diff --git a/trie_by_cid/state/database.go b/trie_by_cid/state/database.go
index 4c6a182..07fd020 100644
--- a/trie_by_cid/state/database.go
+++ b/trie_by_cid/state/database.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Database interface {
 // Trie is a Ethereum Merkle Patricia trie.
 type Trie interface {
 	TryGet(key []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	TryGetNode(path []byte) ([]byte, int, error)
 	TryGetAccount(key []byte) (*types.StateAccount, error)
 	Hash() common.Hash
 	NodeIterator(startKey []byte) trie.NodeIterator
diff --git a/trie_by_cid/trie/encoding.go b/trie_by_cid/trie/encoding.go
index 5871a66..381883a 100644
--- a/trie_by_cid/trie/encoding.go
+++ b/trie_by_cid/trie/encoding.go
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@
 
 package trie
 
+// CompactToHex converts a compact encoded path to hex format
+func CompactToHex(compact []byte) []byte {
+	if len(compact) == 0 {
+		return compact
+	}
+	base := keybytesToHex(compact)
+	// delete terminator flag
+	if base[0] < 2 {
+		base = base[:len(base)-1]
+	}
+	// apply odd flag
+	chop := 2 - base[0]&1
+	return base[chop:]
+}
+
 func keybytesToHex(str []byte) []byte {
 	l := len(str)*2 + 1
 	var nibbles = make([]byte, l)
diff --git a/trie_by_cid/trie/secure_trie.go b/trie_by_cid/trie/secure_trie.go
index 731b095..6e4b4ca 100644
--- a/trie_by_cid/trie/secure_trie.go
+++ b/trie_by_cid/trie/secure_trie.go
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ func (t *StateTrie) TryGetAccount(key []byte) (*types.StateAccount, error) {
 	return &ret, err
 }
 
+// TryGetNode attempts to retrieve a trie node by compact-encoded path. It is not
+// possible to use keybyte-encoding as the path might contain odd nibbles.
+// If the specified trie node is not in the trie, nil will be returned.
+// If a trie node is not found in the database, a MissingNodeError is returned.
+func (t *StateTrie) TryGetNode(path []byte) ([]byte, int, error) {
+	return t.trie.TryGetNode(path)
+}
+
 // Hash returns the root hash of StateTrie. It does not write to the
 // database and can be used even if the trie doesn't have one.
 func (t *StateTrie) Hash() common.Hash {
diff --git a/trie_by_cid/trie/trie.go b/trie_by_cid/trie/trie.go
index 6adb08b..f82c128 100644
--- a/trie_by_cid/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie_by_cid/trie/trie.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package trie
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -125,6 +126,83 @@ func (t *Trie) tryGet(origNode node, key []byte, pos int) (value []byte, newnode
 	}
 }
 
+// TryGetNode attempts to retrieve a trie node by compact-encoded path. It is not
+// possible to use keybyte-encoding as the path might contain odd nibbles.
+func (t *Trie) TryGetNode(path []byte) ([]byte, int, error) {
+	item, newroot, resolved, err := t.tryGetNode(t.root, CompactToHex(path), 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, resolved, err
+	}
+	if resolved > 0 {
+		t.root = newroot
+	}
+	if item == nil {
+		return nil, resolved, nil
+	}
+	return item, resolved, err
+}
+
+func (t *Trie) tryGetNode(origNode node, path []byte, pos int) (item []byte, newnode node, resolved int, err error) {
+	// If non-existent path requested, abort
+	if origNode == nil {
+		return nil, nil, 0, nil
+	}
+	// If we reached the requested path, return the current node
+	if pos >= len(path) {
+		// Although we most probably have the original node expanded, encoding
+		// that into consensus form can be nasty (needs to cascade down) and
+		// time consuming. Instead, just pull the hash up from disk directly.
+		var hash hashNode
+		if node, ok := origNode.(hashNode); ok {
+			hash = node
+		} else {
+			hash, _ = origNode.cache()
+		}
+		if hash == nil {
+			return nil, origNode, 0, errors.New("non-consensus node")
+		}
+		blob, err := t.db.Node(hash)
+		return blob, origNode, 1, err
+	}
+	// Path still needs to be traversed, descend into children
+	switch n := (origNode).(type) {
+	case valueNode:
+		// Path prematurely ended, abort
+		return nil, nil, 0, nil
+
+	case *shortNode:
+		if len(path)-pos < len(n.Key) || !bytes.Equal(n.Key, path[pos:pos+len(n.Key)]) {
+			// Path branches off from short node
+			return nil, n, 0, nil
+		}
+		item, newnode, resolved, err = t.tryGetNode(n.Val, path, pos+len(n.Key))
+		if err == nil && resolved > 0 {
+			n = n.copy()
+			n.Val = newnode
+		}
+		return item, n, resolved, err
+
+	case *fullNode:
+		item, newnode, resolved, err = t.tryGetNode(n.Children[path[pos]], path, pos+1)
+		if err == nil && resolved > 0 {
+			n = n.copy()
+			n.Children[path[pos]] = newnode
+		}
+		return item, n, resolved, err
+
+	case hashNode:
+		child, err := t.resolveHash(n, path[:pos])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, n, 1, err
+		}
+		item, newnode, resolved, err := t.tryGetNode(child, path, pos)
+		return item, newnode, resolved + 1, err
+
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("%T: invalid node: %v", origNode, origNode))
+	}
+}
+
 // resolveHash loads node from the underlying database with the provided
 // node hash and path prefix.
 func (t *Trie) resolveHash(n hashNode, prefix []byte) (node, error) {