diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
index 8818206ca2..a75767e192 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/blocks/genesis_block.rs
@@ -751,6 +751,15 @@ mod test {
                 block.header().block_output_mr.to_vec().to_hex(),
             );
         } else {
+            let coinbases = block.block().body.get_coinbase_outputs().into_iter().cloned().collect();
+            let normal_output_mr = block.block().body.calculate_header_normal_output_mr().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                AggregateBody::calculate_header_block_output_mr(normal_output_mr, &coinbases)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .to_vec()
+                    .to_hex(),
+                block.header().block_output_mr.to_vec().to_hex(),
+            );
             assert_eq!(
                 block_output_mr_hash_from_pruned_mmr(&block_output_mmr)
                     .unwrap()
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
index ecdafcde2c..c6c31498b0 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@
 // USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 use std::{
     cmp::max,
+    convert::TryFrom,
     fmt::{Display, Error, Formatter},
 };
 
 use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
 use log::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use tari_common_types::types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, PrivateKey};
+use tari_common_types::types::{ComAndPubSignature, Commitment, FixedHash, PrivateKey};
 use tari_crypto::commitment::HomomorphicCommitmentFactory;
+#[cfg(feature = "base_node")]
+use tari_mmr::pruned_hashset::PrunedHashSet;
 use tari_utilities::hex::Hex;
 
 use crate::transactions::{
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ use crate::transactions::{
     },
     weight::TransactionWeight,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "base_node")]
+use crate::{block_output_mr_hash_from_pruned_mmr, MrHashError, PrunedOutputMmr};
 
 pub const LOG_TARGET: &str = "c::tx::aggregated_body";
 
@@ -446,6 +451,30 @@ impl AggregateBody {
             .iter()
             .any(|k| k.features.output_type == OutputType::Coinbase)
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "base_node")]
+    pub fn calculate_header_block_output_mr(
+        normal_output_mr: FixedHash,
+        coinbases: &Vec<TransactionOutput>,
+    ) -> Result<FixedHash, MrHashError> {
+        let mut block_output_mmr = PrunedOutputMmr::new(PrunedHashSet::default());
+        for o in coinbases {
+            block_output_mmr.push(o.hash().to_vec())?;
+        }
+        block_output_mmr.push(normal_output_mr.to_vec())?;
+        block_output_mr_hash_from_pruned_mmr(&block_output_mmr)
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "base_node")]
+    pub fn calculate_header_normal_output_mr(&self) -> Result<FixedHash, MrHashError> {
+        let mut normal_output_mmr = PrunedOutputMmr::new(PrunedHashSet::default());
+        for o in self.outputs() {
+            if !o.features.is_coinbase() {
+                normal_output_mmr.push(o.hash().to_vec())?;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(FixedHash::try_from(normal_output_mmr.get_merkle_root()?)?)
+    }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for AggregateBody {