diff --git a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/errors/blockErrors.scala b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/errors/blockErrors.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38768af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/errors/blockErrors.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.xsn.explorer.errors
+
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.models.{FieldValidationError, InputValidationError, PublicError}
+import play.api.i18n.{Lang, MessagesApi}
+
+sealed trait BlockError
+
+case object BlockhashFormatError extends BlockError with InputValidationError {
+
+  override def toPublicErrorList(messagesApi: MessagesApi)(implicit lang: Lang): List[PublicError] = {
+    val message = messagesApi("error.block.format")
+    val error = FieldValidationError("blockhash", message)
+    List(error)
+  }
+}
+
+case object BlockNotFoundError extends BlockError with InputValidationError {
+
+  override def toPublicErrorList(messagesApi: MessagesApi)(implicit lang: Lang): List[PublicError] = {
+    val message = messagesApi("error.block.notFound")
+    val error = FieldValidationError("blockhash", message)
+    List(error)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNService.scala b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNService.scala
index 7f15d56..138ad78 100644
--- a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNService.scala
+++ b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNService.scala
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.{ApplicationResult, FutureApplicationResult}
 import com.alexitc.playsonify.models.ApplicationError
 import com.xsn.explorer.config.RPCConfig
-import com.xsn.explorer.errors.{AddressFormatError, TransactionNotFoundError, XSNMessageError, XSNUnexpectedResponseError}
+import com.xsn.explorer.errors._
 import com.xsn.explorer.executors.ExternalServiceExecutionContext
-import com.xsn.explorer.models.{Address, AddressBalance, Transaction, TransactionId}
+import com.xsn.explorer.models._
 import org.scalactic.{Bad, Good}
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import play.api.libs.json.{JsNull, JsValue, Reads}
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ trait XSNService {
   def getAddressBalance(address: Address): FutureApplicationResult[AddressBalance]
 
   def getTransactionCount(address: Address): FutureApplicationResult[Int]
+
+  def getBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[Block]
 }
 
 class XSNServiceRPCImpl @Inject() (
@@ -107,6 +109,23 @@ class XSNServiceRPCImpl @Inject() (
         }
   }
 
+  override def getBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+    val errorCodeMapper = Map(-5 -> BlockNotFoundError)
+    val body = s"""{ "jsonrpc": "1.0", "method": "getblock", "params": ["${blockhash.string}"] }"""
+
+    server
+        .post(body)
+        .map { response =>
+
+          val maybe = getResult[Block](response, errorCodeMapper)
+          maybe.getOrElse {
+            logger.warn(s"Unexpected response from XSN Server, txid = ${blockhash.string}, status = ${response.status}, response = ${response.body}")
+
+            Bad(XSNUnexpectedResponseError).accumulating
+          }
+        }
+  }
+
   private def mapError(json: JsValue, errorCodeMapper: Map[Int, ApplicationError]): Option[ApplicationError] = {
     val jsonErrorMaybe = (json \ "error")
         .asOpt[JsValue]
diff --git a/server/conf/messages b/server/conf/messages
index 337960c..873e2d0 100644
--- a/server/conf/messages
+++ b/server/conf/messages
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ error.transaction.format=Invalid transaction format
 error.transaction.notFound=Transaction not found
 
 error.address.format=Invalid address format
+
+error.block.format=Invalid blockhash format
+error.block.notFound=Block not found
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/DummyXSNService.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/DummyXSNService.scala
index f249104..a1ff2db 100644
--- a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/DummyXSNService.scala
+++ b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/DummyXSNService.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.xsn.explorer.helpers
 
 import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.FutureApplicationResult
-import com.xsn.explorer.models.{Address, AddressBalance, Transaction, TransactionId}
+import com.xsn.explorer.models._
 import com.xsn.explorer.services.XSNService
 
