diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
index 4ab80767..5518331d 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type GetBlockHeaderVerboseResult struct {
 	Confirmations uint64  `json:"confirmations"`
 	Height        int32   `json:"height"`
 	Version       int32   `json:"version"`
+	VersionHex    string  `json:"versionHex"`
 	MerkleRoot    string  `json:"merkleroot"`
 	Time          int64   `json:"time"`
 	Nonce         uint64  `json:"nonce"`
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type GetBlockVerboseResult struct {
 	Size          int32         `json:"size"`
 	Height        int64         `json:"height"`
 	Version       int32         `json:"version"`
+	VersionHex    string        `json:"versionHex"`
 	MerkleRoot    string        `json:"merkleroot"`
 	Tx            []string      `json:"tx,omitempty"`
 	RawTx         []TxRawResult `json:"rawtx,omitempty"`
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 972176be..7d54c9d1 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ func handleGetBlock(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}) (i
 	blockReply := btcjson.GetBlockVerboseResult{
 		Hash:          c.Hash,
 		Version:       blockHeader.Version,
+		VersionHex:    fmt.Sprintf("%08x", blockHeader.Version),
 		MerkleRoot:    blockHeader.MerkleRoot.String(),
 		PreviousHash:  blockHeader.PrevBlock.String(),
 		Nonce:         blockHeader.Nonce,
@@ -1202,6 +1203,7 @@ func handleGetBlockHeader(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct
 		Confirmations: uint64(1 + best.Height - blockHeight),
 		Height:        blockHeight,
 		Version:       blockHeader.Version,
+		VersionHex:    fmt.Sprintf("%08x", blockHeader.Version),
 		MerkleRoot:    blockHeader.MerkleRoot.String(),
 		NextHash:      nextHashString,
 		PreviousHash:  blockHeader.PrevBlock.String(),
diff --git a/rpcserverhelp.go b/rpcserverhelp.go
index 2adaef29..fae118f3 100644
--- a/rpcserverhelp.go
+++ b/rpcserverhelp.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ var helpDescsEnUS = map[string]string{
 	"getblockverboseresult-size":              "The size of the block",
 	"getblockverboseresult-height":            "The height of the block in the block chain",
 	"getblockverboseresult-version":           "The block version",
+	"getblockverboseresult-versionHex":        "The block version in hexidecimal",
 	"getblockverboseresult-merkleroot":        "Root hash of the merkle tree",
 	"getblockverboseresult-tx":                "The transaction hashes (only when verbosetx=false)",
 	"getblockverboseresult-rawtx":             "The transactions as JSON objects (only when verbosetx=true)",
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ var helpDescsEnUS = map[string]string{
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-confirmations":     "The number of confirmations",
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-height":            "The height of the block in the block chain",
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-version":           "The block version",
+	"getblockheaderverboseresult-versionHex":        "The block version in hexidecimal",
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-merkleroot":        "Root hash of the merkle tree",
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-time":              "The block time in seconds since 1 Jan 1970 GMT",
 	"getblockheaderverboseresult-nonce":             "The block nonce",