diff --git a/dallinger/mturk.py b/dallinger/mturk.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/dallinger/mturk.py
+++ b/dallinger/mturk.py
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ class MTurkService(object):
             template = u"https://mturk-requester.{}.amazonaws.com"
         return template.format(self.region_name)
 
+    def account_balance(self):
+        response = self.mturk.get_account_balance()
+        return float(response["AvailableBalance"])
+
     def check_credentials(self):
         """Verifies key/secret/host combination by making a balance inquiry"""
         try:
diff --git a/tests/test_mturk.py b/tests/test_mturk.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/test_mturk.py
+++ b/tests/test_mturk.py
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ class TestMTurkService(object):
             time.sleep(1)
         return True
 
+    def test_account_balance(self, mturk):
+        balance = mturk.account_balance()
+        assert balance == 10000.0
+
     def test_check_credentials_good_credentials(self, mturk):
         is_authenticated = mturk.check_credentials()
         assert is_authenticated
Implementation of account_balance() for MTurkService