diff --git a/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go b/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
index 2fe62e89..3756eaab 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/eth_state_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package eth_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	parsedABI abi.ABI
+
+	stateRoot    = common.HexToHash("0x572ef3b6b3d5164ed9d83341073f13af4d60a3aab38989b6c03917544f186a43")
+	rootDataHash = "572ef3b6b3d5164ed9d83341073f13af4d60a3aab38989b6c03917544f186a43"
+	rootData     = "f8b1a0408dd81f6cd5c614f91ecd9faa01d5feba936e0314ba04f99c74069ba819e0f280808080a0b356351d60bc9894cf1f1d6cb68c815f0131d50f1da83c4023a09ec855cfff91a0180d554b171f6acf8295e376266df2311f68975d74c02753b85707d308f703e48080808080a0422c7cc4fa407603f0879a0ecaa809682ce98dbef30551a34bcce09fa3ac995180a02d264f591aa3fa9df3cbeea190a4fd8d5483ddfb1b85603b2a006d179f79ba358080"
+
+	account1DataHash = "180d554b171f6acf8295e376266df2311f68975d74c02753b85707d308f703e4"
+	account1Data     = "f869a03114658a74d9cc9f7acf2c5cd696c3494d7c344d78bfec3add0d91ec4e8d1c45b846f8440180a04bd45c41d863f1bcf5da53364387fcdd64f77924d388a4df47e64132273fb4c0a0ba79854f3dbf6505fdbb085888e25fae8fa97288c5ce8fcd39aa589290d9a659"
+	account2DataHash = "2d264f591aa3fa9df3cbeea190a4fd8d5483ddfb1b85603b2a006d179f79ba35"
+	account2Data     = "f871a03926db69aaced518e9b9f0f434a473e7174109c943548bb8f23be41ca76d9ad2b84ef84c02881bc16d674ec82710a056e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421a0c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
+	account3DataHash = "408dd81f6cd5c614f91ecd9faa01d5feba936e0314ba04f99c74069ba819e0f2"
+	account3Data     = "f86da030bf49f440a1cd0527e4d06e2765654c0f56452257516d793a9b8d604dcfdf2ab84af848058405f5b608a056e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421a0c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
+	account4DataHash = "422c7cc4fa407603f0879a0ecaa809682ce98dbef30551a34bcce09fa3ac9951"
+	account4Data     = "f871a03957f3e2f04a0764c3a0491b175f69926da61efbcc8f61fa1455fd2d2b4cdd45b84ef84c80883782dace9d9003e8a056e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421a0c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
+	account5DataHash = "b356351d60bc9894cf1f1d6cb68c815f0131d50f1da83c4023a09ec855cfff91"
+	account5Data     = "f871a03380c7b7ae81a58eb98d9c78de4a1fd7fd9535fc953ed2be602daaa41767312ab84ef84c80883782dace9d900000a056e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421a0c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -529,4 +545,45 @@ var _ = Describe("eth state reading tests", func() {
 			Expect(header).To(Equal(expectedCanonicalHeader))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Describe("eth_getSlice", func() {
+		It("Retrieves the state nodes for root path", func() {
+			path := "0x"
+			depth := 3
+			sliceResponse, err := api.GetSlice(ctx, "0x", 3, stateRoot, false)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			expectedResponse := eth.GetSliceResponse{
+				SliceID: fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d-%s", path, depth, stateRoot.String()),
+				MetaData: eth.GetSliceResponseMetadata{
+					NodeStats: map[string]string{
+						"00-stem-and-head-nodes": "1",
+						"01-max-depth":           "1",
+						"02-total-trie-nodes":    "6",
+						"03-leaves":              "5",
+						"04-smart-contracts":     "",
+					},
+				},
+				TrieNodes: eth.GetSliceResponseTrieNodes{
+					Stem: map[string]string{},
+					Head: map[string]string{
+						rootDataHash: rootData,
+					},
+					Slice: map[string]string{
+						account1DataHash: account1Data,
+						account2DataHash: account2Data,
+						account3DataHash: account3Data,
+						account4DataHash: account4Data,
+						account5DataHash: account5Data,
+					},
+				},
+				Leaves: map[string]eth.GetSliceResponseAccount{},
+			}
+
+			Expect(sliceResponse.SliceID).To(Equal(expectedResponse.SliceID))
+			Expect(sliceResponse.MetaData.NodeStats).To(Equal(expectedResponse.MetaData.NodeStats))
+			Expect(sliceResponse.TrieNodes).To(Equal(expectedResponse.TrieNodes))
+			Expect(sliceResponse.Leaves).To(Equal(expectedResponse.Leaves))
+		})
+	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/eth/types.go b/pkg/eth/types.go
index ada668b5..6849b9d3 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/types.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/types.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (sr *GetSliceResponse) init(path string, depth int, root common.Hash) {
 
 type GetSliceResponseMetadata struct {
 	TimeStats map[string]string `json:"timeStats"` // stem, state, storage (one by one)
-	NodeStats map[string]string `json:"trieNodes"` // total, leaves, smart contracts
+	NodeStats map[string]string `json:"nodeStats"` // total, leaves, smart contracts
 }
 
 type GetSliceResponseTrieNodes struct {