diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
index 4d35bc404..447d46651 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ void WalletImpl::initAsync(const string &daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transact
     startRefresh();
 }
 
+void WalletImpl::setRefreshFromBlockHeight(uint64_t refresh_from_block_height)
+{
+    m_wallet->set_refresh_from_block_height(refresh_from_block_height);
+}
 
 
 uint64_t WalletImpl::balance() const
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.h b/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
index c399e3ab6..7afcfbcd2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     void refreshAsync();
     void setAutoRefreshInterval(int millis);
     int autoRefreshInterval() const;
+    void setRefreshFromBlockHeight(uint64_t refresh_from_block_height);
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
index ca83806ff..aa99476ee 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ Wallet *WalletManagerImpl::openWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string
     return wallet;
 }
 
-Wallet *WalletManagerImpl::recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet)
+Wallet *WalletManagerImpl::recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet, uint64_t restoreHeight)
 {
     WalletImpl * wallet = new WalletImpl(testnet);
+    if(restoreHeight > 0){
+        wallet->setRefreshFromBlockHeight(restoreHeight);
+    }
     wallet->recover(path, memo);
     return wallet;
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
index 7585c1af7..2e932a2a1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
     Wallet * createWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &password,
                           const std::string &language, bool testnet);
     Wallet * openWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, bool testnet);
-    virtual Wallet * recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet);
+    virtual Wallet * recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet, uint64_t restoreHeight);
     virtual bool closeWallet(Wallet *wallet);
     bool walletExists(const std::string &path);
     std::vector<std::string> findWallets(const std::string &path);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
index 8d5223006..40bb34f6f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ struct Wallet
      */
     virtual void initAsync(const std::string &daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transaction_size_limit) = 0;
 
+   /*!
+    * \brief setRefreshFromBlockHeight - start refresh from block height on recover
+    *
+    * \param refresh_from_block_height - blockchain start height
+    */
+    virtual void setRefreshFromBlockHeight(uint64_t refresh_from_block_height) = 0;
+
     /**
      * @brief connectToDaemon - connects to the daemon. TODO: check if it can be removed
      * @return
@@ -347,9 +354,11 @@ struct WalletManager
      * \brief  recovers existing wallet using memo (electrum seed)
      * \param  path           Name of wallet file to be created
      * \param  memo           memo (25 words electrum seed)
+     * \param  testnet        testnet
+     * \param  restoreHeight  restore from start height
      * \return                Wallet instance (Wallet::status() needs to be called to check if recovered successfully)
      */
-    virtual Wallet * recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet = false) = 0;
+    virtual Wallet * recoveryWallet(const std::string &path, const std::string &memo, bool testnet = false, uint64_t restoreHeight = 0) = 0;
 
     /*!
      * \brief Closes wallet. In case operation succeded, wallet object deleted. in case operation failed, wallet object not deleted