diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 673027221..abb255613 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # HSD Release Notes & Changelog
 
+## unreleased
+
+### Node changes
+
+- New RPC methods:
+  - `decoderesource` like `decodescript` accepts hex string as input and returns
+  JSON formatted DNS records resource.
+
 ## v4.0.0
 
 **When upgrading to this version of hsd you must pass
diff --git a/lib/node/rpc.js b/lib/node/rpc.js
index b8ee8309a..a0a1e41ea 100644
--- a/lib/node/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/node/rpc.js
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class RPC extends RPCBase {
     this.add('createrawtransaction', this.createRawTransaction);
     this.add('decoderawtransaction', this.decodeRawTransaction);
     this.add('decodescript', this.decodeScript);
+    this.add('decoderesource', this.decodeResource);
     this.add('sendrawtransaction', this.sendRawTransaction);
     this.add('signrawtransaction', this.signRawTransaction);
 
@@ -1905,6 +1906,17 @@ class RPC extends RPCBase {
     return json;
   }
 
+  async decodeResource(args, help) {
+    if (help || args.length !== 1)
+      throw new RPCError(errs.MISC_ERROR, 'decoderesource "hex"');
+
+    const valid = new Validator(args);
+    const data = valid.buf(0);
+
+    const res = Resource.decode(data);
+    return res.toJSON();
+  }
+
   async getRawTransaction(args, help) {
     if (help || args.length < 1 || args.length > 2) {
       throw new RPCError(errs.MISC_ERROR,
diff --git a/test/node-rpc-test.js b/test/node-rpc-test.js
index 9f6fbd69f..1bc8c7937 100644
--- a/test/node-rpc-test.js
+++ b/test/node-rpc-test.js
@@ -617,4 +617,63 @@ describe('RPC', function() {
       assert.deepEqual(result.localservicenames, ['NETWORK', 'BLOOM']);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('utility', function() {
+    const node = new FullNode({...nodeOptions});
+    const nclient = new NodeClient(clientOptions);
+
+    before(async () => {
+      await node.open();
+      await nclient.open();
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await nclient.close();
+      await node.close();
+    });
+
+    it('should decode resource', async () => {
+      // .p resource at mainnet height 118700
+      const result = await nclient.execute(
+        'decoderesource',
+        [
+          '0002036e733101700022858d9e01c00200c625080220d96' +
+          '65e9952988fc27b1d4098491b37d83a3b6fb2cdf5fc9787' +
+          'd4dda67f1408ed001383080220ae8ea2f2800727f9ad3b6' +
+          'd7c802dac2a0790bdc8ea717bf5f6dc21f83fb8cc4e'
+        ]
+      );
+
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        result,
+        {
+          records: [
+            {
+              type: 'GLUE4',
+              ns: 'ns1.p.',
+              address: '34.133.141.158'
+            },
+            {
+              type: 'NS',
+              ns: 'ns1.p.'
+            },
+            {
+              type: 'DS',
+              keyTag: 50725,
+              algorithm: 8,
+              digestType: 2,
+              digest: 'd9665e9952988fc27b1d4098491b37d83a3b6fb2cdf5fc9787d4dda67f1408ed'
+            },
+            {
+              type: 'DS',
+              keyTag: 4995,
+              algorithm: 8,
+              digestType: 2,
+              digest: 'ae8ea2f2800727f9ad3b6d7c802dac2a0790bdc8ea717bf5f6dc21f83fb8cc4e'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });