diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
index 1956e5756..9802bcd71 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface AbstractBitcoinApi {
   $getRawMempool(): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>;
   $getRawTransaction(txId: string, skipConversion?: boolean, addPrevout?: boolean, lazyPrevouts?: boolean): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction>;
   $getBlockHeightTip(): Promise<number>;
+  $getBlockHashTip(): Promise<string>;
   $getTxIdsForBlock(hash: string): Promise<string[]>;
   $getBlockHash(height: number): Promise<string>;
   $getBlockHeader(hash: string): Promise<string>;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
index a30295c2f..7309256bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ class BitcoinApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
       });
   }
 
+  $getBlockHashTip(): Promise<string> {
+    return this.bitcoindClient.getChainTips()
+      .then((result: IBitcoinApi.ChainTips[]) => {
+        return result.find(tip => tip.status === 'active')!.hash;
+      });
+  }
+
   $getTxIdsForBlock(hash: string): Promise<string[]> {
     return this.bitcoindClient.getBlock(hash, 1)
       .then((rpcBlock: IBitcoinApi.Block) => rpcBlock.tx);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index f882180b1..007b4131c 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
+  $getBlockHashTip(): Promise<string> {
+    return axios.get<string>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/blocks/tip/hash', this.axiosConfig)
+      .then((response) => response.data);
+  }
+
   $getTxIdsForBlock(hash: string): Promise<string[]> {
     return axios.get<string[]>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash + '/txids', this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 566622055..c4e80fd55 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ class Server {
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId/outspends', routes.getTransactionOutspends)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/header', routes.getBlockHeader)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'blocks/tip/height', routes.getBlockTipHeight)
+        .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'blocks/tip/hash', routes.getBlockTipHash)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/txs', routes.getBlockTransactions)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/txs/:index', routes.getBlockTransactions)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/txids', routes.getTxIdsForBlock)
diff --git a/backend/src/routes.ts b/backend/src/routes.ts
index b86187e4c..67f402f7f 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes.ts
@@ -925,6 +925,16 @@ class Routes {
     }
   }
 
+  public async getBlockTipHash(req: Request, res: Response) {
+    try {
+      const result = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHashTip();
+      res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/plain');
+      res.send(result);
+    } catch (e) {
+      res.status(500).send(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
+    }
+  }
+
   public async getTxIdsForBlock(req: Request, res: Response) {
     try {
       const result = await bitcoinApi.$getTxIdsForBlock(req.params.hash);