diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/backend/backend.go b/ethereum/rpc/backend/backend.go
index c3911bba..aedf5aac 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/backend/backend.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/backend/backend.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) GetBlockByNumber(blockNum types.BlockNumber, fullTx bool) (
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	res, err := e.EthBlockFromTendermint(e.clientCtx, e.queryClient, resBlock.Block, fullTx)
+	res, err := e.EthBlockFromTendermint(resBlock.Block, fullTx)
 	if err != nil {
 		e.logger.Debug("EthBlockFromTendermint failed", "height", height, "error", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -140,13 +140,11 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) GetBlockByHash(hash common.Hash, fullTx bool) (map[string]i
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	return e.EthBlockFromTendermint(e.clientCtx, e.queryClient, resBlock.Block, fullTx)
+	return e.EthBlockFromTendermint(resBlock.Block, fullTx)
 }
 
 // EthBlockFromTendermint returns a JSON-RPC compatible Ethereum block from a given Tendermint block.
 func (e *EVMBackend) EthBlockFromTendermint(
-	clientCtx client.Context,
-	queryClient evmtypes.QueryClient,
 	block *tmtypes.Block,
 	fullTx bool,
 ) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
@@ -206,15 +204,32 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) EthBlockFromTendermint(
 		}
 	}
 
-	blockBloomResp, err := queryClient.BlockBloom(types.ContextWithHeight(block.Height), &evmtypes.QueryBlockBloomRequest{})
+	blockBloomResp, err := e.queryClient.BlockBloom(types.ContextWithHeight(block.Height), &evmtypes.QueryBlockBloomRequest{})
 	if err != nil {
 		e.logger.Debug("failed to query BlockBloom", "height", block.Height, "error", err.Error())
 
 		blockBloomResp = &evmtypes.QueryBlockBloomResponse{Bloom: ethtypes.Bloom{}.Bytes()}
 	}
 
+	req := &evmtypes.QueryValidatorAccountRequest{
+		ConsAddress: sdk.ConsAddress(block.Header.ProposerAddress).String(),
+	}
+
+	res, err := e.queryClient.ValidatorAccount(e.ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		e.logger.Debug("failed to query validator operator address", "cons-address", req.ConsAddress, "error", err.Error())
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(res.AccountAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	validatorAddr := common.BytesToAddress(addr)
+
 	bloom := ethtypes.BytesToBloom(blockBloomResp.Bloom)
-	formattedBlock := types.FormatBlock(block.Header, block.Size(), ethermint.DefaultRPCGasLimit, new(big.Int).SetUint64(gasUsed), ethRPCTxs, bloom)
+	formattedBlock := types.FormatBlock(block.Header, block.Size(), ethermint.DefaultRPCGasLimit, new(big.Int).SetUint64(gasUsed), ethRPCTxs, bloom, validatorAddr)
 	return formattedBlock, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/rpc/types/utils.go b/ethereum/rpc/types/utils.go
index 89ff1727..1f5c48bb 100644
--- a/ethereum/rpc/types/utils.go
+++ b/ethereum/rpc/types/utils.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func BlockMaxGasFromConsensusParams(ctx context.Context, clientCtx client.Contex
 func FormatBlock(
 	header tmtypes.Header, size int, gasLimit int64,
 	gasUsed *big.Int, transactions interface{}, bloom ethtypes.Bloom,
+	validatorAddr common.Address,
 ) map[string]interface{} {
 	if len(header.DataHash) == 0 {
 		header.DataHash = tmbytes.HexBytes(common.Hash{}.Bytes())
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func FormatBlock(
 		"sha3Uncles":       ethtypes.EmptyUncleHash, // No uncles in Tendermint
 		"logsBloom":        bloom,
 		"stateRoot":        hexutil.Bytes(header.AppHash),
-		"miner":            common.Address{},
+		"miner":            validatorAddr,
 		"mixHash":          common.Hash{},
 		"difficulty":       (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(0)),
 		"extraData":        "",