diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
index 9d7f8f9e..e2724e35 100644
--- a/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub mod shutdown;
 pub mod sprout;
 pub mod transaction;
 pub mod transparent;
+pub mod value_balance;
 pub mod work;
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"))]
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/value_balance.rs b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..368fa007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+//! A type that can hold the four types of Zcash value pools.
+
+use crate::amount::{Amount, Constraint, Error, NonNegative};
+
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "proptest-impl"))]
+mod arbitrary;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
+/// An amount spread between different Zcash pools.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ValueBalance<C> {
+    transparent: Amount<C>,
+    sprout: Amount<C>,
+    sapling: Amount<C>,
+    orchard: Amount<C>,
+}
+
+impl<C> ValueBalance<C>
+where
+    C: Constraint + Copy,
+{
+    /// [Consensus rule]: The remaining value in the transparent transaction value pool MUST
+    /// be nonnegative.
+    ///
+    /// This rule applies to Block and Mempool transactions.
+    ///
+    /// [Consensus rule]: https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf#transactions
+    pub fn remaining_transaction_value(&self) -> Result<Amount<NonNegative>, Error> {
+        // This rule checks the transparent value balance minus the sum of the sprout,
+        // sapling, and orchard value balances in a transaction is nonnegative.
+        (self.transparent - (self.sprout + self.sapling + self.orchard)?)?
+            .constrain::<NonNegative>()
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a [`ValueBalance`] from the given transparent amount.
+    pub fn from_transparent_amount(transparent_amount: Amount<C>) -> Self {
+        ValueBalance {
+            transparent: transparent_amount,
+            ..ValueBalance::zero()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a [`ValueBalance`] from the given sprout amount.
+    pub fn from_sprout_amount(sprout_amount: Amount<C>) -> Self {
+        ValueBalance {
+            sprout: sprout_amount,
+            ..ValueBalance::zero()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a [`ValueBalance`] from the given sapling amount.
+    pub fn from_sapling_amount(sapling_amount: Amount<C>) -> Self {
+        ValueBalance {
+            sapling: sapling_amount,
+            ..ValueBalance::zero()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a [`ValueBalance`] from the given orchard amount.
+    pub fn from_orchard_amount(orchard_amount: Amount<C>) -> Self {
+        ValueBalance {
+            orchard: orchard_amount,
+            ..ValueBalance::zero()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the transparent amount from the [`ValueBalance`].
+    pub fn transparent_amount(&self) -> Amount<C> {
+        self.transparent
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a transparent value balance into a given [`ValueBalance`]
+    /// leaving the other values untouched.
+    pub fn set_transparent_value_balance(
+        &mut self,
+        transparent_value_balance: ValueBalance<C>,
+    ) -> &Self {
+        self.transparent = transparent_value_balance.transparent;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the sprout amount from the [`ValueBalance`].
+    pub fn sprout_amount(&self) -> Amount<C> {
+        self.sprout
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a sprout value balance into a given [`ValueBalance`]
+    /// leaving the other values untouched.
+    pub fn set_sprout_value_balance(&mut self, sprout_value_balance: ValueBalance<C>) -> &Self {
+        self.sprout = sprout_value_balance.sprout;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the sapling amount from the [`ValueBalance`].
+    pub fn sapling_amount(&self) -> Amount<C> {
+        self.sapling
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a sapling value balance into a given [`ValueBalance`]
+    /// leaving the other values untouched.
+    pub fn set_sapling_value_balance(&mut self, sapling_value_balance: ValueBalance<C>) -> &Self {
+        self.sapling = sapling_value_balance.sapling;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Get the orchard amount from the [`ValueBalance`].
+    pub fn orchard_amount(&self) -> Amount<C> {
+        self.orchard
+    }
+
+    /// Insert an orchard value balance into a given [`ValueBalance`]
+    /// leaving the other values untouched.
+    pub fn set_orchard_value_balance(&mut self, orchard_value_balance: ValueBalance<C>) -> &Self {
+        self.orchard = orchard_value_balance.orchard;
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn zero() -> Self {
+        let zero = Amount::zero();
+        Self {
+            transparent: zero,
+            sprout: zero,
+            sapling: zero,
+            orchard: zero,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+/// Errors that can be returned when validating a [`ValueBalance`].
