diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index ab156022..48f43a02 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getAddrTransactions = function(addr, callback) {
   return bitcoindjs.getAddrTransactions(addr, callback);
 };
 
+Bitcoin.prototype.getBestBlock = function(callback) {
+  var hash = bitcoindjs.getBestBlock();
+  return bitcoindjs.getBlock(hash, callback);
+};
+
 Bitcoin.prototype.log =
 Bitcoin.prototype.info = function() {
   if (this.options.silent) return;
diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index b808ca81..4eaca259 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(SetGenerate);
 NAN_METHOD(GetGenerate);
 NAN_METHOD(GetMiningInfo);
 NAN_METHOD(GetAddrTransactions);
+NAN_METHOD(GetBestBlock);
 
 NAN_METHOD(GetBlockHex);
 NAN_METHOD(GetTxHex);
@@ -2152,6 +2153,30 @@ async_get_addrtx_after(uv_work_t *req) {
   delete req;
 }
 
+/**
+ * GetBestBlock()
+ * bitcoindjs.getBestBlock()
+ * Get the best block
+ */
+
+NAN_METHOD(GetBestBlock) {
+  NanScope();
+
+  if (args.Length() < 0) {
+    return NanThrowError(
+      "Usage: bitcoindjs.getBestBlock()");
+  }
+
+  //static CCoinsViewDB *pcoinsdbview = NULL;
+  //pcoinsdbview = new CCoinsViewDB(nCoinDBCache, false, fReindex);
+  //uint256 block_hash = pcoinsdbview->GetBestBlock();
+
+  //CCoinsViewCache &viewChain = *pcoinsTip;
+  uint256 block_hash = pcoinsTip->GetBestBlock();
+
+  NanReturnValue(NanNew<String>(block_hash.GetHex()));
+}
+
 /**
  * GetBlockHex()
  * bitcoindjs.getBlockHex(callback)
@@ -5799,6 +5824,7 @@ init(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getGenerate", GetGenerate);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getMiningInfo", GetMiningInfo);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getAddrTransactions", GetAddrTransactions);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getBestBlock", GetBestBlock);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getBlockHex", GetBlockHex);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getTxHex", GetTxHex);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "blockFromHex", BlockFromHex);