diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/types.go b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/types.go
index 4f55973cfd..2dd2228d36 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/types.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/types.go
@@ -57,3 +57,50 @@ type PublicApiSnapshot struct {
 	Votes   []*clique.Vote                  `json:"votes"`   // List of votes cast in chronological order
 	Tally   map[common.Address]clique.Tally `json:"tally"`   // Current vote tally to avoid recalculating
 }
+
+// Round number type in XDPoS 2.0
+type Round uint64
+
+// Vote message in XDPoS 2.0
+type Vote struct {
+	ProposedBlockInfo BlockInfo
+	Signature         []byte
+}
+
+// Timeout message in XDPoS 2.0
+type Timeout struct {
+	Round     Round
+	Signature []byte
+}
+
+// BFT Sync Info message in XDPoS 2.0
+type SyncInfo struct {
+	HighestQuorumCert  QuorumCert
+	HighestTimeoutCert TimeoutCert
+}
+
+// Block Info struct in XDPoS 2.0, used for vote message, etc.
+type BlockInfo struct {
+	Hash   common.Hash
+	Round  Round
+	Number *big.Int
+}
+
+// Quorum Certificate struct in XDPoS 2.0
+type QuorumCert struct {
+	ProposedBlockInfo BlockInfo
+	Signatures        [][]byte
+}
+
+// Timeout Certificate struct in XDPoS 2.0
+type TimeoutCert struct {
+	Round      Round
+	Signatures [][]byte
+}
+
+// The parsed extra fields in block header in XDPoS 2.0 (excluding the version byte)
+// The version byte (consensus version) is the first byte in header's extra and it's only valid with value >= 2
+type ExtraFields_v2 struct {
+	Round      Round
+	QuorumCert QuorumCert
+}
diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils.go b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils.go
index 6d360539b1..fa756d02ed 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -149,3 +150,55 @@ func SigHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
 	return hash
 }
+
+// Encode XDPoS 2.0 extra fields into bytes
+func (e *ExtraFields_v2) EncodeToBytes() ([]byte, error) {
+	bytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(e)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	versionByte := []byte{2}
+	return append(versionByte, bytes...), nil
+}
+
+// Decode extra fields for consensus version >= 2 (XDPoS 2.0 and future versions)
+func DecodeBytesExtraFields(b []byte, val interface{}) error {
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extra field is 0 length")
+	}
+	switch b[0] {
+	case 1:
+		return fmt.Errorf("consensus version 1 is not applicable for decoding extra fields")
+	case 2:
+		return rlp.DecodeBytes(b[1:], val)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("consensus version %d is not defined", b[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func rlpHash(x interface{}) (h common.Hash) {
+	hw := sha3.NewKeccak256()
+	rlp.Encode(hw, x)
+	hw.Sum(h[:0])
+	return h
+}
+
+func (m *Vote) Hash() common.Hash {
+	return rlpHash(m)
+}
+
+func (m *Timeout) Hash() common.Hash {
+	return rlpHash(m)
+}
+
+func (m *SyncInfo) Hash() common.Hash {
+	return rlpHash(m)
+}
+
+func VoteSigHash(m *BlockInfo) common.Hash {
+	return rlpHash(m)
+}
+
+func TimeoutSigHash(m *Round) common.Hash {
+	return rlpHash(m)
+}
diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils_test.go b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils_test.go
index 60f4210f58..6dfc70971c 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
@@ -82,3 +83,62 @@ func TestCompareSignersLists(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Failed with list has only one signer")
 	}
 }
+
+func toyExtraFields() *ExtraFields_v2 {
+	round := Round(307)
+	blockInfo := BlockInfo{Hash: common.BigToHash(big.NewInt(2047)), Round: round - 1, Number: big.NewInt(1)}
+	signature := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	signatures := [][]byte{signature}
+	quorumCert := QuorumCert{ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo, Signatures: signatures}
+	e := &ExtraFields_v2{Round: round, QuorumCert: quorumCert}
+	return e
+}
+func TestExtraFieldsEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	extraFields := toyExtraFields()
+	encoded, err := extraFields.EncodeToBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error when encoding extra fields")
+	}
+	var decoded ExtraFields_v2
+	err = DecodeBytesExtraFields(encoded, &decoded)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error when decoding extra fields")
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(*extraFields, decoded) {
+		t.Fatalf("Decoded not equal to original extra field, original: %v; decoded: %v", extraFields, decoded)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHashAndSigHash(t *testing.T) {
+	round := Round(307)
+	blockInfo1 := BlockInfo{Hash: common.BigToHash(big.NewInt(2047)), Round: round - 1, Number: big.NewInt(1)}
+	blockInfo2 := BlockInfo{Hash: common.BigToHash(big.NewInt(4095)), Round: round - 1, Number: big.NewInt(1)}
+	signature1 := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	signature2 := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7}
+	signatures1 := [][]byte{signature1}
+	quorumCert1 := QuorumCert{ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo1, Signatures: signatures1}
+	signatures2 := [][]byte{signature2}
+	quorumCert2 := QuorumCert{ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo1, Signatures: signatures2}
+	vote1 := Vote{ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo1, Signature: signature1}
+	vote2 := Vote{ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo1, Signature: signature2}
+	if vote1.Hash() == vote2.Hash() {
+		t.Fatalf("Hash of two votes shouldn't equal")
+	}
+	timeout1 := Timeout{Round: 10, Signature: signature1}
+	timeout2 := Timeout{Round: 10, Signature: signature2}
+	if timeout1.Hash() == timeout2.Hash() {
+		t.Fatalf("Hash of two timeouts shouldn't equal")
+	}
+	syncInfo1 := SyncInfo{HighestQuorumCert: quorumCert1}
+	syncInfo2 := SyncInfo{HighestQuorumCert: quorumCert2}
+	if syncInfo1.Hash() == syncInfo2.Hash() {
+		t.Fatalf("Hash of two sync info shouldn't equal")
+	}
+	if VoteSigHash(&blockInfo1) == VoteSigHash(&blockInfo2) {
+		t.Fatalf("SigHash of two block info shouldn't equal")
+	}
+	round2 := Round(999)
+	if TimeoutSigHash(&round) == TimeoutSigHash(&round2) {
+		t.Fatalf("SigHash of two round shouldn't equal")
+	}
+}