diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/index.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/index.ts
index 591ca27977..1e3da9f76b 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 export * from './controllers';
+export * from './info';
 export * from './intentionsBalances';
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/info.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/info.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..926f8ed586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/info.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2019 @polkadot/api-derive authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { DerivedStaking } from '../types';
+
+import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { ApiInterface$Rx } from '@polkadot/api/types';
+import { AccountId, Option, StakingLedger, ValidatorPrefs } from '@polkadot/types';
+
+import { drr } from '../util/drr';
+
+function withStashController (api: ApiInterface$Rx, accountId: AccountId, controllerId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStaking> {
+  const stashId = accountId;
+
+  return (
+    api.queryMulti([
+      [api.query.staking.ledger, controllerId],
+      [api.query.staking.validators, stashId],
+      [api.query.session.nextKeyFor, controllerId]
+    ]) as any as Observable<[Option<StakingLedger>, [ValidatorPrefs], Option<AccountId>]>
+  ).pipe(
+    map(([stakingLedger, [validatorPrefs], nextKeyFor]) => ({
+      accountId,
+      controllerId,
+      nextSessionId: nextKeyFor.isSome
+        ? nextKeyFor.unwrap()
+        : undefined,
+      stakingLedger: stakingLedger.isSome
+        ? stakingLedger.unwrap()
+        : undefined,
+      stashId,
+      validatorPrefs
+    })),
+    drr()
+  );
+}
+
+function withControllerLedger (api: ApiInterface$Rx, accountId: AccountId, stakingLedger: StakingLedger): Observable<DerivedStaking> {
+  const controllerId = accountId;
+  const stashId = stakingLedger.stash;
+
+  return (
+    api.queryMulti([
+      [api.query.staking.validators, stashId],
+      [api.query.session.nextKeyFor, controllerId]
+    ]) as any as Observable<[[ValidatorPrefs], Option<AccountId>]>
+  ).pipe(
+    map(([[validatorPrefs], nextKeyFor]) => ({
+      accountId,
+      controllerId,
+      nextSessionId: nextKeyFor.isSome
+        ? nextKeyFor.unwrap()
+        : undefined,
+      stakingLedger,
+      stashId,
+      validatorPrefs
+    })),
+    drr()
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description From either a stash or controller id, retrieve the controllerId, stashId, nextSessionId, stakingLedger and preferences
+ */
+export function info (api: ApiInterface$Rx) {
+  return (_accountId: Uint8Array | string): Observable<DerivedStaking> => {
+    const accountId = new AccountId(_accountId);
+
+    return (
+      api.queryMulti([
+        [api.query.staking.bonded, accountId], // try to map to controller
+        [api.query.staking.ledger, accountId] // try to map to stash
+      ]) as any as Observable<[Option<AccountId>, Option<StakingLedger>]>
+    ).pipe(
+      switchMap(([controllerId, stakingLedger]) =>
+        controllerId.isSome
+          // we have a controller, so input was a stash, great
+          ? withStashController(api, accountId, controllerId.unwrap())
+          : (
+            stakingLedger.isSome
+              ? withControllerLedger(api, accountId, stakingLedger.unwrap())
+              // dangit, this is something else, ok, we are done
+              : of({ accountId })
+          )
+      ),
+      drr()
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/types.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/types.ts
index bf39dbfdac..daea44a0b8 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/types.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
 import BN from 'bn.js';
-import { AccountId, Balance, BlockNumber, Vote } from '@polkadot/types';
+import { AccountId, Balance, BlockNumber, StakingLedger, ValidatorPrefs, Vote } from '@polkadot/types';
 
 export type DerivedBalances = {
   accountId: AccountId,
@@ -15,24 +15,10 @@ export type DerivedBalances = {
   vestedBalance: Balance
 };
 
-export type DerivedFees = {
-  creationFee: BN,
-  existentialDeposit: BN,
-  transactionBaseFee: BN,
-  transactionByteFee: BN,
-  transferFee: BN
-};
-
 export type DerivedBalancesMap = {
   [index: string]: DerivedBalances
 };
 
-export type DerivedReferendumVote = {
-  accountId: AccountId,
-  balance: Balance,
-  vote: Vote
-};
-
 export type DerivedContractFees = {
   callBaseFee: BN,
   contractFee: BN,
@@ -46,6 +32,20 @@ export type DerivedContractFees = {
   tombstoneDeposit: BN
 };
 
+export type DerivedFees = {
+  creationFee: BN,
+  existentialDeposit: BN,
+  transactionBaseFee: BN,
+  transactionByteFee: BN,
+  transferFee: BN
+};
+
+export type DerivedReferendumVote = {
+  accountId: AccountId,
+  balance: Balance,
+  vote: Vote
+};
+
 export type DerivedSessionInfo = {
   currentIndex: BlockNumber,
   eraLength: BN,
@@ -56,3 +56,12 @@ export type DerivedSessionInfo = {
   sessionsPerEra: BlockNumber,
   sessionProgress: BN
 };
+
+export type DerivedStaking = {
+  accountId: AccountId,
+  controllerId?: AccountId,
+  nextSessionId?: AccountId,
+  stakingLedger?: StakingLedger,
+  stashId?: AccountId,
+  validatorPrefs?: ValidatorPrefs
+};
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/test/e2e/promise.spec.ts b/packages/api-derive/test/e2e/promise.spec.ts
index cb94644ba6..cac86b0ae5 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/test/e2e/promise.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/test/e2e/promise.spec.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ describe.skip('derive e2e', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('retrieves the balances', (done) => {
+    return api.derive.balances.all('5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y', (balance) => {
+      console.error(JSON.stringify(balance));
+
+      if (balance.freeBalance.gtn(1)) {
+        done();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   it('retrieves all session info', (done) => {
     let count = 0;
 
@@ -61,13 +71,33 @@ describe.skip('derive e2e', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('retrieves the balances', (done) => {
-    return api.derive.balances.all('5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y', (balance) => {
-      console.error(JSON.stringify(balance));
+  it('retrieves all staking info (for controller)', (done) => {
+    const accountId = '5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY';
 
-      if (balance.freeBalance.gtn(1)) {
-        done();
-      }
+    return api.derive.staking.info(accountId, (info) => {
+      console.error(JSON.stringify(info));
+
+      expect(info.accountId.eq(accountId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.controllerId.eq(accountId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.stashId.eq('5GNJqTPyNqANBkUVMN1LPPrxXnFouWXoe2wNSmmEoLctxiZY')).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.stashId.eq(info.stakingLedger.stash)).toBe(true);
+
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('retrieves all staking info (for stash)', (done) => {
+    const accountId = '5GNJqTPyNqANBkUVMN1LPPrxXnFouWXoe2wNSmmEoLctxiZY';
+
+    return api.derive.staking.info(accountId, (info) => {
+      console.error(JSON.stringify(info));
+
+      expect(info.accountId.eq(accountId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.controllerId.eq('5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY')).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.stashId.eq(accountId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(info.stashId.eq(info.stakingLedger.stash)).toBe(true);
+
+      done();
     });
   });
 });