diff --git a/crates/integration/contracts/Value.sol b/crates/integration/contracts/Value.sol
index 99c195b3..5fa6bd81 100644
--- a/crates/integration/contracts/Value.sol
+++ b/crates/integration/contracts/Value.sol
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ contract Value {
     function value() public payable returns (uint ret) {
         ret = msg.value;
     }
+
+    function balance_of(address _address) public view returns (uint ret) {
+        ret = _address.balance;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/integration/src/cases.rs b/crates/integration/src/cases.rs
index e7b7f51b..282d83ec 100644
--- a/crates/integration/src/cases.rs
+++ b/crates/integration/src/cases.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ sol!(
     }
 );
 
+sol!(
+    contract Value {
+        function balance_of(address _address) public view returns (uint ret);
+    }
+);
+
 impl Contract {
     /// Execute the contract.
     ///
@@ -490,6 +496,18 @@ impl Contract {
             calldata: Default::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn value_balance_of(address: Address) -> Self {
+        let code = include_str!("../contracts/Value.sol");
+        let name = "Value";
+
+        Self {
+            name,
+            evm_runtime: crate::compile_evm_bin_runtime(name, code),
+            pvm_runtime: crate::compile_blob(name, code),
+            calldata: Value::balance_ofCall::new((address,)).abi_encode(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/integration/src/mock_runtime.rs b/crates/integration/src/mock_runtime.rs
index 17e27f47..fb05f198 100644
--- a/crates/integration/src/mock_runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/integration/src/mock_runtime.rs
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ impl State {
     pub fn accounts(&self) -> &HashMap<Address, Account> {
         &self.accounts
     }
+
+    pub fn accounts_mut(&mut self) -> &mut HashMap<Address, Account> {
+        &mut self.accounts
+    }
 }
 
 fn link_host_functions(engine: &Engine) -> Linker<Transaction> {
@@ -902,6 +906,31 @@ fn link_host_functions(engine: &Engine) -> Linker<Transaction> {
         )
         .unwrap();
 
+    linker
+        .func_wrap(
+            runtime_api::imports::BALANCE,
+            |caller: Caller<Transaction>, address_ptr: u32, balance_ptr: u32| -> Result<(), Trap> {
+                let (mut caller, transaction) = caller.split();
+
+                let bytes = caller.read_memory_into_vec(address_ptr, 32)?;
+                let word = U256::from_le_slice(&bytes);
+                let address = Address::from_word(word.into());
+                let balance = transaction
+                    .state
+                    .accounts()
+                    .get(&address)
+                    .map(|account| account.value)
+                    .unwrap_or(U256::default());
+
+                caller.write_memory(balance_ptr, &balance.to_le_bytes::<32>())?;
+
+                log::info!("account {address} balance {balance}");
+
+                Ok(())
+            },
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
     linker
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/integration/src/tests.rs b/crates/integration/src/tests.rs
index 8f9390fd..0e359db6 100644
--- a/crates/integration/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/integration/src/tests.rs
@@ -565,3 +565,28 @@ fn mcopy() {
 
     assert_eq!(expected, received);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn balance() {
+    let (_, output) = assert_success(&Contract::value_balance_of(Default::default()), false);
+
+    let expected = U256::ZERO;
+    let received = U256::from_be_slice(&output.data);
+    assert_eq!(expected, received);
+
+    let expected = U256::from(54589);
+    let (mut state, address) = State::new_deployed(Contract::value_balance_of(Default::default()));
+    state.accounts_mut().get_mut(&address).unwrap().value = expected;
+
+    let contract = Contract::value_balance_of(address);
+    let (_, output) = state
+        .transaction()
+        .with_default_account(&contract.pvm_runtime)
+        .calldata(contract.calldata)
+        .call();
+
+    assert_eq!(ReturnFlags::Success, output.flags);
+
+    let received = U256::from_be_slice(&output.data);
+    assert_eq!(expected, received)
+}
diff --git a/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/const/runtime_api.rs b/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/const/runtime_api.rs
index 4b5ae89c..01b65acc 100644
--- a/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/const/runtime_api.rs
+++ b/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/const/runtime_api.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub mod exports {
 pub mod imports {
     pub static ADDRESS: &str = "address";
 
+    pub static BALANCE: &str = "balance";
+
     pub static BLOCK_NUMBER: &str = "block_number";
 
     pub static CALL: &str = "seal_call";
@@ -45,8 +47,9 @@ pub mod imports {
 
     /// All imported runtime API symbols.
     /// Useful for configuring common attributes and linkage.
-    pub static IMPORTS: [&str; 15] = [
+    pub static IMPORTS: [&str; 16] = [
         ADDRESS,
+        BALANCE,
         BLOCK_NUMBER,
         CALL,
         CALLER,
diff --git a/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/evm/ether_gas.rs b/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/evm/ether_gas.rs
index 6949cbf7..5d2ac518 100644
--- a/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/evm/ether_gas.rs
+++ b/crates/llvm-context/src/polkavm/evm/ether_gas.rs
@@ -41,11 +41,31 @@ where
 
 /// Translates the `balance` instructions.
 pub fn balance<'ctx, D>(
-    _context: &mut Context<'ctx, D>,
-    _address: inkwell::values::IntValue<'ctx>,
+    context: &mut Context<'ctx, D>,
+    address: inkwell::values::IntValue<'ctx>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<inkwell::values::BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>
 where
     D: Dependency + Clone,
 {
-    todo!()
+    let balance_pointer = context.build_alloca(context.word_type(), "balance_pointer");
+    let address_pointer = context.build_alloca(context.word_type(), "address_pointer");
+    context.build_store(address_pointer, address)?;
+
+    let balance = context.builder().build_ptr_to_int(
+        balance_pointer.value,
+        context.xlen_type(),
+        "balance",
+    )?;
+    let address = context.builder().build_ptr_to_int(
+        address_pointer.value,
+        context.xlen_type(),
+        "address",
+    )?;
+
+    context.build_runtime_call(
+        runtime_api::imports::BALANCE,
+        &[address.into(), balance.into()],
+    );
+
+    context.build_load(balance_pointer, "balance")
 }