diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
index 8beebaa5..c4d273fb 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrresults.go
@@ -66,6 +66,27 @@ type GetBlockStatsResult struct {
 	UTXOSizeIncrease   int64   `json:"utxo_size_inc"`
 }
 
+type GetBlockVerboseResultBase struct {
+	Hash          string  `json:"hash"`
+	Confirmations int64   `json:"confirmations"`
+	StrippedSize  int32   `json:"strippedsize"`
+	Size          int32   `json:"size"`
+	Weight        int32   `json:"weight"`
+	Height        int64   `json:"height"`
+	Version       int32   `json:"version"`
+	VersionHex    string  `json:"versionHex"`
+	MerkleRoot    string  `json:"merkleroot"`
+	Time          int64   `json:"time"`
+	Nonce         uint32  `json:"nonce"`
+	Bits          string  `json:"bits"`
+	Difficulty    float64 `json:"difficulty"`
+	PreviousHash  string  `json:"previousblockhash,omitempty"`
+	NextHash      string  `json:"nextblockhash,omitempty"`
+
+	ClaimTrie string `json:"claimTrie,omitempty"`
+	TxCount   int    `json:"nTx"` // For backwards compatibility only
+}
+
 // GetBlockVerboseResult models the data from the getblock command when the
 // verbose flag is set to 1.  When the verbose flag is set to 0, getblock returns a
 // hex-encoded string. When the verbose flag is set to 1, getblock returns an object
@@ -73,24 +94,8 @@ type GetBlockStatsResult struct {
 // getblock returns an object whose tx field is an array of raw transactions.
 // Use GetBlockVerboseTxResult to unmarshal data received from passing verbose=2 to getblock.
 type GetBlockVerboseResult struct {
-	Hash          string        `json:"hash"`
-	Confirmations int64         `json:"confirmations"`
-	StrippedSize  int32         `json:"strippedsize"`
-	Size          int32         `json:"size"`
-	Weight        int32         `json:"weight"`
-	Height        int64         `json:"height"`
-	Version       int32         `json:"version"`
-	VersionHex    string        `json:"versionHex"`
-	MerkleRoot    string        `json:"merkleroot"`
-	ClaimTrie     string        `json:"claimTrie,omitempty"`
-	Tx            []string      `json:"tx,omitempty"`
-	RawTx         []TxRawResult `json:"rawtx,omitempty"` // Note: this field is always empty when verbose != 2.
-	Time          int64         `json:"time"`
-	Nonce         uint32        `json:"nonce"`
-	Bits          string        `json:"bits"`
-	Difficulty    float64       `json:"difficulty"`
-	PreviousHash  string        `json:"previousblockhash,omitempty"`
-	NextHash      string        `json:"nextblockhash,omitempty"`
+	GetBlockVerboseResultBase
+	Tx []string `json:"tx"`
 }
 
 // GetBlockVerboseTxResult models the data from the getblock command when the
@@ -100,23 +105,8 @@ type GetBlockVerboseResult struct {
 // getblock returns an object whose tx field is an array of raw transactions.
 // Use GetBlockVerboseResult to unmarshal data received from passing verbose=1 to getblock.
 type GetBlockVerboseTxResult struct {
-	Hash          string        `json:"hash"`
-	Confirmations int64         `json:"confirmations"`
-	StrippedSize  int32         `json:"strippedsize"`
-	Size          int32         `json:"size"`
-	Weight        int32         `json:"weight"`
-	Height        int64         `json:"height"`
-	Version       int32         `json:"version"`
-	VersionHex    string        `json:"versionHex"`
-	MerkleRoot    string        `json:"merkleroot"`
-	Tx            []TxRawResult `json:"tx,omitempty"`
-	RawTx         []TxRawResult `json:"rawtx,omitempty"` // Deprecated: removed in Bitcoin Core
-	Time          int64         `json:"time"`
-	Nonce         uint32        `json:"nonce"`
-	Bits          string        `json:"bits"`
-	Difficulty    float64       `json:"difficulty"`
-	PreviousHash  string        `json:"previousblockhash"`
-	NextHash      string        `json:"nextblockhash,omitempty"`
+	GetBlockVerboseResultBase
+	Tx []TxRawResult `json:"tx"`
 }
 
 // GetChainTxStatsResult models the data from the getchaintxstats command.
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 2438f121..3c0530fe 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1192,7 +1192,8 @@ func handleGetBlock(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}) (i
 	if blockHeight > 0 {
 		prevHashString = blockHeader.PrevBlock.String()
 	}
-	blockReply := btcjson.GetBlockVerboseResult{
+
+	base := btcjson.GetBlockVerboseResultBase{
 		Hash:          c.Hash,
 		Version:       blockHeader.Version,
 		VersionHex:    fmt.Sprintf("%08x", blockHeader.Version),
@@ -1218,20 +1219,29 @@ func handleGetBlock(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}) (i
 			txNames[i] = tx.Hash().String()
 		}
 
-		blockReply.Tx = txNames
-	} else {
-		txns := blk.Transactions()
-		rawTxns := make([]btcjson.TxRawResult, len(txns))
-		for i, tx := range txns {
-			rawTxn, err := createTxRawResult(params, tx.MsgTx(),
-				tx.Hash().String(), blockHeader, hash.String(),
-				blockHeight, best.Height)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			rawTxns[i] = *rawTxn
+		base.TxCount = len(txNames)
+		blockReply := btcjson.GetBlockVerboseResult{
+			GetBlockVerboseResultBase: base,
+			Tx:                        txNames,
 		}
-		blockReply.RawTx = rawTxns
+		return blockReply, nil
+	}
+
+	txns := blk.Transactions()
+	rawTxns := make([]btcjson.TxRawResult, len(txns))
+	for i, tx := range txns {
+		rawTxn, err := createTxRawResult(params, tx.MsgTx(),
+			tx.Hash().String(), blockHeader, hash.String(),
+			blockHeight, best.Height)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		rawTxns[i] = *rawTxn
+	}
+	base.TxCount = len(rawTxns)
+	blockReply := btcjson.GetBlockVerboseTxResult{
+		GetBlockVerboseResultBase: base,
+		Tx:                        rawTxns,
 	}
 
 	return blockReply, nil