diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/rpc/rpc/blocks.py b/static-data/official-plugins/rpc/rpc/blocks.py
index 1d6e67ba..dfcd8435 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/rpc/rpc/blocks.py
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/rpc/rpc/blocks.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from secrets import randbits
+import base64
+from base64 import b85decode
 
 from onionrblocks import Block
+import onionrblocks
 from jsonrpc import dispatcher
 import ujson
-from base64 import b85decode
 
 from gossip.blockqueues import gossip_block_queues
 from blockdb import get_blocks_after_timestamp
@@ -14,6 +16,14 @@ def get_blocks(timestamp):
     return [block.raw for block in get_blocks_after_timestamp(timestamp)]
 
 
+@dispatcher.add_method
+def create_block(
+        block_data: 'base64', block_type: str, ttl: int, metadata: dict):
+    # Wrapper for onionrblocks.create_block (take base64 to be compatible with RPC)
+    bl = onionrblocks.create_anonvdf_block(
+        base64.b64decode(block_data), block_type, ttl, **metadata)
+    return base64.b85encode(bl.raw).decode('utf-8')
+
 queue_to_use = randbits(1)
 @dispatcher.add_method
 def insert_block(block):