diff --git a/src/backend.cpp b/src/backend.cpp
index 5dd6548..7c8e8e3 100644
--- a/src/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backend.cpp
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ namespace lwsf { namespace internal { namespace backend
     }
 
     // current api does not allow height selection, defaults to 0
-    rpc::login login{primary.address, primary.view.sec};
+    rpc::import_request login{{primary.address, primary.view.sec}, height};
 
     lock.unlock();
     auto import = rpc::invoke<rpc::import_response>(client, login);
diff --git a/src/rpc.cpp b/src/rpc.cpp
index e6918c9..c9fdd3b 100644
--- a/src/rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc.cpp
@@ -433,6 +433,15 @@ namespace lwsf { namespace internal { namespace rpc
   }
 
 
+  void write_bytes(wire::json_writer& source, const import_request& self)
+  {
+    wire::object(source,
+      wire::field("address", std::cref(self.creds.address)),
+      wire::field("view_key", std::cref(self.creds.view_key)),
+      WIRE_FIELD(from_height)
+    );
+  }
+
   void read_bytes(wire::json_reader& source, import_response& self)
   {
     wire::object(source,
diff --git a/src/rpc.h b/src/rpc.h
index 1d6f9b6..8ab3373 100644
--- a/src/rpc.h
+++ b/src/rpc.h
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ namespace lwsf { namespace internal { namespace rpc
   void read_bytes(wire::json_reader&, get_unspent_outs_response&);
 
 
+  struct import_request
+  {
+    import_request() = delete;
+    login creds;
+    std::uint64_t from_height;
+  };
+  void write_bytes(wire::json_writer&, const import_request&);
+
   struct import_response
   {
     import_response() = delete;