diff --git a/src/components/ui/search-input.tsx b/src/components/ui/search-input.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5ac780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ui/search-input.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Search } from "lucide-react"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { forwardRef } from "react"
+
+export const SearchInput = forwardRef<
+  HTMLInputElement,
+  Omit<React.ComponentProps<"input">, "type">
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <div className="flex items-center border-b px-3" cmdk-input-wrapper="">
+    <Search className="mr-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
+    <input
+      type="text"
+      ref={ref}
+      className={cn(
+        "flex h-11 w-full rounded-md bg-transparent py-3 text-sm outline-hidden placeholder:text-muted-foreground disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50",
+        className,
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  </div>
+))
diff --git a/src/pages/Explorer/BlockTable.tsx b/src/pages/Explorer/BlockTable.tsx
index 6221de3..b315853 100644
--- a/src/pages/Explorer/BlockTable.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Explorer/BlockTable.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { CopyText } from "@/components/Copy"
 import { Popover } from "@/components/Popover"
-import { Link } from "@/hashParams"
+import { Link, useNavigate } from "@/hashParams"
 import { client$ } from "@/state/chains/chain.state"
 import { state, useStateObservable } from "@react-rxjs/core"
 import { FC } from "react"
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
 import { BlockInfo, blocksByHeight$, finalized$ } from "./block.state"
 import { BlockPopover } from "./BlockPopover"
 import * as Finalizing from "./FinalizingTable"
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import { SearchInput } from "@/components/ui/search-input"
+import { Search } from "lucide-react"
 
 const best$ = client$.pipeState(
   switchMap((client) => client.bestBlocks$.pipe(map(([best]) => best))),
@@ -84,6 +87,34 @@ const blockTable$ = state(
   [],
 )
 
+export const BlockInput: FC = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  return (
+    <form
+      className="grow p-0 -my-2 flex"
+      onSubmit={(e) => {
+        const blockTarget = new FormData(e.currentTarget).get("blockTarget") as string
+        const isHex = blockTarget?.match(/^0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+$/)
+        if (
+          (isHex && blockTarget.length === 66) ||
+          (!isHex && !Number.isNaN(Number(blockTarget)))
+        ) {
+          navigate(blockTarget)
+        }
+        e.preventDefault()
+        e.stopPropagation()
+      }}
+    >
+      <div className="grow">
+        <SearchInput placeholder="Block hash or height" name="blockTarget" />
+      </div>
+      <Button className="grow-0">
+        <Search />{" "}
+      </Button>
+    </form>
+  )
+}
+
 export const BlockTable = () => {
   const rows = useStateObservable(blockTable$)
   const finalized = useStateObservable(finalized$)
@@ -100,7 +131,7 @@ export const BlockTable = () => {
 
   return (
     <Finalizing.Root>
-      <Finalizing.Title>Recent Blocks</Finalizing.Title>
+      <Finalizing.Title search={<BlockInput />}>Recent Blocks</Finalizing.Title>
       <Finalizing.Table>
         {rows.map((row, i) => (
           <Finalizing.Row
diff --git a/src/pages/Explorer/Detail/BlockDetail.tsx b/src/pages/Explorer/Detail/BlockDetail.tsx
index 90fa7b2..fc444e7 100644
--- a/src/pages/Explorer/Detail/BlockDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Explorer/Detail/BlockDetail.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { BlockBody } from "./BlockBody"
 import { BlockInfoView } from "./BlockInfo"
 
 export const BlockDetail = () => {
-  const { hash } = useParams()
-  const block = useStateObservable(blockInfoState$(hash ?? ""))
+  const { hashOrHeight } = useParams()
+  const block = useStateObservable(blockInfoState$(hashOrHeight ?? ""))
 
   if (!block) return <Loading>Loading block…</Loading>
 
diff --git a/src/pages/Explorer/Explorer.tsx b/src/pages/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
index ce39052..f5e76ce 100644
--- a/src/pages/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Summary } from "./Summary"
 export const Explorer = withSubscribe(
   () => (
     <Routes>
-      <Route path=":hash" element={<BlockDetail />} />
+      <Route path=":hashOrHeight" element={<BlockDetail />} />
       <Route
         path="*"
         element={
diff --git a/src/pages/Explorer/FinalizingTable.tsx b/src/pages/Explorer/FinalizingTable.tsx
index 99b20cc..33119b7 100644
--- a/src/pages/Explorer/FinalizingTable.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Explorer/FinalizingTable.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-import { FC, PropsWithChildren } from "react"
+import { FC, PropsWithChildren, ReactNode } from "react"
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
 
-export const Title: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => (
-  <h2 className="font-bold p-2 border-b border-slate-400 mb-2">{children}</h2>
+export const Title: FC<PropsWithChildren<{ search?: ReactNode }>> = ({
+  children,
+  search,
+}) => (
+  <h2 className="font-bold p-2 border-b border-slate-400 mb-2 flex">
+    <span className="grow-0">{children}</span>
+    {search}
+  </h2>
 )
 
 export const Table: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => (
diff --git a/src/pages/Explorer/block.state.ts b/src/pages/Explorer/block.state.ts
index 8ecb84e..2ab4848 100644
--- a/src/pages/Explorer/block.state.ts
+++ b/src/pages/Explorer/block.state.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { chainClient$, client$ } from "@/state/chains/chain.state"
 import { SystemEvent } from "@polkadot-api/observable-client"
 import { state } from "@react-rxjs/core"
 import { combineKeys, partitionByKey } from "@react-rxjs/utils"
-import { HexString, PolkadotClient } from "polkadot-api"
+import { FixedSizeBinary, HexString, PolkadotClient } from "polkadot-api"
 import {
   catchError,
   combineLatest,
@@ -244,13 +244,43 @@ export const inMemoryBlocks$ = state(
 )
 inMemoryBlocks$.subscribe()
 
+const blockHash$ = (hashOrHeight: string) =>
+  hashOrHeight.length > 63
+    ? of(hashOrHeight.startsWith("0x") ? hashOrHeight : `0x${hashOrHeight}`)
+    : client$.pipe(
+        switchMap((client) =>
+          from(
+            client._request<HexString[], [number]>("archive_v1_hashByHeight", [
+              Number(hashOrHeight),
+            ]),
+          ).pipe(
+            map((x) => {
+              if (x.length) return x[0]
+              throw null
+            }),
+            catchError(() =>
+              client
+                .getUnsafeApi()
+                .query.System.BlockHash.getValue(Number(hashOrHeight))
+                .then((x: FixedSizeBinary<32>) => x.asHex()),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      )
+
 export const blockInfoState$ = state(
-  (hash: string) =>
+  (hashOrHeight: string) =>
     inMemoryBlocks$.pipe(
       take(1),
-      switchMap((blocks) =>
-        blocks.has(hash) ? blockInfo$(hash) : getUnpinnedBlockInfo$(hash),
-      ),
+      switchMap((blocks) => {
+        if (blocks.has(hashOrHeight)) return blockInfo$(hashOrHeight)
+        const potentialHeight = Number(hashOrHeight)
+        const target = Array.from(blocks.values()).find(
+          (x) => x?.number === potentialHeight,
+        )
+        if (target) return blockInfo$(target.hash)
+        return blockHash$(hashOrHeight).pipe(mergeMap(getUnpinnedBlockInfo$))
+      }),
     ),
   null,
 )