diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/templates/gerty/index.html b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/templates/gerty/index.html
index 8dd43d34..db3dd7e6 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/templates/gerty/index.html
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/templates/gerty/index.html
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@
                                     v-model="formDialog.data.display_preferences.onchain_difficulty_epoch_time_remaining"
                                     label="Estimated time until next difficulty adjustment"
                             ></q-toggle>
+                            <q-toggle
+                                    v-model="formDialog.data.display_preferences.onchain_block_height"
+                                    label="Current block height"
+                            ></q-toggle>
                         </q-expansion-item>
                         <q-expansion-item
                                 expand-separator
@@ -609,6 +613,7 @@
                                 onchain_difficulty_retarget_date: true,
                                 onchain_difficulty_blocks_remaining: true,
                                 onchain_difficulty_epoch_time_remaining: true,
+                                onchain_block_height: true,
                                 mempool_tx_count: true,
                                 mining_current_hash_rate: true,
                                 mining_current_difficulty: true,
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
index 88336340..fb1dbaad 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ async def get_screen_data(screen_num: int, screens_list: dict, gerty):
         areas.append(await get_exchange_rate(gerty))
     elif screen_slug == "onchain_difficulty_epoch_progress":
        areas.append(await get_onchain_stat(screen_slug, gerty))
+    elif screen_slug == "onchain_block_height":
+        logger.debug("iam block height")
+        text = []
+        text.append(get_text_item_dict(text=format_number(await get_block_height(gerty)), font_size=80, gerty_type=gerty.type))
+        areas.append(text)
     elif screen_slug == "onchain_difficulty_retarget_date":
        areas.append(await get_onchain_stat(screen_slug, gerty))
     elif screen_slug == "onchain_difficulty_blocks_remaining":
@@ -320,6 +325,7 @@ async def get_onchain_stat(stat_slug: str, gerty):
             stat_slug == "onchain_difficulty_retarget_date" or
             stat_slug == "onchain_difficulty_blocks_remaining" or
             stat_slug == "onchain_difficulty_epoch_time_remaining"
+
     ):
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
             r = await client.get(gerty.mempool_endpoint + "/api/v1/difficulty-adjustment")