diff --git a/jsonrpc/eth_blockchain_test.go b/jsonrpc/eth_blockchain_test.go
index ad1f1c2e0a..73bb5ef46c 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/eth_blockchain_test.go
+++ b/jsonrpc/eth_blockchain_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,59 @@ func TestEth_Block_GetBlockByHash(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, res)
 }
 
+func TestEth_Block_GetHeaderByNumber(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &mockBlockStore{}
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		store.add(newTestBlock(uint64(i), hash1))
+	}
+
+	eth := newTestEthEndpoint(store)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		description string
+		blockNum    BlockNumber
+		isNotNil    bool
+		err         bool
+	}{
+		{"should be able to get the latest block number", LatestBlockNumber, true, false},
+		{"should be able to get the earliest block number", EarliestBlockNumber, true, false},
+		{"should not be able to get block with negative number", BlockNumber(-50), false, true},
+		{"should be able to get block with number 0", BlockNumber(0), true, false},
+		{"should be able to get block with number 2", BlockNumber(2), true, false},
+		{"should be able to get block with number greater than latest block", BlockNumber(50), false, false},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		res, err := eth.GetHeadarByNumber(c.blockNum)
+
+		if c.isNotNil {
+			assert.NotNil(t, res, "expected to return block, but got nil")
+		} else {
+			assert.Nil(t, res, "expected to return nil, but got data")
+		}
+
+		if c.err {
+			assert.Error(t, err)
+		} else {
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEth_Block_GetHeaderByHash(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &mockBlockStore{}
+	store.add(newTestBlock(1, hash1))
+
+	eth := newTestEthEndpoint(store)
+
+	res, err := eth.GetHeadarByHash(hash1)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, res)
+
+	res, err = eth.GetHeadarByHash(hash2)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, res)
+}
+
 func TestEth_Block_BlockNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	store := &mockBlockStore{}
 	store.add(&types.Block{
diff --git a/jsonrpc/eth_endpoint.go b/jsonrpc/eth_endpoint.go
index 4527fe32a0..c63fa3e6f6 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/eth_endpoint.go
+++ b/jsonrpc/eth_endpoint.go
@@ -155,6 +155,41 @@ func (e *Eth) GetBlockByHash(hash types.Hash, fullTx bool) (interface{}, error)
 	return toBlock(block, fullTx), nil
 }
 
+// GetHeaderByNumber returns the requested canonical block header.
+// * When blockNr is -1 the chain head is returned.
+// * When blockNr is -2 the pending chain head is returned.
+func (e *Eth) GetHeadarByNumber(number BlockNumber) (interface{}, error) {
+	num, err := GetNumericBlockNumber(number, e.store)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	block, ok := e.store.GetBlockByNumber(num, true)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := e.filterExtra(block); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return toHeader(block.Header), nil
+}
+
+// GetHeaderByHash returns the requested header by hash.
+func (e *Eth) GetHeadarByHash(hash types.Hash) (interface{}, error) {
+	block, ok := e.store.GetBlockByHash(hash, true)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := e.filterExtra(block); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return toHeader(block.Header), nil
+}
+
 func (e *Eth) filterExtra(block *types.Block) error {
 	// we need to copy it because the store returns header from storage directly
 	// and not a copy, so changing it, actually changes it in storage as well
diff --git a/jsonrpc/types.go b/jsonrpc/types.go
index fdb34b7323..e135c590b9 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/types.go
+++ b/jsonrpc/types.go
@@ -108,6 +108,27 @@ func toTransaction(
 	return res
 }
 
+type header struct {
+	ParentHash      types.Hash  `json:"parentHash"`
+	Sha3Uncles      types.Hash  `json:"sha3Uncles"`
+	Miner           argBytes    `json:"miner"`
+	StateRoot       types.Hash  `json:"stateRoot"`
+	TxRoot          types.Hash  `json:"transactionsRoot"`
+	ReceiptsRoot    types.Hash  `json:"receiptsRoot"`
+	LogsBloom       types.Bloom `json:"logsBloom"`
+	Difficulty      argUint64   `json:"difficulty"`
+	TotalDifficulty argUint64   `json:"totalDifficulty"`
+	Number          argUint64   `json:"number"`
+	GasLimit        argUint64   `json:"gasLimit"`
+	GasUsed         argUint64   `json:"gasUsed"`
+	Timestamp       argUint64   `json:"timestamp"`
+	ExtraData       argBytes    `json:"extraData"`
+	MixHash         types.Hash  `json:"mixHash"`
+	Nonce           types.Nonce `json:"nonce"`
+	Hash            types.Hash  `json:"hash"`
+	BaseFee         argUint64   `json:"baseFeePerGas,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type block struct {
 	ParentHash      types.Hash          `json:"parentHash"`
 	Sha3Uncles      types.Hash          `json:"sha3Uncles"`
@@ -198,6 +219,31 @@ func toBlock(b *types.Block, fullTx bool) *block {
 	return res
 }
 
+func toHeader(h *types.Header) *header {
+	res := &header{
+		ParentHash:      h.ParentHash,
+		Sha3Uncles:      h.Sha3Uncles,
+		Miner:           argBytes(h.Miner),
+		StateRoot:       h.StateRoot,
+		TxRoot:          h.TxRoot,
+		ReceiptsRoot:    h.ReceiptsRoot,
+		LogsBloom:       h.LogsBloom,
+		Difficulty:      argUint64(h.Difficulty),
+		TotalDifficulty: argUint64(h.Difficulty), // not needed for POS
+		Number:          argUint64(h.Number),
+		GasLimit:        argUint64(h.GasLimit),
+		GasUsed:         argUint64(h.GasUsed),
+		Timestamp:       argUint64(h.Timestamp),
+		ExtraData:       argBytes(h.ExtraData),
+		MixHash:         h.MixHash,
+		Nonce:           h.Nonce,
+		Hash:            h.Hash,
+		BaseFee:         argUint64(h.BaseFee),
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
 type receipt struct {
 	Root              types.Hash     `json:"root"`
 	CumulativeGasUsed argUint64      `json:"cumulativeGasUsed"`