diff --git a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
index 1372f5f0..ba09bcee 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -3509,3 +3509,46 @@ TEST (rpc, confirmation_history)
 	ASSERT_EQ ((rai::genesis_amount - rai::Gxrb_ratio).convert_to<std::string> (), tally);
 	system.stop ();
 }
+
+TEST (rpc, block_confirm)
+{
+	rai::system system (24000, 1);
+	system.wallet (0)->insert_adhoc (rai::test_genesis_key.prv);
+	rai::genesis genesis;
+	system.nodes [0]->ledger.state_block_parse_canary = genesis.hash ();
+	system.wallet (0)->insert_adhoc (rai::test_genesis_key.prv);
+	auto send1 (std::make_shared <rai::state_block> (rai::test_genesis_key.pub, genesis.hash (), rai::test_genesis_key.pub, rai::genesis_amount - rai::Gxrb_ratio, rai::test_genesis_key.pub, rai::test_genesis_key.prv, rai::test_genesis_key.pub, system.nodes [0]->generate_work (genesis.hash ())));
+	{
+		rai::transaction transaction (system.nodes [0]->store.environment, nullptr, true);
+		ASSERT_EQ (rai::process_result::progress, system.nodes [0]->ledger.process (transaction, *send1).code);
+	}
+	rai::rpc rpc (system.service, *system.nodes[0], rai::rpc_config (true));
+	rpc.start ();
+	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+	request.put ("action", "block_confirm");
+	request.put ("hash", send1->hash ().to_string ());
+	test_response response (request, rpc, system.service);
+	while (response.status == 0)
+	{
+		system.poll ();
+	}
+	ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+	ASSERT_EQ ("1", response.json.get <std::string> ("started"));
+}
+
+TEST (rpc, block_confirm_absent)
+{
+	rai::system system (24000, 1);
+	system.wallet (0)->insert_adhoc (rai::test_genesis_key.prv);	rai::rpc rpc (system.service, *system.nodes[0], rai::rpc_config (true));
+	rpc.start ();
+	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+	request.put ("action", "block_confirm");
+	request.put ("hash", "0");
+	test_response response (request, rpc, system.service);
+	while (response.status == 0)
+	{
+		system.poll ();
+	}
+	ASSERT_EQ (200, response.status);
+	ASSERT_EQ ("Block not found", response.json.get <std::string> ("error"));
+}
diff --git a/rai/node/rpc.cpp b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
index 4961777c..dc1e24f7 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
@@ -899,6 +899,32 @@ void rai::rpc_handler::block ()
 	}
 }
 
+void rai::rpc_handler::block_confirm ()
+{
+	std::string hash_text (request.get<std::string> ("hash"));
+	rai::block_hash hash_l;
+	if (!hash_l.decode_hex (hash_text))
+	{
+		rai::transaction transaction (node.store.environment, nullptr, false);
+		auto block_l (node.store.block_get (transaction, hash_l));
+		if (block_l != nullptr)
+		{
+			node.block_confirm (std::move (block_l));
+			boost::property_tree::ptree response_l;
+			response_l.put ("started", "1");
+			response (response_l);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			error_response (response, "Block not found");
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		error_response (response, "Invalid block hash");
+	}
+}
+
 void rai::rpc_handler::blocks ()
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> hashes;
@@ -4597,6 +4623,10 @@ void rai::rpc_handler::process_request ()
 		{
 			block ();
 		}
+		else if (action == "block_confirm")
+		{
+			block_confirm ();
+		}
 		else if (action == "blocks")
 		{
 			blocks ();
diff --git a/rai/node/rpc.hpp b/rai/node/rpc.hpp
index 71ff02a8..d63955cd 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc.hpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public:
 	void accounts_pending ();
 	void available_supply ();
 	void block ();
+	void block_confirm ();
 	void blocks ();
 	void blocks_info ();
 	void block_account ();