diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer.go b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
index ff8919b59..b1fc64b21 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func (f *freezer) AppendAncient(number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td
 			log.Info("Append ancient failed", "number", number, "err", err)
 		}
 	}()
+	pluginAppendAncient(number, hash, header, body, receipts, td)
 	// Inject all the components into the relevant data tables
 	if err := f.tables[freezerHashTable].Append(f.frozen, hash[:]); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to append ancient hash", "number", f.frozen, "hash", hash, "err", err)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/plugin_hooks.go b/core/rawdb/plugin_hooks.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daac9327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/rawdb/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package rawdb
+
+
+import (
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+)
+
+func PluginAppendAncient(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td []byte) {
+  fnList := pl.Lookup("AppendAncient", func(item interface{}) bool {
+    _, ok := item.(func(number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td []byte))
+    return ok
+  })
+  for _, fni := range fnList {
+    if fn, ok := fni.(func(number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td []byte)); ok {
+      fn(number, hash, header, body, receipts, td)
+    }
+  }
+}
+func pluginAppendAncient(number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td []byte) {
+  if plugins.DefaultPluginLoader == nil {
+		log.Warn("Attempting AppendAncient, but default PluginLoader has not been initialized")
+    return
+  }
+  PluginAppendAncient(plugins.DefaultPluginLoader, number, hash, header, body, receipts, td)
+}
diff --git a/plugins/packages/blockhandler/main.go b/plugins/packages/blockhandler/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a535c3f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/packages/blockhandler/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+  "encoding/json"
+  lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/events"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins/interfaces"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
+  "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+  "io"
+)
+
+
+var (
+  pl *plugins.PluginLoader
+  backend interfaces.Backend
+  lastBlock common.Hash
+  cache *lru.Cache
+  blockEvents events.Feed
+)
+
+type stateUpdate struct {
+  Destructs map[common.Hash]struct{}
+  Accounts map[common.Hash][]byte
+  Storage map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte
+}
+
+type kvpair struct {
+  Key common.Hash
+  Value []byte
+}
+
+type storage struct {
+  Account common.Hash
+  Data []kvpair
+}
+
+type storedStateUpdate struct {
+  Destructs []common.Hash
+  Accounts  []kvpair
+  Storage   []storage
+}
+
+func (su *stateUpdate) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+  result := make(map[string]interface{}, 0, len(su.Destructs))
+  result["destructs"] = []common.Hash{}
+  for k := range su.Destructs {
+    result["destructs"] = append(result["destructs"], k)
+  }
+  accounts = make(map[common.Hash]hexutil.Bytes)
+  for k, v := range su.Accounts {
+    result["accounts"][k] = hexutil.Bytes(v)
+  }
+  result["accounts"] = accounts
+  storage = make(map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash]hexutil.Bytes)
+  for m, s := range su.Storage {
+    storage[m] = make(map[common.Hash]hexutil.Bytes)
+    for k, v := range s {
+      storage[m][s] = hexutil.Bytes(v)
+    }
+  }
+  result["storage"] = storage
+  return json.Marshal(result)
+}
+
+func (su *stateUpdate) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
+  destructs = make([]common.Hash, 0, len(su.Destructs))
+  for k := range su.Destructs {
+    destructs = append(destructs, k)
+  }
+  accounts := make([]kvpair, 0, len(accounts))
+  for k, v := range su.Accounts {
+    accounts = append(accounts, kvpair{k, v})
+  }
+  s := make([]storage, 0, len(storage))
+  for a, m := range su.Storage {
+    accountStorage = storage{a, make([]kvpair, 0, len(m))}
+    for k, v := range m {
+      accountStorage.Data = append(accountStorage.Data, []kvpair{k, v})
+    }
+    s = append(s, accountStorage)
+  }
+  return rlp.Encode(w, storedStateUpdate{destructs, accounts, s})
+}
+
+func (su *stateUpdate) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
+  ssu := storedStateUpdate{}
+  if err := s.Decode(&ssu); err != nil { return err }
+  su.Destructs = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
+  for _, s := range ssu.Destructs {
+    su.Destructs[s] = struct{}{}
+  }
+  su.Accounts = make(map[common.Hash][]byte)
+  for _, kv := range ssu.Accounts {
+    su.Accounts[kv.Key] = kv.Value
+  }
+  su.Storage = make(map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte)
+  for _, s := range ssu.Storage {
+    su.Storage[s.Account] = make(map[common.Hash][]byte)
+    for _, kv := range s.Data {
+      su.Storage[s.Account][kv.Key] = kv.Value
+    }
+  }
+  return nil
+}
+
+func Initialize(ctx *cli.Context, loader *PluginLoader) {
+  pl = loader
+  cache, _ = lru.New(128) // TODO: Make size configurable
+  if !ctx.GlobalBool(utils.SnapshotFlag.Name) {
+    log.Warn("Snapshots are required for StateUpdate plugins, but are currently disabled. State Updates will be unavailable")
+  }
+}
+
+
+// TODO:
+// x Record StateUpdates in the database as they are written.
