diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth.rs
index 2b08e40f5e..5b6553e731 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-api/src/eth.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ pub trait EthApi {
 
     /// Returns the number of uncles in a block from a block matching the given block hash.
     #[method(name = "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash")]
-    async fn block_uncles_count_by_hash(&self, hash: H256) -> Result<U256>;
+    async fn block_uncles_count_by_hash(&self, hash: H256) -> Result<Option<U256>>;
 
     /// Returns the number of uncles in a block with given block number.
     #[method(name = "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber")]
-    async fn block_uncles_count_by_number(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> Result<U256>;
+    async fn block_uncles_count_by_number(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> Result<Option<U256>>;
 
     /// Returns an uncle block of the given block and index.
     #[method(name = "eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex")]
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
index 9bf2c9f455..f6eec08ba3 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/tests/it/http.rs
@@ -71,16 +71,12 @@ where
     EthApiClient::block_by_number(client, block_number, false).await.unwrap();
     EthApiClient::block_transaction_count_by_number(client, block_number).await.unwrap();
     EthApiClient::block_transaction_count_by_hash(client, hash).await.unwrap();
+    EthApiClient::block_uncles_count_by_hash(client, hash).await.unwrap();
+    EthApiClient::block_uncles_count_by_number(client, block_number).await.unwrap();
 
     // Unimplemented
     assert!(is_unimplemented(EthApiClient::syncing(client).await.err().unwrap()));
     assert!(is_unimplemented(EthApiClient::author(client).await.err().unwrap()));
-    assert!(is_unimplemented(
-        EthApiClient::block_uncles_count_by_hash(client, hash).await.err().unwrap()
-    ));
-    assert!(is_unimplemented(
-        EthApiClient::block_uncles_count_by_number(client, block_number).await.err().unwrap()
-    ));
     assert!(is_unimplemented(
         EthApiClient::uncle_by_block_hash_and_index(client, hash, index).await.err().unwrap()
     ));
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/block.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/block.rs
index 861b36f5e9..0863a48fdc 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/block.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/block.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ impl<Client, Pool, Network> EthApi<Client, Pool, Network>
 where
     Client: BlockProvider + StateProviderFactory + 'static,
 {
+    /// Returns the uncle headers of the given block
+    ///
+    /// Returns an empty vec if there are none.
+    pub(crate) fn ommers(
+        &self,
+        block_id: impl Into<BlockId>,
+    ) -> EthResult<Option<Vec<reth_primitives::Header>>> {
+        let block_id = block_id.into();
+        Ok(self.client().ommers(block_id)?)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) async fn block_transaction_count(
         &self,
         block_id: impl Into<BlockId>,
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
index 403c9664aa..75edc235fc 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/server.rs
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Handler for: `eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash`
-    async fn block_uncles_count_by_hash(&self, _hash: H256) -> Result<U256> {
-        Err(internal_rpc_err("unimplemented"))
+    async fn block_uncles_count_by_hash(&self, hash: H256) -> Result<Option<U256>> {
+        Ok(EthApi::ommers(self, hash)?.map(|ommers| U256::from(ommers.len())))
     }
 
     /// Handler for: `eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber`
-    async fn block_uncles_count_by_number(&self, _number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> Result<U256> {
-        Err(internal_rpc_err("unimplemented"))
+    async fn block_uncles_count_by_number(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> Result<Option<U256>> {
+        Ok(EthApi::ommers(self, number)?.map(|ommers| U256::from(ommers.len())))
     }
 
     /// Handler for: `eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex`
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
index 0fffa67634..dd7f86bfc8 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ impl<DB: Database> BlockProvider for ShareableDatabase<DB> {
         if let Some(number) = self.block_number_for_id(id)? {
             let tx = self.db.tx()?;
             // TODO: this can be optimized to return empty Vec post-merge
-            let ommers =
-                tx.get::<tables::BlockOmmers>(number)?.map(|o| o.ommers).unwrap_or_default();
-            return Ok(Some(ommers))
+            let ommers = tx.get::<tables::BlockOmmers>(number)?.map(|o| o.ommers);
+            return Ok(ommers)
         }
 
         Ok(None)