diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 7255c826bc..7669755277 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ import (
 
 // EthApiBackend implements ethapi.Backend for full nodes
 type EthApiBackend struct {
-	eth *Ethereum
-	gpo *gasprice.Oracle
+	eth   *Ethereum
+	gpo   *gasprice.Oracle
+	XDPoS *XDPoS.XDPoS
 }
 
 func (b *EthApiBackend) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
@@ -81,6 +82,22 @@ func (b *EthApiBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNum
 	// Otherwise resolve and return the block
 	if blockNr == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return b.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Header(), nil
+	} else if blockNr == rpc.ConfirmedBlockNumber {
+		if b.eth.chainConfig.XDPoS == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("PoW does not support confirmed block lookup")
+		}
+		current := b.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Header()
+		if b.eth.blockchain.Config().XDPoS.BlockConsensusVersion(
+			current.Number,
+			current.Extra,
+			XDPoS.ExtraFieldCheck,
+		) == params.ConsensusEngineVersion2 {
+			// TO CHECK: why calling config in XDPoS is blocked (not field and method)
+			confirmedHash := b.XDPoS.EngineV2.GetLatestCommittedBlockInfo().Hash
+			return b.eth.blockchain.GetHeaderByHash(confirmedHash), nil
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("PoS V1 does not support confirmed block lookup")
+		}
 	}
 	return b.eth.blockchain.GetHeaderByNumber(uint64(blockNr)), nil
 }
@@ -93,6 +110,22 @@ func (b *EthApiBackend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumb
 	// Otherwise resolve and return the block
 	if blockNr == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return b.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock(), nil
+	} else if blockNr == rpc.ConfirmedBlockNumber {
+		if b.eth.chainConfig.XDPoS == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("PoW does not support confirmed block lookup")
+		}
+		current := b.eth.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Header()
+		if b.eth.blockchain.Config().XDPoS.BlockConsensusVersion(
+			current.Number,
+			current.Extra,
+			XDPoS.ExtraFieldCheck,
+		) == params.ConsensusEngineVersion2 {
+			// TO CHECK: why calling config in XDPoS is blocked (not field and method)
+			confirmedHash := b.XDPoS.EngineV2.GetLatestCommittedBlockInfo().Hash
+			return b.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(confirmedHash), nil
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("PoS V1 does not support confirmed block lookup")
+		}
 	}
 	return b.eth.blockchain.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(blockNr)), nil
 }
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index b08219cf3e..a3f09ccac0 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -216,7 +216,11 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config, XDCXServ *XDCx.XDCX, lendingS
 	eth.miner = miner.New(eth, eth.chainConfig, eth.EventMux(), eth.engine, ctx.GetConfig().AnnounceTxs)
 	eth.miner.SetExtra(makeExtraData(config.ExtraData))
 
-	eth.ApiBackend = &EthApiBackend{eth, nil}
+	if eth.chainConfig.XDPoS != nil {
+		eth.ApiBackend = &EthApiBackend{eth, nil, eth.engine.(*XDPoS.XDPoS)}
+	} else {
+		eth.ApiBackend = &EthApiBackend{eth, nil, nil}
+	}
 	gpoParams := config.GPO
 	if gpoParams.Default == nil {
 		gpoParams.Default = config.GasPrice
diff --git a/light/txpool.go b/light/txpool.go
index 5fabb78989..27b749bf4d 100644
--- a/light/txpool.go
+++ b/light/txpool.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) checkMinedTxs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number
 	}
 	// If some transactions have been mined, write the needed data to disk and update
 	if list != nil {
-		// Retrieve all the receipts belonging to this block and write the loopup table
+		// Retrieve all the receipts belonging to this block and write the lookup table
 		if _, err := GetBlockReceipts(ctx, pool.odr, hash, number); err != nil { // ODR caches, ignore results
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/rpc/types.go b/rpc/types.go
index e3cd435314..57f13e0354 100644
--- a/rpc/types.go
+++ b/rpc/types.go
@@ -120,14 +120,15 @@ type BlockNumber int64
 type EpochNumber int64
 
 const (
-	PendingBlockNumber  = BlockNumber(-2)
-	LatestBlockNumber   = BlockNumber(-1)
-	EarliestBlockNumber = BlockNumber(0)
-	LatestEpochNumber   = EpochNumber(-1)
+	ConfirmedBlockNumber = BlockNumber(-3)
+	PendingBlockNumber   = BlockNumber(-2)
+	LatestBlockNumber    = BlockNumber(-1)
+	EarliestBlockNumber  = BlockNumber(0)
+	LatestEpochNumber    = EpochNumber(-1)
 )
 
 // UnmarshalJSON parses the given JSON fragment into a BlockNumber. It supports:
-// - "latest", "earliest" or "pending" as string arguments
+// - "latest", "earliest", "pending" and "confirmed" as string arguments
 // - the block number
 // Returned errors:
 // - an invalid block number error when the given argument isn't a known strings
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@ func (bn *BlockNumber) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	case "pending":
 		*bn = PendingBlockNumber
 		return nil
+	case "confirmed":
+		*bn = ConfirmedBlockNumber
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	blckNum, err := hexutil.DecodeUint64(input)