diff --git a/ethers/contract.nim b/ethers/contract.nim
index 6bf0ce6..799a994 100644
--- a/ethers/contract.nim
+++ b/ethers/contract.nim
@@ -56,16 +56,20 @@ proc decodeResponse(T: type, bytes: seq[byte]): T =
     raiseContractError "unable to decode return value as " & $T
   return decoded
 
-proc call(contract: Contract, function: string, parameters: tuple) {.async.} =
+proc call(contract: Contract,
+          function: string,
+          parameters: tuple,
+          blockTag = BlockTag.latest) {.async.} =
   let transaction = createTransaction(contract, function, parameters)
-  discard await contract.provider.call(transaction)
+  discard await contract.provider.call(transaction, blockTag)
 
 proc call(contract: Contract,
           function: string,
           parameters: tuple,
-          ReturnType: type): Future[ReturnType] {.async.} =
+          ReturnType: type,
+          blockTag = BlockTag.latest): Future[ReturnType] {.async.} =
   let transaction = createTransaction(contract, function, parameters)
-  let response = await contract.provider.call(transaction)
+  let response = await contract.provider.call(transaction, blockTag)
   return decodeResponse(ReturnType, response)
 
 proc send(contract: Contract, function: string, parameters: tuple) {.async.} =
diff --git a/ethers/provider.nim b/ethers/provider.nim
index 2a8badf..1aa21ce 100644
--- a/ethers/provider.nim
+++ b/ethers/provider.nim
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ method getBlockNumber*(provider: Provider): Future[UInt256] {.base.} =
 method getBlock*(provider: Provider, tag: BlockTag): Future[?Block] {.base.} =
   doAssert false, "not implemented"
 
-method call*(provider: Provider, tx: Transaction): Future[seq[byte]] {.base.} =
+method call*(provider: Provider,
+             tx: Transaction,
+             blockTag = BlockTag.latest): Future[seq[byte]] {.base.} =
   doAssert false, "not implemented"
 
 method getGasPrice*(provider: Provider): Future[UInt256] {.base.} =
diff --git a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
index b9e26ab..f33df34 100644
--- a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
+++ b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ method getBlock*(provider: JsonRpcProvider,
   return await client.eth_getBlockByNumber(tag, false)
 
 method call*(provider: JsonRpcProvider,
-             tx: Transaction): Future[seq[byte]] {.async.} =
+             tx: Transaction,
+             blockTag = BlockTag.latest): Future[seq[byte]] {.async.} =
   let client = await provider.client
-  return await client.eth_call(tx)
+  return await client.eth_call(tx, blockTag)
 
 method getGasPrice*(provider: JsonRpcProvider): Future[UInt256] {.async.} =
   let client = await provider.client
diff --git a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc/signatures.nim b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc/signatures.nim
index 7f50b80..7ce1af7 100644
--- a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc/signatures.nim
+++ b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc/signatures.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 proc net_version(): string
 proc eth_accounts: seq[Address]
 proc eth_blockNumber: UInt256
-proc eth_call(transaction: Transaction): seq[byte]
+proc eth_call(transaction: Transaction, blockTag: BlockTag): seq[byte]
 proc eth_gasPrice(): UInt256
 proc eth_getBlockByNumber(blockTag: BlockTag, includeTransactions: bool): ?Block
 proc eth_getTransactionCount(address: Address, blockTag: BlockTag): UInt256