diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py b/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
index 023a805a30..cb0a970660 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/pruning.py
@@ -269,10 +269,17 @@ class PruneTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         # should not prune because chain tip of node 3 (995) < PruneAfterHeight (1000)
         assert_raises_message(JSONRPCException, "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_message(JSONRPCException, "Negative", node.pruneblockchain, -10)
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index b685b5d475..103fe69f6b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex* blockindex)
     result.push_back(Pair("merkleroot", blockindex->hashMerkleRoot.GetHex()));
     result.push_back(Pair("time", (int64_t)blockindex->nTime));
     result.push_back(Pair("mediantime", (int64_t)blockindex->GetMedianTimePast()));
+    result.push_back(Pair("nTx", (uint64_t)blockindex->nTx));
     result.push_back(Pair("signblock_witness_asm", ScriptToAsmStr(blockindex->proof.solution)));
     result.push_back(Pair("signblock_witness_hex", HexStr(blockindex->proof.solution)));
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ UniValue blockToJSON(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, bool tx
     result.push_back(Pair("tx", txs));
     result.push_back(Pair("time", block.GetBlockTime()));
     result.push_back(Pair("mediantime", (int64_t)blockindex->GetMedianTimePast()));
+    result.push_back(Pair("nTx", (int64_t)blockindex->nTx));
     result.push_back(Pair("signblock_witness_asm", ScriptToAsmStr(blockindex->proof.solution)));
     result.push_back(Pair("signblock_witness_hex", HexStr(blockindex->proof.solution)));
 
@@ -605,8 +607,7 @@ UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"merkleroot\" : \"xxxx\", (string) The merkle root\n"
             "  \"time\" : ttt,          (numeric) The block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
             "  \"mediantime\" : ttt,    (numeric) The median block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
-            "  \"signblock_witness_asm\":\"asm\", (string) scriptSig for block signing (asm)'\n"
-            "  \"signblock_witness_hex\":\"hex\", (string) scriptSig for block signing (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"
@@ -691,8 +692,7 @@ static UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  ],\n"
             "  \"time\" : ttt,          (numeric) The block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
             "  \"mediantime\" : ttt,    (numeric) The median block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
-            "  \"signblock_witness_asm\":\"asm\", (string) scriptSig for block signing (asm)'\n"
-            "  \"signblock_witness_hex\":\"hex\", (string) scriptSig for block signing (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"