diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BlockchainServiceImpl.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
index b1893ef37..a8d8c3620 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ public class BlockchainServiceImpl implements BlockchainService {
         .map(block -> blockContext(block::getHeader, block::getBody));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets block by hash
+   *
+   * @param hash the block hash
+   * @return the BlockContext if block exists otherwise empty
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Optional<BlockContext> getBlockByHash(final Hash hash) {
+    return blockchain
+        .getBlockByHash(hash)
+        .map(block -> blockContext(block::getHeader, block::getBody));
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Hash getChainHeadHash() {
     return blockchain.getChainHeadHash();
diff --git a/plugin-api/build.gradle b/plugin-api/build.gradle
index aaf1f6f44..10b8ed428 100644
--- a/plugin-api/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin-api/build.gradle
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Calculated : ${currentHash}
 tasks.register('checkAPIChanges', FileStateChecker) {
   description = "Checks that the API for the Plugin-API project does not change without deliberate thought"
   files = sourceSets.main.allJava.files
-  knownHash = 'Qq6tGiNFfAs1JVr7xXx07h/ANxPWcFKe3cBHER43FFQ='
+  knownHash = 'xK3KgzBrgVBUosaqd/je+70Ku24Vj4nm2w94E8yHuGE='
 }
 check.dependsOn('checkAPIChanges')
 
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BlockchainService.java b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BlockchainService.java
index 12d21d789..da6f24c7d 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BlockchainService.java
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/BlockchainService.java
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ public interface BlockchainService extends BesuService {
    */
   Optional<BlockContext> getBlockByNumber(final long number);
 
+  /**
+   * Gets block by hash
+   *
+   * @param hash the block hash
+   * @return the BlockContext
+   */
+  Optional<BlockContext> getBlockByHash(final Hash hash);
+
   /**
    * Get the hash of the chain head
    *