diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/wallet/manager.py b/lbrynet/extras/wallet/manager.py
index a9960f4b6..4c2c243e0 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/wallet/manager.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/wallet/manager.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 from binascii import unhexlify
 
+from aiorpcx.jsonrpc import CodeMessageError
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -292,8 +293,20 @@ class LbryWalletManager(BaseWalletManager):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def get_transaction(self, txid: str):
-        return self.default_account.ledger.get_transaction(txid)
+    async def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        tx = await self.db.get_transaction(txid=txid)
+        if not tx:
+            try:
+                _raw = await self.ledger.network.get_transaction(txid)
+            except CodeMessageError as e:
+                return {'success': False, 'code': e.code, 'message': e.message}
+            # this is a workaround for the current protocol. Should be fixed when lbryum support is over and we
+            # are able to use the modern get_transaction call, which accepts verbose to show height and other fields
+            height = await self.ledger.network.get_transaction_height(txid)
+            tx = self.ledger.transaction_class(unhexlify(_raw))
+            if tx and height > 0:
+                await self.ledger.maybe_verify_transaction(tx, height + 1)  # off by one from server side, yes...
+        return tx
 
     @staticmethod
     async def get_history(account: BaseAccount, **constraints):
diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/wallet/network.py b/lbrynet/extras/wallet/network.py
index 6d9620f6c..abed21dd9 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/wallet/network.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/wallet/network.py
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ class Network(BaseNetwork):
 
     def get_claims_for_name(self, name):
         return self.rpc('blockchain.claimtrie.getclaimsforname', name)
+
+    def get_transaction_height(self, txid):
+        # 1.0 protocol specific workaround. Newer protocol should use get_transaction with verbose True
+        return self.rpc('blockchain.transaction.get_height', txid)
diff --git a/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py b/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
index ec22d151c..27032236f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
@@ -737,3 +737,29 @@ class ClaimManagement(CommandTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(txs2[0]['support_info'][0]['is_tip'], False)
         self.assertEqual(txs2[0]['value'], '0.0')
         self.assertEqual(txs2[0]['fee'], '-0.0001415')
+
+
+class TransactionCommandsTestCase(CommandTestCase):
+
+    async def test_transaction_show(self):
+        # local tx
+        result = await self.out(self.daemon.jsonrpc_wallet_send(
+            '5.0', await self.daemon.jsonrpc_address_unused(self.account.id)
+        ))
+        await self.confirm_tx(result['txid'])
+        tx = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_transaction_show(result['txid'])
+        self.assertEqual(tx.id, result['txid'])
+
+        # someone's tx
+        change_address = await self.blockchain.get_raw_change_address()
+        sendtxid = await self.blockchain.send_to_address(change_address, 10)
+        tx = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_transaction_show(sendtxid)
+        self.assertEqual(tx.id, sendtxid)
+        self.assertEqual(tx.height, -1)
+        await self.generate(1)
+        tx = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_transaction_show(sendtxid)
+        self.assertEqual(tx.height, self.ledger.headers.height)
+
+        # inexistent
+        result = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_transaction_show('0'*64)
+        self.assertFalse(result['success'])
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 714d353ad..31c776835 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ commands =
   coverage run -p --source={envsitepackagesdir}/lbrynet -m twisted.trial --reactor=asyncio integration.wallet.test_commands.ClaimManagement.test_regular_supports_and_tip_supports
   coverage run -p --source={envsitepackagesdir}/lbrynet -m twisted.trial --reactor=asyncio integration.wallet.test_commands.ClaimManagement.test_create_update_and_abandon_claim
   coverage run -p --source={envsitepackagesdir}/lbrynet -m twisted.trial --reactor=asyncio integration.wallet.test_commands.EpicAdventuresOfChris45
+  coverage run -p --source={envsitepackagesdir}/lbrynet -m twisted.trial --reactor=asyncio integration.wallet.test_commands.TransactionCommandsTestCase