diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index 9cf53db28a4..692cf01c076 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func (n *BlockNonce) UnmarshalText(input []byte) error {
 }
 
 //go:generate go run github.com/fjl/gencodec -type Header -field-override headerMarshaling -out gen_header_json.go
+//go:generate go run ../../libevm/cmd/internalise -file gen_header_json.go Header.MarshalJSON Header.UnmarshalJSON
 //go:generate go run ../../rlp/rlpgen -type Header -out gen_header_rlp.go
 //go:generate go run ../../libevm/cmd/internalise -file gen_header_rlp.go Header.EncodeRLP
 
diff --git a/core/types/block.libevm.go b/core/types/block.libevm.go
index 1a4dca03818..ca1e6d7e57d 100644
--- a/core/types/block.libevm.go
+++ b/core/types/block.libevm.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
@@ -27,40 +28,50 @@ import (
 // HeaderHooks are required for all types registered with [RegisterExtras] for
 // [Header] payloads.
 type HeaderHooks interface {
+	MarshalJSON(*Header) ([]byte, error) //nolint:govet // Type-specific override hook
+	UnmarshalJSON(*Header, []byte) error //nolint:govet
 	EncodeRLP(*Header, io.Writer) error
 	DecodeRLP(*Header, *rlp.Stream) error
 }
 
+// hooks returns the Header's registered HeaderHooks, if any, otherwise a
+// [NOOPHeaderHooks] suitable for running default behaviour.
+func (h *Header) hooks() HeaderHooks {
+	if r := registeredExtras; r.Registered() {
+		return r.Get().hooks.hooksFromHeader(h)
+	}
+	return new(NOOPHeaderHooks)
+}
+
+func (e ExtraPayloads[HPtr, SA]) hooksFromHeader(h *Header) HeaderHooks {
+	return e.Header.Get(h)
+}
+
 var _ interface {
 	rlp.Encoder
 	rlp.Decoder
+	json.Marshaler
+	json.Unmarshaler
 } = (*Header)(nil)
 
-// EncodeRLP implements the [rlp.Encoder] interface.
-func (h *Header) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
-	if r := registeredExtras; r.Registered() {
-		return r.Get().hooks.hooksFromHeader(h).EncodeRLP(h, w)
-	}
-	return h.encodeRLP(w)
+// MarshalJSON implements the [json.Marshaler] interface.
+func (h *Header) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return h.hooks().MarshalJSON(h)
 }
 
-// decodeHeaderRLPDirectly bypasses the [Header.DecodeRLP] method to avoid
-// infinite recursion.
-func decodeHeaderRLPDirectly(h *Header, s *rlp.Stream) error {
-	type withoutMethods Header
-	return s.Decode((*withoutMethods)(h))
+// UnmarshalJSON implements the [json.Unmarshaler] interface.
+func (h *Header) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	return h.hooks().UnmarshalJSON(h, b)
 }
 
-// DecodeRLP implements the [rlp.Decoder] interface.
-func (h *Header) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
-	if r := registeredExtras; r.Registered() {
-		return r.Get().hooks.hooksFromHeader(h).DecodeRLP(h, s)
-	}
-	return decodeHeaderRLPDirectly(h, s)
+// EncodeRLP implements the [rlp.Encoder] interface.
+func (h *Header) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
+	return h.hooks().EncodeRLP(h, w)
 }
 
-func (e ExtraPayloads[HPtr, SA]) hooksFromHeader(h *Header) HeaderHooks {
-	return e.Header.Get(h)
+// DecodeRLP implements the [rlp.Decoder] interface.
+func (h *Header) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
+	return h.hooks().DecodeRLP(h, s)
 }
 
 func (h *Header) extraPayload() *pseudo.Type {
@@ -81,10 +92,19 @@ type NOOPHeaderHooks struct{}
 
 var _ HeaderHooks = (*NOOPHeaderHooks)(nil)
 
