diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
index a21306e4e6..1669528a45 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Block;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Hash;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.manager.ChainState.EstimatedHeightListener;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.manager.RequestManager.ResponseStream;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.messages.GetBlockHeadersMessage;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.messages.GetNodeDataMessage;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.messages.GetReceiptsMessage;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.eth.messages.NewBlockMessage;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.p2p.api.MessageData;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.p2p.api.PeerConnection;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.p2p.api.PeerConnection.PeerNotConnected;
@@ -130,6 +132,14 @@ public ResponseStream send(final MessageData messageData) throws PeerNotConnecte
     }
   }
 
+  public void propagateBlock(final Block block, final UInt256 totalDifficulty) {
+    final NewBlockMessage newBlockMessage = NewBlockMessage.create(block, totalDifficulty);
+    try {
+      connection.sendForProtocol(protocolName, newBlockMessage);
+    } catch (Exception ignored) {
+    }
+  }
+
   public ResponseStream getHeadersByHash(
       final Hash hash, final int maxHeaders, final int skip, final boolean reverse)
       throws PeerNotConnected {