diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ea5ffca35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.Condition;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.eth.EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.TransactionReceipt;
+
+public class ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent implements Condition {
+
+  private final EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction transaction;
+
+  public ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent(
+      final EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction transaction) {
+    this.transaction = transaction;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void verify(final Node node) {
+    final Optional<TransactionReceipt> response = node.execute(transaction);
+    assertThat(response.isPresent()).isFalse();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de435048a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/eth/ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.Condition;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.eth.EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.TransactionReceipt;
+
+public class ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt implements Condition {
+
+  private final EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction transaction;
+
+  public ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt(
+      final EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction transaction) {
+    this.transaction = transaction;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void verify(final Node node) {
+    final Optional<TransactionReceipt> response = node.execute(transaction);
+    assertThat(response.isPresent()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(response.get().getStatus()).isEqualToIgnoringCase("0x1");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/jsonrpc/Eth.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/jsonrpc/Eth.java
index 82a24a26aa..10ee67b239 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/jsonrpc/Eth.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/jsonrpc/Eth.java
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
  */
 package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.jsonrpc;
 
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Hash;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.Condition;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth.ExpectEthAccountsException;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth.ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth.ExpectEthGetWorkException;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth.ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.eth.SanityCheckEthGetWorkValues;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.eth.EthTransactions;
 
@@ -37,4 +40,14 @@ public Condition getWorkExceptional(final String expectedMessage) {
   public Condition accountsExceptional(final String expectedMessage) {
     return new ExpectEthAccountsException(transactions.accounts(), expectedMessage);
   }
+
+  public Condition expectSuccessfulTransactionReceipt(final Hash transactionHash) {
+    return new ExpectSuccessfulEthGetTransactionReceipt(
+        transactions.getTransactionReceipt(transactionHash.toString()));
+  }
+
+  public Condition expectNoTransactionReceipt(final String transactionHash) {
+    return new ExpectEthGetTransactionReceiptIsAbsent(
+        transactions.getTransactionReceipt(transactionHash));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..085f02ba93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.eth;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.Transaction;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.web3j.protocol.Web3j;
+import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.EthGetTransactionReceipt;
+import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.TransactionReceipt;
+
+public class EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction
+    implements Transaction<Optional<TransactionReceipt>> {
+
+  private final String input;
+
+  EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction(final String input) {
+    this.input = input;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Optional<TransactionReceipt> execute(final Web3j node) {
+    try {
+      final EthGetTransactionReceipt result = node.ethGetTransactionReceipt(input).send();
+      assertThat(result.hasError()).isFalse();
+      return result.getTransactionReceipt();
+    } catch (final IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthTransactions.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthTransactions.java
index 80dec048c0..9cf73a95e1 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthTransactions.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/eth/EthTransactions.java
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ public EthGetBalanceTransaction getBalance(final Account account) {
   public EthAccountsTransaction accounts() {
     return new EthAccountsTransaction();
   }
+
+  public EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction getTransactionReceipt(final String transactionHash) {
+    return new EthGetTransactionReceiptTransaction(transactionHash);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthGetTransactionReceiptAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthGetTransactionReceiptAcceptanceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..638c57db94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/jsonrpc/EthGetTransactionReceiptAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.jsonrpc;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Hash;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.AcceptanceTestBase;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.account.Account;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.PantheonNode;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class EthGetTransactionReceiptAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
+
+  private PantheonNode minerNode;
+  private Account recipient;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    recipient = accounts.createAccount("recipient");
+    minerNode = pantheon.createMinerNode("node");
+    cluster.start(minerNode);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void transactionMustHaveReceipt() {
+    final Hash transactionHash = minerNode.execute(transactions.createTransfer(recipient, 5));
+    cluster.verify(recipient.balanceEquals(5));
+    minerNode.verify(eth.expectSuccessfulTransactionReceipt(transactionHash));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void imaginaryTransactionMustHaveNoReceipt() {
+    minerNode.verify(
+        eth.expectNoTransactionReceipt(
+            "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"));
+  }
+}