diff --git a/blocks.go b/blocks.go
index c41e132..d8f5a11 100644
--- a/blocks.go
+++ b/blocks.go
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	key "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blocks/key"
+
 	mh "gx/ipfs/QmYf7ng2hG5XBtJA3tN34DQ2GUN5HNksEw1rLDkmr6vGku/go-multihash"
 	u "gx/ipfs/QmZNVWh8LLjAavuQ2JXuFmuYH3C11xo988vSgp7UQrTRj1/go-ipfs-util"
+	cid "gx/ipfs/QmfSc2xehWmWLnwwYR91Y8QF4xdASypTFVknutoKQS3GHp/go-cid"
 )
 
 var ErrWrongHash = errors.New("data did not match given hash!")
 
 type Block interface {
 	Multihash() mh.Multihash
-	Data() []byte
+	RawData() []byte
 	Key() key.Key
 	String() string
 	Loggable() map[string]interface{}
@@ -49,10 +51,14 @@ func (b *BasicBlock) Multihash() mh.Multihash {
 	return b.multihash
 }
 
-func (b *BasicBlock) Data() []byte {
+func (b *BasicBlock) RawData() []byte {
 	return b.data
 }
 
+func (b *BasicBlock) Cid() *cid.Cid {
+	return cid.NewCidV0(b.multihash)
+}
+
 // Key returns the block's Multihash as a Key value.
 func (b *BasicBlock) Key() key.Key {
 	return key.Key(b.multihash)
diff --git a/blocks_test.go b/blocks_test.go
index 1fecff8..07f13de 100644
--- a/blocks_test.go
+++ b/blocks_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestData(t *testing.T) {
 	data := []byte("some data")
 	block := NewBlock(data)
 
-	if !bytes.Equal(block.Data(), data) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(block.RawData(), data) {
 		t.Error("data is wrong")
 	}
 }