diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index 2ef75a70a..5599073ae 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -395,12 +395,15 @@ UniValue getblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2)
         throw runtime_error(
             "getblock \"hash|height\" ( verbose )\n"
-            "\nIf verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash|height'.\n"
-            "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about block <hash|height>.\n"
+            "\nIf verbosity is 0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
+            "If verbosity is 1, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
+            "If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block <hash> and information about each transaction. \n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"hash|height\"     (string, required) The block hash or height\n"
-            "2. verbose           (boolean, optional, default=true) true for a json object, false for the hex encoded data\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
+            "1. \"blockhash\"          (string, required) The block hash\n"
+            "2. verbosity              (numeric, optional, default=1) 0 for hex encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbosity = 0):\n"
+            "\"data\"             (string) A string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbosity = 1):\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"hash\" : \"hash\",       (string) the block hash (same as provided hash)\n"
             "  \"confirmations\" : n,   (numeric) The number of confirmations, or -1 if the block is not on the main chain\n"
@@ -419,8 +422,14 @@ UniValue getblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             "  \"previousblockhash\" : \"hash\",  (string) The hash of the previous block\n"
             "  \"nextblockhash\" : \"hash\"       (string) The hash of the next block\n"
             "}\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose=false):\n"
-            "\"data\"             (string) A string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbosity = 2):\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "  ...,                     Same output as verbosity = 1.\n"
+            "  \"tx\" : [               (array of Objects) The transactions in the format of the getrawtransaction RPC. Different from verbosity = 1 \"tx\" result.\n"
+            "         ,...\n"
+            "  ],\n"
+            "  ,...                     Same output as verbosity = 1.\n"
+            "}\n"
             "\nExamples:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("getblock", "\"00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09\"")
             + HelpExampleRpc("getblock", "\"00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09\"")
@@ -456,9 +465,13 @@ UniValue getblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
     uint256 hash(uint256S(strHash));
 
-    bool fVerbose = true;
-    if (params.size() > 1)
-        fVerbose = params[1].get_bool();
+    int verbosity = 1;
+    if (params.size() > 1) {
+        if(params[1].isNum())
+            verbosity = params[1].get_int();
+        else
+            verbosity = params[1].get_bool() ? 1 : 0;
+    }
 
     if (mapBlockIndex.count(hash) == 0)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Block not found");
@@ -472,7 +485,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if(!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Can't read block from disk");
 
-    if (!fVerbose)
+    if (verbosity <= 0)
     {
         CDataStream ssBlock(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
         ssBlock << block;
@@ -480,7 +493,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         return strHex;
     }
 
-    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex);
+    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex, verbosity >= 2);
 }
 
 UniValue gettxoutsetinfo(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index 86e27867e..ca4cfc9b2 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp> // for to_upper()
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 
 using namespace RPCServer;
 using namespace std;