diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
index 097543292..4641f2517 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc_test.go
@@ -264,17 +264,12 @@ var rpcClientTestCases = map[string][]rpcClientTestCase{
 			result: func(c *Client) interface{} {
 				b := getResultBlock1()
 				return &result.Header{
-					Hash:          b.Hash(),
-					Size:          457,
-					Version:       b.Version,
-					NextBlockHash: b.NextBlockHash,
-					PrevBlockHash: b.PrevHash,
-					MerkleRoot:    b.MerkleRoot,
-					Timestamp:     b.Timestamp,
-					Index:         b.Index,
-					NextConsensus: address.Uint160ToString(b.NextConsensus),
-					Witnesses:     []transaction.Witness{b.Script},
-					Confirmations: b.Confirmations,
+					Header: b.Header,
+					BlockMetadata: result.BlockMetadata{
+						Size:          457,
+						NextBlockHash: b.NextBlockHash,
+						Confirmations: b.Confirmations,
+					},
 				}
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/response/result/block_header.go b/pkg/rpc/response/result/block_header.go
index 6e087883e..c68e7b38a 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/response/result/block_header.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/response/result/block_header.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package result
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/blockchainer"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -13,33 +14,19 @@ type (
 	// Header wrapper used for the representation of
 	// block header on the RPC Server.
 	Header struct {
-		Hash          util.Uint256          `json:"hash"`
-		Size          int                   `json:"size"`
-		Version       uint32                `json:"version"`
-		PrevBlockHash util.Uint256          `json:"previousblockhash"`
-		MerkleRoot    util.Uint256          `json:"merkleroot"`
-		Timestamp     uint64                `json:"time"`
-		Index         uint32                `json:"index"`
-		NextConsensus string                `json:"nextconsensus"`
-		Witnesses     []transaction.Witness `json:"witnesses"`
-		Confirmations uint32                `json:"confirmations"`
-		NextBlockHash *util.Uint256         `json:"nextblockhash,omitempty"`
+		block.Header
+		BlockMetadata
 	}
 )
 
 // NewHeader creates a new Header wrapper.
 func NewHeader(h *block.Header, chain blockchainer.Blockchainer) Header {
 	res := Header{
-		Hash:          h.Hash(),
-		Size:          io.GetVarSize(h),
-		Version:       h.Version,
-		PrevBlockHash: h.PrevHash,
-		MerkleRoot:    h.MerkleRoot,
-		Timestamp:     h.Timestamp,
-		Index:         h.Index,
-		NextConsensus: address.Uint160ToString(h.NextConsensus),
-		Witnesses:     []transaction.Witness{h.Script},
-		Confirmations: chain.BlockHeight() - h.Index + 1,
+		Header: *h,
+		BlockMetadata: BlockMetadata{
+			Size:          io.GetVarSize(h),
+			Confirmations: chain.BlockHeight() - h.Index + 1,
+		},
 	}
 
 	hash := chain.GetHeaderHash(int(h.Index) + 1)
@@ -48,3 +35,42 @@ func NewHeader(h *block.Header, chain blockchainer.Blockchainer) Header {
 	}
 	return res
 }
+
+// MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler interface.
+func (h Header) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	output, err := json.Marshal(h.BlockMetadata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	baseBytes, err := json.Marshal(h.Header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// We have to keep both "fields" at the same level in json in order to
+	// match C# API, so there's no way to marshall Block correctly with
+	// standard json.Marshaller tool.
+	if output[len(output)-1] != '}' || baseBytes[0] != '{' {
+		return nil, errors.New("can't merge internal jsons")
+	}
+	output[len(output)-1] = ','
+	output = append(output, baseBytes[1:]...)
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler interface.
+func (h *Header) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	// As block.Block and BlockMetadata are at the same level in json,
+	// do unmarshalling separately for both structs.
+	meta := new(BlockMetadata)
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, meta)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &h.Header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	h.BlockMetadata = *meta
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
index c7f11b944..66260c311 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
@@ -1455,17 +1455,12 @@ func testRPCProtocol(t *testing.T, doRPCCall func(string, string, *testing.T) []
 		t.Run("verbose != 0", func(t *testing.T) {
 			nextHash := chain.GetHeaderHash(int(hdr.Index) + 1)
 			expected := &result.Header{
-				Hash:          hdr.Hash(),
-				Size:          io.GetVarSize(hdr),
-				Version:       hdr.Version,
-				PrevBlockHash: hdr.PrevHash,
-				MerkleRoot:    hdr.MerkleRoot,
-				Timestamp:     hdr.Timestamp,
-				Index:         hdr.Index,
-				NextConsensus: address.Uint160ToString(hdr.NextConsensus),
-				Witnesses:     []transaction.Witness{hdr.Script},
-				Confirmations: e.chain.BlockHeight() - hdr.Index + 1,
-				NextBlockHash: &nextHash,
+				Header: *hdr,
+				BlockMetadata: result.BlockMetadata{
+					Size:          io.GetVarSize(hdr),
+					NextBlockHash: &nextHash,
+					Confirmations: e.chain.BlockHeight() - hdr.Index + 1,
+				},
 			}
 
 			rpc := fmt.Sprintf(rpc, `["`+testHeaderHash+`", 2]`)