diff --git a/CHANGELOG-PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG-PENDING.md
index e4e3f644228..51b0b893c69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-PENDING.md
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ Month, DD, YYYY
 - [rpc] [Implement BlockResults #263](https://github.com/celestiaorg/optimint/pull/263) [@tzdybal](https://github.com/tzdybal/)
 - [store,indexer] [Replace tm-db dependency with store package #268](https://github.com/celestiaorg/optimint/pull/268) [@tzdybal](https://github.com/tzdybal/)
 - [rpc] [Implement ConsensusState/DumpConsensusState #273](https://github.com/celestiaorg/optimint/pull/273) [@tzdybal](https://github.com/tzdybal/)
+- [rpc] [Implement Tx Method #272](https://github.com/celestiaorg/optimint/pull/272) [@mauriceLC92](https://github.com/mauriceLC92)
 
 ### BUG FIXES
+
 - [store] [Use KeyCopy instead of Key in BadgerIterator #274](https://github.com/celestiaorg/optimint/pull/274) [@tzdybal](https://github.com/tzdybal/)
 
 - [go package] (Link to PR) Description @username
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 27890ce003e..954f92078b0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2
 	github.com/google/orderedcode v0.0.1
 	github.com/gorilla/rpc v1.2.0
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.5
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.15.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.9.0
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20190812055157-5d271430af9f // indirect
-	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gtank/merlin v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/rpc/client/client.go b/rpc/client/client.go
index 6320bbd0e83..911ada1c65d 100644
--- a/rpc/client/client.go
+++ b/rpc/client/client.go
@@ -398,8 +398,37 @@ func (c *Client) Validators(ctx context.Context, height *int64, page, perPage *i
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Tx(ctx context.Context, hash []byte, prove bool) (*ctypes.ResultTx, error) {
-	// needs block store, tx index (?)
-	panic("Tx - not implemented!")
+	res, err := c.node.TxIndexer.Get(hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if res == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tx (%X) not found", hash)
+	}
+
+	height := res.Height
+	index := res.Index
+
+	var proof types.TxProof
+	if prove {
+		block, _ := c.node.Store.LoadBlock(uint64(height))
+		blockProof := block.Data.Txs.Proof(int(index)) // XXX: overflow on 32-bit machines
+		proof = types.TxProof{
+			RootHash: blockProof.RootHash,
+			Data:     types.Tx(blockProof.Data),
+			Proof:    blockProof.Proof,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &ctypes.ResultTx{
+		Hash:     hash,
+		Height:   height,
+		Index:    index,
+		TxResult: res.Result,
+		Tx:       res.Tx,
+		Proof:    proof,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) TxSearch(ctx context.Context, query string, prove bool, pagePtr, perPagePtr *int, orderBy string) (*ctypes.ResultTxSearch, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/client/client_test.go b/rpc/client/client_test.go
index b571e704c04..ed49a1d748b 100644
--- a/rpc/client/client_test.go
+++ b/rpc/client/client_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,57 @@ func TestGetBlockByHash(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 }
 
+func TestTx(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	mockApp := &mocks.Application{}
+	mockApp.On("InitChain", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseInitChain{})
+	key, _, _ := crypto.GenerateEd25519Key(crand.Reader)
+	node, err := node.NewNode(context.Background(), config.NodeConfig{
+		DALayer:    "mock",
+		Aggregator: true,
+		BlockManagerConfig: config.BlockManagerConfig{
+			BlockTime: 200 * time.Millisecond,
+		}},
+		key, proxy.NewLocalClientCreator(mockApp),
+		&tmtypes.GenesisDoc{ChainID: "test"},
+		log.TestingLogger())
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.NotNil(node)
+
+	rpc := NewClient(node)
+	require.NotNil(rpc)
+	mockApp.On("BeginBlock", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseBeginBlock{})
+	mockApp.On("EndBlock", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseEndBlock{})
+	mockApp.On("Commit", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseCommit{})
+	mockApp.On("DeliverTx", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseDeliverTx{})
+	mockApp.On("CheckTx", mock.Anything).Return(abci.ResponseCheckTx{})
+
+	err = rpc.node.Start()
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	tx1 := tmtypes.Tx("tx1")
+	res, err := rpc.BroadcastTxSync(context.Background(), tx1)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.NotNil(res)
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	resTx, errTx := rpc.Tx(context.Background(), res.Hash, true)
+	assert.NoError(errTx)
+	assert.NotNil(resTx)
+	assert.EqualValues(tx1, resTx.Tx)
+	assert.EqualValues(res.Hash, resTx.Hash)
+
+	tx2 := tmtypes.Tx("tx2")
+	assert.Panics(func() {
+		resTx, errTx := rpc.Tx(context.Background(), tx2.Hash(), true)
+		assert.Nil(resTx)
+		assert.Error(errTx)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestUnconfirmedTxs(t *testing.T) {
 	tx1 := tmtypes.Tx("tx1")
 	tx2 := tmtypes.Tx("another tx")
diff --git a/types/tx.go b/types/tx.go
index 2ede78da288..46eef82e863 100644
--- a/types/tx.go
+++ b/types/tx.go
@@ -1,7 +1,43 @@
 package types
 
+import (
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/merkle"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
+	tmbytes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
+)
+
 // Tx represents transactoin.
 type Tx []byte
 
 // Txs represents a slice of transactions.
 type Txs []Tx
+
+// Hash computes the TMHASH hash of the wire encoded transaction.
+func (tx Tx) Hash() []byte {
+	return tmhash.Sum(tx)
+}
+
+// Proof returns a simple merkle proof for this node.
+// Panics if i < 0 or i >= len(txs)
+// TODO: optimize this!
+func (txs Txs) Proof(i int) TxProof {
+	l := len(txs)
+	bzs := make([][]byte, l)
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		bzs[i] = txs[i].Hash()
+	}
+	root, proofs := merkle.ProofsFromByteSlices(bzs)
+
+	return TxProof{
+		RootHash: root,
+		Data:     txs[i],
+		Proof:    *proofs[i],
+	}
+}
+
+// TxProof represents a Merkle proof of the presence of a transaction in the Merkle tree.
+type TxProof struct {
+	RootHash tmbytes.HexBytes `json:"root_hash"`
+	Data     Tx               `json:"data"`
+	Proof    merkle.Proof     `json:"proof"`
+}