diff --git a/core/plugin_hooks.go b/core/plugin_hooks.go
index c5636d9c7..ffd9ff1b9 100644
--- a/core/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/core/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func PluginPreProcessBlock(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, block *types.Block) {
     _, ok := item.(func([]byte))
     return ok
   })
-  encoded, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
+  encoded, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
   for _, fni := range fnList {
     if fn, ok := fni.(func([]byte)); ok {
       fn(encoded)
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_loader.go b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
index 19da5986a..7cd4abd31 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin_loader.go
+++ b/plugins/plugin_loader.go
@@ -53,12 +53,9 @@ var DefaultPluginLoader *PluginLoader
 func NewPluginLoader(target string) (*PluginLoader, error) {
 	pl := &PluginLoader{
 		Plugins: []*plugin.Plugin{},
-		// RPCPlugins: []APILoader{},
 		Subcommands: make(map[string]Subcommand),
 		Flags:       []*flag.FlagSet{},
 		LookupCache: make(map[string][]interface{}),
-		// CreateConsensusEngine: ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine,
-		// UpdateBlockchainVMConfig: func(cfg *vm.Config) {},
 	}
 	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(target)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/wrappers/wrappers.go b/plugins/wrappers/wrappers.go
index f13602f7b..1bd952dae 100644
--- a/plugins/wrappers/wrappers.go
+++ b/plugins/wrappers/wrappers.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+	"reflect"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted"
+	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted/params"
 )
 
 type WrappedScopeContext struct {
@@ -226,6 +229,7 @@ type Backend struct {
 	pendingLogsOnce sync.Once
 	removedLogsFeed event.Feed
 	removedLogsOnce sync.Once
+	chainConfig     *params.ChainConfig
 }
 
 func NewBackend(b interfaces.Backend) *Backend {
@@ -563,3 +567,36 @@ func (b *Backend) SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(ch chan<- []byte) core.Subscription
 	})
 	return b.removedLogsFeed.Subscribe(ch)
 } // RLP encoded logs
+
+func convertAndSet(a, b reflect.Value) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() != nil {
+			fmt.Errorf("error converting: %v", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+	a.Set(b.Convert(a.Type()))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Backend) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
+	// We're using the reflect library to copy data from params.ChainConfig to
+	// pparams.ChainConfig, so this function shouldn't need to be touched for
+	// simple changes to ChainConfig (though pparams.ChainConfig may need to be
+	// updated). Note that this probably won't carry over consensus engine data.
+	if b.chainConfig != nil { return b.chainConfig }
+	b.chainConfig = &params.ChainConfig{}
+	nval := reflect.ValueOf(b.b.ChainConfig())
+	ntype := nval.Type()
+	lval := reflect.ValueOf(b.chainConfig)
+	for i := 0; i < nval.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := ntype.Field(i)
+		v := nval.FieldByName(field.Name)
+		lv := lval.FieldByName(field.Name)
+		if v.Type() == lv.Type() && lv.CanSet() {
+			lv.Set(v)
+		} else {
+			convertAndSet(lv, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return b.chainConfig
+}
diff --git a/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go b/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..165717176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/plugin_subscriptions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"reflect"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+)
+
+
+func isChanType(t reflect.Type) bool {
+	// Pointers to channels are weird, but whatever
+	for t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		t = t.Elem()
+	}
+	// Make sure we have a channel
+	if t.Kind() != reflect.Chan {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Make sure it is a receivable channel
+	return (t.ChanDir() & reflect.RecvDir) == reflect.RecvDir
+}
+
+func isChanPubsub(methodType reflect.Type) bool {
+	if methodType.NumIn() < 2 || methodType.NumOut() != 2 {
+		return false
+	}
+	return isContextType(methodType.In(1)) &&
+		isChanType(methodType.Out(0)) &&
+		isErrorType(methodType.Out(1))
+}
+
+func callbackifyChanPubSub(receiver, fn reflect.Value) *callback {
+	c := &callback{rcvr: receiver, errPos: 1, isSubscribe: true}
+	fntype := fn.Type()
+	// Skip receiver and context.Context parameter (if present).
+	firstArg := 0
+	if c.rcvr.IsValid() {
+		firstArg++
+	}
+	if fntype.NumIn() > firstArg && fntype.In(firstArg) == contextType {
+		c.hasCtx = true
+		firstArg++
+	}
+	// Add all remaining parameters.
