diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/src/lib.rs
index 9a272e7d1d..b41c017cda 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/chain-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 //!
 //! Supported requests:
 //! * Block hash to number
+//! * Block hash to header
 //! * Finalized block number to hash
 //! * Last finalized block number
 //! * Ancestors
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ where
 					subsystem.metrics.on_request(result.is_ok());
 					let _ = response_channel.send(result);
 				},
+				ChainApiMessage::BlockHeader(hash, response_channel) => {
+					let result = subsystem.client
+						.header(BlockId::Hash(hash))
+						.map_err(|e| e.to_string().into());
+					subsystem.metrics.on_request(result.is_ok());
+					let _ = response_channel.send(result);
+				},
 				ChainApiMessage::FinalizedBlockHash(number, response_channel) => {
 					// Note: we don't verify it's finalized
 					let result = subsystem.client.hash(number).map_err(|e| e.to_string().into());
@@ -319,6 +327,30 @@ mod tests {
 		})
 	}
 
+	#[test]
+	fn request_block_header() {
+		test_harness(|client, mut sender| {
+			async move {
+				const NOT_HERE: Hash = Hash::repeat_byte(0x5);
+				let test_cases = [
+					(TWO, client.header(BlockId::Hash(TWO)).unwrap()),
+					(NOT_HERE, client.header(BlockId::Hash(NOT_HERE)).unwrap()),
+				];
+				for (hash, expected) in &test_cases {
+					let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+					sender.send(FromOverseer::Communication {
+						msg: ChainApiMessage::BlockHeader(*hash, tx),
+					}).await;
+
+					assert_eq!(rx.await.unwrap().unwrap(), *expected);
+				}
+
+				sender.send(FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::Conclude)).await;
+			}.boxed()
+		})
+	}
+
 	#[test]
 	fn request_finalized_hash() {
 		test_harness(|client, mut sender| {
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem/src/messages.rs b/polkadot/node/subsystem/src/messages.rs
index 35f92eca8a..22e9f097ff 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem/src/messages.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem/src/messages.rs
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ use polkadot_node_primitives::{
 	CollationGenerationConfig, MisbehaviorReport, SignedFullStatement, ValidationResult,
 };
 use polkadot_primitives::v1::{
-	AuthorityDiscoveryId, AvailableData, BackedCandidate, BlockNumber, CandidateDescriptor,
-	CandidateEvent, CandidateReceipt, CollatorId, CommittedCandidateReceipt,
-	CoreState, ErasureChunk, GroupRotationInfo, Hash, Id as ParaId,
-	OccupiedCoreAssumption, PersistedValidationData, PoV, SessionIndex, SignedAvailabilityBitfield,
-	TransientValidationData, ValidationCode, ValidatorId, ValidationData, ValidatorIndex,
-	ValidatorSignature,
+	AuthorityDiscoveryId, AvailableData, BackedCandidate, BlockNumber,
+	Header as BlockHeader, CandidateDescriptor, CandidateEvent, CandidateReceipt,
+	CollatorId, CommittedCandidateReceipt, CoreState, ErasureChunk,
+	GroupRotationInfo, Hash, Id as ParaId, OccupiedCoreAssumption,
+	PersistedValidationData, PoV, SessionIndex, SignedAvailabilityBitfield,
+	TransientValidationData, ValidationCode, ValidatorId, ValidationData,
+	ValidatorIndex, ValidatorSignature,
 };
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -336,6 +337,9 @@ pub enum ChainApiMessage {
 	/// Request the block number by hash.
 	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given hash is not present in the db.
 	BlockNumber(Hash, ChainApiResponseChannel<Option<BlockNumber>>),
+	/// Request the block header by hash.
+	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given hash is not present in the db.
+	BlockHeader(Hash, ChainApiResponseChannel<Option<BlockHeader>>),
 	/// Request the finalized block hash by number.
 	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given number is not present in the db.
 	/// Note: the caller must ensure the block is finalized.
@@ -404,10 +408,10 @@ pub enum RuntimeApiRequest {
 	/// the block in whose state this request is executed.
 	CandidateEvents(RuntimeApiSender<Vec<CandidateEvent>>),
 	/// Get the `AuthorityDiscoveryId`s corresponding to the given `ValidatorId`s.
-	/// Currently this request is limited to validators in the current session. 
+	/// Currently this request is limited to validators in the current session.
 	///
 	/// Returns `None` for validators not found in the current session.
-	ValidatorDiscovery(Vec<ValidatorId>, RuntimeApiSender<Vec<Option<AuthorityDiscoveryId>>>), 
+	ValidatorDiscovery(Vec<ValidatorId>, RuntimeApiSender<Vec<Option<AuthorityDiscoveryId>>>),
 }
 
 /// A message to the Runtime API subsystem.
diff --git a/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/node/utility/chain-api.md b/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/node/utility/chain-api.md
index 6469db262a..7695b73a05 100644
--- a/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/node/utility/chain-api.md
+++ b/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/node/utility/chain-api.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ On receipt of `ChainApiMessage`, answer the request and provide the response to
 
 Currently, the following requests are supported:
 * Block hash to number
+* Block hash to header
 * Finalized block number to hash
 * Last finalized block number
 * Ancestors
diff --git a/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/types/overseer-protocol.md b/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/types/overseer-protocol.md
index e32a17f804..ef6d847343 100644
--- a/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/types/overseer-protocol.md
+++ b/polkadot/roadmap/implementers-guide/src/types/overseer-protocol.md
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ enum ChainApiMessage {
 	/// Get the block number by hash.
 	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given hash is not present in the db.
 	BlockNumber(Hash, ResponseChannel<Result<Option<BlockNumber>, Error>>),
+	/// Request the block header by hash.
+	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given hash is not present in the db.
+	BlockHeader(Hash, ResponseChannel<Result<Option<BlockHeader>, Error>>),
 	/// Get the finalized block hash by number.
 	/// Returns `None` if a block with the given number is not present in the db.
 	/// Note: the caller must ensure the block is finalized.