diff --git a/unittests/block_log_get_block_tests.cpp b/unittests/block_log_get_block_tests.cpp
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+#include <eosio/chain/block_log.hpp>
+#include <eosio/testing/tester.hpp> // for fc_exception_message_contains
+
+#include <fc/io/cfile.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+using namespace eosio::chain;
+using namespace eosio::testing;
+
+struct block_log_get_block_fixture {
+   block_log_get_block_fixture() {
+      block_dir = dir.path();
+
+      log.emplace(block_dir);
+
+      log->reset(genesis_state(), std::make_shared<signed_block>());
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(log->first_block_num(), 1u);
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(log->head()->block_num(), 1u);
+
+      for(uint32_t i = 2; i < last_block_num + 1; ++i) {
+         auto p = std::make_shared<signed_block>();
+         p->previous._hash[0] = fc::endian_reverse_u32(i-1);
+         log->append(p, p->calculate_id());
+      }
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(log->head()->block_num(), last_block_num);
+   };
+
+   void test_read_serialized_block(const block_log& blog, uint32_t block_num) { 
+      // read the serialized block
+      auto serialized_block = blog.read_serialized_block_by_num(block_num);
+
+      // the serialized block can be deserialized
+      BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(fc::raw::unpack<signed_block>(serialized_block));
+
+      // read the signed block by regular read_block_by_num
+      signed_block_ptr block = blog.read_block_by_num(block_num);
+      BOOST_REQUIRE(block);
+
+      // the serialized block should match the signed block's serialized form
+      BOOST_REQUIRE(serialized_block == fc::raw::pack(*block));
+   }
+
+   fc::temp_directory        dir;
+   std::filesystem::path     block_dir;
+   std::optional<block_log>  log;
+   static constexpr uint32_t last_block_num = 50;
+};
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(block_log_get_block_tests)
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(basic_block_log, block_log_get_block_fixture) try {
+   // test reading a non-last-block
+   test_read_serialized_block(*log, last_block_num - 2);
+
+   // test reading last block
+   test_read_serialized_block(*log, last_block_num);
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(splitted_block_log, block_log_get_block_fixture) try {
+   uint32_t stride = last_block_num / 2;
+   auto retained_dir = block_dir / "retained";
+
+   block_log::split_blocklog(block_dir, retained_dir, stride);
+
+   std::filesystem::remove(block_dir / "blocks.log");
+   std::filesystem::remove(block_dir / "blocks.index");
+
+   block_log blog(block_dir, partitioned_blocklog_config{ .retained_dir = retained_dir });
+
+   // test reading a block in the first partitioned log
+   test_read_serialized_block(blog, stride - 1);
+
+   // test reading a block in the second partitioned log
+   test_read_serialized_block(blog, stride + 1);
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(nonexisting_block_num, block_log_get_block_fixture) try {
+   // read a non-existing block
+   auto serialized_block = log->read_serialized_block_by_num(last_block_num + 1);
+
+   // should return an empty vector of char
+   BOOST_REQUIRE(serialized_block.empty());
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(corrupted_next_block_position, block_log_get_block_fixture) try {
+   // intentionally modify block position for next block (which is the last block)
+   uint64_t bad_pos = sizeof(uint64_t) * (last_block_num);
+   fc::datastream<fc::cfile> index_file;
+   index_file.set_file_path(block_dir / "blocks.index");
+   index_file.open(fc::cfile::update_rw_mode);
+   index_file.seek_end(-sizeof(uint64_t));
+   index_file.write((char*)&bad_pos, sizeof(bad_pos));
+   index_file.flush();
+   index_file.close();
+
+   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(log->read_serialized_block_by_num(last_block_num - 1),
+                         block_log_exception,
+                         fc_exception_message_contains("next block position"));
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(corrupted_file_size, block_log_get_block_fixture) try {
+   // corrupt file size by truncating it
+   auto new_size = log->get_block_pos(last_block_num) + sizeof(uint64_t);
+   std::filesystem::resize_file(block_dir / "blocks.log", new_size);
+
+   BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(log->read_serialized_block_by_num(last_block_num),
+                         block_log_exception,
+                         fc_exception_message_contains("block log file size"));
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()