diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index ebeb9c84..7e84bd29 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"go.sia.tech/core/consensus"
 	"go.sia.tech/core/types"
 	"go.sia.tech/jape"
@@ -64,3 +66,9 @@ func (c *Client) Tip() (resp types.ChainIndex, err error) {
 	err = c.c.GET("/explorer/tip", &resp)
 	return
 }
+
+// Block returns a block with the given block ID.
+func (c *Client) Block(id types.BlockID) (resp types.Block, err error) {
+	err = c.c.GET(fmt.Sprintf("/explorer/block/%s", id), &resp)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index 1fe97531..febaca75 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type (
 	// Explorer implements a Sia explorer.
 	Explorer interface {
 		Tip() (types.ChainIndex, error)
+		Block(id types.BlockID) (types.Block, error)
 	}
 )
 
@@ -132,10 +133,24 @@ func (s *server) txpoolBroadcastHandler(jc jape.Context) {
 
 func (s *server) explorerTipHandler(jc jape.Context) {
 	tip, err := s.e.Tip()
-	jc.Check("failed to get tip", err)
+	if jc.Check("failed to get tip", err) != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	jc.Encode(tip)
 }
 
+func (s *server) explorerBlockHandler(jc jape.Context) {
+	var id types.BlockID
+	if jc.DecodeParam("id", &id) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	block, err := s.e.Block(id)
+	if jc.Check("failed to get block", err) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	jc.Encode(block)
+}
+
 // NewServer returns an HTTP handler that serves the explored API.
 func NewServer(e Explorer, cm ChainManager, s Syncer) http.Handler {
 	srv := server{
@@ -152,6 +167,7 @@ func NewServer(e Explorer, cm ChainManager, s Syncer) http.Handler {
 		"GET    /txpool/fee":          srv.txpoolFeeHandler,
 		"POST   /txpool/broadcast":    srv.txpoolBroadcastHandler,
 
-		"GET    /explorer/tip": srv.explorerTipHandler,
+		"GET    /explorer/tip":       srv.explorerTipHandler,
+		"GET    /explorer/block/:id": srv.explorerBlockHandler,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/explorer/explorer.go b/explorer/explorer.go
index f0883788..78f3499b 100644
--- a/explorer/explorer.go
+++ b/explorer/explorer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type Store interface {
 	chain.Subscriber
 
 	Tip() (types.ChainIndex, error)
+	Block(id types.BlockID) (types.Block, error)
 }
 
 // Explorer implements a Sia explorer.
@@ -26,3 +27,7 @@ func NewExplorer(s Store) *Explorer {
 func (e *Explorer) Tip() (types.ChainIndex, error) {
 	return e.s.Tip()
 }
+
+func (e *Explorer) Block(id types.BlockID) (types.Block, error) {
+	return e.s.Block(id)
+}
diff --git a/persist/sqlite/query.go b/persist/sqlite/query.go
index f49837f9..8e5648d2 100644
--- a/persist/sqlite/query.go
+++ b/persist/sqlite/query.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package sqlite
 
-import "go.sia.tech/core/types"
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"go.sia.tech/core/types"
+)
 
 func decode(obj types.DecoderFrom, data []byte) error {
 	d := types.NewBufDecoder(data)
@@ -8,11 +12,64 @@ func decode(obj types.DecoderFrom, data []byte) error {
 	return d.Err()
 }
 
+func decodeUint64(x *uint64, data []byte) error {
+	d := types.NewBufDecoder(data)
+	if x != nil {
+		*x = d.ReadUint64()
+	}
+	return d.Err()
+}
+
+// Tip implements explorer.Store.
 func (s *Store) Tip() (result types.ChainIndex, err error) {
 	var data []byte
 	if err = s.queryRow("SELECT id, height FROM Blocks WHERE height = (SELECT MAX(height) from Blocks)").Scan(&data, &result.Height); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	decode(&result.ID, data)
+	if err = decode(&result.ID, data); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Block implements explorer.Store.
+func (s *Store) Block(id types.BlockID) (result types.Block, err error) {
+	{
+		var timestamp int64
+		var parentID, nonce []byte
+		if err = s.queryRow("SELECT parent_id, nonce, timestamp FROM Blocks WHERE id = ?", encode(id)).Scan(&parentID, &nonce, &timestamp); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		result.Timestamp = time.Unix(timestamp, 0).UTC()
+		if err = decode(&result.ParentID, parentID); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if err = decodeUint64(&result.Nonce, nonce); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	{
+		var rows *loggedRows
+		if rows, err = s.query("SELECT address, value FROM MinerPayouts WHERE block_id = ? ORDER BY block_order", encode(id)); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		var address, value []byte
+		for rows.Next() {
+			if err = rows.Scan(&address, &value); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			var minerPayout types.SiacoinOutput
+			if err = decode(&minerPayout.Address, address); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			if err = decode(&minerPayout.Value, value); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			result.MinerPayouts = append(result.MinerPayouts, minerPayout)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/persist/sqlite/txn.go b/persist/sqlite/txn.go
index 1d7ae40e..fba3b3f7 100644
--- a/persist/sqlite/txn.go
+++ b/persist/sqlite/txn.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func encodeUint64(x uint64) []byte {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) addBlock(b types.Block, height uint64) error {
+	// nonce is encoded because database/sql doesn't support uint64 with high bit set
 	_, err := s.exec("INSERT INTO Blocks(id, height, parent_id, nonce, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?);", encode(b.ID()), height, encode(b.ParentID), encodeUint64(b.Nonce), b.Timestamp.Unix())
 	return err
 }