diff --git a/api/resolvers/blockHeight.js b/api/resolvers/blockHeight.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd270d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/resolvers/blockHeight.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import lndService from 'ln-service'
+import lnd from '../lnd'
+
+const cache = new Map()
+const expiresIn = 1000 * 30 // 30 seconds in milliseconds
+
+async function fetchBlockHeight () {
+  let blockHeight = 0
+  try {
+    const height = await lndService.getHeight({ lnd })
+    blockHeight = height.current_block_height
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('fetchBlockHeight', err)
+  }
+  cache.set('block', { height: blockHeight, createdAt: Date.now() })
+  return blockHeight
+}
+
+async function getBlockHeight () {
+  if (cache.has('block')) {
+    const { height, createdAt } = cache.get('block')
+    const expired = createdAt + expiresIn < Date.now()
+    if (expired) fetchBlockHeight().catch(console.error) // update cache
+    return height // serve stale block height (this on the SSR critical path)
+  } else {
+    fetchBlockHeight().catch(console.error)
+  }
+  return 0
+}
+
+export default {
+  Query: {
+    blockHeight: async (parent, opts, ctx) => {
+      return await getBlockHeight()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/resolvers/index.js b/api/resolvers/index.js
index aaf74143..f0b311ac 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/index.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import referrals from './referrals'
 import price from './price'
 import { GraphQLJSONObject as JSONObject } from 'graphql-type-json'
 import admin from './admin'
+import blockHeight from './blockHeight'
 import { GraphQLScalarType, Kind } from 'graphql'
 
 const date = new GraphQLScalarType({
@@ -44,4 +45,4 @@ const date = new GraphQLScalarType({
 })
 
 export default [user, item, message, wallet, lnurl, notifications, invite, sub,
-  upload, search, growth, rewards, referrals, price, admin, { JSONObject }, { Date: date }]
+  upload, search, growth, rewards, referrals, price, admin, blockHeight, { JSONObject }, { Date: date }]
diff --git a/api/ssrApollo.js b/api/ssrApollo.js
index af3a1dd0..74b55523 100644
--- a/api/ssrApollo.js
+++ b/api/ssrApollo.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import lnd from './lnd'
 import search from './search'
 import { ME } from '../fragments/users'
 import { PRICE } from '../fragments/price'
+import { BLOCK_HEIGHT } from '../fragments/blockHeight'
 import { getServerSession } from 'next-auth/next'
 import { getAuthOptions } from '../pages/api/auth/[...nextauth]'
 
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ export function getGetServerSideProps (
       query: PRICE, variables: { fiatCurrency: me?.fiatCurrency }
     })
 
+    const { data: { blockHeight } } = await client.query({
+      query: BLOCK_HEIGHT, variables: {}
+    })
+
     let error = null; let data = null; let props = {}
     if (query) {
       try {
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ export function getGetServerSideProps (
         ...props,
         me,
         price,
+        blockHeight,
         ssrData: data
       }
     }
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/blockHeight.js b/api/typeDefs/blockHeight.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ccebbff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/typeDefs/blockHeight.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { gql } from 'graphql-tag'
+
+export default gql`
+  extend type Query {
+    blockHeight: Int!
+  }
+`
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/index.js b/api/typeDefs/index.js
index 65451e7e..fb7b39d2 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/index.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import rewards from './rewards'
 import referrals from './referrals'
 import price from './price'
 import admin from './admin'
+import blockHeight from './blockHeight'
 
 const common = gql`
   type Query {
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ const common = gql`
 `
 
