diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_scanblocks.py b/test/functional/rpc_scanblocks.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..328095ee754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_scanblocks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+"""Test the scanblocks RPC call."""
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import assert_equal, assert_raises_rpc_error
+
+
+class ScanblocksTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.num_nodes = 2
+        self.extra_args = [["-blockfilterindex=1"], []]
+
+    def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
+        self.skip_if_no_wallet()
+
+    def run_test(self):
+        node = self.nodes[0]
+        # send 1.0, mempool only
+        addr_1 = node.getnewaddress()
+        node.sendtoaddress(addr_1, 1.0)
+
+        parent_key = "tpubD6NzVbkrYhZ4WaWSyoBvQwbpLkojyoTZPRsgXELWz3Popb3qkjcJyJUGLnL4qHHoQvao8ESaAstxYSnhyswJ76uZPStJRJCTKvosUCJZL5B"
+        # send 1.0, mempool only
+        # childkey 5 of `parent_key`
+        node.sendtoaddress("mkS4HXoTYWRTescLGaUTGbtTTYX5EjJyEE", 1.0)
+
+        # mine a block and assure that the mined blockhash is in the filterresult
+        blockhash = self.generate(node, 1)[0]
+        height = node.getblockheader(blockhash)['height']
+        self.wait_until(lambda: all(i["synced"] for i in node.getindexinfo().values()))
+
+        out = node.scanblocks("start", [f"addr({addr_1})"])
+        assert(blockhash in out['relevant_blocks'])
+        assert_equal(height, out['to_height'])
+        assert_equal(0, out['from_height'])
+
+        # mine another block
+        blockhash_new = self.generate(node, 1)[0]
+        height_new = node.getblockheader(blockhash_new)['height']
+
+        # make sure the blockhash is not in the filter result if we set the start_height
+        # to the just mined block (unlikely to hit a false positive)
+        assert(blockhash not in node.scanblocks(
+            "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], height_new)['relevant_blocks'])
+
+        # make sure the blockhash is present when using the first mined block as start_height
+        assert(blockhash in node.scanblocks(
+            "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], height)['relevant_blocks'])
+
+        # also test the stop height
+        assert(blockhash in node.scanblocks(
+            "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], height, height)['relevant_blocks'])
+
+        # use the stop_height to exclude the relevant block
+        assert(blockhash not in node.scanblocks(
+            "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], 0, height - 1)['relevant_blocks'])
+
+        # make sure the blockhash is present when using the first mined block as start_height
+        assert(blockhash in node.scanblocks(
+            "start", [{"desc": f"pkh({parent_key}/*)", "range": [0, 100]}], height)['relevant_blocks'])
+
+        # test node with disabled blockfilterindex
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Index is not enabled for filtertype basic",
+                                self.nodes[1].scanblocks, "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"])
+
+        # test unknown filtertype
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, "Unknown filtertype",
+                                node.scanblocks, "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], 0, 10, "extended")
+
+        # test invalid start_height
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Invalid start_height",
+                                node.scanblocks, "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], 100000000)
+
+        # test invalid stop_height
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Invalid stop_height",
+                                node.scanblocks, "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], 10, 0)
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-1, "Invalid stop_height",
+                                node.scanblocks, "start", [f"addr({addr_1})"], 10, 100000000)
+
+        # test accessing the status (must be empty)
+        assert_equal(node.scanblocks("status"), None)
+
+        # test aborting the current scan (there is no, must return false)
+        assert_equal(node.scanblocks("abort"), False)
+
+        # test invalid command
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-8, "Invalid command", node.scanblocks, "foobar")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ScanblocksTest().main()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index d78c1c634fe..d50d22b75ca 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'rpc_deriveaddresses.py',
     'rpc_deriveaddresses.py --usecli',
     'p2p_ping.py',
+    'rpc_scanblocks.py',
     'rpc_scantxoutset.py',
     'feature_txindex_compatibility.py',
     'feature_unsupported_utxo_db.py',