diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
index cfaf79f709e..1c1fbe7387d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@ public:
         WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
         return FillBlock(LookupBlockIndex(hash), block, lock);
     }
+    bool findAncestorByHash(const uint256& block_hash, const uint256& ancestor_hash, const FoundBlock& ancestor_out) override
+    {
+        WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
+        const CBlockIndex* block = LookupBlockIndex(block_hash);
+        const CBlockIndex* ancestor = LookupBlockIndex(ancestor_hash);
+        if (block && ancestor && block->GetAncestor(ancestor->nHeight) != ancestor) ancestor = nullptr;
+        return FillBlock(ancestor, ancestor_out, lock);
+    }
     void findCoins(std::map<COutPoint, Coin>& coins) override { return FindCoins(m_node, coins); }
     double guessVerificationProgress(const uint256& block_hash) override
     {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.h b/src/interfaces/chain.h
index 3778ab9a8bb..7504f4cfb60 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.h
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ public:
     //! or contents.
     virtual bool findBlock(const uint256& hash, const FoundBlock& block={}) = 0;
 
+    //! Return whether block descends from a specified ancestor, and
+    //! optionally return ancestor information.
+    virtual bool findAncestorByHash(const uint256& block_hash,
+        const uint256& ancestor_hash,
+        const FoundBlock& ancestor_out={}) = 0;
+
     //! Look up unspent output information. Returns coins in the mempool and in
     //! the current chain UTXO set. Iterates through all the keys in the map and
     //! populates the values.
diff --git a/src/test/interfaces_tests.cpp b/src/test/interfaces_tests.cpp
index e3d1738c7ff..caa988df0d1 100644
--- a/src/test/interfaces_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/interfaces_tests.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(findBlock)
     BOOST_CHECK(!chain->findBlock({}, FoundBlock()));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(findAncestorByHash)
+{
+    auto chain = interfaces::MakeChain(m_node);
+    auto& active = ChainActive();
+    int height = -1;
+    BOOST_CHECK(chain->findAncestorByHash(active[20]->GetBlockHash(), active[10]->GetBlockHash(), FoundBlock().height(height)));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(height, 10);
+    BOOST_CHECK(!chain->findAncestorByHash(active[10]->GetBlockHash(), active[20]->GetBlockHash()));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
index e4d0a3fa6d5..1d6b4832eb4 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 
 
+using interfaces::FoundBlock;
+
 std::string static EncodeDumpString(const std::string &str) {
     std::stringstream ret;
     for (const unsigned char c : str) {
@@ -359,8 +361,9 @@ UniValue importprunedfunds(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     }
 
     auto locked_chain = pwallet->chain().lock();
-    Optional<int> height = locked_chain->getBlockHeight(merkleBlock.header.GetHash());
-    if (height == nullopt) {
+    LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
+    int height;
+    if (!pwallet->chain().findAncestorByHash(pwallet->GetLastBlockHash(), merkleBlock.header.GetHash(), FoundBlock().height(height))) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Block not found in chain");
     }
 
@@ -371,11 +374,9 @@ UniValue importprunedfunds(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
     unsigned int txnIndex = vIndex[it - vMatch.begin()];
 
-    CWalletTx::Confirmation confirm(CWalletTx::Status::CONFIRMED, *height, merkleBlock.header.GetHash(), txnIndex);
+    CWalletTx::Confirmation confirm(CWalletTx::Status::CONFIRMED, height, merkleBlock.header.GetHash(), txnIndex);
     wtx.m_confirm = confirm;
 
-    LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
-
     if (pwallet->IsMine(*wtx.tx)) {
         pwallet->AddToWallet(wtx, false);
         return NullUniValue;