diff --git a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
index 28e792bd7..ab7981e51 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type RetestethEthAPI interface {
 	SendRawTransaction(ctx context.Context, rawTx hexutil.Bytes) (common.Hash, error)
 	BlockNumber(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error)
 	GetBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr math.HexOrDecimal64, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error)
+	GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error)
 	GetBalance(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, blockNr math.HexOrDecimal64) (*math.HexOrDecimal256, error)
 	GetCode(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, blockNr math.HexOrDecimal64) (hexutil.Bytes, error)
 	GetTransactionCount(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, blockNr math.HexOrDecimal64) (uint64, error)
@@ -618,6 +619,20 @@ func (api *RetestethAPI) GetBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr math.HexO
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("block %d not found", blockNr)
 }
 
+func (api *RetestethAPI) GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	block := api.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(blockHash)
+	if block != nil {
+		response, err := RPCMarshalBlock(block, true, fullTx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		response["author"] = response["miner"]
+		response["totalDifficulty"] = (*hexutil.Big)(api.blockchain.GetTd(block.Hash(), block.Number().Uint64()))
+		return response, err
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("block 0x%x not found", blockHash)
+}
+
 func (api *RetestethAPI) AccountRange(ctx context.Context,
 	blockHashOrNumber *math.HexOrDecimal256, txIndex uint64,
 	addressHash *math.HexOrDecimal256, maxResults uint64,