diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/block.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/block.rs
index 75beac62..c516318c 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/types/block.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/block.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use serde::{
     ser::SerializeStruct,
     Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer,
 };
-use std::{fmt::Formatter, str::FromStr};
+use std::{fmt, fmt::Formatter, str::FromStr};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// The block type returned from RPC calls.
@@ -579,6 +579,17 @@ impl FromStr for BlockNumber {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for BlockNumber {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            BlockNumber::Number(ref x) => format!("0x{:x}", x).fmt(f),
+            BlockNumber::Latest => f.write_str("latest"),
+            BlockNumber::Earliest => f.write_str("earliest"),
+            BlockNumber::Pending => f.write_str("pending"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[cfg(not(feature = "celo"))]
 mod tests {