diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index 6945fc8f23..cb52975fdf 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/paxosglobal/go-ethereum"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -182,7 +183,13 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common
 // TransactionByHash returns the transaction with the given hash.
 func (b *SimulatedBackend) TransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, isPending bool, err error) {
 	transaction, _, blockNumber, _ := rawdb.ReadTransaction(b.database, txHash)
-	return transaction, blockNumber != 0, nil
+	return transaction, blockNumber == 0, nil
+}
+
+// TransactionByHash returns the transaction with the given hash.
+func (b *SimulatedBackend) TransactionByHashWithBlockNum(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, isPending string, err error) {
+	transaction, _, blockNumber, _ := rawdb.ReadTransaction(b.database, txHash)
+	return transaction, string(blockNumber), nil
 }
 
 // BlockByNumber retrieves a block from the database by number, caching it
diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index b40837c8cc..04354dd90d 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/paxosglobal/go-ethereum"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
@@ -188,6 +189,28 @@ func (tx *rpcTransaction) UnmarshalJSON(msg []byte) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(msg, &tx.txExtraInfo)
 }
 
+// TransactionByHash returns the transaction with the given hash.
+func (ec *Client) TransactionByHashWithBlockNum(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, BlockNumber string, err error) {
+	var json *rpcTransaction
+	err = ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &json, "eth_getTransactionByHash", hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, err
+	} else if json == nil {
+		return nil, false, ethereum.NotFound
+	} else if _, r, _ := json.tx.RawSignatureValues(); r == nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("server returned transaction without signature")
+	}
+	if json.From != nil && json.BlockHash != nil {
+		setSenderFromServer(json.tx, *json.From, *json.BlockHash)
+	}
+
+	if json.BlockNumber == nil {
+		return json.tx, "0", nil
+	}
+
+	return json.tx, *json.BlockNumber, nil
+}
+
 // TransactionByHash returns the transaction with the given hash.
 func (ec *Client) TransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, isPending bool, err error) {
 	var json *rpcTransaction
diff --git a/interfaces.go b/interfaces.go
index 26b0fcbc17..920271a272 100644
--- a/interfaces.go
+++ b/interfaces.go
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ type TransactionReader interface {
 	// transaction may not be included in the current canonical chain even if a receipt
 	// exists.
 	TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error)
+
+	// Same as TransactionByHash but returns the BlockNum
+	TransactionByHashWithBlockNum(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (tx *types.Transaction, BlockNumber string, err error)
 }
 
 // ChainStateReader wraps access to the state trie of the canonical blockchain. Note that