+// x Keep an LRU cache of the most recent state updates.
+// x Prune the StateUpdates in the database as corresponding blocks move to the freezer.
+// * Add an RPC endpoint for getting the StateUpdates of a block
+// * Invoke other plugins with each block and its respective StateUpdates.
+
+
+func InitializeNode(stack *node.Node, b interfaces.Backend) {
+  backend = b
+}
+
+func StateUpdate(blockRoot common.Hash, parentRoot common.Hash, destructs map[common.Hash]struct{}, accounts map[common.Hash][]byte, storage map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte) {
+  su := stateUpdate{
+    destructs: destructs,
+    accounts: accounts,
+    storage: storage,
+  }
+  cache.Add(blockRoot, su)
+  data, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(su)
+  backend.ChainDb().Put(append([]byte("su"), blockRoot...), data)
+}
+
+func AppendAncient(number uint64, hash, header, body, receipts, td []byte) {
+  header := new(types.Header)
+	if err := rlp.Decode(bytes.NewReader(data), header); err != nil {
+    log.Warn("Could not decode ancient header", "block", number)
+    return
+  }
+  backend.Chaindb().Delete(append([]byte("su"), header.Root()...))
+}
+
+
+func NewHead(block *types.Block, hash common.Hash, logs []*types.Log) {
+  if pl == nil {
+		log.Warn("Attempting to emit NewHead, but default PluginLoader has not been initialized")
+    return
+  }
+  result, err := blockUpdates(block)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Error("Could not serialize block", "err", err, "hash", block.Hash())
+    return
+  }
+  blockEvents.Send(result)
+
+
+
+  receipts, err = backend.GetReceipts(ctx, block.Hash()) (types.Receipts, error)
+  var su *stateUpdate
+  if v, ok := cache.Get(block.Root()); ok {
+    su = v.(stateUpdate)
+  }
+  data, err := backend.ChainDb().Get(append([]byte("su"), block.Root()...))
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Error("StateUpdate unavailable for block", "hash", block.Hash())
+    return
+  }
+  su = &stateUpdate{}
+  if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, su); err != nil {
+    log.Error("StateUpdate unavailable for block", "hash", block.Hash())
+    return
+  }
+  //TODO: Get plugins to invoke, invoke them
+  return result
+}
+
+
+
+type BlockUpdates struct{
+  backend plugin.Backend
+}
+
+func blockUpdates(block *types.Block) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+  result := ethapi.RPCMarshalBlock(block, true, true)
+  var (
+    err error
+  )
+  result["receipts"], err = backend.GetReceipts(ctx, block.Hash()) (types.Receipts, error)
+  if err != nil { return nil, err }
+  if v, ok := cache.Get(block.Root); ok {
+    result["stateUpdates"] = v
+    return result
+  }
+  data, err := backend.ChainDb().Get(append([]byte("su"), block.Root()...))
+  if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("State Updates unavailable for block %#x", block.Hash())}
+  su := &stateUpdate{}
+  if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, su); err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("State updates unavailable for block %#x", block.Hash()) }
+  result["stateUpdates"] = su
+  return result
+}
+
+func (b *BlockUpdates) BlockUpdatesByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+  block := b.backend.BlockByNumber(ctx, number)
+  return blockUpdates(block)
+}
+
+func (b *BlockUpdates) BlockUpdatesByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+  block := b.backend.BlockByHash(ctx, hash)
+  return blockUpdates(block)
+}
+
+func (b *BlockUpdates) BlockUpdates(ctx context.Context) (*rpc.Subscription, error) {
+  notifier, supported := rpc.NotifierFromContext(ctx)
+	if !supported {
+		return &rpc.Subscription{}, rpc.ErrNotificationsUnsupported
+	}
+
+	var (
+		rpcSub = notifier.CreateSubscription()
+    blockDataChan = make(chan map[string]interface{}, 1000)
+  )
+
+  sub := blockEvents.Send(blockDataChan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+  go func() {
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case hash := <-hashCh:
+        b.blockUpdates()
+        notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID,)
+			case <-rpcSub.Err(): // client send an unsubscribe request
+				sub.Unsubscribe()
+				return
+			case <-notifier.Closed(): // connection dropped
+				sub.Unsubscribe()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return rpcSub, nil
+}
+
+
+
+func GetAPIs(stack *node.Node, backend plugins.Backend) []rpc.API {
+  return []rpc.API{
+   {
+     Namespace: "cardinal",
+     Version:   "1.0",
+     Service:   &BlockUpdates{backend},
+     Public:    true,
+   },
+ }
+}