diff --git a/kernel/block_header.go b/kernel/block_header.go
index 9553fa3..9e2770e 100644
--- a/kernel/block_header.go
+++ b/kernel/block_header.go
@@ -83,3 +83,17 @@ func (bh *BlockHeader) Version() int32 {
 func (bh *BlockHeader) Nonce() uint32 {
 	return uint32(C.btck_block_header_get_nonce((*C.btck_BlockHeader)(bh.ptr)))
 }
+
+// Bytes returns the consensus serialized representation of the block header.
+//
+// Returns an error if the serialization fails.
+func (bh *BlockHeader) Bytes() ([80]byte, error) {
+	var buf [80]byte
+	if C.btck_block_header_to_bytes(
+		(*C.btck_BlockHeader)(bh.ptr),
+		(*C.uchar)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])),
+	) != 0 {
+		return [80]byte{}, &SerializationError{"Failed to serialize block header"}
+	}
+	return buf, nil
+}
diff --git a/kernel/block_header_test.go b/kernel/block_header_test.go
index 5ec259f..4cda89a 100644
--- a/kernel/block_header_test.go
+++ b/kernel/block_header_test.go
@@ -120,4 +120,15 @@ func TestBlockHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected nonce %d, got %d", expectedNonce, nonce)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Bytes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		serialized, err := header.Bytes()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Bytes() error = %v", err)
+		}
+		serializedStr := hex.EncodeToString(serialized[:])
+		if serializedStr != genesisHeaderHex {
+			t.Errorf("Serialized header doesn't match original.\nExpected: %s\nGot: %s", genesisHeaderHex, serializedStr)
+		}
+	})
 }