diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index df424d4a41..9d72a23e6d 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -688,13 +688,16 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 {
     if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "getblock \"blockhash\" ( verbose )\n"
-            "\nIf verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
-            "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
+            "getblock \"blockhash\" ( verbosity ) \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. \"blockhash\"          (string, required) The block hash\n"
-            "2. verbose                (boolean, optional, default=true) true for a json object, false for the hex encoded data\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose = true):\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)\n"
             "  \"confirmations\" : n,   (numeric) The number of confirmations, or -1 if the block is not on the main chain\n"
@@ -718,8 +721,14 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"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\"")
@@ -730,9 +739,13 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     std::string strHash = request.params[0].get_str();
     uint256 hash(uint256S(strHash));
 
-    bool fVerbose = true;
-    if (request.params.size() > 1)
-        fVerbose = request.params[1].get_bool();
+    int verbosity = 1;
+    if (request.params.size() > 1) {
+        if(request.params[1].isNum())
+            verbosity = request.params[1].get_int();
+        else
+            verbosity = request.params[1].get_bool() ? 1 : 0;
+    }
 
     if (mapBlockIndex.count(hash) == 0)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Block not found");
@@ -751,7 +764,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         // block).
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Block not found on disk");
 
-    if (!fVerbose)
+    if (verbosity <= 0)
     {
         CDataStream ssBlock(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION | RPCSerializationFlags());
         ssBlock << block;
@@ -759,7 +772,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         return strHex;
     }
 
-    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex);
+    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex, verbosity >= 2);
 }
 
 struct CCoinsStats
@@ -1489,7 +1502,7 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
     { "blockchain",         "getchaintxstats",        &getchaintxstats,        true,  {"nblocks", "blockhash"} },
     { "blockchain",         "getbestblockhash",       &getbestblockhash,       true,  {} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockcount",          &getblockcount,          true,  {} },
-    { "blockchain",         "getblock",               &getblock,               true,  {"blockhash","verbose"} },
+    { "blockchain",         "getblock",               &getblock,               true,  {"blockhash","verbosity|verbose"} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockhash",           &getblockhash,           true,  {"height"} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockheader",         &getblockheader,         true,  {"blockhash","verbose"} },
     { "blockchain",         "getchaintips",           &getchaintips,           true,  {} },
diff --git a/src/rpc/client.cpp b/src/rpc/client.cpp
index 8454e99d3c..dc916a1fdb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/client.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/client.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const CRPCConvertParam vRPCConvertParams[] =
     { "listunspent", 0, "minconf" },
     { "listunspent", 1, "maxconf" },
     { "listunspent", 2, "addresses" },
-    { "getblock", 1, "verbose" },
+    { "getblock", 1, "verbosity" },
     { "getblockheader", 1, "verbose" },
     { "getchaintxstats", 0, "nblocks" },
     { "gettransaction", 1, "include_watchonly" },
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 5c493428d8..ea93e8cc74 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #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>
 
 #include <memory> // for unique_ptr
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -432,8 +434,16 @@ static inline JSONRPCRequest transformNamedArguments(const JSONRPCRequest& in, c
     }
     // Process expected parameters.
     int hole = 0;
-    for (const std::string &argName: argNames) {
-        auto fr = argsIn.find(argName);
+    for (const std::string &argNamePattern: argNames) {
+        std::vector<std::string> vargNames;
+        boost::algorithm::split(vargNames, argNamePattern, boost::algorithm::is_any_of("|"));
+        auto fr = argsIn.end();
+        for (const std::string & argName : vargNames) {
+            fr = argsIn.find(argName);
+            if (fr != argsIn.end()) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         if (fr != argsIn.end()) {
             for (int i = 0; i < hole; ++i) {
                 // Fill hole between specified parameters with JSON nulls,