diff --git a/service/backend/pchain/account.go b/service/backend/pchain/account.go
index af188669..aa0548a5 100644
--- a/service/backend/pchain/account.go
+++ b/service/backend/pchain/account.go
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ func (b *Backend) AccountBalance(ctx context.Context, req *types.AccountBalanceR
 	}
 
 	fetchImportable := balanceType == pmapper.SubAccountTypeSharedMemory
+	fetchStaked := balanceType == pmapper.SubAccountTypeStaked || balanceType == ""
 
-	height, balance, typedErr := b.fetchBalance(ctx, req.AccountIdentifier.Address, fetchImportable, currencyAssetIDs)
+	height, balance, typedErr := b.fetchBalance(ctx, req.AccountIdentifier.Address, fetchStaked, fetchImportable, currencyAssetIDs)
 	if typedErr != nil {
 		return nil, typedErr
 	}
@@ -255,18 +256,18 @@ func (b *Backend) getPendingRewardsBalance(ctx context.Context, req *types.Accou
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) fetchBalance(ctx context.Context, addrString string, fetchImportable bool, assetIds set.Set[ids.ID]) (uint64, *AccountBalance, *types.Error) {
+func (b *Backend) fetchBalance(ctx context.Context, addrString string, fetchStaked bool, fetchImportable bool, assetIds set.Set[ids.ID]) (uint64, *AccountBalance, *types.Error) {
 	addr, err := address.ParseToID(addrString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, service.WrapError(service.ErrInvalidInput, "unable to convert address")
 	}
 
-	// utxos from fetchUTXOsAndStakedOutputs are guarateed to:
+	// utxos from fetchUTXOsAndStakedOutputs are guaranteed to:
 	// 1. be unique (no duplicates)
-	// 2. containt only assetIDs
+	// 2. contain only assetIDs
 	// 3. have not multisign utxos
 	// by parseAndFilterUTXOs call in fetchUTXOsAndStakedOutputs
-	height, utxos, stakedUTXOBytes, typedErr := b.fetchUTXOsAndStakedOutputs(ctx, addr, !fetchImportable, fetchImportable, assetIds)
+	height, utxos, stakedUTXOBytes, typedErr := b.fetchUTXOsAndStakedOutputs(ctx, addr, fetchStaked, fetchImportable, assetIds)
 	if typedErr != nil {
 		return 0, nil, typedErr
 	}
@@ -276,14 +277,16 @@ func (b *Backend) fetchBalance(ctx context.Context, addrString string, fetchImpo
 		return 0, nil, service.WrapError(service.ErrInternalError, err)
 	}
 
-	// parse staked UTXO bytes to UTXO structs
-	stakedAmount, err := b.calculateStakedAmount(stakedUTXOBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, nil, service.WrapError(service.ErrInternalError, err)
-	}
+	if fetchStaked {
+		// parse staked UTXO bytes to UTXO structs
+		stakedAmount, err := b.calculateStakedAmount(stakedUTXOBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, nil, service.WrapError(service.ErrInternalError, err)
+		}
 
-	balance.Staked = stakedAmount
-	balance.Total += stakedAmount
+		balance.Staked = stakedAmount
+		balance.Total += stakedAmount
+	}
 
 	return height, balance, nil
 }
diff --git a/service/backend/pchain/account_test.go b/service/backend/pchain/account_test.go
index 41acfa4d..16e78290 100644
--- a/service/backend/pchain/account_test.go
+++ b/service/backend/pchain/account_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,61 @@ func TestAccountBalance(t *testing.T) {
 		parserMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("Account Balance should not call GetStake if sub account type is not staked or empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		addr, _ := address.ParseToID(pChainAddr)
+		utxo0Bytes := makeUtxoBytes(t, backend, utxos[0].id, utxos[0].amount)
+		utxo1Bytes := makeUtxoBytes(t, backend, utxos[1].id, utxos[1].amount)
+		utxo1Id, _ := ids.FromString(utxos[1].id)
+
+		// Mock on GetAssetDescription
+		pChainMock.Mock.On("GetAssetDescription", ctx, mapper.AtomicAvaxCurrency.Symbol).Return(mockAssetDescription, nil)
+
+		// once before other calls, once after
+		pChainMock.Mock.On("GetHeight", ctx).Return(blockHeight, nil).Twice()
+		// Make sure pagination works as well
+		pageSize := uint32(2)
+		backend.getUTXOsPageSize = pageSize
+		pChainMock.Mock.On("GetAtomicUTXOs", ctx, []ids.ShortID{addr}, "", pageSize, ids.ShortEmpty, ids.Empty).
+			Return([][]byte{utxo0Bytes, utxo1Bytes}, addr, utxo1Id, nil).Once()
+		pChainMock.Mock.On("GetAtomicUTXOs", ctx, []ids.ShortID{addr}, "", pageSize, addr, utxo1Id).
+			Return([][]byte{utxo1Bytes}, addr, utxo1Id, nil).Once()
+
+		resp, err := backend.AccountBalance(
+			ctx,
+			&types.AccountBalanceRequest{
+				NetworkIdentifier: &types.NetworkIdentifier{
+					Network: constants.FujiNetwork,
+					SubNetworkIdentifier: &types.SubNetworkIdentifier{
+						Network: constants.PChain.String(),
+					},
+				},
+				AccountIdentifier: &types.AccountIdentifier{
+					Address: pChainAddr,
+					SubAccount: &types.SubAccountIdentifier{
+						Address: pmapper.SubAccountTypeUnlocked,
+					},
+				},
+				Currencies: []*types.Currency{
+					mapper.AtomicAvaxCurrency,
+				},
+			},
+		)
+
+		expected := &types.AccountBalanceResponse{
+			Balances: []*types.Amount{
+				{
+					Value:    "3000000000", // 1B + 2B from UTXOs
+					Currency: mapper.AtomicAvaxCurrency,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected.Balances, resp.Balances)
+		pChainMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		parserMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Account Balance should return total of shared memory balance", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Mock on GetUTXOs
 		utxo0Bytes := makeUtxoBytes(t, backend, utxos[0].id, utxos[0].amount)