diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index 2ab2024f..310f6202 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ function Block(data) {
   var self = this;
 
   Object.keys(data).forEach(function(key) {
-    self[key] = data[key];
+    if (!self[key]) {
+      self[key] = data[key];
+    }
   });
 }
 
@@ -334,9 +336,17 @@ function Transaction(data) {
   this.vout = data.vout || [];
   this.nLockTime = data.nLockTime || data.locktime || 0;
 
+  if (data.hex) {
+    this._hex = data.hex;
+  }
+
   Object.keys(data).forEach(function(key) {
-    self[key] = data[key];
+    if (!self[key]) {
+      self[key] = data[key];
+    }
   });
+
+  this.toHex();
 }
 
 Transaction.prototype.getSerializeSize = function() {
@@ -614,6 +624,15 @@ utils.varint = function(arr, value, off) {
   }
 };
 
+utils.copy = function copy(src, dst, off, force) {
+  var len = src.length;
+  if (!force)
+    len = Math.min(dst.length - off, len);
+  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
+    dst[i + off] = src[i];
+  return i;
+};
+
 utils.NOOP = function() {};
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index 7d40fefc..30607565 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -1213,7 +1213,11 @@ cblock_to_js(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, Local<Object> o
 
 static inline void
 ctx_to_js(const CTransaction& tx, uint256 hashBlock, Local<Object> entry) {
-  // entry->Set(NanNew<String>("hex"), NanNew<String>(strHex));
+  CDataStream ssTx(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+  ssTx << tx;
+  string strHex = HexStr(ssTx.begin(), ssTx.end());
+  entry->Set(NanNew<String>("hex"), NanNew<String>(strHex));
+
   entry->Set(NanNew<String>("txid"), NanNew<String>(tx.GetHash().GetHex()));
   entry->Set(NanNew<String>("version"), NanNew<Number>(tx.nVersion));
   entry->Set(NanNew<String>("locktime"), NanNew<Number>(tx.nLockTime));