+pub enum ValueBalanceError {
+    #[error("value balance contains invalid amounts")]
+    /// Any error related to [`Amount`]s inside the [`ValueBalance`]
+    AmountError(#[from] Error),
+}
+
+impl<C> std::ops::Add for ValueBalance<C>
+where
+    C: Constraint,
+{
+    type Output = Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>;
+    fn add(self, rhs: ValueBalance<C>) -> Self::Output {
+        Ok(ValueBalance::<C> {
+            transparent: (self.transparent + rhs.transparent)?,
+            sprout: (self.sprout + rhs.sprout)?,
+            sapling: (self.sapling + rhs.sapling)?,
+            orchard: (self.orchard + rhs.orchard)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+impl<C> std::ops::Add<ValueBalance<C>> for Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>
+where
+    C: Constraint,
+{
+    type Output = Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>;
+    fn add(self, rhs: ValueBalance<C>) -> Self::Output {
+        self? + rhs
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C> std::ops::Sub for ValueBalance<C>
+where
+    C: Constraint,
+{
+    type Output = Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>;
+    fn sub(self, rhs: ValueBalance<C>) -> Self::Output {
+        Ok(ValueBalance::<C> {
+            transparent: (self.transparent - rhs.transparent)?,
+            sprout: (self.sprout - rhs.sprout)?,
+            sapling: (self.sapling - rhs.sapling)?,
+            orchard: (self.orchard - rhs.orchard)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+impl<C> std::ops::Sub<ValueBalance<C>> for Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>
+where
+    C: Constraint,
+{
+    type Output = Result<ValueBalance<C>, ValueBalanceError>;
+    fn sub(self, rhs: ValueBalance<C>) -> Self::Output {
+        self? - rhs
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/arbitrary.rs b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/arbitrary.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa6a7c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/arbitrary.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use crate::{amount::*, value_balance::*};
+use proptest::prelude::*;
+
+impl Arbitrary for ValueBalance<NegativeAllowed> {
+    type Parameters = ();
+
+    fn arbitrary_with(_args: Self::Parameters) -> Self::Strategy {
+        (
+            any::<Amount<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+        )
+            .prop_map(|(transparent, sprout, sapling, orchard)| Self {
+                transparent,
+                sprout,
+                sapling,
+                orchard,
+            })
+            .boxed()
+    }
+
+    type Strategy = BoxedStrategy<Self>;
+}
+
+impl Arbitrary for ValueBalance<NonNegative> {
+    type Parameters = ();
+
+    fn arbitrary_with(_args: Self::Parameters) -> Self::Strategy {
+        (
+            any::<Amount<NonNegative>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NonNegative>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NonNegative>>(),
+            any::<Amount<NonNegative>>(),
+        )
+            .prop_map(|(transparent, sprout, sapling, orchard)| Self {
+                transparent,
+                sprout,
+                sapling,
+                orchard,
+            })
+            .boxed()
+    }
+
+    type Strategy = BoxedStrategy<Self>;
+}
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests.rs b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bf82ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mod prop;
diff --git a/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests/prop.rs b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests/prop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ef4de98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-chain/src/value_balance/tests/prop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use crate::{amount::*, value_balance::*};
+use proptest::prelude::*;
+
+proptest! {
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add(
+        value_balance1 in any::<ValueBalance<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+        value_balance2 in any::<ValueBalance<NegativeAllowed>>())
+    {
+        zebra_test::init();
+
+        let transparent = value_balance1.transparent + value_balance2.transparent;
+        let sprout = value_balance1.sprout + value_balance2.sprout;
+        let sapling = value_balance1.sapling + value_balance2.sapling;
+        let orchard = value_balance1.orchard + value_balance2.orchard;
+
+        match (transparent, sprout, sapling, orchard) {
+            (Ok(transparent), Ok(sprout), Ok(sapling), Ok(orchard)) => prop_assert_eq!(
+                value_balance1 + value_balance2,
+                Ok(ValueBalance {
+                    transparent,
+                    sprout,
+                    sapling,
+                    orchard,
+                })
+            ),
+            _ => prop_assert!(
+                matches!(
+                    value_balance1 + value_balance2, Err(ValueBalanceError::AmountError(_))
+                )
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sub(
+        value_balance1 in any::<ValueBalance<NegativeAllowed>>(),
+        value_balance2 in any::<ValueBalance<NegativeAllowed>>())
+    {
+        zebra_test::init();
+
+        let transparent = value_balance1.transparent - value_balance2.transparent;
+        let sprout = value_balance1.sprout - value_balance2.sprout;
+        let sapling = value_balance1.sapling - value_balance2.sapling;
+        let orchard = value_balance1.orchard - value_balance2.orchard;
+
+        match (transparent, sprout, sapling, orchard) {
+            (Ok(transparent), Ok(sprout), Ok(sapling), Ok(orchard)) => prop_assert_eq!(
+                value_balance1 - value_balance2,
+                Ok(ValueBalance {
+                    transparent,
+                    sprout,
+                    sapling,
+                    orchard,
+                })
+            ),
+            _ => prop_assert!(
+                matches!(
+                    value_balance1 - value_balance2, Err(ValueBalanceError::AmountError(_))
+                )
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}