diff --git a/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/ResolvedTx.hs b/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/ResolvedTx.hs
index 3146b40f18a..546defa170a 100644
--- a/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/ResolvedTx.hs
+++ b/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/ResolvedTx.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 module Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.ResolvedTx
     ( type ResolvedTx
     , pattern ResolvedTx
+    , isValid
     )
     where
 
@@ -16,18 +17,29 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.Api
     )
 import Control.Lens
     ( over
+    , view
+    )
+import Data.Set
+    ( Set
     )
 import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx
     ( IsRecentEra
     , Tx
+    , TxIn
     , UTxO (UTxO)
     )
 
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
 
+-- | A transaction whose inputs can all be resolved by the associated UTxO set.
+--
+-- The UTxO set may also contain additional UTxOs that are not referenced by
+-- the transaction.
+--
 data ResolvedTx era = UnsafeResolvedTx (UTxO era) (Tx era)
 
+{-# COMPLETE ResolvedTx #-}
 pattern ResolvedTx :: IsRecentEra era => UTxO era -> Tx era -> ResolvedTx era
 pattern
     ResolvedTx utxo tx <- UnsafeResolvedTx utxo tx where
@@ -42,3 +54,12 @@ construct utxo@(UTxO utxoMap) tx0 = UnsafeResolvedTx utxo tx
   where
     tx :: Tx era
     tx = over (bodyTxL . inputsTxBodyL) (Set.filter (`Map.member` utxoMap)) tx0
+
+isValid :: IsRecentEra era => ResolvedTx era -> Bool
+isValid = (== Set.empty) . unresolvedInputs
+
+unresolvedInputs :: IsRecentEra era => ResolvedTx era -> Set TxIn
+unresolvedInputs (ResolvedTx (UTxO utxoMap) tx) =
+    Set.filter
+        (`Map.notMember` utxoMap)
+        (view (bodyTxL . inputsTxBodyL) tx)
diff --git a/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs b/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
index af2f63a933c..0450e91e753 100644
--- a/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
+++ b/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ module Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.BalanceSpec
 
 import Prelude
 
-import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.ResolvedTx
-    ( type ResolvedTx
-    , pattern ResolvedTx
-    )
 import Cardano.Api.Ledger
     ( EpochInterval (..)
     )
@@ -320,6 +316,10 @@ import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.Balance
     , splitSignedValue
     , updateTx
     )
+import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.ResolvedTx
+    ( pattern ResolvedTx
+    , type ResolvedTx
+    )
 import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx.Sign
     ( KeyWitnessCounts (..)
     , estimateKeyWitnessCounts
@@ -2712,6 +2712,28 @@ instance forall era. IsRecentEra era => Arbitrary (PartialTx era) where
             RecentEraBabbage -> shrinkTxBabbage
             RecentEraConway -> \_ -> [] -- no shrinker implemented yet
 
+instance forall era. IsRecentEra era => Arbitrary (ResolvedTx era) where
+    arbitrary = do
+        tx <- CardanoApi.genTxForBalancing $ cardanoEra @era
+        utxoForTx <- genUTxOForTx tx
+        utxoExtra <- genUTxOExtra
+        let utxoCombined = utxoForTx <> utxoExtra
+        pure $ ResolvedTx
+            (fromCardanoApiUTxO utxoCombined)
+            (fromCardanoApiTx tx)
+      where
+        genUTxOExtra = undefined
+          where
+            genTxIn = CardanoApi.genTxIn
+        genUTxOForTx tx =
+            CardanoApi.UTxO . Map.fromList <$>
+            mapM (\i -> (i,) <$> genTxOut) (txInputs tx)
+        genTxOut =
+            CardanoApi.genTxOut (cardanoEra @era)
+        txInputs tx = fst <$> CardanoApi.txIns content
+          where
+            CardanoApi.Tx (CardanoApi.TxBody content) _ = tx
+
 instance Arbitrary StdGenSeed  where
     arbitrary = StdGenSeed . fromIntegral @Int <$> arbitrary