diff --git a/src/include/taler_mint_service.h b/src/include/taler_mint_service.h
index 0e79a5f73..6edd1e428 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_mint_service.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_mint_service.h
@@ -363,12 +363,13 @@ typedef void
 
 
 /**
- * Submit a deposit permission to the mint and get the mint's response.
- * Note that while we return the response verbatim to the caller for
- * further processing, we do already verify that the response is
- * well-formed (i.e. that signatures included in the response are all
- * valid).  If the mint's reply is not well-formed, we return an
- * HTTP status code of zero to @a cb.
+ * Submit a deposit permission to the mint and get the mint's
+ * response.  This API is typically used by a merchant.  Note that
+ * while we return the response verbatim to the caller for further
+ * processing, we do already verify that the response is well-formed
+ * (i.e. that signatures included in the response are all valid).  If
+ * the mint's reply is not well-formed, we return an HTTP status code
+ * of zero to @a cb.
  *
  * We also verify that the @a coin_sig is valid for this deposit
  * request, and that the @a ub_sig is a valid signature for @a
@@ -564,11 +565,12 @@ typedef void
 
 
 /**
- * Withdraw a coin from the mint using a /withdraw/sign request.  Note
- * that to ensure that no money is lost in case of hardware failures,
- * the caller must have committed (most of) the arguments to disk
- * before calling, and be ready to repeat the request with the same
- * arguments in case of failures.
+ * Withdraw a coin from the mint using a /withdraw/sign request.  This
+ * API is typically used by a wallet.  Note that to ensure that no
+ * money is lost in case of hardware failures, the caller must have
+ * committed (most of) the arguments to disk before calling, and be
+ * ready to repeat the request with the same arguments in case of
+ * failures.
  *
  * @param mint the mint handle; the mint must be ready to operate
  * @param pk kind of coin to create
@@ -578,7 +580,7 @@ typedef void
  *        caller must have committed this value to disk before the call (with @a pk)
  * @param res_cb the callback to call when the final result for this request is available
  * @param res_cb_cls closure for the above callback
- * @return #GNUNET_OK on success, #GNUNET_SYSERR
+ * @return NULL
  *         if the inputs are invalid (i.e. denomination key not with this mint).
  *         In this case, the callback is not called.
  */
@@ -602,5 +604,67 @@ void
 TALER_MINT_withdraw_sign_cancel (struct TALER_MINT_WithdrawSignHandle *sign);
 
 
+/* ********************* /admin/add/incoming *********************** */
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief A /admin/add/incoming Handle
+ */
+struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle;
+
+
+/**
+ * Callbacks of this type are used to serve the result of submitting
+ * information about an incoming transaction to a mint.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param http_status HTTP response code, #MHD_HTTP_OK (200) for successful status request
+ *                    0 if the mint's reply is bogus (fails to follow the protocol)
+ * @param full_response full response from the mint (for logging, in case of errors)
+ */
+typedef void
+(*TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingResultCallback) (void *cls,
+                                              unsigned int http_status,
+                                              json_t *full_response);
+
+
+/**
+ * Notify the mint that we have received an incoming transaction
+ * which fills a reserve.  Note that this API is an administrative
+ * API and thus not accessible to typical mint clients, but only
+ * to the operators of the mint.
+ *
+ * @param mint the mint handle; the mint must be ready to operate
+ * @param reserve_pub public key of the reserve
+ * @param amount amount that was deposited
+ * @param execution_date when did we receive the amount
+ * @param wire wire details
+ * @param res_cb the callback to call when the final result for this request is available
+ * @param res_cb_cls closure for the above callback
+ * @return NULL
+ *         if the inputs are invalid (i.e. invalid amount).
+ *         In this case, the callback is not called.
+ */
+struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *
+TALER_MINT_admin_add_incoming (struct TALER_MINT_Handle *mint,
+                               const struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP *reserve_pub,
+                               const struct TALER_Amount *amount,
+                               const struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_date,
+                               const json_t *wire,
+                               TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingResultCallback res_cb,
+                               void *res_cb_cls);
+
+
+/**
+ * Cancel an add incoming.  This function cannot be used on a request
+ * handle if a response is already served for it.
