diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
index 3b66acb..d5ec28a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
@@ -531,12 +531,20 @@ namespace monero {
     return account;
   }
 
-  MoneroAccount MoneroWallet::createAccount() {
-    throw runtime_error("Not implemented");
-  }
-
   MoneroAccount MoneroWallet::createAccount(const string& label) {
-    throw runtime_error("Not implemented");
+    cout << "createAccount(" << label << ")" << endl;
+
+    // create account
+    wallet2->add_subaddress_account(label);
+
+    // initialize and return result
+    MoneroAccount account;
+    account.index = wallet2->get_num_subaddress_accounts() - 1;
+    account.primaryAddress = wallet2->get_subaddress_as_str({account.index.get(), 0});
+    account.label = label;
+    account.balance = 0;
+    account.unlockedBalance = 0;
+    return account;
   }
 
   vector<MoneroSubaddress> MoneroWallet::getSubaddresses(const uint32_t accountIdx) const {	// TODO: this should call one below
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
index bcc9e95..c7f5593 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
@@ -402,20 +402,13 @@ namespace monero {
      */
     MoneroAccount getAccount(const uint32_t accountIdx, const bool includeSubaddresses) const;
 
-    /**
-     * Create a new account.
-     *
-     * @return the created account
-     */
-    MoneroAccount createAccount();
-
     /**
      * Create a new account.
      *
      * @param label specifies the label for the account (optional)
      * @return the created account
      */
-    MoneroAccount createAccount(const string& label);
+    MoneroAccount createAccount(const string& label = "");
 
     /**
      * Get all subaddresses in an account.
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWalletModel.cpp b/src/wallet/MoneroWalletModel.cpp
index 448eb9e..abc45e2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWalletModel.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWalletModel.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,10 @@ namespace monero {
     boost::property_tree::ptree node;
     if (index != boost::none) node.put("index", *index);
     if (primaryAddress != boost::none) node.put("primaryAddress", *primaryAddress);
+    if (label != boost::none) node.put("label", *label);
     if (balance != boost::none) node.put("balance", *balance);
     if (unlockedBalance != boost::none) node.put("unlockedBalance", *unlockedBalance);
     if (!subaddresses.empty()) node.add_child("subaddresses", MoneroUtils::toPropertyTree(subaddresses));
-//    if (!subaddresses.empty()) {
-//      boost::property_tree::ptree subaddressesNode;
-//      for (const MoneroSubaddress& subaddress : subaddresses) {
-//        subaddressesNode.push_back(std::make_pair("", subaddress.toPropertyTree()));
-//      }
-//      node.add_child("subaddresses", subaddressesNode);
-//    }
     return node;
   }