diff --git a/rpcserver_test.go b/rpcserver_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpctest"
+)
+
+func testGetBestBlock(r *rpctest.Harness, t *testing.T) {
+	_, prevbestHeight, err := r.Node.GetBestBlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Call to `getbestblock` failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a new block connecting to the current tip.
+	generatedBlockHashes, err := r.Node.Generate(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to generate block: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	bestHash, bestHeight, err := r.Node.GetBestBlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Call to `getbestblock` failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Hash should be the same as the newly submitted block.
+	if !bytes.Equal(bestHash[:], generatedBlockHashes[0][:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("Block hashes do not match. Returned hash %v, wanted "+
+			"hash %v", bestHash, generatedBlockHashes[0][:])
+	}
+
+	// Block height should now reflect newest height.
+	if bestHeight != prevbestHeight+1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Block heights do not match. Got %v, wanted %v",
+			bestHeight, prevbestHeight+1)
+	}
+}
+
+func testGetBlockCount(r *rpctest.Harness, t *testing.T) {
+	// Save the current count.
+	currentCount, err := r.Node.GetBlockCount()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to get block count: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := r.Node.Generate(1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to generate block: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Count should have increased by one.
+	newCount, err := r.Node.GetBlockCount()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to get block count: %v", err)
+	}
+	if newCount != currentCount+1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Block count incorrect. Got %v should be %v",
+			newCount, currentCount+1)
+	}
+}
+
+func testGetBlockHash(r *rpctest.Harness, t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new block connecting to the current tip.
+	generatedBlockHashes, err := r.Node.Generate(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to generate block: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	info, err := r.Node.GetInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("call to getinfo cailed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	blockHash, err := r.Node.GetBlockHash(int64(info.Blocks))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Call to `getblockhash` failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Block hashes should match newly created block.
+	if !bytes.Equal(generatedBlockHashes[0][:], blockHash[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("Block hashes do not match. Returned hash %v, wanted "+
+			"hash %v", blockHash, generatedBlockHashes[0][:])
+	}
+}
+
+var rpcTestCases = []rpctest.HarnessTestCase{
+	testGetBestBlock,
+	testGetBlockCount,
+	testGetBlockHash,
+}
+
+var primaryHarness *rpctest.Harness
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	var err error
+	primaryHarness, err = rpctest.New(&chaincfg.SimNetParams, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("unable to create primary harness: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Initialize the primary mining node with a chain of length 125,
+	// providing 25 mature coinbases to allow spending from for testing
+	// purposes.
+	if err = primaryHarness.SetUp(true, 25); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("unable to setup test chain: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	exitCode := m.Run()
+
+	// Clean up the primary harness created above. This includes removing
+	// all temporary directories, and shutting down any created processes.
+	if err := primaryHarness.TearDown(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("unable to setup test chain: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
+}
+
+func TestRpcServer(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, testCase := range rpcTestCases {
+		testCase(primaryHarness, t)
+	}
+}