diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 62cbbd670f791..63f66016c30b7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -527,15 +527,16 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 {
     if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2)
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "getblock \"blockhash\" ( verbose )\n"
-            "\nIf verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
-            "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
+            "getblock \"blockhash\" ( verbosity )\n"
+            "\nIf verbosity is 0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
+            "If verbosity is 1, returns an Object with information about block <hash>.\n"
+            "If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block <hash> and information about each transaction. \n"
 
             "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"blockhash\"     (string, required) The block hash\n"
-            "2. verbose           (boolean, optional, default=true) True for a json object, false for the hex encoded data\n"
+            "1. \"blockhash\"            (string, required) The block hash\n"
+            "2. verbosity              (numeric, optional, default=1) 0 for hex encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data\n"
 
-            "\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbosity = 1):\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"hash\" : \"hash\",     (string) the block hash (same as provided)\n"
             "  \"confirmations\" : n,   (numeric) The number of confirmations, or -1 if the block is not on the main chain\n"
@@ -571,9 +572,13 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
     uint256 hash(ParseHashV(request.params[0], "blockhash"));
 
-    bool fVerbose = true;
-    if (request.params.size() > 1)
-        fVerbose = request.params[1].get_bool();
+    int verbosity = 1;
+    if (!request.params[1].isNull()) {
+        if(request.params[1].isNum())
+            verbosity = request.params[1].get_int();
+        else
+            verbosity = request.params[1].get_bool() ? 1 : 0;
+    }
 
     CBlockIndex* pblockindex = LookupBlockIndex(hash);
     if (pblockindex == nullptr)
@@ -583,14 +588,14 @@ UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     if (!ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pblockindex))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Can't read block from disk");
 
-    if (!fVerbose) {
+    if (verbosity <= 0) {
         CDataStream ssBlock(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
         ssBlock << block;
         std::string strHex = HexStr(ssBlock);
         return strHex;
     }
 
-    return blockToJSON(block, chainActive.Tip(), pblockindex);
+    return blockToJSON(block, chainActive.Tip(), pblockindex, verbosity >= 2);
 }
 
 UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
@@ -1449,7 +1454,7 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
   //  --------------------- ------------------------  -----------------------  ------ --------
     { "blockchain",         "getbestblockhash",       &getbestblockhash,       true,  {} },
     { "blockchain",         "getbestsaplinganchor",   &getbestsaplinganchor,   true,  {} },
-    { "blockchain",         "getblock",               &getblock,               true,  {"blockhash","verbose"} },
+    { "blockchain",         "getblock",               &getblock,               true,  {"blockhash","verbosity"} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockchaininfo",      &getblockchaininfo,      true,  {} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockcount",          &getblockcount,          true,  {} },
     { "blockchain",         "getblockhash",           &getblockhash,           true,  {"height"} },
diff --git a/src/rpc/client.cpp b/src/rpc/client.cpp
index 53dec7d0b193d..e2a70b39e9807 100644
--- a/src/rpc/client.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/client.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static const CRPCConvertParam vRPCConvertParams[] = {
     { "getbalance", 1, "include_watchonly" },
     { "getbalance", 2, "include_delegated" },
     { "getbalance", 3, "include_shield" },
-    { "getblock", 1, "verbose" },
+    { "getblock", 1, "verbosity" },
     { "getblockhash", 0, "height" },
     { "getblockheader", 1, "verbose" },
     { "getblockindexstats", 0, "height" },
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_named_arguments.py b/test/functional/rpc_named_arguments.py
index b5242e3a33c46..0c98dc923ad2b 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_named_arguments.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_named_arguments.py
@@ -30,5 +30,16 @@ def run_test(self):
         assert_equal(node.echo(arg9=None), [None]*10)
         assert_equal(node.echo(arg0=0,arg3=3,arg9=9), [0] + [None]*2 + [3] + [None]*5 + [9])
 
+        # Test getblock verbosity
+        block = node.getblock(blockhash=h, verbosity=0)
+        assert(isinstance(block, str))
+
+        block = node.getblock(blockhash=h, verbosity=1)
+        assert(isinstance(block['tx'][0], str))
+
+        block = node.getblock(blockhash=h, verbosity=2)
+        assert('vin' in block['tx'][0])
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     NamedArgumentTest().main()