diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 1b09bce35..86c2b9938 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ Dave Collins <davec@conformal.com>
 Geert-Johan Riemer <geertjohan.riemer@gmail.com>
 Josh Rickmar <jrick@conformal.com>
 Michalis Kargakis <michaliskargakis@gmail.com>
+Ruben de Vries <ruben@rubensayshi.com
diff --git a/chain.go b/chain.go
index a0968588a..592e18873 100644
--- a/chain.go
+++ b/chain.go
@@ -749,3 +749,35 @@ func (c *Client) RescanBlocksAsync(blockHashes []chainhash.Hash) FutureRescanBlo
 func (c *Client) RescanBlocks(blockHashes []chainhash.Hash) ([]btcjson.RescannedBlock, error) {
 	return c.RescanBlocksAsync(blockHashes).Receive()
 }
+
+// FutureInvalidateBlockResult is a future promise to deliver the result of a
+// InvalidateBlockAsync RPC invocation (or an applicable error).
+type FutureInvalidateBlockResult chan *response
+
+// Receive waits for the response promised by the future and returns the raw
+// block requested from the server given its hash.
+func (r FutureInvalidateBlockResult) Receive() error {
+	_, err := receiveFuture(r)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// InvalidateBlockAsync returns an instance of a type that can be used to get the
+// result of the RPC at some future time by invoking the Receive function on the
+// returned instance.
+//
+// See InvalidateBlock for the blocking version and more details.
+func (c *Client) InvalidateBlockAsync(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) FutureInvalidateBlockResult {
+	hash := ""
+	if blockHash != nil {
+		hash = blockHash.String()
+	}
+
+	cmd := btcjson.NewInvalidateBlockCmd(hash)
+	return c.sendCmd(cmd)
+}
+
+// InvalidateBlock invalidates a specific block.
+func (c *Client) InvalidateBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) error {
+	return c.InvalidateBlockAsync(blockHash).Receive()
+}