diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index cd819f9e7b..6ff7f57007 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ var PrecompiledContractsBLS = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{18}): &bls12381MapG2{},
 }
 
+var PrecompiledContractsNC = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{20}): &nCBlockVerify{},
+}
+
 var (
 	PrecompiledAddressesFjord     []common.Address
 	PrecompiledAddressesCancun    []common.Address
@@ -1191,3 +1195,14 @@ func (c *p256Verify) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
+
+type nCBlockVerify struct{}
+
+func (c *nCBlockVerify) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
+	return params.NCBlockVerifyGas
+}
+
+func (c *nCBlockVerify) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	block := input[:32]
+	return common.LeftPadBytes(block, 32), nil
+}
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
index 5e2a0632af..935562047a 100644
--- a/params/protocol_params.go
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ const (
 
 	P256VerifyGas uint64 = 3450 // secp256r1 elliptic curve signature verifier gas price
 
+	NCBlockVerifyGas uint64 = 100000 // Gas price for verifying a NineChronicles block
+
 	// The Refund Quotient is the cap on how much of the used gas can be refunded. Before EIP-3529,
 	// up to half the consumed gas could be refunded. Redefined as 1/5th in EIP-3529
 	RefundQuotient        uint64 = 2