diff --git a/packages/core/src/encoding.ts b/packages/core/src/encoding.ts
index fba6105..9d50156 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/encoding.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/encoding.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import secp256k1 from 'secp256k1';
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
 import { Network } from 'bitcoinjs-lib';
 import { bitcoin } from 'bitcoinjs-lib/src/networks';
-import { createTaggedHash, serialiseUint32 } from './utility';
+import {
+    createTaggedHash,
+    encodingLength,
+    readVarInt,
+    serialiseUint32,
+} from './utility';
+import { SilentBlock } from './interface';
 
 export const encodeSilentPaymentAddress = (
     scanPubKey: Uint8Array,
@@ -63,3 +69,40 @@ export const createLabeledSilentPaymentAddress = (
 const hrpFromNetwork = (network: Network): string => {
     return network.bech32 === 'bc' ? 'sp' : 'tsp';
 };
+
+export const parseSilentBlock = (data: Buffer): SilentBlock => {
+    const type = data.readUInt8(0);
+    const transactions = [];
+    let cursor = 1;
+    const count = readVarInt(data, cursor);
+    cursor += encodingLength(count);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const txid = data.subarray(cursor, cursor + 32).toString('hex');
+        cursor += 32;
+
+        const outputs = [];
+        const outputCount = readVarInt(data, cursor);
+        cursor += encodingLength(outputCount);
+
+        for (let j = 0; j < outputCount; j++) {
+            const value = Number(data.readBigUInt64BE(cursor));
+            cursor += 8;
+
+            const pubKey = data.subarray(cursor, cursor + 32).toString('hex');
+            cursor += 32;
+
+            const vout = data.readUint32BE(cursor);
+            cursor += 4;
+
+            outputs.push({ value, pubKey, vout });
+        }
+
+        const scanTweak = data.subarray(cursor, cursor + 33).toString('hex');
+        cursor += 33;
+
+        transactions.push({ txid, outputs, scanTweak });
+    }
+
+    return { type, transactions };
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/interface.ts b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
index 7bbd7f1..28d1d00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ export type Input = {
     sequence: number;
     witness: Buffer[];
 };
+
+export type SilentBlock = {
+    type: number;
+    transactions: {
+        txid: string;
+        outputs: {
+            value: number;
+            pubKey: string;
+            vout: number;
+        }[];
+        scanTweak: string;
+    }[];
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/test/encoding.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/encoding.spec.ts
index dc95b6c..fca71c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/encoding.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/encoding.spec.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import {
     createLabeledSilentPaymentAddress,
     decodeSilentPaymentAddress,
     encodeSilentPaymentAddress,
+    parseSilentBlock,
 } from '../src';
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
-import { unlabelled, labelled } from './fixtures/encoding';
+import { unlabelled, labelled, silentBlock } from './fixtures/encoding';
 
 describe('Encoding', () => {
     describe.each(unlabelled)('Encode/Decode SP', (data) => {
@@ -37,4 +38,11 @@ describe('Encoding', () => {
             ).toBe(address);
         },
     );
+
+    it.each(silentBlock)('should parse silent block', (blockData) => {
+        const parsedBlock = parseSilentBlock(
+            Buffer.from(blockData.encodedBlockHex, 'hex'),
+        );
+        expect(parsedBlock).toStrictEqual(blockData.parsedBlock);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/fixtures/encoding.ts b/packages/core/test/fixtures/encoding.ts
index 3cf33bf..220ccbd 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/fixtures/encoding.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/fixtures/encoding.ts
@@ -72,3 +72,51 @@ export const labelled = [
             'sp1qqgste7k9hx0qftg6qmwlkqtwuy6cycyavzmzj85c6qdfhjdpdjtdgq7c2zfthc6x3a5yecwc52nxa0kfd20xuz08zyrjpfw4l2j257yq6qgnkdh5',
     },
 ];
+
+export const silentBlock = [
+    {
+        parsedBlock: {
+            type: 0,
+            transactions: [
+                {
+                    txid: 'd60cdcc1bdb78d44bf83e2ae0efa94bbb1187ba2397e4a40960d853b78e15b4f',
+                    scanTweak:
+                        '0381a4ef11a26108cf10d8c33305b77aec009beed82a77bb47b716a04ae9ae5bf1',
+                    outputs: [
+                        {
+                            pubKey: 'ca80a975d09b84b385e39d779293121b9a7c80942d824d2496f098e3f077ced3',
+                            value: 24771038,
+                            vout: 1,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+                {
+                    txid: 'cf655a07ed9b672ecf811ce8b3b69257eecaf0518edd025d7014d7c0177050cb',
+                    scanTweak:
+                        '03d87550a4ba8ed7dd37df7739a021d6d212e70e8a8e6e9e70249c13a11fd9f412',
+                    outputs: [
+                        {
+                            pubKey: '5af9436eb515871413a913f24290ba003eab7a64b9c62cb72051599a383de8ff',
+                            value: 26940,
+                            vout: 0,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            pubKey: 'e7a3ab33572f47b074878c749a5f9a5d7e026f10b6ffcab1388e9356c07828fa',
+                            value: 4400,
+                            vout: 1,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+        encodedBlockHex:
+            '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',
+    },
+    {
+        parsedBlock: {
+            type: 0,
+            transactions: [],
+        },
+        encodedBlockHex: '0000',
+    },
+];