diff --git a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
index 472f22347..460507258 100644
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage struct {
 	baseMessage
 	NetworkName         string
 	BlockCount          uint64
+	HeaderCount         uint64
 	TipHashes           []string
 	VirtualParentHashes []string
 	Difficulty          float64
diff --git a/app/rpc/rpccontext/verbosedata.go b/app/rpc/rpccontext/verbosedata.go
index e9c1f4062..88b464072 100644
--- a/app/rpc/rpccontext/verbosedata.go
+++ b/app/rpc/rpccontext/verbosedata.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package rpccontext
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ func (ctx *Context) BuildBlockVerboseData(block *externalapi.DomainBlock, includ
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	result := &appmessage.BlockVerboseData{
 		Hash:                 hash.String(),
 		Version:              blockHeader.Version,
@@ -77,12 +77,11 @@ func (ctx *Context) GetDifficultyRatio(bits uint32, params *dagconfig.Params) fl
 	target := util.CompactToBig(bits)
 
 	difficulty := new(big.Rat).SetFrac(params.PowMax, target)
-	outString := difficulty.FloatString(8)
-	diff, err := strconv.ParseFloat(outString, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Cannot get difficulty: %s", err)
-		return 0
-	}
+	diff, _ := difficulty.Float64()
+
+	roundingPrecision := float64(100)
+	diff = math.Round(diff*roundingPrecision) / roundingPrecision
+
 	return diff
 }
 
diff --git a/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_block_dag_info.go b/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_block_dag_info.go
index 8c6cebc82..31dffe2a3 100644
--- a/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_block_dag_info.go
+++ b/app/rpc/rpchandlers/get_block_dag_info.go
@@ -3,15 +3,38 @@ package rpchandlers
 import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc/rpccontext"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
 )
 
 // HandleGetBlockDAGInfo handles the respectively named RPC command
 func HandleGetBlockDAGInfo(context *rpccontext.Context, _ *router.Router, _ appmessage.Message) (appmessage.Message, error) {
 	params := context.Config.ActiveNetParams
+	consensus := context.Domain.Consensus()
 
 	response := appmessage.NewGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage()
 	response.NetworkName = params.Name
 
+	syncInfo, err := consensus.GetSyncInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	response.BlockCount = syncInfo.BlockCount
+	response.HeaderCount = syncInfo.HeaderCount
+
+	tipHashes, err := consensus.Tips()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	response.TipHashes = hashes.ToStrings(tipHashes)
+
+	virtualInfo, err := consensus.GetVirtualInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	response.VirtualParentHashes = hashes.ToStrings(virtualInfo.ParentHashes)
+	response.Difficulty = context.GetDifficultyRatio(virtualInfo.Bits, context.Config.ActiveNetParams)
+	response.PastMedianTime = virtualInfo.PastMedianTime
+
 	return response, nil
 }
diff --git a/domain/consensus/consensus.go b/domain/consensus/consensus.go
index 7e49e8abf..007e5a7a0 100644
--- a/domain/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/domain/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -221,3 +221,28 @@ func (s *consensus) GetSyncInfo() (*externalapi.SyncInfo, error) {
 
 	return s.syncManager.GetSyncInfo()
 }
+
+func (s *consensus) Tips() ([]*externalapi.DomainHash, error) {
+	return s.consensusStateStore.Tips(s.databaseContext)
+}
+
+func (s *consensus) GetVirtualInfo() (*externalapi.VirtualInfo, error) {
+	blockRelations, err := s.blockRelationStore.BlockRelation(s.databaseContext, model.VirtualBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bits, err := s.difficultyManager.RequiredDifficulty(model.VirtualBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pastMedianTime, err := s.pastMedianTimeManager.PastMedianTime(model.VirtualBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &externalapi.VirtualInfo{
+		ParentHashes:   blockRelations.Parents,
+		Bits:           bits,
+		PastMedianTime: pastMedianTime,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/consensus.go b/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/consensus.go
index 197878b14..ccf94de6b 100644
--- a/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/consensus.go
+++ b/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/consensus.go
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ type Consensus interface {
 	CreateBlockLocator(lowHash, highHash *DomainHash, limit uint32) (BlockLocator, error)
 	FindNextBlockLocatorBoundaries(blockLocator BlockLocator) (lowHash, highHash *DomainHash, err error)
 	GetSyncInfo() (*SyncInfo, error)
+	Tips() ([]*DomainHash, error)
+	GetVirtualInfo() (*VirtualInfo, error)
 }
diff --git a/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/virtual.go b/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/virtual.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b35ec4342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/domain/consensus/model/externalapi/virtual.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package externalapi
+
+// VirtualInfo represents information about the virtual block needed by external components
+type VirtualInfo struct {
+	ParentHashes   []*DomainHash
+	Bits           uint32
+	PastMedianTime int64
+}
diff --git a/domain/consensus/utils/hashes/from_string.go b/domain/consensus/utils/hashes/strings.go
similarity index 87%
rename from domain/consensus/utils/hashes/from_string.go
rename to domain/consensus/utils/hashes/strings.go
index d4d999c56..3c4b9625e 100644
--- a/domain/consensus/utils/hashes/from_string.go
+++ b/domain/consensus/utils/hashes/strings.go
@@ -55,3 +55,12 @@ func decode(dst *externalapi.DomainHash, src string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ToStrings converts a slice of hashes into a slice of the corresponding strings
+func ToStrings(hashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) []string {
+	strings := make([]string, len(hashes))
+	for i, hash := range hashes {
+		strings[i] = hash.String()
+	}
+	return strings
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.pb.go b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.pb.go
index 81292f71b..3eb8fe3f6 100644
--- a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.pb.go
+++ b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.pb.go
@@ -5637,10 +5637,11 @@ type GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage struct {
 
