diff --git a/web3.js/module.d.ts b/web3.js/module.d.ts
index ba04110fe7..ae543541a5 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.d.ts
+++ b/web3.js/module.d.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     signatureResult: SignatureSuccess | TransactionError,
     context: Context,
   ) => void;
+  export type RootChangeCallback = (root: number) => void;
 
   export type SignatureSuccess = {
     Ok: null;
@@ -242,6 +243,8 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
       callback: SignatureResultCallback,
     ): number;
     removeSignatureListener(id: number): Promise<void>;
+    onRootChange(callback: RootChangeCallback): number;
+    removeRootChangeListener(id: number): Promise<void>;
     validatorExit(): Promise<boolean>;
     getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(
       dataLength: number,
diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index b5c707e809..0baa795a22 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     signatureResult: SignatureSuccess | TransactionError,
     context: Context,
   ) => void;
+  declare type RootChangeCallback = (root: number) => void;
 
   declare export type SignatureSuccess = {|
     Ok: null,
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
       callback: SignatureResultCallback,
     ): number;
     removeSignatureListener(id: number): Promise<void>;
+    onRootChange(callback: RootChangeCallback): number;
+    removeRootChangeListener(id: number): Promise<void>;
     validatorExit(): Promise<boolean>;
     getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(
       dataLength: number,
diff --git a/web3.js/src/connection.js b/web3.js/src/connection.js
index 8f10b34f58..65b2830bac 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/connection.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/connection.js
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ const ProgramAccountNotificationResult = struct({
 /**
  * @private
  */
-const SlotInfo = struct({
+const SlotInfoResult = struct({
   parent: 'number',
   slot: 'number',
   root: 'number',
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ const SlotInfo = struct({
  */
 const SlotNotificationResult = struct({
   subscription: 'number',
-  result: SlotInfo,
+  result: SlotInfoResult,
 });
 
 /**
@@ -394,6 +394,14 @@ const SignatureNotificationResult = struct({
   result: notificationResultAndContext(SignatureStatusResult),
 });
 
+/**
+ * Expected JSON RPC response for the "rootNotification" message
+ */
+const RootNotificationResult = struct({
+  subscription: 'number',
+  result: 'number',
+});
+
 /**
  * Expected JSON RPC response for the "getProgramAccounts" message
  */
@@ -579,6 +587,20 @@ const RequestAirdropRpcResult = jsonRpcResult('string');
  */
 const SendTransactionRpcResult = jsonRpcResult('string');
 
+/**
+ * Information about the latest slot being processed by a node
+ *
+ * @typedef {Object} SlotInfo
+ * @property {number} slot Currently processing slot
+ * @property {number} parent Parent of the current slot
+ * @property {number} root The root block of the current slot's fork
+ */
+type SlotInfo = {
+  slot: number,
+  parent: number,
+  root: number,
+};
+
 /**
  * Information describing an account
  *
@@ -676,6 +698,19 @@ type SignatureSubscriptionInfo = {
   subscriptionId: ?SubscriptionId, // null when there's no current server subscription id
 };
 
+/**
+ * Callback function for root change notifications
+ */
+export type RootChangeCallback = (root: number) => void;
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+type RootSubscriptionInfo = {
+  callback: RootChangeCallback,
+  subscriptionId: ?SubscriptionId, // null when there's no current server subscription id
+};
+
 /**
  * Signature status: Success
  *
@@ -737,6 +772,10 @@ export class Connection {
     [number]: SignatureSubscriptionInfo,
   } = {};
   _signatureSubscriptionCounter: number = 0;
+  _rootSubscriptions: {
+    [number]: RootSubscriptionInfo,
+  } = {};
+  _rootSubscriptionCounter: number = 0;
 
