diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
index 593a4afa30..65caee1c42 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.spec.ts
@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@ describe("StargateClient", () => {
       client.disconnect();
     });
 
+    describe("getBalanceStaked", () => {
+      it("works", async () => {
+        pendingWithoutSimapp();
+        const client = await StargateClient.connect(simapp.tendermintUrl);
+        const response = await client.getBalanceStaked(faucet.address0);
+
+        expect(response).toEqual({ denom: "ustake", amount: "190422" });
+      });
+    });
+
     it("returns 0 for non-existent balance", async () => {
       pendingWithoutSimapp();
       const client = await StargateClient.connect(simapp.tendermintUrl);
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index bbbfa251c8..46474ed087 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 import { toHex } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
 import { Uint53 } from "@cosmjs/math";
+import { Decimal } from "@cosmjs/math";
 import { Tendermint34Client, toRfc3339WithNanoseconds } from "@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc";
-import { sleep } from "@cosmjs/utils";
+import { assert, sleep } from "@cosmjs/utils";
 import { MsgData } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/base/abci/v1beta1/abci";
 import { Coin } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/base/v1beta1/coin";
+import { QueryDelegatorDelegationsResponse } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/staking/v1beta1/query";
+import { DelegationResponse } from "cosmjs-types/cosmos/staking/v1beta1/staking";
 
 import { Account, accountFromAny, AccountParser } from "./accounts";
 import {
@@ -273,6 +276,31 @@ export class StargateClient {
     return this.forceGetQueryClient().bank.allBalances(address);
   }
 
+  public async getBalanceStaked(address: string): Promise<Coin | null> {
+    const allDelegations = [];
+    let startAtKey: Uint8Array | undefined = undefined;
+    do {
+      const { delegationResponses, pagination }: QueryDelegatorDelegationsResponse =
+        await this.forceGetQueryClient().staking.delegatorDelegations(address, startAtKey);
+
+      const loadedDelegations = delegationResponses || [];
+      allDelegations.push(...loadedDelegations);
+      startAtKey = pagination?.nextKey;
+    } while (startAtKey?.length !== 0 && startAtKey !== undefined);
+
+    const sumValues = allDelegations.reduce(
+      (previousValue: Coin | null, currentValue: DelegationResponse): Coin => {
+        assert(currentValue.balance);
+        return previousValue !== null
+          ? this.addCoins(previousValue, currentValue.balance)
+          : currentValue.balance;
+      },
+      null,
+    );
+
+    return sumValues;
+  }
+
   public async getDelegation(delegatorAddress: string, validatorAddress: string): Promise<Coin | null> {
     let delegatedAmount: Coin | undefined;
     try {
@@ -417,4 +445,15 @@ export class StargateClient {
       };
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Function to sum up coins with type Coin
+   */
+  private addCoins(lhs: Coin, rhs: Coin): Coin {
+    if (lhs.denom !== rhs.denom) throw new Error("Trying to add two coins with different demoms");
+    return {
+      amount: Decimal.fromAtomics(lhs.amount, 0).plus(Decimal.fromAtomics(rhs.amount, 0)).atomics,
+      denom: lhs.denom,
+    };
+  }
 }