diff --git a/tipbot/commands/__init__.py b/tipbot/commands/__init__.py
index 1f77527..22dfab7 100644
--- a/tipbot/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/tipbot/commands/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from tipbot.commands.tip import tip
 from tipbot.commands.withdraw import withdraw
 from tipbot.commands.balance import balance
 from tipbot.commands.deposit import deposit
-from tipbot.commands.mining import mine
+from tipbot.commands.mining import mine, mempool
 
 
 all_commands = {
@@ -47,5 +47,10 @@ all_commands = {
         'func': mine,
         'example': '/mine <hashes_per_second>',
         'help': 'Determine how much WOW a miner with given hashrate will earn'
+    },
+    'mempool': {
+        'func': mempool,
+        'example': '/mempool',
+        'help': 'Determine how many transactions currently sit in the mempool'
     }
 }
diff --git a/tipbot/commands/mining.py b/tipbot/commands/mining.py
index b8d5d83..2cab51e 100644
--- a/tipbot/commands/mining.py
+++ b/tipbot/commands/mining.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from tipbot import wownero
 from tipbot import config
 
 
-@wallet_rpc_required
 @log_event
 @check_debug
 def mine(update, context):
@@ -32,9 +31,23 @@ def mine(update, context):
         diff = float(j['result']['block_header']['difficulty'])
         lbr = float(j['result']['block_header']['reward'])
         ttb = diff / hr
-        update.message.reply_text('The estimated time to find a block with {0:.2f} kh/s at diff {1:.2e} is {2:.2f} days. On average you will earn {3:.2f} WOW per day'.format(
+        update.message.reply_text('The estimated time to find a block with {0:.2f} kH/s at diff {1:.2e} is {2:.2f} days. On average you will earn {3:.2f} WOW per day'.format(
             hr/1e3, diff, ttb/(60*60*24), (lbr/1e11)/(ttb/(60*60*24))
         ))
     except:
         update.message.reply_text('Something b0rked -_-')
         return False
+
+@log_event
+@check_debug
+def mempool(update, context):
+    try:
+        payload = {'jsonrpc':'2.0', 'id':'0', 'method':'get_info'}
+        headers = {'Content-Type':'application/json'}
+        r = requests.post(config.DAEMON_URI + '/json_rpc', json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=5)
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        j = r.json()
+        txs = j['result']['tx_pool_size']
+        update.message.reply_text('The current number of transactions in mempool is: {0}'.format(txs))
+    except:
+        update.message.reply_text('Something borked -_-')