+ *
+ * @param sign the admin add incoming request handle
+ */
+void
+TALER_MINT_admin_add_incoming_cancel (struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *aai);
+
+
 
 #endif  /* _TALER_MINT_SERVICE_H */
diff --git a/src/mint-lib/Makefile.am b/src/mint-lib/Makefile.am
index f365b3f1f..edd26a025 100644
--- a/src/mint-lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mint-lib/Makefile.am
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ libtalermint_la_SOURCES = \
   mint_api_context.c mint_api_context.h \
   mint_api_json.c mint_api_json.h \
   mint_api_handle.c mint_api_handle.h \
+  mint_api_admin.c \
   mint_api_deposit.c \
   mint_api_withdraw.c
 
diff --git a/src/mint-lib/mint_api_admin.c b/src/mint-lib/mint_api_admin.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c058cdcfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mint-lib/mint_api_admin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of TALER
+  Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+
+  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, If not, see
+  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+/**
+ * @file mint-lib/mint_api_admin.c
+ * @brief Implementation of the /admin/ requests of the mint's HTTP API
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ */
+#include "platform.h"
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include <microhttpd.h> /* just for HTTP status codes */
+#include <gnunet/gnunet_util_lib.h>
+#include "taler_mint_service.h"
+#include "mint_api_json.h"
+#include "mint_api_context.h"
+#include "mint_api_handle.h"
+#include "taler_signatures.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Print JSON parsing related error information
+ */
+#define JSON_WARN(error)                                                \
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,                              \
+                "JSON parsing failed at %s:%u: %s (%s)",                \
+                __FILE__, __LINE__, error.text, error.source)
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief An admin/add/incoming Handle
+ */
+struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle
+{
+
+  /**
+   * The connection to mint this request handle will use
+   */
+  struct TALER_MINT_Handle *mint;
+
+  /**
+   * The url for this request.
+   */
+  char *url;
+
+  /**
+   * JSON encoding of the request to POST.
+   */
+  char *json_enc;
+
+  /**
+   * Handle for the request.
+   */
+  struct MAC_Job *job;
+
+  /**
+   * HTTP headers for the request.
+   */
+  struct curl_slist *headers;
+
+  /**
+   * Function to call with the result.
+   */
+  TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingResultCallback cb;
+
+  /**
+   * Closure for @a cb.
+   */
+  void *cb_cls;
+
+  /**
+   * Download buffer
+   */
+  void *buf;
+
+  /**
+   * The size of the download buffer
+   */
+  size_t buf_size;
+
+  /**
+   * Error code (based on libc errno) if we failed to download
+   * (i.e. response too large).
+   */
+  int eno;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called when we're done processing the
+ * HTTP /admin/add/incoming request.
+ *
+ * @param cls the `struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle`
+ */
+static void
+handle_admin_add_incoming_finished (void *cls,
+                                    CURL *eh)
+{
+  struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *aai = cls;
+  long response_code;
+  json_error_t error;
+  json_t *json;
+
+  json = NULL;
+  if (0 == aai->eno)
+  {
+    json = json_loadb (aai->buf,
+                       aai->buf_size,
+                       JSON_REJECT_DUPLICATES | JSON_DISABLE_EOF_CHECK,
+                       &error);
+    if (NULL == json)
+    {
+      JSON_WARN (error);
+      response_code = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  if (NULL != json)
+  {
+    if (CURLE_OK !=
+        curl_easy_getinfo (eh,
+                           CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE,
+                           &response_code))
+    {
+      /* unexpected error... */
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      response_code = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  switch (response_code)
+  {
+  case 0:
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_OK:
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST:
+    /* This should never happen, either us or the mint is buggy
+       (or API version conflict); just pass JSON reply to the application */
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN:
+    /* Access denied */
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED:
+    /* Nothing really to verify, mint says one of the signatures is
+       invalid; as we checked them, this should never happen, we
+       should pass the JSON reply to the application */
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND:
+    /* Nothing really to verify, this should never
+       happen, we should pass the JSON reply to the application */
+    break;
+  case MHD_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR:
+    /* Server had an internal issue; we should retry, but this API
+       leaves this to the application */
+    break;
+  default:
+    /* unexpected response code */
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    response_code = 0;
+    break;
+  }
+  aai->cb (aai->cb_cls,
+           response_code,
+           json);
+  json_decref (json);
+  TALER_MINT_admin_add_incoming_cancel (aai);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Callback used when downloading the reply to a /admin/add/incoming
+ * request.  Just appends all of the data to the `buf` in the `struct
+ * TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle` for further processing. The size
+ * of the download is limited to #GNUNET_MAX_MALLOC_CHECKED, if the
+ * download exceeds this size, we abort with an error.
