diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index b15c95b6..3f6d418c 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -79,7 +79,15 @@ type Db interface {
 
 	// FetchTxByShaList returns a TxListReply given an array of transaction
 	// hashes.  The implementation may cache the underlying data if desired.
-	FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) ([]*TxListReply)
+	// This differs from FetchUnSpentTxByShaList in that it will return
+	// the most recent known Tx, if it is fully spent or not.
+	FetchTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*TxListReply
+
+	// FetchUnSpentTxByShaList returns a TxListReply given an array of
+	// transaction hashes.  The implementation may cache the underlying
+	// data if desired. Fully spent transactions will not normally not
+	// be returned in this operation.
+	FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*TxListReply
 
 	// InsertBlock inserts raw block and transaction data from a block
 	// into the database.  The first block inserted into the database
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@ type DriverDB struct {
 type TxListReply struct {
 	Sha     *btcwire.ShaHash
 	Tx      *btcwire.MsgTx
-	BlkSha	*btcwire.ShaHash
+	BlkSha  *btcwire.ShaHash
 	Height  int64
 	TxSpent []bool
 	Err     error
diff --git a/ldb/dbcache.go b/ldb/dbcache.go
index 92b5fbc3..e430819c 100644
--- a/ldb/dbcache.go
+++ b/ldb/dbcache.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ func (db *LevelDb) fetchBlockBySha(sha *btcwire.ShaHash) (blk *btcutil.Block, er
 	return
 }
 
+// FetchTxByShaList returns the most recent tx of the name fully spent or not
+func (db *LevelDb) FetchTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*btcdb.TxListReply {
+	// until the fully spent separation of tx is complete this is identical
+	// to FetchUnSpentTxByShaList
+	return db.FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList)
+}
+
 // FetchUnSpentTxByShaList given a array of ShaHash, look up the transactions
 // and return them in a TxListReply array.
 func (db *LevelDb) FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*btcdb.TxListReply {
diff --git a/sqlite3/sqlitedbcache.go b/sqlite3/sqlitedbcache.go
index 3ec61a09..3caef680 100644
--- a/sqlite3/sqlitedbcache.go
+++ b/sqlite3/sqlitedbcache.go
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ func (db *SqliteDb) insertBlockCache(sha *btcwire.ShaHash, blk *btcutil.Block) {
 	bc.blockMap[blkObj.sha] = &blkObj
 }
 
+// FetchTxByShaList returns the most recent tx of the name fully spent or not
+func (db *SqliteDb) FetchTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*btcdb.TxListReply {
+	// until the fully spent separation of tx is complete this is identical
+	// to FetchUnSpentTxByShaList
+	return db.FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList)
+}
+
 // FetchUnSpentTxByShaList given a array of ShaHash, look up the transactions
 // and return them in a TxListReply array.
 func (db *SqliteDb) FetchUnSpentTxByShaList(txShaList []*btcwire.ShaHash) []*btcdb.TxListReply {