diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index f70d506e1..68279d7ff 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex* blockindex)
     result.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", blockindex->nBits));
     result.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(blockindex));
     result.pushKV("chainwork", blockindex->nChainWork.GetHex());
+    result.pushKV("nTx", (uint64_t)blockindex->nTx);
 
     if (blockindex->pprev)
         result.pushKV("previousblockhash", blockindex->pprev->GetBlockHash().GetHex());
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ UniValue blockToJSON(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, bool tx
     result.pushKV("bits", strprintf("%08x", block.nBits));
     result.pushKV("difficulty", GetDifficulty(blockindex));
     result.pushKV("chainwork", blockindex->nChainWork.GetHex());
+    result.pushKV("nTx", (uint64_t)blockindex->nTx);
 
     if (blockindex->pprev)
         result.pushKV("previousblockhash", blockindex->pprev->GetBlockHash().GetHex());
@@ -694,6 +696,7 @@ static UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"bits\" : \"1d00ffff\", (string) The bits\n"
             "  \"difficulty\" : x.xxx,  (numeric) The difficulty\n"
             "  \"chainwork\" : \"0000...1f3\"     (string) Expected number of hashes required to produce the current chain (in hex)\n"
+            "  \"nTx\" : n,             (numeric) The number of transactions in the block.\n"
             "  \"previousblockhash\" : \"hash\",  (string) The hash of the previous block\n"
             "  \"nextblockhash\" : \"hash\",      (string) The hash of the next block\n"
             "}\n"
@@ -782,6 +785,7 @@ static UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"bits\" : \"1d00ffff\", (string) The bits\n"
             "  \"difficulty\" : x.xxx,  (numeric) The difficulty\n"
             "  \"chainwork\" : \"xxxx\",  (string) Expected number of hashes required to produce the chain up to this block (in hex)\n"
+            "  \"nTx\" : n,             (numeric) The number of transactions in the block.\n"
             "  \"previousblockhash\" : \"hash\",  (string) The hash of the previous block\n"
             "  \"nextblockhash\" : \"hash\"       (string) The hash of the next block\n"
             "}\n"
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_pruning.py b/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
index 11a52b9ee..d400507a6 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
@@ -260,10 +260,17 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # should not prune because chain tip of node 3 (995) < PruneAfterHeight (1000)
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Blockchain is too short for pruning", node.pruneblockchain, height(500))
 
+        # Save block transaction count before pruning, assert value
+        block1_details = node.getblock(node.getblockhash(1))
+        assert_equal(block1_details["nTx"], len(block1_details["tx"]))
+
         # mine 6 blocks so we are at height 1001 (i.e., above PruneAfterHeight)
         node.generate(6)
         assert_equal(node.getblockchaininfo()["blocks"], 1001)
 
+        # Pruned block should still know the number of transactions
+        assert_equal(node.getblockheader(node.getblockhash(1))["nTx"], block1_details["nTx"])
+
         # negative heights should raise an exception
         assert_raises_rpc_error(-8, "Negative", node.pruneblockchain, -10)
 
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
index 17e24453e..7acc59c2c 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(header['confirmations'], 1)
         assert_equal(header['previousblockhash'], secondbesthash)
         assert_is_hex_string(header['chainwork'])
+        assert_equal(header['nTx'], 1)
         assert_is_hash_string(header['hash'])
         assert_is_hash_string(header['previousblockhash'])
         assert_is_hash_string(header['merkleroot'])