diff --git a/bchain/coins/blockchain.go b/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
index f2a97a2e..69548733 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/blockchain.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool)
 	return c.b.EstimateSmartFee(blocks, conservative)
 }
 
+func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) EstimateFee(blocks int) (v float64, err error) {
+	defer func(s time.Time) { c.observeRPCLatency("EstimateFee", s, err) }(time.Now())
+	return c.b.EstimateFee(blocks)
+}
+
 func (c *blockChainWithMetrics) SendRawTransaction(tx string) (v string, err error) {
 	defer func(s time.Time) { c.observeRPCLatency("SendRawTransaction", s, err) }(time.Now())
 	return c.b.SendRawTransaction(tx)
diff --git a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
index 77b57546..50339838 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/btc/bitcoinrpc.go
@@ -255,6 +255,20 @@ type resEstimateSmartFee struct {
 	} `json:"result"`
 }
 
+// estimatefee
+
+type cmdEstimateFee struct {
+	Method string `json:"method"`
+	Params struct {
+		Blocks int `json:"nblocks"`
+	} `json:"params"`
+}
+
+type resEstimateFee struct {
+	Error  *bchain.RPCError `json:"error"`
+	Result float64          `json:"result"`
+}
+
 // sendrawtransaction
 
 type cmdSendRawTransaction struct {
@@ -555,6 +569,24 @@ func (b *BitcoinRPC) EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (float64, e
 	return res.Result.Feerate, nil
 }
 
+// EstimateFee returns fee estimation.
+func (b *BitcoinRPC) EstimateFee(blocks int) (float64, error) {
+	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: estimatefee ", blocks)
+
+	res := resEstimateFee{}
+	req := cmdEstimateFee{Method: "estimatefee"}
+	req.Params.Blocks = blocks
+	err := b.Call(&req, &res)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if res.Error != nil {
+		return 0, res.Error
+	}
+	return res.Result, nil
+}
+
 // SendRawTransaction sends raw transaction.
 func (b *BitcoinRPC) SendRawTransaction(tx string) (string, error) {
 	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: sendrawtransaction")
diff --git a/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go b/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
index 4ded85ec..ea7d0847 100644
--- a/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
+++ b/bchain/coins/zec/zcashrpc.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type resGetBlockHeader struct {
 
 // estimatefee
 
-type resEstimateSmartFee struct {
+type resEstimateFee struct {
 	Error  *bchain.RPCError `json:"error"`
 	Result float64          `json:"result"`
 }
@@ -185,7 +185,18 @@ func (z *ZCashRPC) GetBlockHeader(hash string) (*bchain.BlockHeader, error) {
 func (z *ZCashRPC) EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (float64, error) {
 	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: estimatesmartfee")
 
-	res := resEstimateSmartFee{}
+	return z.estimateFee(blocks)
+}
+
+// EstimateFee returns fee estimation.
+func (z *ZCashRPC) EstimateFee(blocks int) (float64, error) {
+	glog.V(1).Info("rpc: estimatefee ", blocks)
+
+	return z.estimateFee(blocks)
+}
+
+func (z *ZCashRPC) estimateFee(blocks int) (float64, error) {
+	res := resEstimateFee{}
 	req := untypedArrayParams{Method: "estimatefee"}
 	req.Params = append(req.Params, blocks)
 	err := z.Call(&req, &res)
diff --git a/bchain/types.go b/bchain/types.go
index 64a72a2c..ef817bf2 100644
--- a/bchain/types.go
+++ b/bchain/types.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ type BlockChain interface {
 	GetMempool() ([]string, error)
 	GetTransaction(txid string) (*Tx, error)
 	EstimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (float64, error)
+	EstimateFee(blocks int) (float64, error)
 	SendRawTransaction(tx string) (string, error)
 	// mempool
 	ResyncMempool(onNewTxAddr func(txid string, addr string)) error
diff --git a/server/socketio.go b/server/socketio.go
index bd9d39e6..e8fa7e8e 100644
--- a/server/socketio.go
+++ b/server/socketio.go
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ var onMessageHandlers = map[string]func(*SocketIoServer, json.RawMessage) (inter
 		}
 		return
 	},
+	"estimateFee": func(s *SocketIoServer, params json.RawMessage) (rv interface{}, err error) {
+		blocks, err := unmarshalEstimateFee(params)
+		if err == nil {
+			rv, err = s.estimateFee(blocks)
+		}
+		return
+	},
 	"getInfo": func(s *SocketIoServer, params json.RawMessage) (rv interface{}, err error) {
 		return s.getInfo()
 	},
@@ -527,6 +534,33 @@ func (s *SocketIoServer) estimateSmartFee(blocks int, conservative bool) (res re
 	return
 }
 
+func unmarshalEstimateFee(params []byte) (blocks int, err error) {
+	p, err := unmarshalArray(params, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	fblocks, ok := p[0].(float64)
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("Invalid parameter nblocks")
+		return
+	}
+	blocks = int(fblocks)
+	return
+}
+
+type resultEstimateFee struct {
+	Result float64 `json:"result"`
+}
+
+func (s *SocketIoServer) estimateFee(blocks int) (res resultEstimateFee, err error) {
+	fee, err := s.chain.EstimateFee(blocks)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	res.Result = fee
+	return
+}
+
 type resultGetInfo struct {
 	Result struct {
 		Version         int     `json:"version,omitempty"`