diff --git a/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/fork.rs b/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/fork.rs
index d65a08196a..9679fb576a 100644
--- a/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/fork.rs
+++ b/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/fork.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 //!
 //! Note: This fork terminology is different from fork in blockchain.
 
+use std::fmt;
+
 use crate::conversion::from_saturating;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd)]
@@ -13,6 +15,31 @@ use crate::conversion::from_saturating;
 pub struct Fork(u64);
 
 impl Fork {
+    /// Fork for data that read from the blockchain during a backfill on initial sync
+    pub const BACKFILL: Self = Self(1);
+    /// Fork count for the first live block.
+    pub const FIRST_LIVE: Self = Self(2);
+    /// Fork for immutable data. This indicates that there is no roll-back.
+    pub const IMMUTABLE: Self = Self(0);
+
+    /// Is the fork for immutable data.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_immutable(&self) -> bool {
+        self == &Self::IMMUTABLE
+    }
+
+    /// Is the fork for backfill data.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_backfill(&self) -> bool {
+        self == &Self::BACKFILL
+    }
+
+    /// Is the fork for live data.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_live(&self) -> bool {
+        self >= &Self::FIRST_LIVE
+    }
+
     /// Convert an `<T>` to `Fork` (saturate if out of range).
     pub fn from_saturating<
         T: Copy
@@ -38,6 +65,17 @@ impl Fork {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for Fork {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self.0 {
+            0 => write!(f, "IMMUTABLE"),
+            1 => write!(f, "BACKFILL"),
+            // For live forks: 2 maps to LIVE:1, 3 maps to LIVE:2 etc.
+            2..=u64::MAX => write!(f, "LIVE:{}", self.0 - 1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<u64> for Fork {
     fn from(value: u64) -> Self {
         Self(value)
diff --git a/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/multi_era_block_data.rs b/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/multi_era_block_data.rs
index ee06c26fa9..612fa32f38 100644
--- a/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/multi_era_block_data.rs
+++ b/rust/cardano-blockchain-types/src/multi_era_block_data.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ impl MultiEraBlock {
 
         None
     }
+
+    /// Get the auxiliary data of the block.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn aux_data(&self) -> &BlockAuxData {
+        &self.inner.aux_data
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for MultiEraBlock {