diff --git a/components/restapi/core/blocks.go b/components/restapi/core/blocks.go
index 2b58599ea..0764cf329 100644
--- a/components/restapi/core/blocks.go
+++ b/components/restapi/core/blocks.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4/nodeclient/apimodels"
 )
 
-func blockByID(c echo.Context) (*model.Block, error) {
+func blockByID(c echo.Context) (*iotago.Block, error) {
 	blockID, err := httpserver.ParseBlockIDParam(c, restapi.ParameterBlockID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse block ID %s", c.Param(restapi.ParameterBlockID))
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func blockByID(c echo.Context) (*model.Block, error) {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(echo.ErrNotFound, "block not found: %s", blockID.ToHex())
 	}
 
-	return block, nil
+	return block.ProtocolBlock(), nil
 }
 
 func blockMetadataByBlockID(blockID iotago.BlockID) (*apimodels.BlockMetadataResponse, error) {
@@ -44,6 +44,28 @@ func blockMetadataByID(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.BlockMetadataResponse, error)
 	return blockMetadataByBlockID(blockID)
 }
 
+func blockWithMetadataByID(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.BlockWithMetadataResponse, error) {
+	blockID, err := httpserver.ParseBlockIDParam(c, restapi.ParameterBlockID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse block ID %s", c.Param(restapi.ParameterBlockID))
+	}
+
+	block, exists := deps.Protocol.MainEngineInstance().Block(blockID)
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(echo.ErrNotFound, "block not found: %s", blockID.ToHex())
+	}
+
+	blockMetadata, err := blockMetadataByBlockID(blockID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &apimodels.BlockWithMetadataResponse{
+		Block:    block.ProtocolBlock(),
+		Metadata: blockMetadata,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func blockIssuanceBySlot(slotIndex iotago.SlotIndex) (*apimodels.IssuanceBlockHeaderResponse, error) {
 	references := deps.Protocol.MainEngineInstance().TipSelection.SelectTips(iotago.BasicBlockMaxParents)
 
diff --git a/components/restapi/core/component.go b/components/restapi/core/component.go
index 8361b8d8f..6785dc462 100644
--- a/components/restapi/core/component.go
+++ b/components/restapi/core/component.go
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ const (
 	// MIMEApplicationVendorIOTASerializerV2 => bytes.
 	RouteBlockMetadata = "/blocks/:" + restapipkg.ParameterBlockID + "/metadata"
 
+	// RouteBlockWithMetadata is the route for getting a block, together with its metadata by its blockID.
+	// GET returns the block and metadata.
+	// MIMEApplicationJSON => json.
+	// MIMEApplicationVendorIOTASerializerV2 => bytes.
+	RouteBlockWithMetadata = "/blocks/:" + restapipkg.ParameterBlockID + "/full"
+
 	// RouteBlocks is the route for sending new blocks.
 	// POST creates a single new block and returns the new block ID.
 	// The block is parsed based on the given type in the request "Content-Type" header.
@@ -181,12 +187,12 @@ func configure() error {
 	})
 
 	routeGroup.GET(RouteBlock, func(c echo.Context) error {
-		block, err := blockByID(c)
+		resp, err := blockByID(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return responseByHeader(c, block.ProtocolBlock())
+		return responseByHeader(c, resp)
 	})
 
 	routeGroup.GET(RouteBlockMetadata, func(c echo.Context) error {
@@ -198,6 +204,15 @@ func configure() error {
 		return responseByHeader(c, resp)
 	}, checkNodeSynced())
 
+	routeGroup.GET(RouteBlockWithMetadata, func(c echo.Context) error {
+		resp, err := blockWithMetadataByID(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return responseByHeader(c, resp)
+	}, checkNodeSynced())
+
 	routeGroup.POST(RouteBlocks, func(c echo.Context) error {
 		resp, err := sendBlock(c)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -276,7 +291,7 @@ func configure() error {
 	})
 
 	routeGroup.GET(RouteOutput, func(c echo.Context) error {
-		resp, err := getOutput(c)
+		resp, err := outputByID(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -285,7 +300,7 @@ func configure() error {
 	})
 
 	routeGroup.GET(RouteOutputMetadata, func(c echo.Context) error {
-		resp, err := getOutputMetadata(c)
+		resp, err := outputMetadataByID(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -294,7 +309,7 @@ func configure() error {
 	})
 
 	routeGroup.GET(RouteOutputWithMetadata, func(c echo.Context) error {
-		resp, err := getOutputWithMetadata(c)
+		resp, err := outputWithMetadataByID(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/components/restapi/core/utxo.go b/components/restapi/core/utxo.go
index bdf62c89c..2fd9a7fad 100644
--- a/components/restapi/core/utxo.go
+++ b/components/restapi/core/utxo.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4/nodeclient/apimodels"
 )
 
-func getOutput(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputResponse, error) {
+func outputByID(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputResponse, error) {
 	outputID, err := httpserver.ParseOutputIDParam(c, restapipkg.ParameterOutputID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse output ID %s", c.Param(restapipkg.ParameterOutputID))
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func getOutput(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputResponse, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func getOutputMetadata(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputMetadata, error) {
+func outputMetadataByID(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputMetadata, error) {
 	outputID, err := httpserver.ParseOutputIDParam(c, restapipkg.ParameterOutputID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse output ID %s", c.Param(restapipkg.ParameterOutputID))
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func getOutputMetadata(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputMetadata, error) {
 	return newOutputMetadataResponse(output)
 }
 
-func getOutputWithMetadata(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputWithMetadataResponse, error) {
+func outputWithMetadataByID(c echo.Context) (*apimodels.OutputWithMetadataResponse, error) {
 	outputID, err := httpserver.ParseOutputIDParam(c, restapipkg.ParameterOutputID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse output ID %s", c.Param(restapipkg.ParameterOutputID))