   /**
    * Establish a JSON RPC connection
@@ -784,6 +823,10 @@ export class Connection {
       'signatureNotification',
       this._wsOnSignatureNotification.bind(this),
     );
+    this._rpcWebSocket.on(
+      'rootNotification',
+      this._wsOnRootNotification.bind(this),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1448,11 +1491,13 @@ export class Connection {
     ).map(Number);
     const slotKeys = Object.keys(this._slotSubscriptions).map(Number);
     const signatureKeys = Object.keys(this._signatureSubscriptions).map(Number);
+    const rootKeys = Object.keys(this._rootSubscriptions).map(Number);
     if (
       accountKeys.length === 0 &&
       programKeys.length === 0 &&
       slotKeys.length === 0 &&
-      signatureKeys.length === 0
+      signatureKeys.length === 0 &&
+      rootKeys.length === 0
     ) {
       this._rpcWebSocket.close();
       return;
@@ -1471,6 +1516,9 @@ export class Connection {
       for (let id of signatureKeys) {
         this._signatureSubscriptions[id].subscriptionId = null;
       }
+      for (let id of rootKeys) {
+        this._rootSubscriptions[id].subscriptionId = null;
+      }
       this._rpcWebSocket.connect();
       return;
     }
@@ -1494,6 +1542,11 @@ export class Connection {
       const sub = this._signatureSubscriptions[id];
       this._subscribe(sub, 'signatureSubscribe', [sub.signature]);
     }
+
+    for (let id of rootKeys) {
+      const sub = this._rootSubscriptions[id];
+      this._subscribe(sub, 'rootSubscribe', []);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1759,4 +1812,56 @@ export class Connection {
       throw new Error(`Unknown signature result id: ${id}`);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  _wsOnRootNotification(notification: Object) {
+    const res = RootNotificationResult(notification);
+    if (res.error) {
+      throw new Error(res.error.message);
+    }
+    assert(typeof res.result !== 'undefined');
+    const root = res.result;
+    const keys = Object.keys(this._rootSubscriptions).map(Number);
+    for (let id of keys) {
+      const sub = this._rootSubscriptions[id];
+      if (sub.subscriptionId === res.subscription) {
+        sub.callback(root);
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Register a callback to be invoked upon root changes
+   *
+   * @param callback Function to invoke whenever the root changes
+   * @return subscription id
+   */
+  onRootChange(callback: RootChangeCallback): number {
+    const id = ++this._rootSubscriptionCounter;
+    this._rootSubscriptions[id] = {
+      callback,
+      subscriptionId: null,
+    };
+    this._updateSubscriptions();
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deregister a root notification callback
+   *
+   * @param id subscription id to deregister
+   */
+  async removeRootChangeListener(id: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._rootSubscriptions[id]) {
+      const subInfo = this._rootSubscriptions[id];
+      delete this._rootSubscriptions[id];
+      await this._unsubscribe(subInfo, 'rootUnsubscribe');
+      this._updateSubscriptions();
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Unknown root change id: ${id}`);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
index d40231f915..96d41d4ed3 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
@@ -1417,30 +1417,54 @@ test('slot notification', async () => {
 
   const connection = new Connection(url, 'recent');
 
-  // let notified = false;
+  let notified = false;
   const subscriptionId = connection.onSlotChange(slotInfo => {
     expect(slotInfo.parent).toBeDefined();
     expect(slotInfo.slot).toBeDefined();
     expect(slotInfo.root).toBeDefined();
     expect(slotInfo.slot).toBeGreaterThan(slotInfo.parent);
     expect(slotInfo.slot).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(slotInfo.root);
-    // notified = true;
+    notified = true;
   });
 
-  //
-  // FIXME: enable this check when slotNotification is live
-  //
-  // // Wait for mockCallback to receive a call
-  // let i = 0;
-  // while (!notified) {
-  //   //for (;;) {
-  //   if (++i === 30) {
-  //     throw new Error('Slot change notification not observed');
-  //   }
-  //   // Sleep for a 1/4 of a slot, notifications only occur after a block is
-  //   // processed
-  //   await sleep((250 * DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT) / NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND);
-  // }
+  // Wait for mockCallback to receive a call
+  let i = 0;
+  while (!notified) {
+    if (++i === 30) {
+      throw new Error('Slot change notification not observed');
+    }
+    // Sleep for a 1/4 of a slot, notifications only occur after a block is
+    // processed
+    await sleep((250 * DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT) / NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND);
+  }
 
   await connection.removeSlotChangeListener(subscriptionId);
 });
+
+test('root notification', async () => {
+  if (mockRpcEnabled) {
+    console.log('non-live test skipped');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const connection = new Connection(url, 'recent');
+
+  let roots = [];
+  const subscriptionId = connection.onRootChange(root => {
+    roots.push(root);
+  });
+
+  // Wait for mockCallback to receive a call
+  let i = 0;
+  while (roots.length < 2) {
+    if (++i === 30) {
+      throw new Error('Root change notification not observed');
+    }
+    // Sleep for a 1/4 of a slot, notifications only occur after a block is
+    // processed
+    await sleep((250 * DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT) / NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND);
+  }
+
+  expect(roots[1]).toBeGreaterThan(roots[0]);
+  await connection.removeRootChangeListener(subscriptionId);
+});