diff --git a/lib/services/address/index.js b/lib/services/address/index.js
index 81e18930..a93b9418 100644
--- a/lib/services/address/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/address/index.js
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ AddressService.prototype.getAddressHistory = function(addresses, options, stream
     options.queryMempool = true;
   }
 
+  if (_.isUndefined(options.mempoolOnly)) {
+    options.mempoolOnly = false;
+  }
+
   var old_support = false;
   //Quick support for `from` and `to` options (DEPRECATED! Not recommeded to use)
   if( !_.isUndefined(options.from) || !_.isUndefined(options.to)) { 
@@ -859,6 +863,10 @@ AddressService.prototype._streamAddressSummary = function(address, options, stre
     options.queryMempool = true;
   }
 
+  if (_.isUndefined(options.mempoolOnly)) {
+    options.mempoolOnly = false;
+  }
+
   //declare the queue to process tx data
   var tmpTxList = {}; //store processed txid temporarily to ignore duplication
 
@@ -950,6 +958,10 @@ AddressService.prototype._streamAddressSummary = function(address, options, stre
     // stream the rest of the confirmed txids out of the address index
     function(next) {
 
+      if (options.mempoolOnly) {  //Option to query from mempool only (ie, unconfirmed txs only)
+        return next();
+      }
+
       var txIdTransformStream = new Transform({ objectMode: true });
 
       txIdTransformStream._flush = function(cb) {