 class DummyXSNService extends XSNService {
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ class DummyXSNService extends XSNService {
   override def getTransaction(txid: TransactionId): FutureApplicationResult[Transaction] = ???
   override def getAddressBalance(address: Address): FutureApplicationResult[AddressBalance] = ???
   override def getTransactionCount(address: Address): FutureApplicationResult[Int] = ???
+  override def getBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = ???
 }
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNServiceRPCImplSpec.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNServiceRPCImplSpec.scala
index e083a9a..76e35b9 100644
--- a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNServiceRPCImplSpec.scala
+++ b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/services/XSNServiceRPCImplSpec.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.xsn.explorer.services
 
 import com.xsn.explorer.config.RPCConfig
-import com.xsn.explorer.errors.{AddressFormatError, TransactionNotFoundError, XSNMessageError, XSNUnexpectedResponseError}
+import com.xsn.explorer.errors._
 import com.xsn.explorer.helpers.Executors
-import com.xsn.explorer.models.{Address, TransactionId}
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.{Address, Blockhash, TransactionId}
 import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers._
 import org.mockito.Mockito._
 import org.scalactic.{Bad, Good}
@@ -329,4 +329,68 @@ class XSNServiceRPCImplSpec extends WordSpec with MustMatchers with ScalaFutures
       }
     }
   }
+
+  "getBlock" should {
+    "return a block" in {
+      val responseBody =
+        """
+          |{
+          |    "result": {
+          |      "hash": "b72dd1655408e9307ef5874be20422ee71029333283e2360975bc6073bdb2b81",
+          |      "confirmations": 11163,
+          |      "size": 478,
+          |      "height": 809,
+          |      "version": 536870912,
+          |      "merkleroot": "598cc6ba8238d87641b0dbd02485b7d635b5417429df3145c98c3ff8779ab4b8",
+          |      "tx": [
+          |        "7f12adbb63d443502cf151c76946d5faa0b1c662a5d67afc7da085c74e06f1ce",
+          |        "0834641a7d30d8a2d2b451617599670445ee94ed7736e146c13be260c576c641"
+          |      ],
+          |      "time": 1520318120,
+          |      "mediantime": 1520318054,
+          |      "nonce": 0,
+          |      "bits": "1d011212",
+          |      "difficulty": 0.9340526210769362,
+          |      "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000084c71ff420",
+          |      "previousblockhash": "9490ce5d14bb5e79a790ddede03fc3a9bde3f7156f34a57ae3ceb56ae7426c14",
+          |      "nextblockhash": "f6e3199c241131e79640fe027a6ef993c02b3520c3d4ba08cd67abfbb98ec07e"
+          |    },
+          |    "error": null,
+          |    "id": null
+          |}
+          |""".stripMargin
+
+      val blockhash = Blockhash.from("b72dd1655408e9307ef5874be20422ee71029333283e2360975bc6073bdb2b81").get
+
+      val json = Json.parse(responseBody)
+
+      when(response.status).thenReturn(200)
+      when(response.json).thenReturn(json)
+      when(request.post[String](anyString())(any())).thenReturn(Future.successful(response))
+
+      whenReady(service.getBlock(blockhash)) { result =>
+        result.isGood mustEqual true
+
+        val block = result.get
+        block.hash.string mustEqual "b72dd1655408e9307ef5874be20422ee71029333283e2360975bc6073bdb2b81"
+        block.transactions.size mustEqual 2
+      }
+    }
+
+    "fail on unknown block" in {
+      val responseBody = """{"result":null,"error":{"code":-5,"message":"Block not found"},"id":null}"""
+
+      val blockhash = Blockhash.from("b72dd1655408e9307ef5874be20422ee71029333283e2360975bc6073bdb2b80").get
+
+      val json = Json.parse(responseBody)
+
+      when(response.status).thenReturn(200)
+      when(response.json).thenReturn(json)
+      when(request.post[String](anyString())(any())).thenReturn(Future.successful(response))
+
+      whenReady(service.getBlock(blockhash)) { result =>
+        result mustEqual Bad(BlockNotFoundError).accumulating
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }