diff --git a/cmd/kaspaminer/mineloop.go b/cmd/kaspaminer/mineloop.go
index 13651cbe0..005864597 100644
--- a/cmd/kaspaminer/mineloop.go
+++ b/cmd/kaspaminer/mineloop.go
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/hex"
 	nativeerrors "errors"
 	"math/rand"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/rpcclient"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/blockdag"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/rpcmodel"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/daghash"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/wire"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var random = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
@@ -104,52 +98,6 @@ func handleFoundBlock(client *minerClient, block *util.Block) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseBlock(template *rpcmodel.GetBlockTemplateResult) (*util.Block, error) {
-	// parse parent hashes
-	parentHashes := make([]*daghash.Hash, len(template.ParentHashes))
-	for i, parentHash := range template.ParentHashes {
-		hash, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(parentHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("Error decoding hash %s: %s", parentHash, err)
-		}
-		parentHashes[i] = hash
-	}
-
-	// parse Bits
-	bitsUint64, err := strconv.ParseUint(template.Bits, 16, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("Error decoding bits %s: %s", template.Bits, err)
-	}
-	bits := uint32(bitsUint64)
-
-	// parseAcceptedIDMerkleRoot
-	acceptedIDMerkleRoot, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(template.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("Error parsing acceptedIDMerkleRoot: %s", err)
-	}
-	utxoCommitment, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(template.UTXOCommitment)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("Error parsing utxoCommitment: %s", err)
-	}
-	// parse rest of block
-	msgBlock := wire.NewMsgBlock(
-		wire.NewBlockHeader(template.Version, parentHashes, &daghash.Hash{},
-			acceptedIDMerkleRoot, utxoCommitment, bits, 0))
-
-	for i, txResult := range template.Transactions {
-		reader := hex.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(txResult.Data))
-		tx := &wire.MsgTx{}
-		if err := tx.KaspaDecode(reader, 0); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("Error decoding tx #%d: %s", i, err)
-		}
-		msgBlock.AddTransaction(tx)
-	}
-
-	block := util.NewBlock(msgBlock)
-	msgBlock.Header.HashMerkleRoot = blockdag.BuildHashMerkleTreeStore(block.Transactions()).Root()
-	return block, nil
-}
-
 func solveBlock(block *util.Block, stopChan chan struct{}, foundBlock chan *util.Block) {
 	msgBlock := block.MsgBlock()
 	targetDifficulty := util.CompactToBig(msgBlock.Header.Bits)
@@ -231,7 +179,7 @@ func solveLoop(newTemplateChan chan *rpcmodel.GetBlockTemplateResult, foundBlock
 		}
 
 		stopOldTemplateSolving = make(chan struct{})
-		block, err := parseBlock(template)
+		block, err := rpcclient.ConvertGetBlockTemplateResultToBlock(template)
 		if err != nil {
 			errChan <- errors.Errorf("Error parsing block: %s", err)
 			return
diff --git a/rpcclient/mining.go b/rpcclient/mining.go
index a00cd46af..e19556cc4 100644
--- a/rpcclient/mining.go
+++ b/rpcclient/mining.go
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ package rpcclient
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/rpcmodel"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/daghash"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/wire"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -100,3 +105,55 @@ func (r FutureGetBlockTemplateResult) Receive() (*rpcmodel.GetBlockTemplateResul
 func (c *Client) GetBlockTemplate(payAddress string, longPollID string) (*rpcmodel.GetBlockTemplateResult, error) {
 	return c.GetBlockTemplateAsync(payAddress, longPollID).Receive()
 }
+
+// ConvertGetBlockTemplateResultToBlock Accepts a GetBlockTemplateResult and parses it into a Block
+func ConvertGetBlockTemplateResultToBlock(template *rpcmodel.GetBlockTemplateResult) (*util.Block, error) {
+	// parse parent hashes
+	parentHashes := make([]*daghash.Hash, len(template.ParentHashes))
+	for i, parentHash := range template.ParentHashes {
+		hash, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(parentHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error decoding hash: '%s'", parentHash)
+		}
+		parentHashes[i] = hash
+	}
+
+	// parse Bits
+	bitsUint64, err := strconv.ParseUint(template.Bits, 16, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error decoding bits: '%s'", template.Bits)
+	}
+	bits := uint32(bitsUint64)
+
+	// parse hashMerkleRoot
+	hashMerkleRoot, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(template.HashMerkleRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing HashMerkleRoot: '%s'", template.HashMerkleRoot)
+	}
+
+	// parse AcceptedIDMerkleRoot
+	acceptedIDMerkleRoot, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(template.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing acceptedIDMerkleRoot: '%s'", template.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot)
+	}
+	utxoCommitment, err := daghash.NewHashFromStr(template.UTXOCommitment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing utxoCommitment '%s'", template.UTXOCommitment)
+	}
+	// parse rest of block
+	msgBlock := wire.NewMsgBlock(
+		wire.NewBlockHeader(template.Version, parentHashes, hashMerkleRoot,
+			acceptedIDMerkleRoot, utxoCommitment, bits, 0))
+
+	for i, txResult := range template.Transactions {
+		reader := hex.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(txResult.Data))
+		tx := &wire.MsgTx{}
+		if err := tx.KaspaDecode(reader, 0); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error decoding tx #%d", i)
+		}
+		msgBlock.AddTransaction(tx)
+	}
+
+	block := util.NewBlock(msgBlock)
+	return block, nil
+}
diff --git a/rpcmodel/rpc_results.go b/rpcmodel/rpc_results.go
index 6a5d38887..028900dac 100644
--- a/rpcmodel/rpc_results.go
+++ b/rpcmodel/rpc_results.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ type GetBlockTemplateResult struct {
 	ParentHashes         []string                   `json:"parentHashes"`
 	MassLimit            int64                      `json:"massLimit,omitempty"`
 	Transactions         []GetBlockTemplateResultTx `json:"transactions"`
+	HashMerkleRoot       string                     `json:"hashMerkleRoot"`
 	AcceptedIDMerkleRoot string                     `json:"acceptedIdMerkleRoot"`
 	UTXOCommitment       string                     `json:"utxoCommitment"`
 	Version              int32                      `json:"version"`
diff --git a/server/rpc/handle_get_block_template.go b/server/rpc/handle_get_block_template.go
index e6a538bd8..7472c8fe5 100644
--- a/server/rpc/handle_get_block_template.go
+++ b/server/rpc/handle_get_block_template.go
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ func (state *gbtWorkState) blockTemplateResult(s *Server) (*rpcmodel.GetBlockTem
 		ParentHashes:         daghash.Strings(header.ParentHashes),
 		MassLimit:            wire.MaxMassPerBlock,
 		Transactions:         transactions,
+		HashMerkleRoot:       header.HashMerkleRoot.String(),
 		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: header.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot.String(),
 		UTXOCommitment:       header.UTXOCommitment.String(),
 		Version:              header.Version,
diff --git a/server/rpc/rpcserverhelp.go b/server/rpc/rpcserverhelp.go
index dc4544b68..f6869a166 100644
--- a/server/rpc/rpcserverhelp.go
+++ b/server/rpc/rpcserverhelp.go
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ var helpDescsEnUS = map[string]string{
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-sigOpLimit":           "Number of sigops allowed in blocks",
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-massLimit":            "Max transaction mass allowed in blocks",
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-transactions":         "Array of transactions as JSON objects",
+	"getBlockTemplateResult-hashMerkleRoot":       "The root of the merkle tree of all transaction IDs in this block",
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-acceptedIdMerkleRoot": "The root of the merkle tree of transaction IDs accepted by this block",
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-utxoCommitment":       "An ECMH UTXO commitment of this block",
 	"getBlockTemplateResult-version":              "The block version",