diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 01066d0eb2..421a52d51a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -686,13 +686,16 @@ 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"
@@ -716,8 +719,14 @@ 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\"")
@@ -728,9 +737,13 @@ 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");
@@ -749,7 +762,7 @@ 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;
@@ -757,7 +770,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         return strHex;
     }
 
-    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex);
+    return blockToJSON(block, pblockindex, verbosity >= 2);
 }
 
 struct CCoinsStats
@@ -1421,7 +1434,7 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
     { "blockchain",         "getblockchaininfo",      &getblockchaininfo,      true,  {} },
     { "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 35bc5d6a82..9a43649d23 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" },
     { "gettransaction", 1, "include_watchonly" },
     { "getrawtransaction", 1, "verbose" },