diff --git a/bin/cli b/bin/cli
index 2f7f651f..fd02a081 100755
--- a/bin/cli
+++ b/bin/cli
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ CLI.prototype.createWallet = co(function* createWallet() {
   if (this.config.passphrase)
     options.passphrase = this.config.passphrase;
 
+  if (this.config.watch) {
+    options.watchOnly = true;
+    options.accountKey = this.config.watch;
+  }
+
   wallet = yield this.client.createWallet(options);
   this.log(wallet);
 });
diff --git a/lib/http/server.js b/lib/http/server.js
index 6497d47a..c64fc0e0 100644
--- a/lib/http/server.js
+++ b/lib/http/server.js
@@ -280,6 +280,16 @@ HTTPServer.prototype._init = function _init() {
       }
     }
 
+    if (params.watchOnly != null) {
+      assert(typeof params.watchOnly === 'boolean', 'watchOnly must be a boolean.');
+      options.watchOnly = params.watchOnly;
+    }
+
+    if (params.accountKey) {
+      assert(typeof params.accountKey === 'string', 'accountKey must be a string.');
+      options.accountKey = params.accountKey;
+    }
+
     if (params.outputs) {
       assert(Array.isArray(params.outputs), 'Outputs must be an array.');
       options.outputs = [];