diff --git a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
index 1dbd8aab7..6ee3fd27d 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
@@ -5673,3 +5673,12 @@ TEST (ledger, is_send_legacy)
 	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.is_send (tx, *ctx.blocks ()[0]));
 	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.is_send (tx, *ctx.blocks ()[1]));
 }
+
+TEST (ledger, head_block)
+{
+	auto ctx = nano::test::context::ledger_empty ();
+	auto & ledger = ctx.ledger ();
+	auto & store = ctx.store ();
+	auto tx = store.tx_begin_read ();
+	ASSERT_EQ (*nano::dev::genesis, *ledger.head_block (tx, nano::dev::genesis->account ()));
+}
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger.cpp b/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
index 9f8e2954b..94da1d0d3 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
@@ -1343,6 +1343,16 @@ std::shared_ptr<nano::block> nano::ledger::forked_block (nano::transaction const
 	return result;
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<nano::block> nano::ledger::head_block (nano::transaction const & transaction, nano::account const & account)
+{
+	auto info = store.account.get (transaction, account);
+	if (info)
+	{
+		return store.block.get (transaction, info->head);
+	}
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
 bool nano::ledger::block_confirmed (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, nano::block_hash const & hash_a) const
 {
 	if (store.pruned.exists (transaction_a, hash_a))
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger.hpp b/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
index 9cbb78c2c..6284ee043 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 	nano::uint128_t weight (nano::account const &);
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> successor (nano::transaction const &, nano::qualified_root const &);
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> forked_block (nano::transaction const &, nano::block const &);
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::block> head_block (nano::transaction const &, nano::account const &);
 	bool block_confirmed (nano::transaction const &, nano::block_hash const &) const;
 	nano::block_hash latest (nano::transaction const &, nano::account const &);
 	nano::root latest_root (nano::transaction const &, nano::account const &);