diff --git a/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md b/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
index 7510a04caa..72c775044d 100644
--- a/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
+++ b/docs/src/apps/jsonrpc-api.md
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ Returns information about the current epoch
 The result field will be an object with the following fields:
 
 - `absoluteSlot: <u64>`, the current slot
+- `blockHeight: <u64>`, the current block height
 - `epoch: <u64>`, the current epoch
 - `slotIndex: <u64>`, the current slot relative to the start of the current epoch
 - `slotsInEpoch: <u64>`, the number of slots in this epoch
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ The result field will be an object with the following fields:
 curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getEpochInfo"}' http://localhost:8899
 
 // Result
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"absoluteSlot":166598,"epoch":27,"slotIndex":2790,"slotsInEpoch":8192},"id":1}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"absoluteSlot":166598,"blockHeight": 166500, "epoch":27,"slotIndex":2790,"slotsInEpoch":8192},"id":1}
 ```
 
 ### getEpochSchedule
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 5b47c6592c..1ef177a897 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -2938,6 +2938,7 @@ impl Bank {
 
     pub fn get_epoch_info(&self) -> EpochInfo {
         let absolute_slot = self.slot();
+        let block_height = self.block_height();
         let (epoch, slot_index) = self.get_epoch_and_slot_index(absolute_slot);
         let slots_in_epoch = self.get_slots_in_epoch(epoch);
         EpochInfo {
@@ -2945,6 +2946,7 @@ impl Bank {
             slot_index,
             slots_in_epoch,
             absolute_slot,
+            block_height,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/epoch_info.rs b/sdk/src/epoch_info.rs
index 65de265786..943c4a5513 100644
--- a/sdk/src/epoch_info.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/epoch_info.rs
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ pub struct EpochInfo {
 
     /// The absolute current slot
     pub absolute_slot: Slot,
+
+    /// The current block height
+    pub block_height: u64,
 }