diff --git a/primitives/src/block.rs b/primitives/src/block.rs
index faa37f218..b30a2c6c9 100644
--- a/primitives/src/block.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/block.rs
@@ -380,4 +380,28 @@ mod tests {
         let version = Version::from_consensus(1234567890);
         assert_eq!(version.to_consensus(), 1234567890);
     }
+
+    // Check that the size of the header consensus serialization matches the const SIZE value
+    #[test]
+    fn header_size() {
+        let header = Header {
+            version: Version::ONE,
+            prev_blockhash: BlockHash::from_byte_array([0x99; 32]),
+            merkle_root: TxMerkleNode::from_byte_array([0x77; 32]),
+            time: 2,
+            bits: CompactTarget::from_consensus(3),
+            nonce: 4,
+        };
+
+        // Calculate the size of the block header in bytes from the sum of the serialized lengths
+        // it's fields: version, prev_blockhash, merkle_root, time, bits, nonce.
+        let header_size = header.version.to_consensus().to_le_bytes().len()
+            + header.prev_blockhash.as_byte_array().len()
+            + header.merkle_root.as_byte_array().len()
+            + header.time.to_le_bytes().len()
+            + header.bits.to_consensus().to_le_bytes().len()
+            + header.nonce.to_le_bytes().len();
+
+        assert_eq!(header_size, Header::SIZE);
+    }
 }