+func (*NOOPHeaderHooks) MarshalJSON(h *Header) ([]byte, error) { //nolint:govet
+	return h.marshalJSON()
+}
+
+func (*NOOPHeaderHooks) UnmarshalJSON(h *Header, b []byte) error { //nolint:govet
+	return h.unmarshalJSON(b)
+}
+
 func (*NOOPHeaderHooks) EncodeRLP(h *Header, w io.Writer) error {
 	return h.encodeRLP(w)
 }
 
 func (*NOOPHeaderHooks) DecodeRLP(h *Header, s *rlp.Stream) error {
-	return decodeHeaderRLPDirectly(h, s)
+	type withoutMethods Header
+	return s.Decode((*withoutMethods)(h))
 }
diff --git a/core/types/block.libevm_test.go b/core/types/block.libevm_test.go
index 54740136239..7f5cfd83c54 100644
--- a/core/types/block.libevm_test.go
+++ b/core/types/block.libevm_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 package types_test
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -31,19 +33,33 @@ import (
 )
 
 type stubHeaderHooks struct {
-	rlpSuffix           []byte
-	gotRawRLPToDecode   []byte
-	setHeaderToOnDecode Header
+	suffix                                   []byte
+	gotRawJSONToUnmarshal, gotRawRLPToDecode []byte
+	setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode           Header
 
-	errEncode, errDecode error
+	errMarshal, errUnmarshal, errEncode, errDecode error
+}
+
+func fakeHeaderJSON(h *Header, suffix []byte) []byte {
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`"%#x:%#x"`, h.ParentHash, suffix))
 }
 
 func fakeHeaderRLP(h *Header, suffix []byte) []byte {
 	return append(crypto.Keccak256(h.ParentHash[:]), suffix...)
 }
 
+func (hh *stubHeaderHooks) MarshalJSON(h *Header) ([]byte, error) { //nolint:govet
+	return fakeHeaderJSON(h, hh.suffix), hh.errMarshal
+}
+
+func (hh *stubHeaderHooks) UnmarshalJSON(h *Header, b []byte) error { //nolint:govet
+	hh.gotRawJSONToUnmarshal = b
+	*h = hh.setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode
+	return hh.errUnmarshal
+}
+
 func (hh *stubHeaderHooks) EncodeRLP(h *Header, w io.Writer) error {
-	if _, err := w.Write(fakeHeaderRLP(h, hh.rlpSuffix)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := w.Write(fakeHeaderRLP(h, hh.suffix)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return hh.errEncode
@@ -55,7 +71,7 @@ func (hh *stubHeaderHooks) DecodeRLP(h *Header, s *rlp.Stream) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	hh.gotRawRLPToDecode = r
-	*h = hh.setHeaderToOnDecode
+	*h = hh.setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode
 	return hh.errDecode
 }
 
@@ -66,14 +82,36 @@ func TestHeaderHooks(t *testing.T) {
 	extras := RegisterExtras[stubHeaderHooks, *stubHeaderHooks, struct{}]()
 	rng := ethtest.NewPseudoRand(13579)
 
-	t.Run("EncodeRLP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		suffix := rng.Bytes(8)
+	suffix := rng.Bytes(8)
+	hdr := &Header{
+		ParentHash: rng.Hash(),
+	}
+	extras.Header.Get(hdr).suffix = append([]byte{}, suffix...)
+
+	t.Run("MarshalJSON", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got, err := json.Marshal(hdr)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "json.Marshal(%T)", hdr)
+		assert.Equal(t, fakeHeaderJSON(hdr, suffix), got)
+	})
 
-		hdr := &Header{
-			ParentHash: rng.Hash(),
+	t.Run("UnmarshalJSON", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hdr := new(Header)
+		stub := &stubHeaderHooks{
+			setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode: Header{
+				Extra: []byte("can you solve this puzzle? 0xbda01b6cf56c303bd3f581599c0d5c0b"),
+			},
 		}
-		extras.Header.Get(hdr).rlpSuffix = append([]byte{}, suffix...)
+		extras.Header.Set(hdr, stub)
+
+		input := fmt.Sprintf("%q", "hello, JSON world")
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), hdr)
+		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "json.Unmarshal()")
 