+ *
+ * @param bufptr data downloaded via HTTP
+ * @param size size of an item in @a bufptr
+ * @param nitems number of items in @a bufptr
+ * @param cls the `struct TALER_MINT_DepositHandle`
+ * @return number of bytes processed from @a bufptr
+ */
+static int
+admin_add_incoming_download_cb (char *bufptr,
+                                size_t size,
+                                size_t nitems,
+                                void *cls)
+{
+  struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *aai = cls;
+  size_t msize;
+  void *buf;
+
+  if (0 == size * nitems)
+  {
+    /* Nothing (left) to do */
+    return 0;
+  }
+  msize = size * nitems;
+  if ( (msize + aai->buf_size) >= GNUNET_MAX_MALLOC_CHECKED)
+  {
+    aai->eno = ENOMEM;
+    return 0; /* signals an error to curl */
+  }
+  aai->buf = GNUNET_realloc (aai->buf,
+                             aai->buf_size + msize);
+  buf = aai->buf + aai->buf_size;
+  memcpy (buf, bufptr, msize);
+  aai->buf_size += msize;
+  return msize;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Notify the mint that we have received an incoming transaction
+ * which fills a reserve.  Note that this API is an administrative
+ * API and thus not accessible to typical mint clients, but only
+ * to the operators of the mint.
+ *
+ * @param mint the mint handle; the mint must be ready to operate
+ * @param reserve_pub public key of the reserve
+ * @param amount amount that was deposited
+ * @param execution_date when did we receive the amount
+ * @param wire wire details
+ * @param res_cb the callback to call when the final result for this request is available
+ * @param res_cb_cls closure for the above callback
+ * @return NULL
+ *         if the inputs are invalid (i.e. invalid amount).
+ *         In this case, the callback is not called.
+ */
+struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *
+TALER_MINT_admin_add_incoming (struct TALER_MINT_Handle *mint,
+                               const struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP *reserve_pub,
+                               const struct TALER_Amount *amount,
+                               const struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_date,
+                               const json_t *wire,
+                               TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingResultCallback res_cb,
+                               void *res_cb_cls)
+{
+  struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *aai;
+  struct TALER_MINT_Context *ctx;
+  json_t *admin_obj;
+  CURL *eh;
+
+  if (GNUNET_YES !=
+      MAH_handle_is_ready (mint))
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  admin_obj = json_pack ("{s:o, s:o," /* reserve_pub/amount */
+                         " s:o, s:o}", /* execution_Date/wire */
+                         "reserve_pub", TALER_json_from_data (reserve_pub,
+                                                               sizeof (*reserve_pub)),
+                         "amount", TALER_json_from_amount (amount),
+                         "execution_date", TALER_json_from_abs (execution_date),
+                         "wire", wire);
+  aai = GNUNET_new (struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle);
+  aai->mint = mint;
+  aai->cb = res_cb;
+  aai->cb_cls = res_cb_cls;
+  aai->url = MAH_path_to_url (mint, "/admin/add/incoming");
+
+  eh = curl_easy_init ();
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != (aai->json_enc =
+                          json_dumps (admin_obj,
+                                      JSON_COMPACT)));
+  json_decref (admin_obj);
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_URL,
+                                   aai->url));
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,
+                                   aai->json_enc));
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE,
+                                   strlen (aai->json_enc)));
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION,
+                                   &admin_add_incoming_download_cb));
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_WRITEDATA,
+                                   aai));
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != (aai->headers =
+                          curl_slist_append (aai->headers,
+                                             "Content-Type: application/json")));
+  GNUNET_assert (CURLE_OK ==
+                 curl_easy_setopt (eh,
+                                   CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER,
+                                   aai->headers));
+  ctx = MAH_handle_to_context (mint);
+  aai->job = MAC_job_add (ctx,
+                          eh,
+                          &handle_admin_add_incoming_finished,
+                          aai);
+  return aai;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Cancel an add incoming.  This function cannot be used on a request
+ * handle if a response is already served for it.
+ *
+ * @param sign the admin add incoming request handle
+ */
+void
+TALER_MINT_admin_add_incoming_cancel (struct TALER_MINT_AdminAddIncomingHandle *aai)
+{
+  MAC_job_cancel (aai->job);
+  curl_slist_free_all (aai->headers);
+  GNUNET_free (aai->url);
+  GNUNET_free (aai->json_enc);
+  GNUNET_free (aai);
+}
+
+
+/* end of mint_api_admin.c */
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.c b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22ead53ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of TALER
+  Copyright (C) 2014 GNUnet e.V.
+
+  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software
+  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with
+  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+/**
+ * @file taler-mint-httpd_admin.c
+ * @brief Handle /admin/ requests
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ */
+#include "platform.h"
+#include <gnunet/gnunet_util_lib.h>
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include "taler-mint-httpd_admin.h"
+#include "taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h"
+#include "taler-mint-httpd_responses.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Check permissions (we only allow access to /admin/ from loopback).
