1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index a5df45aba1..b02016c014 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ bool DecodeHexTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& hex_tx, bool try_no
     return false;
 }
 
+bool DecodeHexBlockHeader(CBlockHeader& header, const std::string& hex_header)
+{
+    if (!IsHex(hex_header)) return false;
+
+    const std::vector<unsigned char> header_data{ParseHex(hex_header)};
+    CDataStream ser_header(header_data, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    try {
+        ser_header >> header;
+    } catch (const std::exception&) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock& block, const std::string& strHexBlk)
 {
     if (!IsHex(strHexBlk))