diff --git a/node/impl/full/eth.go b/node/impl/full/eth.go
index 41fd3e5c3..9a25b810b 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/eth.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/eth.go
@@ -97,12 +97,13 @@ type EthModule struct {
 var _ EthModuleAPI = (*EthModule)(nil)
 
 type EthEvent struct {
+	EthModuleAPI
 	Chain                *store.ChainStore
 	EventFilterManager   *filter.EventFilterManager
 	TipSetFilterManager  *filter.TipSetFilterManager
 	MemPoolFilterManager *filter.MemPoolFilterManager
 	FilterStore          filter.FilterStore
-	SubManager           ethSubscriptionManager
+	SubManager           *EthSubscriptionManager
 	MaxFilterHeightRange abi.ChainEpoch
 }
 
@@ -1136,6 +1137,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (e *EthEvent) EthSubscribe(ctx context.Context, eventType string, params *api.EthSubscriptionParams) (<-chan api.EthSubscriptionResponse, error) {
+	if e.SubManager == nil {
+		return nil, api.ErrNotSupported
+	}
 	// Note that go-jsonrpc will set the method field of the response to "xrpc.ch.val" but the ethereum api expects the name of the
 	// method to be "eth_subscription". This probably doesn't matter in practice.
 
@@ -1183,6 +1187,10 @@ func (e *EthEvent) EthSubscribe(ctx context.Context, eventType string, params *a
 }
 
 func (e *EthEvent) EthUnsubscribe(ctx context.Context, id api.EthSubscriptionID) (bool, error) {
+	if e.SubManager == nil {
+		return false, api.ErrNotSupported
+	}
+
 	filters, err := e.SubManager.StopSubscription(ctx, string(id))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, nil
@@ -1321,12 +1329,13 @@ func ethFilterResultFromMessages(cs []cid.Cid) (*api.EthFilterResult, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-type ethSubscriptionManager struct {
+type EthSubscriptionManager struct {
+	EthModuleAPI
 	mu   sync.Mutex
 	subs map[string]*ethSubscription
 }
 
-func (e *ethSubscriptionManager) StartSubscription(ctx context.Context) (*ethSubscription, error) {
+func (e *EthSubscriptionManager) StartSubscription(ctx context.Context) (*ethSubscription, error) {
 	id, err := uuid.NewRandom()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("new uuid: %w", err)
@@ -1335,10 +1344,11 @@ func (e *ethSubscriptionManager) StartSubscription(ctx context.Context) (*ethSub
 	ctx, quit := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	sub := &ethSubscription{
-		id:   id.String(),
-		in:   make(chan interface{}, 200),
-		out:  make(chan api.EthSubscriptionResponse),
-		quit: quit,
+		EthModuleAPI: e.EthModuleAPI,
+		id:           id.String(),
+		in:           make(chan interface{}, 200),
+		out:          make(chan api.EthSubscriptionResponse),
+		quit:         quit,
 	}
 
 	e.mu.Lock()
@@ -1353,7 +1363,7 @@ func (e *ethSubscriptionManager) StartSubscription(ctx context.Context) (*ethSub
 	return sub, nil
 }
 
-func (e *ethSubscriptionManager) StopSubscription(ctx context.Context, id string) ([]filter.Filter, error) {
+func (e *EthSubscriptionManager) StopSubscription(ctx context.Context, id string) ([]filter.Filter, error) {
 	e.mu.Lock()
 	defer e.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -1368,6 +1378,7 @@ func (e *ethSubscriptionManager) StopSubscription(ctx context.Context, id string
 }
 
 type ethSubscription struct {
+	EthModuleAPI
 	id  string
 	in  chan interface{}
 	out chan api.EthSubscriptionResponse
@@ -1400,7 +1411,24 @@ func (e *ethSubscription) start(ctx context.Context) {
 			case *filter.CollectedEvent:
 				resp.Result, err = ethFilterResultFromEvents([]*filter.CollectedEvent{vt})
 			case *types.TipSet:
-				resp.Result = vt
+				// Sadly convoluted since the logic for conversion to eth block is long and buried away
+				// in unexported methods of EthModule
+				tsCid, err := vt.Key().Cid()
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+
+				hash, err := api.NewEthHashFromCid(tsCid)
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+
+				eb, err := e.EthGetBlockByHash(ctx, hash, true)
+				if err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+
+				resp.Result = eb
 			default:
 				log.Warnf("unexpected subscription value type: %T", vt)
 			}
diff --git a/node/modules/actorevent.go b/node/modules/actorevent.go
index 1eb58b4b1..4f25f0722 100644
--- a/node/modules/actorevent.go
+++ b/node/modules/actorevent.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ type EventAPI struct {
 
 var _ events.EventAPI = &EventAPI{}
 
-func EthEventAPI(cfg config.ActorEventConfig) func(helpers.MetricsCtx, fx.Lifecycle, *store.ChainStore, *stmgr.StateManager, EventAPI, *messagepool.MessagePool) (*full.EthEvent, error) {
-	return func(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, cs *store.ChainStore, sm *stmgr.StateManager, evapi EventAPI, mp *messagepool.MessagePool) (*full.EthEvent, error) {
+func EthEventAPI(cfg config.ActorEventConfig) func(helpers.MetricsCtx, fx.Lifecycle, *store.ChainStore, *stmgr.StateManager, EventAPI, *messagepool.MessagePool, full.EthModuleAPI) (*full.EthEvent, error) {
+	return func(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, cs *store.ChainStore, sm *stmgr.StateManager, evapi EventAPI, mp *messagepool.MessagePool, em full.EthModuleAPI) (*full.EthEvent, error) {
 		ee := &full.EthEvent{
+			EthModuleAPI:         em,
 			Chain:                cs,
 			MaxFilterHeightRange: abi.ChainEpoch(cfg.MaxFilterHeightRange),
 		}
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ func EthEventAPI(cfg config.ActorEventConfig) func(helpers.MetricsCtx, fx.Lifecy
 			return ee, nil
 		}
 
+		ee.SubManager = &full.EthSubscriptionManager{
+			EthModuleAPI: em,
+		}
 		ee.FilterStore = filter.NewMemFilterStore(cfg.MaxFilters)
 
 		// Start garbage collection for filters