+ *
+ * @param connection connection to perform access check for
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if permitted,
+ *         #GNUNET_NO if denied and error was queued,
+ *         #GNUNET_SYSERR if denied and we failed to report
+ */
+static int
+check_permissions (struct MHD_Connection *connection)
+{
+  const union MHD_ConnectionInfo *ci;
+  const struct sockaddr *addr;
+  int res;
+
+  ci = MHD_get_connection_info (connection,
+                                MHD_CONNECTION_INFO_CLIENT_ADDRESS);
+  if (NULL == ci)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    res = TMH_RESPONSE_reply_internal_error (connection,
+                                             "Failed to verify client address");
+    return (MHD_YES == res) ? GNUNET_NO : GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  addr = ci->client_addr;
+  switch (addr->sa_family)
+  {
+  case AF_INET:
+    {
+      const struct sockaddr_in *sin = (const struct sockaddr_in *) addr;
+
+      if (INADDR_LOOPBACK != sin->sin_addr.s_addr)
+      {
+        res = TMH_RESPONSE_reply_permission_denied (connection,
+                                                    "/admin/ only allowed via loopback");
+        return (MHD_YES == res) ? GNUNET_NO : GNUNET_SYSERR;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  case AF_INET6:
+    {
+      const struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = (const struct sockaddr_in6 *) addr;
+
+      if (! IN6_IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK (&sin6->sin6_addr))
+      {
+        res = TMH_RESPONSE_reply_permission_denied (connection,
+                                                    "/admin/ only allowed via loopback");
+        return (MHD_YES == res) ? GNUNET_NO : GNUNET_SYSERR;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  default:
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    res = TMH_RESPONSE_reply_internal_error (connection,
+                                             "Unsupported AF");
+    return (MHD_YES == res) ? GNUNET_NO : GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Handle a "/admin/add/incoming" request.  Parses the
+ * given "reserve_pub", "amount", "transaction" and "h_wire"
+ * details and adds the respective transaction to the database.
+ *
+ * @param rh context of the handler
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to handle
+ * @param[in,out] connection_cls the connection's closure (can be updated)
+ * @param upload_data upload data
+ * @param[in,out] upload_data_size number of bytes (left) in @a upload_data
+ * @return MHD result code
+  */
+int
+TMH_ADMIN_handler_admin_add_incoming (struct TMH_RequestHandler *rh,
+                                      struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                      void **connection_cls,
+                                      const char *upload_data,
+                                      size_t *upload_data_size)
+{
+  struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP reserve_pub;
+  struct TALER_Amount amount;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute at;
+  json_t *wire;
+  json_t *root;
+  struct TMH_PARSE_FieldSpecification spec[] = {
+    TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_FIXED ("reserve_pub", &reserve_pub),
+    TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_AMOUNT ("amount", &amount),
+    TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_TIME_ABS ("execution_date", &at),
+    TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_OBJECT ("wire", &wire),
+    TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_END
+  };
+  int res;
+
+  res = check_permissions (connection);
+  if (GNUNET_OK != res)
+    return (GNUNET_OK == res) ? MHD_YES : MHD_NO;
+
+  res = TMH_PARSE_post_json (connection,
+                             connection_cls,
+                             upload_data,
+                             upload_data_size,
+                             &root);
+  if (GNUNET_SYSERR == res)
+    return MHD_NO;
+  if ( (GNUNET_NO == res) || (NULL == root) )
+    return MHD_YES;
+  res = TMH_PARSE_json_data (connection,
+                             root,
+                             spec);
+  json_decref (root);
+  if (GNUNET_OK != res)
+    return (GNUNET_SYSERR == res) ? MHD_NO : MHD_YES;
+  res = TMH_DB_execute_admin_add_incoming (connection,
+                                           &reserve_pub,
+                                           &amount,
+                                           at,
+                                           wire);
+  TMH_PARSE_release_data (spec);
+  return res;
+}
+
+/* end of taler-mint-httpd_admin.c */
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.h b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8ca3ce59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_admin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of TALER
+  Copyright (C) 2014 GNUnet e.V.
+
+  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software
+  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with
+  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+/**
+ * @file taler-mint-httpd_admin.h
+ * @brief Handle /admin/ requests
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ */
+#ifndef TALER_MINT_HTTPD_ADMIN_H
+#define TALER_MINT_HTTPD_ADMIN_H
+
+#include <microhttpd.h>
+#include "taler-mint-httpd.h"
+
+/**
+ * Handle a "/admin/add/incoming" request.  Parses the
+ * given "reserve_pub", "amount", "transaction" and "h_wire"
+ * details and adds the respective transaction to the database.
+ *
+ * @param rh context of the handler
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to handle
+ * @param[in,out] connection_cls the connection's closure (can be updated)
+ * @param upload_data upload data
+ * @param[in,out] upload_data_size number of bytes (left) in @a upload_data
+ * @return MHD result code
+  */
+int
+TMH_ADMIN_handler_admin_add_incoming (struct TMH_RequestHandler *rh,
+                                      struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                      void **connection_cls,
+                                      const char *upload_data,
+                                      size_t *upload_data_size);
+
+#endif