diff --git a/src/mint/Makefile.am b/src/mint/Makefile.am
index 2cda4fac1..112dbbf18 100644
--- a/src/mint/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mint/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ taler_mint_httpd_SOURCES = \
   taler-mint-httpd_parsing.c taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h \
   taler-mint-httpd_responses.c taler-mint-httpd_responses.h \
   taler-mint-httpd_mhd.c taler-mint-httpd_mhd.h \
+  taler-mint-httpd_admin.c taler-mint-httpd_admin.h \
   taler-mint-httpd_deposit.c taler-mint-httpd_deposit.h \
   taler-mint-httpd_withdraw.c taler-mint-httpd_withdraw.h \
   taler-mint-httpd_refresh.c taler-mint-httpd_refresh.h
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd.c b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd.c
index 66d7e01e2..a0f1eca4b 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd.c
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include "taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h"
 #include "taler-mint-httpd_mhd.h"
+#include "taler-mint-httpd_admin.h"
 #include "taler-mint-httpd_deposit.h"
 #include "taler-mint-httpd_withdraw.h"
 #include "taler-mint-httpd_refresh.h"
@@ -199,6 +200,15 @@ handle_mhd_request (void *cls,
         "Only GET is allowed", 0,
         &TMH_MHD_handler_send_json_pack_error, MHD_HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED },
 
+      /* FIXME: maybe conditionally compile these? */
+      { "/admin/add/incoming", MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST, "application/json",
+        NULL, 0,
+        &TMH_ADMIN_handler_admin_add_incoming, MHD_HTTP_OK },
+      { "/admin/add/incoming", NULL, "text/plain",
+        "Only POST is allowed", 0,
+        &TMH_MHD_handler_send_json_pack_error, MHD_HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED },
+
+
 #if HAVE_DEVELOPER
       { "/test", MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST, "application/json",
         NULL, 0,
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.c b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.c
index 78a8d6f40..512ed9a48 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.c
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.c
@@ -1374,4 +1374,28 @@ TMH_DB_execute_refresh_link (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Add an incoming transaction to the database.  Checks if the
+ * transaction is fresh (not a duplicate) and if so adds it to
+ * the database.
+ *
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to handle
+ * @param reserve_pub public key of the reserve
+ * @param amount amount to add to the reserve
+ * @param execution_time when did we receive the wire transfer
+ * @param wire details about the wire transfer
+ * @return MHD result code
+ */
+int
+TMH_DB_execute_admin_add_incoming (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                   const struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP *reserve_pub,
+                                   const struct TALER_Amount *amount,
+                                   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_time,
+                                   json_t *wire)
+{
+  GNUNET_break (0); // FIXME: #3851!
+  return MHD_NO;
+}
+
+
 /* end of taler-mint-httpd_db.c */
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.h b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.h
index 56a4dd9cb..8a171153a 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.h
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_db.h
@@ -167,5 +167,24 @@ TMH_DB_execute_refresh_link (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
                              const struct TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP *coin_pub);
 
 
+
+/**
+ * Add an incoming transaction to the database.
+ *
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to handle
+ * @param reserve_pub public key of the reserve
+ * @param amount amount to add to the reserve
+ * @param execution_time when did we receive the wire transfer
+ * @param wire details about the wire transfer
+ * @return MHD result code
+ */
+int
+TMH_DB_execute_admin_add_incoming (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                   const struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP *reserve_pub,
+                                   const struct TALER_Amount *amount,
+                                   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_time,
+                                   json_t *wire);
+
+
 #endif
 /* TALER_MINT_HTTPD_DB_H */
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h
index 4714ab6a0..2439f39f9 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_parsing.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ enum TMH_PARSE_JsonNavigationCommand
    * Param: struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *
    */
   TMH_PARSE_JNC_RET_TIME_ABSOLUTE
+
 };
 
 
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ TMH_PARSE_release_data (struct TMH_PARSE_FieldSpecification *spec);
  */
 #define TMH_PARSE_MEMBER_TIME_ABS(field,atime) { field, atime, sizeof(*atime), 0, TMH_PARSE_JNC_RET_TIME_ABSOLUTE, 0 }
 
+
 /**
  * Generate line in parser specification indicating the end of the spec.
  */
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.c b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.c
index ccc144e29..013cc19b8 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.c
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.c
@@ -171,6 +171,25 @@ TMH_RESPONSE_reply_arg_missing (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Send a response indicating permission denied.
+ *
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to use
+ * @param hint hint about why access was denied
+ * @return a MHD result code
+ */
+int
+TMH_RESPONSE_reply_permission_denied (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                      const char *hint)
+{
+  return TMH_RESPONSE_reply_json_pack (connection,
+                                       MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
+                                       "{s:s, s:s}",
+                                       "error", "permission denied",
+                                       "hint", hint);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Send a response indicating an internal error.
  *
diff --git a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.h b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.h
index 2ae06209d..1f8e1e44c 100644
--- a/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.h
+++ b/src/mint/taler-mint-httpd_responses.h
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ TMH_RESPONSE_reply_arg_missing (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
                                 const char *param_name);
 
 
+/**
+ * Send a response indicating permission denied.
+ *
+ * @param connection the MHD connection to use
+ * @param hint hint about why access was denied
+ * @return a MHD result code
+ */
+int
+TMH_RESPONSE_reply_permission_denied (struct MHD_Connection *connection,
+                                      const char *hint);
+
+
 /**
  * Send a response indicating an internal error.
  *