
 read_only::get_account_results read_only::get_account( const get_account_params& params )const {
    get_account_results result;
    result.account_name = params.account_name;
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
index 136274528c3..d4f4d49ea6e 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
@@ -180,11 +180,24 @@ class read_only {
       name                   account_name;
    };
 
+   struct get_raw_abi_params {
+      name                   account_name;
+      optional<fc::sha256>   abi_hash;
+   };
+
+   struct get_raw_abi_results {
+      name                   account_name;
+      fc::sha256             code_hash;
+      fc::sha256             abi_hash;
+      optional<chain::blob>  abi;
+   };
+
 
    get_code_results get_code( const get_code_params& params )const;
    get_code_hash_results get_code_hash( const get_code_hash_params& params )const;
    get_abi_results get_abi( const get_abi_params& params )const;
    get_raw_code_and_abi_results get_raw_code_and_abi( const get_raw_code_and_abi_params& params)const;
+   get_raw_abi_results get_raw_abi( const get_raw_abi_params& params)const;
 
 
 
@@ -685,6 +698,8 @@ FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_code_hash_params, (account_name) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_abi_params, (account_name) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_raw_code_and_abi_params, (account_name) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_raw_code_and_abi_results, (account_name)(wasm)(abi) )
+FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_raw_abi_params, (account_name)(abi_hash) )
+FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_raw_abi_results, (account_name)(code_hash)(abi_hash)(abi) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::producer_info, (producer_name) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::abi_json_to_bin_params, (code)(action)(args) )
 FC_REFLECT( eosio::chain_apis::read_only::abi_json_to_bin_result, (binargs) )