diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/README.md b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/README.md
index b78588788040..4e76d011ab37 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/README.md
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ classDiagram
       executeTx()
       getAddress()
       getBalance()
+      getBalances()
       getPublicTopics()
       monitorTransfers()
       send()
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/local-orchestration-account.js b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/local-orchestration-account.js
index b0e845682ed9..355852bb8898 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/exos/local-orchestration-account.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/exos/local-orchestration-account.js
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ export const prepareLocalOrchestrationAccountKit = (
       queryBalanceWatcher: M.interface('queryBalanceWatcher', {
         onFulfilled: M.call(TypedJsonShape).returns(DenomAmountShape),
       }),
+      queryBalancesWatcher: M.interface('queryBalancesWatcher', {
+        onFulfilled: M.call(TypedJsonShape).returns(
+          M.arrayOf(DenomAmountShape),
+        ),
+      }),
       invitationMakers: M.interface('invitationMakers', {
         Delegate: M.call(M.string(), AmountShape).returns(M.promise()),
         Undelegate: M.call(M.string(), AmountShape).returns(M.promise()),
@@ -374,6 +379,25 @@ export const prepareLocalOrchestrationAccountKit = (
           return harden(toDenomAmount(balance));
         },
       },
+      /**
+       * handles a QueryAllBalancesRequest from localchain.query and returns the
+       * balances as a DenomAmounts
+       */
+      queryBalancesWatcher: {
+        /**
+         * @param {ResponseTo<
+         *   TypedJson<'/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.QueryAllBalancesRequest'>
+         * >} result
+         * @returns {DenomAmount[]}
+         */
+        onFulfilled(result) {
+          const { balances } = result;
+          if (!balances || !Array.isArray(balances)) {
+            throw Fail`Expected balances ${q(result)};`;
+          }
+          return harden(balances.map(toDenomAmount));
+        },
+      },
       holder: {
         /** @type {HostOf<OrchestrationAccountI['asContinuingOffer']>} */
         asContinuingOffer() {
@@ -432,8 +456,14 @@ export const prepareLocalOrchestrationAccountKit = (
         },
         /** @type {HostOf<OrchestrationAccountI['getBalances']>} */
         getBalances() {
-          // TODO https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/issues/9610
-          return asVow(() => Fail`not yet implemented`);
+          return watch(
+            E(localchain).query(
+              typedJson('/cosmos.bank.v1beta1.QueryAllBalancesRequest', {
+                address: this.state.address.value,
+              }),
+            ),
+            this.facets.queryBalancesWatcher,
+          );
         },
 
         /**
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/exos/local-orchestration-account-kit.test.ts b/packages/orchestration/test/exos/local-orchestration-account-kit.test.ts
index 20309410e5b9..7fff8a234e05 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/exos/local-orchestration-account-kit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/exos/local-orchestration-account-kit.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { test } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/prepare-test-env-ava.js';
 import { AmountMath, makeIssuerKit } from '@agoric/ertp';
 import { eventLoopIteration } from '@agoric/internal/src/testing-utils.js';
 import { TargetApp } from '@agoric/vats/src/bridge-target.js';
-import { SIMULATED_ERRORS } from '@agoric/vats/tools/fake-bridge.js';
+import {
+  LOCALCHAIN_QUERY_ALL_BALANCES_RESPONSE,
+  SIMULATED_ERRORS,
+} from '@agoric/vats/tools/fake-bridge.js';
 import { heapVowE as VE } from '@agoric/vow/vat.js';
 import { withAmountUtils } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/test-utils.js';
 import { ChainAddress, type AmountArg } from '../../src/orchestration-api.js';
@@ -401,3 +404,25 @@ test('getBalance', async t => {
     'only sent query for ibc/1234',
   );
 });
+
+test('getBalances', async t => {
+  const common = await commonSetup(t);
+  const makeTestLOAKit = prepareMakeTestLOAKit(t, common);
+  const account = await makeTestLOAKit();
+  t.truthy(account, 'account is returned');
+
+  const {
+    utils: { inspectLocalBridge },
+  } = common;
+
+  t.deepEqual(
+    await VE(account).getBalances(),
+    LOCALCHAIN_QUERY_ALL_BALANCES_RESPONSE,
+  );
+
+  const localBridgeMessages = inspectLocalBridge();
+  const queryMessages = localBridgeMessages.filter(
+    x => x.type === 'VLOCALCHAIN_QUERY_MANY',
+  );
+  t.is(queryMessages.length, 1, 'getBalances sends query to cosmos golang');
+});