8 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/core_io.h b/src/core_io.h
index 88425ed4fb..7642bc6d6e 100644
--- a/src/core_io.h
+++ b/src/core_io.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ std::vector<unsigned char> ParseHexUV(const UniValue& v, const std::string& strN
 
 // core_write.cpp
 std::string FormatScript(const CScript& script);
-std::string EncodeHexTx(const CTransaction& tx);
+std::string EncodeHexTx(const CTransaction& tx, const int serializeFlags = 0);
 void ScriptPubKeyToUniv(const CScript& scriptPubKey, UniValue& out, bool fIncludeHex);
 void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry);
 
diff --git a/src/core_write.cpp b/src/core_write.cpp
index ea01ddc10d..9f859ba9e1 100644
--- a/src/core_write.cpp
+++ b/src/core_write.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ string ScriptToAsmStr(const CScript& script, const bool fAttemptSighashDecode)
     return str;
 }
 
-string EncodeHexTx(const CTransaction& tx)
+string EncodeHexTx(const CTransaction& tx, const int serialFlags)
 {
-    CDataStream ssTx(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    CDataStream ssTx(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION | serialFlags);
     ssTx << tx;
     return HexStr(ssTx.begin(), ssTx.end());
 }
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index ba5fe4152a..71971a7642 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-port=<port>", strprintf(_("Listen for connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)"), Params(CBaseChainParams::MAIN).GetDefaultPort(), Params(CBaseChainParams::TESTNET).GetDefaultPort()));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-proxy=<ip:port>", _("Connect through SOCKS5 proxy"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-proxyrandomize", strprintf(_("Randomize credentials for every proxy connection. This enables Tor stream isolation (default: %u)"), DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rpcserialversion", strprintf(_("Sets the serialization of raw transaction or block hex returned in non-verbose mode, non-segwit(0) or segwit(>0) (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_RPC_SERIALIZE_VERSION));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-seednode=<ip>", _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-timeout=<n>", strprintf(_("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (minimum: 1, default: %d)"), DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-torcontrol=<ip>:<port>", strprintf(_("Tor control port to use if onion listening enabled (default: %s)"), DEFAULT_TOR_CONTROL));
@@ -984,6 +985,9 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
     if (GetBoolArg("-peerbloomfilters", DEFAULT_PEERBLOOMFILTERS))
         nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices | NODE_BLOOM);
 
+    if (GetArg("-rpcserialversion", DEFAULT_RPC_SERIALIZE_VERSION) < 0)
+        return InitError("rpcserialversion must be non-negative.");
+
     nMaxTipAge = GetArg("-maxtipage", DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE);
 
     fEnableReplacement = GetBoolArg("-mempoolreplacement", DEFAULT_ENABLE_REPLACEMENT);
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index e6d80f06a3..1139c2aa5c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
     if (!fVerbose)
     {
-        CDataStream ssBlock(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+        CDataStream ssBlock(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION | RPCSerializationFlags());
         ssBlock << block;
         std::string strHex = HexStr(ssBlock.begin(), ssBlock.end());
         return strHex;
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 48769a5335..1229a00c5f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     if (!GetTransaction(hash, tx, Params().GetConsensus(), hashBlock, true))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "No information available about transaction");
 
-    string strHex = EncodeHexTx(*tx);
+    string strHex = EncodeHexTx(*tx, RPCSerializationFlags());
 
     if (!fVerbose)
         return strHex;
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 164e0f00e2..2122819398 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -497,4 +497,12 @@ void RPCRunLater(const std::string& name, boost::function<void(void)> func, int6
     deadlineTimers.emplace(name, std::unique_ptr<RPCTimerBase>(timerInterface->NewTimer(func, nSeconds*1000)));
 }
 
+int RPCSerializationFlags()
+{
+    int flag = 0;
+    if (GetArg("-rpcserialversion", DEFAULT_RPC_SERIALIZE_VERSION) == 0)
+        flag |= SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS;
+    return flag;
+}
+
 CRPCTable tableRPC;
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.h b/src/rpc/server.h
index c59886222c..4fac68a51f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/server.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <univalue.h>
 
+static const unsigned int DEFAULT_RPC_SERIALIZE_VERSION = 1;
+
 class CRPCCommand;
 
 namespace RPCServer
@@ -198,4 +200,7 @@ void StopRPC();
 std::string JSONRPCExecBatch(const UniValue& vReq);
 void RPCNotifyBlockChange(bool ibd, const CBlockIndex *);
 
+// Retrieves any serialization flags requested in command line argument
+int RPCSerializationFlags();
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_RPCSERVER_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index d4e21b542d..5a4fcc743c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ UniValue gettransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     ListTransactions(wtx, "*", 0, false, details, filter);
     entry.push_back(Pair("details", details));
 
-    string strHex = EncodeHexTx(static_cast<CTransaction>(wtx));
+    string strHex = EncodeHexTx(static_cast<CTransaction>(wtx), RPCSerializationFlags());
     entry.push_back(Pair("hex", strHex));
 
     return entry;