diff --git a/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.ml b/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.ml
index 9857f97fe..8a07ad836 100644
--- a/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.ml
+++ b/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.ml
@@ -744,6 +744,14 @@ module Make(Proto : PROTO)(Next_proto : PROTO) = struct
           ~output: Data_encoding.empty
           RPC_path.(path / "request_operations")
 
+      let request_operations path =
+        RPC_service.post_service
+          ~description:"Request the operations of your peers."
+          ~input: Data_encoding.empty
+          ~query: RPC_query.empty
+          ~output: Data_encoding.empty
+          RPC_path.(path / "request_operations")
+
     end
 
     let live_blocks =
diff --git a/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.mli b/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.mli
index 6913d4806..f29084afa 100644
--- a/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.mli
+++ b/src/lib_shell_services/block_services.mli
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ module Make(Proto : PROTO)(Next_proto : PROTO) : sig
         ([ `POST ], 'a,
          'b , unit, unit, unit) RPC_service.t
 
+      val request_operations :
+        ('a, 'b) RPC_path.t ->
+        ([ `POST ], 'a,
+         'b , unit, unit, unit) RPC_service.t
+
     end
 
     val live_blocks: