diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/blockchain.py b/qa/rpc-tests/blockchain.py
index b7bfe36285..81deab8900 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/blockchain.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/blockchain.py
@@ -4,19 +4,25 @@
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #
-# Test RPC calls related to blockchain state.
+# Test RPC calls related to blockchain state. Tests correspond to code in
+# rpcblockchain.cpp.
 #
 
 import decimal
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.authproxy import JSONRPCException
 from test_framework.util import (
     initialize_chain,
     assert_equal,
+    assert_raises,
+    assert_is_hex_string,
+    assert_is_hash_string,
     start_nodes,
     connect_nodes_bi,
 )
 
+
 class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     """
     Test blockchain-related RPC calls:
@@ -36,6 +42,10 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.sync_all()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        self._test_gettxoutsetinfo()
+        self._test_getblockheader()
+
+    def _test_gettxoutsetinfo(self):
         node = self.nodes[0]
         res = node.gettxoutsetinfo()
 
@@ -47,6 +57,30 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(len(res[u'bestblock']), 64)
         assert_equal(len(res[u'hash_serialized']), 64)
 
+    def _test_getblockheader(self):
+        node = self.nodes[0]
+
+        assert_raises(
+            JSONRPCException, lambda: node.getblockheader('nonsense'))
+
+        besthash = node.getbestblockhash()
+        secondbesthash = node.getblockhash(199)
+        header = node.getblockheader(besthash)
+
+        assert_equal(header['hash'], besthash)
+        assert_equal(header['height'], 200)
+        assert_equal(header['confirmations'], 1)
+        assert_equal(header['previousblockhash'], secondbesthash)
+        assert_is_hex_string(header['chainwork'])
+        assert_is_hash_string(header['hash'])
+        assert_is_hash_string(header['previousblockhash'])
+        assert_is_hash_string(header['merkleroot'])
+        assert_is_hash_string(header['bits'], length=None)
+        assert isinstance(header['time'], int)
+        assert isinstance(header['mediantime'], int)
+        assert isinstance(header['nonce'], int)
+        assert isinstance(header['version'], int)
+        assert isinstance(header['difficulty'], decimal.Decimal)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     BlockchainTest().main()