diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
index 315c2385d94..3f506b8a000 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,21 @@ async fn rpc_getblock() {
         assert_eq!(get_block, expected_result);
     }
 
+    // Test negative heights: -1 should return block 10, -2 block 9, etc.
+    for neg_height in (-10..=-1).rev() {
+        // Convert negative height to corresponding index
+        let index = (neg_height + (blocks.len() as i32)) as usize;
+
+        let expected_result = GetBlock::Raw(blocks[index].clone().into());
+
+        let get_block = rpc
+            .get_block(neg_height.to_string(), Some(0u8))
+            .await
+            .expect("We should have a GetBlock struct");
+
+        assert_eq!(get_block, expected_result);
+    }
+
     // Create empty note commitment tree information.
     let sapling = SaplingTrees { size: 0 };
     let orchard = OrchardTrees { size: 0 };
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/request.rs b/zebra-state/src/request.rs
index d5eb92e2d90..f6f34d0c223 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/request.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/request.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ pub enum HashOrHeight {
     Hash(block::Hash),
     /// A block identified by height.
     Height(block::Height),
+    /// A block identified by a negative height.
+    NegativeHeight(i64),
 }
 
 impl HashOrHeight {
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ impl HashOrHeight {
         match self {
             HashOrHeight::Hash(hash) => op(hash),
             HashOrHeight::Height(height) => Some(height),
+            HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(_) => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ impl HashOrHeight {
         match self {
             HashOrHeight::Hash(hash) => Some(hash),
             HashOrHeight::Height(height) => op(height),
+            HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(_) => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,6 +137,16 @@ impl HashOrHeight {
             None
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the height if this is a [`HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight`] and no overflow occurs.
+    pub fn height_from_negative_height(&self, tip: block::Height) -> Option<block::Height> {
+        if let HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(index) = self {
+            let new_height = i64::from(tip.0).checked_add(index + 1)?;
+            u32::try_from(new_height).ok().map(block::Height)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for HashOrHeight {
@@ -140,6 +154,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for HashOrHeight {
         match self {
             HashOrHeight::Hash(hash) => write!(f, "{hash}"),
             HashOrHeight::Height(height) => write!(f, "{}", height.0),
+            HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(index) => write!(f, "{}", index),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for HashOrHeight {
         s.parse()
             .map(Self::Hash)
             .or_else(|_| s.parse().map(Self::Height))
+            .or_else(|_| s.parse().map(|index: i64| Self::NegativeHeight(index)))
             .map_err(|_| {
                 SerializationError::Parse("could not convert the input string to a hash or height")
             })
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service/finalized_state/zebra_db/block.rs b/zebra-state/src/service/finalized_state/zebra_db/block.rs
index 6ad4cd93a60..15506f43b5b 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service/finalized_state/zebra_db/block.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service/finalized_state/zebra_db/block.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,14 @@ impl ZebraDb {
     #[allow(clippy::unwrap_in_result)]
     pub fn block(&self, hash_or_height: HashOrHeight) -> Option<Arc<Block>> {
         // Block
-        let height = hash_or_height.height_or_else(|hash| self.height(hash))?;
+        let height = match hash_or_height {
+            HashOrHeight::Hash(hash) => self.height(hash),
+            HashOrHeight::Height(height) => Some(height),
+            HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(_) => {
+                hash_or_height.height_from_negative_height(self.tip()?.0)
+            }
+        }?;
+
         let header = self.block_header(height.into())?;
 
         // Transactions
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/chain.rs b/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/chain.rs
index c7d0d2877c6..26cea78bc09 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/chain.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/chain.rs
@@ -415,8 +415,13 @@ impl Chain {
     /// Returns the [`ContextuallyVerifiedBlock`] with [`block::Hash`] or
     /// [`Height`], if it exists in this chain.
     pub fn block(&self, hash_or_height: HashOrHeight) -> Option<&ContextuallyVerifiedBlock> {
-        let height =
-            hash_or_height.height_or_else(|hash| self.height_by_hash.get(&hash).cloned())?;
+        let height = match hash_or_height {
+            HashOrHeight::Hash(hash) => self.height_by_hash.get(&hash).cloned(),
+            HashOrHeight::Height(height) => Some(height),
+            HashOrHeight::NegativeHeight(_) => {
+                hash_or_height.height_from_negative_height(self.non_finalized_tip_height())
+            }
+        }?;
 
         self.blocks.get(&height)
     }
@@ -507,6 +512,7 @@ impl Chain {
         match hash_or_height {
             Hash(hash) => self.contains_block_hash(hash),
             Height(height) => self.contains_block_height(height),
+            NegativeHeight(_) => false,
         }
     }