diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/src/crates/types/src/header.nr b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/src/crates/types/src/header.nr
index 0ffa7505c3f..ec0d66df868 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/src/crates/types/src/header.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/src/crates/types/src/header.nr
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
     abis::{
-        append_only_tree_snapshot::{AppendOnlyTreeSnapshot, APPEND_ONLY_TREE_SNAPSHOT_LENGTH},
-        global_variables::{GlobalVariables, GLOBAL_VARIABLES_LENGTH}
-    },
-    constants::{GENERATOR_INDEX__BLOCK_HASH, HEADER_LENGTH, NUM_FIELDS_PER_SHA256, STATE_REFERENCE_LENGTH, CONTENT_COMMITMENT_LENGTH},
+    append_only_tree_snapshot::{AppendOnlyTreeSnapshot, APPEND_ONLY_TREE_SNAPSHOT_LENGTH},
+    global_variables::{GlobalVariables, GLOBAL_VARIABLES_LENGTH}
+},
+    constants::{
+    GENERATOR_INDEX__BLOCK_HASH, HEADER_LENGTH, NUM_FIELDS_PER_SHA256, STATE_REFERENCE_LENGTH,
+    CONTENT_COMMITMENT_LENGTH
+},
     hash::pedersen_hash, state_reference::StateReference, traits::{Deserialize, Empty, Hash, Serialize},
-    utils::{arr_copy_slice},
-    content_commitment::ContentCommitment
+    utils::{arr_copy_slice}, content_commitment::ContentCommitment
 };
 
 // docs:start:header
@@ -94,3 +96,12 @@ fn hash_smoke() {
     let header: Header = dep::std::unsafe::zeroed();
     let _hashed = header.hash();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn empty_hash_is_zero() {
+    let header: Header = dep::std::unsafe::zeroed();
+    let hash = header.hash();
+
+    // Value from new_contract_data.test.ts "computes empty hash" test
+    assert_eq(hash, 0x2df930cc7b9fc763e82ade72f7c4618834692b2a3d0936aff8d7bbfb27f59d6e);
+}
diff --git a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/__snapshots__/header.test.ts.snap b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/__snapshots__/header.test.ts.snap
index 156d2abdf00..501bd971e54 100644
--- a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/__snapshots__/header.test.ts.snap
+++ b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/__snapshots__/header.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`Header computes empty hash 1`] = `
+Fr {
+  "asBigInt": 20794359902049712309840803989537372971066838126069955186305683313093334375790n,
+  "asBuffer": {
+    "data": [
+      45,
+      249,
+      48,
+      204,
+      123,
+      159,
+      199,
+      99,
+      232,
+      42,
+      222,
+      114,
+      247,
+      196,
+      97,
+      136,
+      52,
+      105,
+      43,
+      42,
+      61,
+      9,
+      54,
+      175,
+      248,
+      215,
+      187,
+      251,
+      39,
+      245,
+      157,
+      110,
+    ],
+    "type": "Buffer",
+  },
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`Header computes hash 1`] = `
 Fr {
   "asBigInt": 17965313985247589544372198735324565090920557482351371957268170919526618141863n,
diff --git a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/header.test.ts b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/header.test.ts
index 716c0a660b5..0cdd77ea8c8 100644
--- a/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/header.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/circuits.js/src/structs/header.test.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,13 @@ describe('Header', () => {
     const fields = header.toFields();
     expect(fields.length).toBe(HEADER_LENGTH);
   });
+
+  it('computes empty hash', () => {
+    const header = Header.empty();
+    const hash = header.hash();
+    expect(hash).toMatchSnapshot();
+
+    // Value used in empty_hash test in header.nr
+    // console.log("hash", hash.toString());
+  });
 });