diff --git a/client/src/rpc_custom_error.rs b/client/src/rpc_custom_error.rs
index 82487e3a98..fb195c4b49 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc_custom_error.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc_custom_error.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub const JSON_RPC_SERVER_ERROR_KEY_EXCLUDED_FROM_SECONDARY_INDEX: i64 = -32010;
 pub const JSON_RPC_SERVER_ERROR_TRANSACTION_HISTORY_NOT_AVAILABLE: i64 = -32011;
 pub const JSON_RPC_SCAN_ERROR: i64 = -32012;
 pub const JSON_RPC_SERVER_ERROR_TRANSACTION_SIGNATURE_LEN_MISMATCH: i64 = -32013;
+pub const JSON_RPC_SERVER_ERROR_BLOCK_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE_YET: i64 = -32014;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum RpcCustomError {
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ pub enum RpcCustomError {
     ScanError { message: String },
     #[error("TransactionSignatureLenMismatch")]
     TransactionSignatureLenMismatch,
+    #[error("BlockStatusNotAvailableYet")]
+    BlockStatusNotAvailableYet { slot: Slot },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -161,6 +164,11 @@ impl From<RpcCustomError> for Error {
                 message: "Transaction signature length mismatch".to_string(),
                 data: None,
             },
+            RpcCustomError::BlockStatusNotAvailableYet { slot } => Self {
+                code: ErrorCode::ServerError(JSON_RPC_SERVER_ERROR_BLOCK_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE_YET),
+                message: format!("Block status not yet available for slot {}", slot),
+                data: None,
+            },
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rpc/src/rpc.rs b/rpc/src/rpc.rs
index f01707b582..649b4a56e0 100644
--- a/rpc/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/rpc.rs
@@ -962,6 +962,18 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn check_status_is_complete(&self, slot: Slot) -> Result<()> {
+        if slot
+            > self
+                .max_complete_transaction_status_slot
+                .load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+        {
+            Err(RpcCustomError::BlockStatusNotAvailableYet { slot }.into())
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
     pub async fn get_block(
         &self,
         slot: Slot,
@@ -985,6 +997,7 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
                     .unwrap()
                     .highest_confirmed_root()
             {
+                self.check_status_is_complete(slot)?;
                 let result = self.blockstore.get_rooted_block(slot, true);
                 self.check_blockstore_root(&result, slot)?;
                 let configure_block = |confirmed_block: ConfirmedBlock| {
@@ -1009,12 +1022,8 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
             } else if commitment.is_confirmed() {
                 // Check if block is confirmed
                 let confirmed_bank = self.bank(Some(CommitmentConfig::confirmed()));
-                if confirmed_bank.status_cache_ancestors().contains(&slot)
-                    && slot
-                        <= self
-                            .max_complete_transaction_status_slot
-                            .load(Ordering::SeqCst)
-                {
+                if confirmed_bank.status_cache_ancestors().contains(&slot) {
+                    self.check_status_is_complete(slot)?;
                     let result = self.blockstore.get_complete_block(slot, true);
                     return Ok(result.ok().map(|mut confirmed_block| {
                         if confirmed_block.block_time.is_none()