diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/__init__.py b/freqtrade/rpc/__init__.py
index 500024ef8..e8c5e7170 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -295,3 +295,35 @@ def rpc_trade_statistics(stake_currency, fiat_display_currency) -> None:
         best_rate=round(bp_rate * 100, 2),
     )
     return markdown_msg
+
+def rpc_balance(fiat_display_currency):
+    """
+    :return: current account balance per crypto
+    """
+    balances = [
+        c for c in exchange.get_balances()
+        if c['Balance'] or c['Available'] or c['Pending']
+    ]
+    if not balances:
+        return (True, '`All balances are zero.`')
+
+    output = []
+    total = 0.0
+    for currency in balances:
+        coin = currency['Currency']
+        if coin == 'BTC':
+            currency["Rate"] = 1.0
+        else:
+            currency["Rate"] = exchange.get_ticker('BTC_' + coin, False)['bid']
+        currency['BTC'] = currency["Rate"] * currency["Balance"]
+        total = total + currency['BTC']
+        output.append({'currency': currency['Currency'],
+                       'available': currency['Available'],
+                       'balance': currency['Balance'],
+                       'pending': currency['Pending'],
+                       'est_btc': currency['BTC']
+                       })
+    fiat = CryptoToFiatConverter()
+    symbol = fiat_display_currency
+    value = fiat.convert_amount(total, 'BTC', symbol)
+    return (output, total, symbol, value)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 61280aea2..76985111d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from telegram.ext import CommandHandler, Updater
 from freqtrade.rpc.__init__ import (rpc_status_table,
                                     rpc_trade_status,
                                     rpc_daily_profit,
-                                    rpc_trade_statistics
+                                    rpc_trade_statistics,
+                                    rpc_balance
                                     )
 
 from freqtrade import __version__, exchange
@@ -243,23 +244,14 @@ def _balance(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
     Handler for /balance
     Returns current account balance per crypto
     """
-    output = ''
-    balances = [
-        c for c in exchange.get_balances()
-        if c['Balance'] or c['Available'] or c['Pending']
-    ]
-    if not balances:
-        output = '`All balances are zero.`'
+    (error, result) = rpc_balance(_CONF['fiat_display_currency'])
+    if error:
+        send_msg('`All balances are zero.`')
+        return
 
-    total = 0.0
-    for currency in balances:
-        coin = currency['Currency']
-        if coin == 'BTC':
-            currency["Rate"] = 1.0
-        else:
-            currency["Rate"] = exchange.get_ticker('BTC_' + coin, False)['bid']
-        currency['BTC'] = currency["Rate"] * currency["Balance"]
-        total = total + currency['BTC']
+    (currencys, total, symbol, value) = result
+    output = ''
+    for currency in currencys:
         output += """*Currency*: {Currency}
 *Available*: {Available}
 *Balance*: {Balance}
@@ -268,10 +260,6 @@ def _balance(bot: Bot, update: Update) -> None:
 
 """.format(**currency)
 
-    symbol = _CONF['fiat_display_currency']
-    value = _FIAT_CONVERT.convert_amount(
-        total, 'BTC', symbol
-    )
     output += """*Estimated Value*:
 *BTC*: {0: .8f}
 *{1}*: {2: .2f}
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
index d4424d120..f1fbba042 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/rpc/test_rpc.py
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ def test_rpc_trade_statistics(
         default_conf, update, ticker, ticker_sell_up, limit_buy_order, limit_sell_order, mocker):
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.main._CONF', default_conf)
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.get_signal', side_effect=lambda s, t: True)
-    msg_mock = MagicMock()
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.main.rpc.send_msg', MagicMock())
     mocker.patch.multiple('freqtrade.rpc.telegram',
                           _CONF=default_conf,