diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal.rs b/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal.rs
index 0cd3f0040..2822059d6 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/impls/personal.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<A> Personal for PersonalClient<A> where A: AccountProvider + 'static {
 			|(pass, )| {
 				let store = take_weak!(self.accounts);
 				match store.new_account(&pass) {
-					Ok(address) => Ok(Value::String(format!("{:?}", address))),
+					Ok(address) => Ok(Value::String(format!("0x{:?}", address))),
 					Err(_) => Err(Error::internal_error())
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/account_provider.rs b/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/account_provider.rs
index 66f085f74..ce5b76b44 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/account_provider.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/account_provider.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl TestAccount {
 /// Test account provider.
 pub struct TestAccountProvider {
 	accounts: RwLock<HashMap<Address, TestAccount>>,
+	pub adds: RwLock<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl TestAccountProvider {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl TestAccountProvider {
 	pub fn new(accounts: HashMap<Address, TestAccount>) -> Self {
 		TestAccountProvider {
 			accounts: RwLock::new(accounts),
+			adds: RwLock::new(vec![]),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -69,9 +71,13 @@ impl AccountProvider for TestAccountProvider {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn new_account(&self, _pass: &str) -> Result<Address, io::Error> {
-		unimplemented!()
+	fn new_account(&self, pass: &str) -> Result<Address, io::Error> {
+		let mut adds = self.adds.write().unwrap();
+		let address = Address::from(adds.len() as u64 + 2);
+		adds.push(pass.to_owned());
+		Ok(address)
 	}
+
 	fn account_secret(&self, _account: &Address) -> Result<Secret, SigningError> {
 		unimplemented!()
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/tests/personal.rs b/rpc/src/v1/tests/personal.rs
index 440a95a6f..261527c47 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/tests/personal.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/tests/personal.rs
@@ -45,3 +45,15 @@ fn accounts() {
 
 	assert_eq!(io.handle_request(request), Some(response.to_owned()));
 }
+
+
+#[test]
+fn new_account() {
+	let (_test_provider, io) = setup();
+
+	let request = r#"{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "personal_newAccount", "params": ["pass"], "id": 1}"#;
+	let response = r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002","id":1}"#;
+
+	assert_eq!(io.handle_request(request), Some(response.to_owned()));
+}
+