 	NetworkName         string    `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=networkName,proto3" json:"networkName,omitempty"`
 	BlockCount          uint64    `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=blockCount,proto3" json:"blockCount,omitempty"`
-	TipHashes           []string  `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=tipHashes,proto3" json:"tipHashes,omitempty"`
-	Difficulty          float64   `protobuf:"fixed64,4,opt,name=difficulty,proto3" json:"difficulty,omitempty"`
-	PastMedianTime      int64     `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=pastMedianTime,proto3" json:"pastMedianTime,omitempty"`
-	VirtualParentHashes []string  `protobuf:"bytes,6,rep,name=virtualParentHashes,proto3" json:"virtualParentHashes,omitempty"`
+	HeaderCount         uint64    `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=headerCount,proto3" json:"headerCount,omitempty"`
+	TipHashes           []string  `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=tipHashes,proto3" json:"tipHashes,omitempty"`
+	Difficulty          float64   `protobuf:"fixed64,5,opt,name=difficulty,proto3" json:"difficulty,omitempty"`
+	PastMedianTime      int64     `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=pastMedianTime,proto3" json:"pastMedianTime,omitempty"`
+	VirtualParentHashes []string  `protobuf:"bytes,7,rep,name=virtualParentHashes,proto3" json:"virtualParentHashes,omitempty"`
 	Error               *RPCError `protobuf:"bytes,1000,opt,name=error,proto3" json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -5690,6 +5691,13 @@ func (x *GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage) GetBlockCount() uint64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage) GetHeaderCount() uint64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.HeaderCount
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func (x *GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage) GetTipHashes() []string {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.TipHashes
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 var (
diff --git a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.proto b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.proto
index cf88b8480..d39caa5a1 100644
--- a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.proto
+++ b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/messages.proto
@@ -563,10 +563,11 @@ message GetBlockDagInfoRequestMessage{
 message GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage{
   string networkName = 1;
   uint64 blockCount = 2;
-  repeated string tipHashes = 3;
-  double difficulty = 4;
-  int64 pastMedianTime = 5;
-  repeated string virtualParentHashes = 6;
+  uint64 headerCount = 3;
+  repeated string tipHashes = 4;
+  double difficulty = 5;
+  int64 pastMedianTime = 6;
+  repeated string virtualParentHashes = 7;
   RPCError error = 1000;
 }
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
index ca7fd24b5..d47cb6a29 100644
--- a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
+++ b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func (x *KaspadMessage_GetBlockDagInfoResponse) toAppMessage() (appmessage.Messa
 	return &appmessage.GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage{
 		NetworkName:         x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.NetworkName,
 		BlockCount:          x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.BlockCount,
+		HeaderCount:         x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.HeaderCount,
 		TipHashes:           x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.TipHashes,
 		VirtualParentHashes: x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.VirtualParentHashes,
 		Difficulty:          x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse.Difficulty,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (x *KaspadMessage_GetBlockDagInfoResponse) fromAppMessage(message *appmessa
 	x.GetBlockDagInfoResponse = &GetBlockDagInfoResponseMessage{
 		NetworkName:         message.NetworkName,
 		BlockCount:          message.BlockCount,
+		HeaderCount:         message.HeaderCount,
 		TipHashes:           message.TipHashes,
 		VirtualParentHashes: message.VirtualParentHashes,
 		Difficulty:          message.Difficulty,