diff --git a/src/new_index/schema.rs b/src/new_index/schema.rs
index 120eae454..8210325e1 100644
--- a/src/new_index/schema.rs
+++ b/src/new_index/schema.rs
@@ -424,6 +424,25 @@ impl ChainQuery {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_headers(&self, from: &BlockHash, count: usize) -> Option<Vec<BlockHeader>> {
+        let _timer = self.start_timer("get_headers");
+        let store = self.store.indexed_headers.read().unwrap();
+
+        if let Some(from_header) = store.header_by_blockhash(from) {
+            Some(
+                store
+                    .iter()
+                    .rev()
+                    .skip(self.best_height() - from_header.height())
+                    .take(count)
+                    .map(|e| e.header().clone())
+                    .collect(),
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_block_header(&self, hash: &BlockHash) -> Option<BlockHeader> {
         let _timer = self.start_timer("get_block_header");
         Some(self.header_by_hash(hash)?.header().clone())
diff --git a/src/rest.rs b/src/rest.rs
index 00a971df8..1eefe9f06 100644
--- a/src/rest.rs
+++ b/src/rest.rs
@@ -627,6 +627,36 @@ fn handle_request(
         path.get(3),
         path.get(4),
     ) {
+        (&Method::GET, Some(&"headers"), hash, count, None, None) => {
+            let count = count
+                .and_then(|c| c.parse::<usize>().ok())
+                .map(|c| c.max(1).min(2000))
+                .unwrap_or(2000);
+            let from_hash = hash
+                .map(|h| BlockHash::from_hex(h))
+                .transpose()?
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| query.chain().best_hash());
+
+            let headers = match query.chain().get_headers(&from_hash, count) {
+                Some(headers) => headers,
+                None => return Err(HttpError::not_found("Block not found".to_string())),
+            };
+
+            let mut raw = Vec::with_capacity(8 + 80 * headers.len());
+            raw.append(&mut encode::serialize(
+                &encode::VarInt(headers.len() as u64),
+            ));
+            for header in headers.into_iter() {
+                raw.append(&mut encode::serialize(&header));
+            }
+
+            Ok(Response::builder()
+                .status(StatusCode::OK)
+                .header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+                .header("Cache-Control", format!("public, max-age={:}", TTL_SHORT))
+                .body(Body::from(raw))
+                .unwrap())
+        }
         (&Method::GET, Some(&"blocks"), Some(&"tip"), Some(&"hash"), None, None) => http_message(
             StatusCode::OK,
             query.chain().best_hash().to_hex(),