diff --git a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain.swagger.yaml b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain.swagger.yaml
index 5bef6ef0d0..339568989b 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain.swagger.yaml
+++ b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain.swagger.yaml
@@ -186,6 +186,30 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 description: Returns Nothing
 
+  /get_block_header_state:
+    post:
+      description: Retrieves a block header state object with only block_num, id, header, and additional_signatures filled. Other fields are left empty or defaulted to a static value.
+      operationId: get_block_header_state
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              required:
+                - block_num_or_id
+              properties:
+                block_num_or_id:
+                  type: string
+                  description: Provide a block_number or a block_id
+
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "https://docs.eosnetwork.com/openapi/v2.0/BlockHeaderState.yaml"
+
   /get_abi:
     post:
       description: Retrieves the ABI for a contract based on its account name
diff --git a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
index fc558536f5..bd1a05611a 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_api_plugin/chain_api_plugin.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ void chain_api_plugin::plugin_startup() {
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_activated_protocol_features, 200, http_params_types::possible_no_params),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL_POST(get_block, fc::variant, 200, http_params_types::params_required), // _POST because get_block() returns a lambda to be executed on the http thread pool
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_block_info, 200, http_params_types::params_required),
+      CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_block_header_state, 200, http_params_types::params_required),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL_POST(get_account, chain_apis::read_only::get_account_results, 200, http_params_types::params_required),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_code, 200, http_params_types::params_required),
       CHAIN_RO_CALL(get_code_hash, 200, http_params_types::params_required),
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
index c98d503664..11608e7327 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <eosio/chain/permission_link_object.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/global_property_object.hpp>
 #include <eosio/chain/chainbase_environment.hpp>
+#include <eosio/chain/block_header_state_utils.hpp>
 
 #include <eosio/resource_monitor_plugin/resource_monitor_plugin.hpp>
 
@@ -2015,6 +2016,35 @@ fc::variant read_only::get_block_info(const read_only::get_block_info_params& pa
          ("ref_block_prefix", ref_block_prefix);
 }
 
+fc::variant read_only::get_block_header_state(const get_block_header_state_params& params, const fc::time_point&) const {
+   signed_block_ptr sbp;
+   std::optional<uint64_t> block_num;
+
+   try {
+      block_num = fc::to_uint64(params.block_num_or_id);
+   } catch( ... ) {}
+
+   if( block_num ) {
+      sbp = db.fetch_block_by_number(*block_num);
+   } else {
+      try {
+         sbp = db.fetch_block_by_id(block_id_type(params.block_num_or_id));
+      } EOS_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS(chain::block_id_type_exception, "Invalid block ID: ${block_num_or_id}", ("block_num_or_id", params.block_num_or_id))
+   }
+
+   EOS_ASSERT( sbp, unknown_block_exception, "Could not find block: ${block}", ("block", params.block_num_or_id));
+
+   block_header_state_legacy ret;
+   ret.block_num = sbp->block_num();
+   ret.id = sbp->calculate_id();
+   ret.header = *sbp;
+   ret.additional_signatures = detail::extract_additional_signatures(sbp);
+
+   fc::variant vo;
+   fc::to_variant( ret, vo );
+   return vo;
+}
+
 void read_write::push_block(read_write::push_block_params&& params, next_function<read_write::push_block_results> next) {
    try {
       auto b = std::make_shared<signed_block>( std::move(params) );
diff --git a/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp b/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
index 45576abe0e..6798d7e44c 100644
--- a/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
+++ b/plugins/chain_plugin/include/eosio/chain_plugin/chain_plugin.hpp
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ class read_only : public api_base {
 
    fc::variant get_block_info(const get_block_info_params& params, const fc::time_point& deadline) const;
 
+   struct get_block_header_state_params {
+      string block_num_or_id;
+   };
+
+   fc::variant get_block_header_state(const get_block_header_state_params& params, const fc::time_point& deadline) const;
+
    struct get_table_rows_params {
       bool                 json = false;
       name                 code;
@@ -1022,6 +1028,7 @@ FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_activated_protocol_features_params,
 FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_activated_protocol_features_results, (activated_protocol_features)(more) )
 FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_raw_block_params, (block_num_or_id))
 FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_block_info_params, (block_num))
+FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_block_header_state_params, (block_num_or_id))
 FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_block_header_params, (block_num_or_id)(include_extensions))
 FC_REFLECT(eosio::chain_apis::read_only::get_block_header_result, (id)(signed_block_header)(block_extensions))
 
diff --git a/tests/plugin_http_api_test.py b/tests/plugin_http_api_test.py
index f9628847cc..de4791ba47 100755
--- a/tests/plugin_http_api_test.py
+++ b/tests/plugin_http_api_test.py
@@ -336,6 +336,51 @@ def test_ChainApi(self) :
         ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, payload, endpoint=endpoint)
         self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["block_num"], 1)
 
+        # get_block_header_state with empty parameter
+        command = "get_block_header_state"
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["code"], 400)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["error"]["code"], 3200006)
+        # get_block_header_state with empty content parameter
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, self.empty_content_dict, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["code"], 400)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["error"]["code"], 3200006)
+        # get_block_header_state with invalid parameter
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, self.http_post_invalid_param, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["code"], 400)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["error"]["code"], 3200006)
+        self.nodeos.waitForNextBlock()
+        # get_block_header_state with reversible block
+        head_block_num = self.nodeos.getHeadBlockNum()
+        payload = {"block_num_or_id":head_block_num}
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, payload, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["block_num"], head_block_num)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["header"]["producer"], "eosio")
+        # and by id
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, {"block_num_or_id":ret_json["payload"]["id"]}, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["block_num"], head_block_num)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["header"]["producer"], "eosio")
+        # get_block_header_state with irreversible block
+        lib_block_num = self.nodeos.getIrreversibleBlockNum()
+        payload = {"block_num_or_id":lib_block_num}
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, payload, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["block_num"], lib_block_num)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["header"]["producer"], "eosio")
+        # and by id
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, {"block_num_or_id":ret_json["payload"]["id"]}, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["block_num"], lib_block_num)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["payload"]["header"]["producer"], "eosio")
+        # get_block_header_state with block far in future
+        payload = {"block_num_or_id":head_block_num+2000000}
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, payload, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["code"], 400)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["error"]["code"], 3100002)
+        #invalid num and invalid sha256
+        payload = {"block_num_or_id":"spoon was here"}
+        ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, payload, endpoint=endpoint)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["code"], 500)
+        self.assertEqual(ret_json["error"]["code"], 3010008)
+
         # get_account with empty parameter
         command = "get_account"
         ret_json = self.nodeos.processUrllibRequest(resource, command, endpoint=endpoint)