 export default [common, user, item, itemForward, message, wallet, lnurl, notifications, invite,
-  sub, upload, growth, rewards, referrals, price, admin]
+  sub, upload, growth, rewards, referrals, price, admin, blockHeight]
diff --git a/components/block-height.js b/components/block-height.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6007ac98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/block-height.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
+import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
+import { SSR } from '../lib/constants'
+import { BLOCK_HEIGHT } from '../fragments/blockHeight'
+
+export const BlockHeightContext = createContext({
+  height: 0
+})
+
+export const useBlockHeight = () => useContext(BlockHeightContext)
+
+export const BlockHeightProvider = ({ blockHeight, children }) => {
+  const { data } = useQuery(BLOCK_HEIGHT, {
+    ...(SSR
+      ? {}
+      : {
+          pollInterval: 30000,
+          nextFetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network'
+        })
+  })
+  const value = {
+    height: data?.blockHeight ?? blockHeight ?? 0
+  }
+  return (
+    <BlockHeightContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+    </BlockHeightContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/components/price.js b/components/price.js
index 4a36494c..acc7cfdf 100644
--- a/components/price.js
+++ b/components/price.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useMe } from './me'
 import { PRICE } from '../fragments/price'
 import { CURRENCY_SYMBOLS } from '../lib/currency'
 import { SSR } from '../lib/constants'
+import { useBlockHeight } from './block-height'
 
 export const PriceContext = React.createContext({
   price: null,
@@ -46,14 +47,20 @@ export default function Price ({ className }) {
     setAsSats(window.localStorage.getItem('asSats'))
   }, [])
   const { price, fiatSymbol } = usePrice()
+  const { height: blockHeight } = useBlockHeight()
 
-  if (!price || price < 0) return null
+  if (!price || price < 0 || blockHeight <= 0) return null
 
+  // Options: yep, 1btc, blockHeight, undefined
+  // yep -> 1btc -> blockHeight -> undefined -> yep
   const handleClick = () => {
     if (asSats === 'yep') {
       window.localStorage.setItem('asSats', '1btc')
       setAsSats('1btc')
     } else if (asSats === '1btc') {
+      window.localStorage.setItem('asSats', 'blockHeight')
+      setAsSats('blockHeight')
+    } else if (asSats === 'blockHeight') {
       window.localStorage.removeItem('asSats')
       setAsSats(undefined)
     } else {
@@ -80,6 +87,14 @@ export default function Price ({ className }) {
     )
   }
 
+  if (asSats === 'blockHeight') {
+    return (
+      <div className={compClassName} onClick={handleClick} variant='link'>
+        {`block ${blockHeight}`}
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className={compClassName} onClick={handleClick} variant='link'>
       {fiatSymbol + fixedDecimal(price, 0)}
diff --git a/fragments/blockHeight.js b/fragments/blockHeight.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f32fe2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fragments/blockHeight.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { gql } from '@apollo/client'
+
+export const BLOCK_HEIGHT = gql`{ blockHeight }`
diff --git a/pages/_app.js b/pages/_app.js
index 5b912cee..3f1bec75 100644
--- a/pages/_app.js
+++ b/pages/_app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { MeProvider } from '../components/me'
 import PlausibleProvider from 'next-plausible'
 import getApolloClient from '../lib/apollo'
 import { PriceProvider } from '../components/price'
+import { BlockHeightProvider } from '../components/block-height'
 import Head from 'next/head'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/dist/client/router'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function MyApp ({ Component, pageProps: { ...props } }) {
     If we are on the client, we populate the apollo cache with the
     ssr data
   */
-  const { apollo, ssrData, me, price, ...otherProps } = props
+  const { apollo, ssrData, me, price, blockHeight, ...otherProps } = props
   useEffect(() => {
     writeQuery(client, apollo, ssrData)
   }, [client, apollo, ssrData])
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@ function MyApp ({ Component, pageProps: { ...props } }) {
                   <LightningProvider>
                     <ToastProvider>
                       <ShowModalProvider>
-                        <Component ssrData={ssrData} {...otherProps} />
+                        <BlockHeightProvider blockHeight={blockHeight}>
+                          <Component ssrData={ssrData} {...otherProps} />
+                        </BlockHeightProvider>
                       </ShowModalProvider>
                     </ToastProvider>
                   </LightningProvider>