diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccdc231082..a7c14721d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ Configure remote preload nodes. The remote will preload content added on this no
 - `enabled` (boolean): Enable content preloading (Default: `true`)
 - `addresses` (array): Multiaddr API addresses of nodes that should preload content. **NOTE:** nodes specified here should also be added to your node's bootstrap address list at [`config.Boostrap`](#optionsconfig).
 
+##### `options.ipld`
+
+| Type | Default |
+|------|---------|
+| object | `{ blockService: ...}` |
+
+Pass options into [IPLD](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld). It can be used to pass in [IPLD formats](https://github.com/ipld/interface-ipld-format) that are not the default ones [`dag-cbor`](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-dag-cbor) and [`dag-pb`](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-dag-pb). For more information see the [js-ipld readmel](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld#readme).
+
 ##### `options.EXPERIMENTAL`
 
 | Type | Default |
diff --git a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/get-path-accross-formats.js b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/get-path-accross-formats.js
index 004c93171b..984e9f234d 100644
--- a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/get-path-accross-formats.js
+++ b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/get-path-accross-formats.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ createNode((err, ipfs) => {
       const myData = {
         name: 'David',
         likes: ['js-ipfs', 'icecream', 'steak'],
-        hobbies: [{ '/': cidPBNode.toBaseEncodedString() }]
+        hobbies: [cidPBNode]
       }
 
       ipfs.dag.put(myData, { format: 'dag-cbor', hashAlg: 'sha3-512' }, (err, cid) => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cf550cf4c..1eba04bfbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "expose-loader": "~0.7.5",
     "form-data": "^2.3.2",
     "hat": "0.0.3",
-    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.78.0",
+    "interface-ipfs-core": "~0.79.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "~0.39.3",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@
     "ipfs-repo": "~0.24.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.15",
     "ipfs-unixfs-engine": "~0.32.3",
-    "ipld": "~0.17.3",
+    "ipld": "~0.19.0",
+    "ipld-bitcoin": "~0.1.8",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.12.1",
     "ipld-dag-pb": "~0.14.6",
+    "ipld-ethereum": "^2.0.1",
+    "ipld-git": "~0.2.2",
+    "ipld-raw": "^2.0.1",
+    "ipld-zcash": "~0.1.6",
     "ipns": "~0.2.0",
     "is-ipfs": "~0.4.2",
     "is-pull-stream": "~0.0.0",
diff --git a/src/cli/utils.js b/src/cli/utils.js
index 02f830f6c6..6a29507263 100644
--- a/src/cli/utils.js
+++ b/src/cli/utils.js
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ const Progress = require('progress')
 const byteman = require('byteman')
 const promisify = require('promisify-es6')
 
+// All known IPLD formats
+const ipldBitcoin = require('ipld-bitcoin')
+const ipldDagCbor = require('ipld-dag-cbor')
+const ipldDagPb = require('ipld-dag-pb')
+const ipldEthAccountSnapshot = require('ipld-ethereum').ethAccountSnapshot
+const ipldEthBlock = require('ipld-ethereum').ethBlock
+const ipldEthBlockList = require('ipld-ethereum').ethBlockList
+const ipldEthStateTrie = require('ipld-ethereum').ethStateTrie
+const ipldEthStorageTrie = require('ipld-ethereum').ethStorageTrie
+const ipldEthTrie = require('ipld-ethereum').ethTxTrie
+const ipldEthTx = require('ipld-ethereum').ethTx
+const ipldGit = require('ipld-git')
+const ipldRaw = require('ipld-raw')
+const ipldZcash = require('ipld-zcash')
+
 exports = module.exports
 
 exports.isDaemonOn = isDaemonOn
@@ -53,6 +68,13 @@ exports.getIPFS = (argv, callback) => {
     pass: argv.pass,
     EXPERIMENTAL: {
       pubsub: true
+    },
+    ipld: {
+      formats: [
+        ipldBitcoin, ipldDagCbor, ipldDagPb, ipldEthAccountSnapshot,
+        ipldEthBlock, ipldEthBlockList, ipldEthStateTrie, ipldEthStorageTrie,
+        ipldEthTrie, ipldEthTx, ipldGit, ipldRaw, ipldZcash
+      ]
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index 0f49423f78..f90391ce72 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -86,7 +86,18 @@ class IPFS extends EventEmitter {
     this._libp2pNode = undefined
     this._bitswap = undefined
     this._blockService = new BlockService(this._repo)
-    this._ipld = new Ipld(this._blockService)
+
+    // Make sure IPLD has the correct BlockService
+    const ipldDefaults = {
+      blockService: this._blockService
+    }
+    if (this._options.ipld === undefined) {
+      this._options.ipld = ipldDefaults
+    } else if (this._options.ipld.blockService === undefined) {
+      this._options.ipld.blockService = ipldDefaults.blockService
+    }
+    this._ipld = new Ipld(this._options.ipld)
+
     this._preload = preload(this)
     this._mfsPreload = mfsPreload(this)
     this._ipns = new IPNS(null, this)