+	c.argTypes = make([]reflect.Type, fntype.NumIn()-firstArg)
+	for i := firstArg; i < fntype.NumIn(); i++ {
+		c.argTypes[i-firstArg] = fntype.In(i)
+	}
+
+	retFnType := reflect.FuncOf(append([]reflect.Type{receiver.Type(), contextType}, c.argTypes...), []reflect.Type{subscriptionType, errorType}, false)
+
+// // What follows uses reflection to construct a dynamically typed function equivalent to:
+// func(receiver <T>, cctx context.Context, args ...<T>) (rpc.Subscription, error) {
+// 	notifier, supported := NotifierFromContext(cctx)
+// 	if !supported { return Subscription{}, ErrNotificationsUnsupported}
+// 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+// 	ch, err := fn()
+// 	if err != nil { return Subscription{}, err }
+// 	rpcSub := notifier.CreateSubscription()
+// 	go func() {
+// 		select {
+// 		case v, ok := <- ch:
+// 			if !ok { return }
+// 			notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, v)
+// 		case <-rpcSub.Err():
+// 			cancel()
+// 			return
+// 		case <-notifier.Closed():
+// 			cancel()
+// 			return
+// 		}
+// 	}()
+// 	return rpcSub, nil
+// }
+//
+
+	c.fn = reflect.MakeFunc(retFnType, func(args []reflect.Value) ([]reflect.Value) {
+		notifier, supported := NotifierFromContext(args[1].Interface().(context.Context))
+		if !supported {
+			return []reflect.Value{reflect.Zero(subscriptionType), reflect.ValueOf(ErrNotificationsUnsupported)}
+		}
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		args[1] = reflect.ValueOf(ctx)
+		out := fn.Call(args)
+		if !out[1].IsNil() {
+			// This amounts to: if err != nil { return nil, err }
+			return []reflect.Value{reflect.Zero(subscriptionType), out[1]}
+		}
+		// Geth's provided context is done once we've returned the subscription id.
+		// This new context will cancel when the notifier closes.
+
+		rpcSub := notifier.CreateSubscription()
+		go func() {
+			defer log.Info("Plugin subscription goroutine closed")
+			selectCases := []reflect.SelectCase{
+				{Dir: reflect.SelectRecv, Chan: out[0]},
+				{Dir: reflect.SelectRecv, Chan: reflect.ValueOf(rpcSub.Err())},
+				{Dir: reflect.SelectRecv, Chan: reflect.ValueOf(notifier.Closed())},
+			}
+			for {
+				chosen, val, recvOK := reflect.Select(selectCases)
+				switch chosen {
+				case 0: // val, ok := <-ch
+					if !recvOK {
+						return
+					}
+					notifier.Notify(rpcSub.ID, val.Interface())
+				case 1:
+					cancel()
+					return
+				case 2:
+					cancel()
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+		return []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(*rpcSub), reflect.Zero(errorType)}
+	})
+	return c
+}
+
+func pluginExtendedCallbacks(callbacks map[string]*callback, receiver reflect.Value) {
+	typ := receiver.Type()
+	for m := 0; m < typ.NumMethod(); m++ {
+		method := typ.Method(m)
+		if method.PkgPath != "" {
+			continue // method not exported
+		}
+		if method.Name == "Timer" {
+			methodType := method.Func.Type()
+			log.Info("Timer method", "in", methodType.NumIn(), "out", methodType.NumOut(), "contextType", isContextType(methodType.In(1)), "chanType", isChanType(methodType.Out(0)), "chandir", methodType.Out(0).ChanDir() & reflect.RecvDir == reflect.RecvDir, "errorType", isErrorType(methodType.Out(1)))
+		}
+		if isChanPubsub(method.Type) {
+			cb := callbackifyChanPubSub(receiver, method.Func)
+			name := formatName(method.Name)
+			callbacks[name] = cb
+			log.Info("Added chanPubsub", "name", name, "args", cb.argTypes)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpc/service.go b/rpc/service.go
index bef891ea1..6f0a0921e 100644
--- a/rpc/service.go
+++ b/rpc/service.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (r *serviceRegistry) registerName(name string, rcvr interface{}) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no service name for type %s", rcvrVal.Type().String())
 	}
 	callbacks := suitableCallbacks(rcvrVal)
+	pluginExtendedCallbacks(callbacks, rcvrVal)
 	if len(callbacks) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("service %T doesn't have any suitable methods/subscriptions to expose", rcvr)
 	}
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ func (c *callback) call(ctx context.Context, method string, args []reflect.Value
 			const size = 64 << 10
 			buf := make([]byte, size)
 			buf = buf[:runtime.Stack(buf, false)]
-			log.Error("RPC method " + method + " crashed: " + fmt.Sprintf("%v\n%s", err, buf))
+			log.Error("RPC method " + method + " crashed: " + fmt.Sprintf("%v\n%s", err, buf), "args", fullargs)
 			errRes = errors.New("method handler crashed")
 		}
 	}()