diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7468bbef0..5c012779d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4160,6 +4160,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.59",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zingo-account"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "zcash_client_backend",
+ "zcash_keys",
+ "zip32",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zingo-cli"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -4331,6 +4340,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "zcash_note_encryption",
  "zcash_primitives",
  "zcash_proofs",
+ "zingo-account",
  "zingo-memo",
  "zingo-netutils",
  "zingo-status",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6ae991e29..d24c32425 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ members = [
     "zingo-testvectors",
     "zingo-netutils",
     "zingo-memo",
+    "zingo-account",
 ]
 resolver = "2"
 
diff --git a/zingo-account/Cargo.toml b/zingo-account/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e12fc829d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zingo-account/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "zingo-account"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+zcash_keys.workspace = true
+zcash_client_backend.workspace = true
+zip32.workspace = true
diff --git a/zingo-account/src/lib.rs b/zingo-account/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e832271d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zingo-account/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//! A micro crate to provide a wrapper around the zcash_client_backend account trait.
+//! By constraining the wrapper to be independent of internal zingolib functionality
+//! we expose a shareable component, and refine the definition of zingolib.
+
+/// The a view-only abstraction that provides a management interface for
+/// TODO:  Explain more about our Account abstraction.
+pub struct ZingoAccount(
+    pub zip32::AccountId,
+    pub zcash_keys::keys::UnifiedFullViewingKey,
+);
+
+impl zcash_client_backend::data_api::Account<zip32::AccountId> for ZingoAccount {
+    fn id(&self) -> zip32::AccountId {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn source(&self) -> zcash_client_backend::data_api::AccountSource {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn ufvk(&self) -> Option<&zcash_keys::keys::UnifiedFullViewingKey> {
+        Some(&self.1)
+    }
+
+    fn uivk(&self) -> zcash_keys::keys::UnifiedIncomingViewingKey {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zingolib/Cargo.toml b/zingolib/Cargo.toml
index 0042cbf5b..0f8227a8d 100644
--- a/zingolib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zingolib/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ zingo-memo = { path = "../zingo-memo" }
 zingo-status = { path = "../zingo-status" }
 zingo-testvectors = { path = "../zingo-testvectors", optional = true }
 zingo-netutils = { path = "../zingo-netutils" }
+zingo-account = { path = "../zingo-account" }
 
 http-body = { workspace = true }
 hyper = { workspace = true }