diff --git a/clients/horizonclient/CHANGELOG.md b/clients/horizonclient/CHANGELOG.md
index 17ef48d627..42a3150226 100644
--- a/clients/horizonclient/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/clients/horizonclient/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this
 file.  This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 
-## [v1.0.1] - (draft release)
+## [v1.1.0] - (draft release)
 
 ### Added
-- `Client.Root()` method for querying the root endpoint of a horizon server.
\ No newline at end of file
+
+- `Client.Root()` method for querying the root endpoint of a horizon server.
+
+### Changes 
+
+- `Client.Fund()` now returns `TransactionSuccess` instead of a http response pointer.
diff --git a/clients/horizonclient/client.go b/clients/horizonclient/client.go
index be3e1f8db9..b83200e572 100644
--- a/clients/horizonclient/client.go
+++ b/clients/horizonclient/client.go
@@ -422,11 +422,13 @@ func (c *Client) Trades(request TradeRequest) (tds hProtocol.TradesPage, err err
 
 // Fund creates a new account funded from friendbot. It only works on test networks. See
 // https://www.stellar.org/developers/guides/get-started/create-account.html for more information.
-func (c *Client) Fund(addr string) (*http.Response, error) {
+func (c *Client) Fund(addr string) (txSuccess hProtocol.TransactionSuccess, err error) {
 	if !c.isTestNet {
-		return nil, errors.New("Can't fund account from friendbot on production network")
+		return txSuccess, errors.New("can't fund account from friendbot on production network")
 	}
-	return http.Get(c.HorizonURL + "friendbot?addr=" + addr)
+	friendbotURL := fmt.Sprintf("%sfriendbot?addr=%s", c.fixHorizonURL(), addr)
+	err = c.sendRequestURL(friendbotURL, "get", &txSuccess)
+	return
 }
 
 // StreamTrades streams executed trades. It can be used to stream all trades, trades for an account and
diff --git a/clients/horizonclient/main.go b/clients/horizonclient/main.go
index 891980b7c9..e5c3b68b49 100644
--- a/clients/horizonclient/main.go
+++ b/clients/horizonclient/main.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type ClientInterface interface {
 	Payments(request OperationRequest) (operations.OperationsPage, error)
 	TradeAggregations(request TradeAggregationRequest) (hProtocol.TradeAggregationsPage, error)
 	Trades(request TradeRequest) (hProtocol.TradesPage, error)
-	Fund(addr string) (*http.Response, error)
+	Fund(addr string) (hProtocol.TransactionSuccess, error)
 	StreamTransactions(ctx context.Context, request TransactionRequest, handler TransactionHandler) error
 	StreamTrades(ctx context.Context, request TradeRequest, handler TradeHandler) error
 	StreamEffects(ctx context.Context, request EffectRequest, handler EffectHandler) error
diff --git a/clients/horizonclient/main_test.go b/clients/horizonclient/main_test.go
index 6505a6028b..a8b62d9760 100644
--- a/clients/horizonclient/main_test.go
+++ b/clients/horizonclient/main_test.go
@@ -282,6 +282,75 @@ func ExampleClient_Payments() {
 	}
 }
 
+func ExampleClient_Fund() {
+	client := DefaultTestNetClient
+	// fund an account
+	resp, err := client.Fund("GCLWGQPMKXQSPF776IU33AH4PZNOOWNAWGGKVTBQMIC5IMKUNP3E6NVU")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Print(resp)
+}
+
+func TestClientFund(t *testing.T) {
+	hmock := httptest.NewClient()
+	client := &Client{
+		HorizonURL: "https://localhost/",
+		HTTP:       hmock,
+	}
+
+	testAccount := "GCLWGQPMKXQSPF776IU33AH4PZNOOWNAWGGKVTBQMIC5IMKUNP3E6NVU"
+
+	// not testnet
+	hmock.On(
+		"GET",
+		"https://localhost/friendbot?addr=GCLWGQPMKXQSPF776IU33AH4PZNOOWNAWGGKVTBQMIC5IMKUNP3E6NVU",
+	).ReturnString(200, txSuccess)
+
+	_, err := client.Fund(testAccount)
+	// error case: not testnet
+	if assert.Error(t, err) {
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "can't fund account from friendbot on production network")
+	}
+
+	// happy path
+	hmock.On(
+		"GET",
+		"https://localhost/friendbot?addr=GCLWGQPMKXQSPF776IU33AH4PZNOOWNAWGGKVTBQMIC5IMKUNP3E6NVU",
+	).ReturnString(200, txSuccess)
+
+	client.isTestNet = true
+	resp, err := client.Fund(testAccount)
+
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		assert.IsType(t, resp, hProtocol.TransactionSuccess{})
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Links.Transaction.Href, "https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org/transactions/bcc7a97264dca0a51a63f7ea971b5e7458e334489673078bb2a34eb0cce910ca")
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Hash, "bcc7a97264dca0a51a63f7ea971b5e7458e334489673078bb2a34eb0cce910ca")
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Ledger, int32(354811))
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Env, `AAAAABB90WssODNIgi6BHveqzxTRmIpvAFRyVNM+Hm2GVuCcAAAAZAAABD0AAuV/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAyTBGxOgfSApppsTnb/YRr6gOR8WT0LZNrhLh4y3FCgoAAAAXSHboAAAAAAAAAAABhlbgnAAAAEAivKe977CQCxMOKTuj+cWTFqc2OOJU8qGr9afrgu2zDmQaX5Q0cNshc3PiBwe0qw/+D/qJk5QqM5dYeSUGeDQP`)
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Result, "AAAAAAAAAGQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=")
+		assert.Equal(t, resp.Meta, `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`)
+	}
+
+	// failure response
+	hmock.On(
+		"GET",
+		"https://localhost/friendbot?addr=GCLWGQPMKXQSPF776IU33AH4PZNOOWNAWGGKVTBQMIC5IMKUNP3E6NVU",
+	).ReturnString(400, transactionFailure)
+
+	_, err = client.Fund(testAccount)
+	if assert.Error(t, err) {
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "horizon error")
+		horizonError, ok := errors.Cause(err).(*Error)
+		assert.Equal(t, ok, true)
+		assert.Equal(t, horizonError.Problem.Title, "Transaction Failed")
+		resultString, err := horizonError.ResultString()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, resultString, "AAAAAAAAAAD////4AAAAAA==")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAccountDetail(t *testing.T) {
 	hmock := httptest.NewClient()
 	client := &Client{
diff --git a/clients/horizonclient/mocks.go b/clients/horizonclient/mocks.go
index 736a498556..88ad52dcc2 100644
--- a/clients/horizonclient/mocks.go
+++ b/clients/horizonclient/mocks.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package horizonclient
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net/http"
 
 	hProtocol "github.com/stellar/go/protocols/horizon"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/protocols/horizon/operations"
@@ -145,9 +144,9 @@ func (m *MockClient) Trades(request TradeRequest) (hProtocol.TradesPage, error)
 }
 
 // Fund is a mocking method
-func (m *MockClient) Fund(addr string) (*http.Response, error) {
+func (m *MockClient) Fund(addr string) (hProtocol.TransactionSuccess, error) {
 	a := m.Called(addr)
-	return nil, a.Error(1)
+	return a.Get(0).(hProtocol.TransactionSuccess), a.Error(1)
 }
 
 // StreamTransactions is a mocking method