diff --git a/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py b/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
index 5139f18ea..9b4f36c4b 100644
--- a/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
+++ b/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 import itertools
-from operator import itemgetter
 from typing import List, Dict
 
 from lbry.schema.url import URL
@@ -15,29 +14,37 @@ from .search import search_claims
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _get_referenced_rows(txo_rows: List[dict], censor_channels: List[bytes]):
+def _get_referenced_rows(txo_rows: List[Output], censor_channels: List[bytes]):
     # censor = context().get_resolve_censor()
-    repost_hashes = set(filter(None, map(itemgetter('reposted_claim_hash'), txo_rows)))
+    repost_hashes = set(txo.reposted_claim.claim_hash for txo in txo_rows if txo.reposted_claim)
     channel_hashes = set(itertools.chain(
-        filter(None, map(itemgetter('channel_hash'), txo_rows)),
+        (txo.channel.claim_hash for txo in txo_rows if txo.channel),
         censor_channels
     ))
 
     reposted_txos = []
     if repost_hashes:
         reposted_txos = search_claims(**{'claim.claim_hash__in': repost_hashes})
-        channel_hashes |= set(filter(None, map(itemgetter('channel_hash'), reposted_txos)))
+        if reposted_txos:
+            reposted_txos = reposted_txos[0]
+            channel_hashes |= set(txo.channel.claim_hash for txo in reposted_txos if txo.channel)
 
     channel_txos = []
     if channel_hashes:
         channel_txos = search_claims(**{'claim.claim_hash__in': channel_hashes})
+        channel_txos = channel_txos[0] if channel_txos else []
 
     # channels must come first for client side inflation to work properly
     return channel_txos + reposted_txos
 
 
 def protobuf_resolve(urls, **kwargs) -> str:
-    return ResultOutput.to_base64([resolve_url(raw_url) for raw_url in urls], [])
+    txo_rows = [resolve_url(raw_url) for raw_url in urls]
+    extra_txo_rows = _get_referenced_rows(
+        txo_rows,
+        [txo.censor_hash for txo in txo_rows if isinstance(txo, ResolveCensoredError)]
+    )
+    return ResultOutput.to_base64(txo_rows, extra_txo_rows)
 
 
 def resolve(urls, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Output]:
@@ -86,7 +93,10 @@ def resolve_url(raw_url):
         # matches = search_claims(censor, **q, limit=1)
         matches = search_claims(**q, limit=1)[0]
         if matches:
-            return matches[0]
+            stream = matches[0]
+            if channel:
+                stream.channel = channel
+            return stream
         elif censor.censored:
             return ResolveCensoredError(raw_url, next(iter(censor.censored)))
         else:
diff --git a/lbry/schema/result.py b/lbry/schema/result.py
index 2a8ffcdcc..ebdd404a2 100644
--- a/lbry/schema/result.py
+++ b/lbry/schema/result.py
@@ -206,5 +206,10 @@ class Outputs:
         #txo_message.claim.trending_mixed = txo['trending_mixed']
         #txo_message.claim.trending_local = txo['trending_local']
         #txo_message.claim.trending_global = txo['trending_global']
-        #set_reference(txo_message.claim.channel, txo['channel_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
+        if txo.channel:
+            reference = txo_message.claim.channel
+            hash = txo.channel.hash
+            reference.tx_hash = hash[:32]
+            reference.nout = struct.unpack('<I', hash[32:])[0]
+            reference.height = txo.channel.spent_height
         #set_reference(txo_message.claim.repost, txo['reposted_claim_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
index 747ce58a4..72afdf1f7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree, remove_tree
 from lbry import Config, Database, RegTestLedger, Transaction, Output, Input
 from lbry.crypto.base58 import Base58
 from lbry.schema.claim import Stream, Channel
+from lbry.schema.result import Outputs
 from lbry.schema.support import Support
 from lbry.error import LbrycrdEventSubscriptionError, LbrycrdUnauthorizedError
 from lbry.blockchain.lbrycrd import Lbrycrd
@@ -897,6 +898,20 @@ class TestGeneralBlockchainSync(SyncingBlockchainTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(stream_c.claim_id, await self.resolve_to_claim_id("@foo#a/foo#c"))
         self.assertEqual(stream_cd.claim_id, await self.resolve_to_claim_id("@foo#ab/foo#cd"))
 
+    async def test_resolve_protobuf_includes_enough_information_for_signature_validation(self):
+        # important for old sdk
+        chan_ab = await self.get_claim(
+            await self.create_claim(claim_id_startswith='ab', is_channel=True))
+        await self.create_claim(claim_id_startswith='cd', sign=chan_ab)
+        await self.generate(1)
+        resolutions = await self.db.protobuf_resolve(["@foo#ab/foo#cd"])
+        resolutions = Outputs.from_base64(resolutions)
+        txs = await self.db.get_transactions(tx_hash__in=[tx[0] for tx in resolutions.txs])
+        self.assertEqual(len(txs), 2)
+        resolutions = resolutions.inflate(txs)
+        claim = resolutions[0][0]
+        self.assertTrue(claim.is_signed_by(claim.channel, self.chain.ledger))
+
 
 class TestClaimtrieSync(SyncingBlockchainTestCase):