diff --git a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/BlockService.scala b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/BlockService.scala
index 3224b96..9f77c50 100644
--- a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/BlockService.scala
+++ b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/BlockService.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.xsn.explorer.models._
 import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.{Block, TransactionVIN}
 import com.xsn.explorer.services.logic.{BlockLogic, TransactionLogic}
 import org.scalactic.Good
+import play.api.libs.json.JsValue
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 
@@ -18,6 +19,27 @@ class BlockService @Inject() (
     transactionLogic: TransactionLogic)(
     implicit ec: ExecutionContext) {
 
+  def getRawBlock(blockhashString: String): FutureApplicationResult[JsValue] = {
+    val result = for {
+      blockhash <- blockLogic
+          .getBlockhash(blockhashString)
+          .toFutureOr
+
+      block <- xsnService.getRawBlock(blockhash).toFutureOr
+    } yield block
+
+    result.toFuture
+  }
+
+  def getRawBlock(height: Height): FutureApplicationResult[JsValue] = {
+    val result = for {
+      blockhash <- xsnService.getBlockhash(height).toFutureOr
+      block <- xsnService.getRawBlock(blockhash).toFutureOr
+    } yield block
+
+    result.toFuture
+  }
+
   def getDetails(blockhashString: String): FutureApplicationResult[BlockDetails] = {
     val result = for {
       blockhash <- blockLogic
diff --git a/server/app/controllers/BlocksController.scala b/server/app/controllers/BlocksController.scala
index ab25ba9..9c75833 100644
--- a/server/app/controllers/BlocksController.scala
+++ b/server/app/controllers/BlocksController.scala
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ class BlocksController @Inject() (
         .map(blockService.getDetails)
         .getOrElse(blockService.getDetails(query))
   }
+
+  def getRawBlock(query: String) = publicNoInput { _ =>
+    Try(query.toInt)
+        .map(Height.apply)
+        .map(blockService.getRawBlock)
+        .getOrElse(blockService.getRawBlock(query))
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/conf/routes b/server/conf/routes
index 1d5147a..a5e9a16 100644
--- a/server/conf/routes
+++ b/server/conf/routes
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ GET   /addresses/:address    controllers.AddressesController.getDetails(address:
 
 GET   /blocks                controllers.BlocksController.getLatestBlocks()
 GET   /blocks/:query         controllers.BlocksController.getDetails(query: String)
+GET   /blocks/:query/raw     controllers.BlocksController.getRawBlock(query: String)
 
 GET   /stats                 controllers.StatisticsController.getStatus()
 
diff --git a/server/test/controllers/BlocksControllerSpec.scala b/server/test/controllers/BlocksControllerSpec.scala
index e3347dc..bd3b1df 100644
--- a/server/test/controllers/BlocksControllerSpec.scala
+++ b/server/test/controllers/BlocksControllerSpec.scala
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ class BlocksControllerSpec extends MyAPISpec {
       Future.successful(result)
     }
 
+    override def getRawBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[JsValue] = {
+      val result = blocks.get(blockhash)
+          .map { _ => BlockLoader.json(blockhash.string) }
+          .map(Good(_))
+          .getOrElse {
+            Bad(BlockNotFoundError).accumulating
+          }
+
+      Future.successful(result)
+    }
+
     override def getBlockhash(height: Height): FutureApplicationResult[Blockhash] = {
       val result = blocks
           .values
@@ -359,4 +370,28 @@ class BlocksControllerSpec extends MyAPISpec {
       (error \ "message").as[String].nonEmpty mustEqual true
     }
   }
+
+  "GET /blocks/:query/raw" should {
+    def url(query: String) = s"/blocks/$query/raw"
+
+    "retrieve a block by blockhash" in {
+      val block = posBlock
+      val response = GET(url(block.hash.string))
+
+      status(response) mustEqual OK
+
+      val json = contentAsJson(response)
+      json mustEqual BlockLoader.json(block.hash.string)
+    }
+
+    "retrieve a block by height" in {
+      val block = posBlock
+      val response = GET(url(block.height.toString))
+
+      status(response) mustEqual OK
+
+      val json = contentAsJson(response)
+      json mustEqual BlockLoader.json(block.hash.string)
+    }
+  }
 }