+		assert.Equal(t, input, string(stub.gotRawJSONToUnmarshal), "raw JSON received by hook")
+		assert.Equal(t, &stub.setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode, hdr, "%T after JSON unmarshalling with hook", hdr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("EncodeRLP", func(t *testing.T) {
 		got, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(hdr)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "rlp.EncodeToBytes(%T)", hdr)
 		assert.Equal(t, fakeHeaderRLP(hdr, suffix), got)
@@ -85,7 +123,7 @@ func TestHeaderHooks(t *testing.T) {
 
 		hdr := new(Header)
 		stub := &stubHeaderHooks{
-			setHeaderToOnDecode: Header{
+			setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode: Header{
 				Extra: []byte("arr4n was here"),
 			},
 		}
@@ -94,20 +132,46 @@ func TestHeaderHooks(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "rlp.DecodeBytes(%#x)", input)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, input, stub.gotRawRLPToDecode, "raw RLP received by hooks")
-		assert.Equalf(t, &stub.setHeaderToOnDecode, hdr, "%T after RLP decoding with hook", hdr)
+		assert.Equalf(t, &stub.setHeaderToOnUnmarshalOrDecode, hdr, "%T after RLP decoding with hook", hdr)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("error_propagation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		errMarshal := errors.New("whoops")
+		errUnmarshal := errors.New("is it broken?")
 		errEncode := errors.New("uh oh")
 		errDecode := errors.New("something bad happened")
 
 		hdr := new(Header)
-		extras.Header.Set(hdr, &stubHeaderHooks{
-			errEncode: errEncode,
-			errDecode: errDecode,
-		})
+		setStub := func() {
+			extras.Header.Set(hdr, &stubHeaderHooks{
+				errMarshal:   errMarshal,
+				errUnmarshal: errUnmarshal,
+				errEncode:    errEncode,
+				errDecode:    errDecode,
+			})
+		}
+
+		setStub()
+		// The { } blocks are defensive, avoiding accidentally having the wrong
+		// error checked in a future refactor. The verbosity is acceptable for
+		// clarity in tests.
+		{
+			_, err := json.Marshal(hdr)
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, errMarshal, "via json.Marshal()") //nolint:testifylint // require is inappropriate here as we wish to keep going
+		}
+		{
+			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte("{}"), hdr)
+			assert.Equal(t, errUnmarshal, err, "via json.Unmarshal()")
+		}
 
-		assert.Equal(t, errEncode, rlp.Encode(io.Discard, hdr), "via rlp.Encode()")
-		assert.Equal(t, errDecode, rlp.DecodeBytes([]byte{0}, hdr), "via rlp.DecodeBytes()")
+		setStub() // [stubHeaderHooks] completely overrides the Header
+		{
+			err := rlp.Encode(io.Discard, hdr)
+			assert.Equal(t, errEncode, err, "via rlp.Encode()")
+		}
+		{
+			err := rlp.DecodeBytes([]byte{0}, hdr)
+			assert.Equal(t, errDecode, err, "via rlp.DecodeBytes()")
+		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/core/types/gen_header_json.go b/core/types/gen_header_json.go
index f69d033ad33..66d22535631 100644
--- a/core/types/gen_header_json.go
+++ b/core/types/gen_header_json.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 var _ = (*headerMarshaling)(nil)
 
 // MarshalJSON marshals as JSON.
-func (h Header) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func (h Header) marshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type Header struct {
 		ParentHash       common.Hash     `json:"parentHash"       gencodec:"required"`
 		UncleHash        common.Hash     `json:"sha3Uncles"       gencodec:"required"`
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (h Header) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON unmarshals from JSON.
-func (h *Header) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
+func (h *Header) unmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	type Header struct {
 		ParentHash       *common.Hash    `json:"parentHash"       gencodec:"required"`
 		UncleHash        *common.Hash    `json:"sha3Uncles"       gencodec:"required"`