diff --git a/src/examples/example_transfer.rs b/src/examples/example_transfer.rs
index 094cbf63e..6a97118aa 100755
--- a/src/examples/example_transfer.rs
+++ b/src/examples/example_transfer.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ fn main() {
 
     println!("[+] Composed extrinsic: {:?}\n", xt);
 
-    // send and watch extrinsic until finalized
+    // send and watch extrinsic until InBlock
     let tx_hash = api
-        .send_extrinsic(xt.hex_encode(), XtStatus::Finalized)
+        .send_extrinsic(xt.hex_encode(), XtStatus::InBlock)
         .unwrap();
-    println!("[+] Transaction got finalized. Hash: {:?}\n", tx_hash);
+    println!("[+] Transaction got inBlock. Hash: {:?}\n", tx_hash);
 
     // verify that Bob's free Balance increased
     let bob = api.get_account_data(&to).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d8e097037..6076df6e5 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,19 @@ where
                 info!("ready: {}", res);
                 Ok(None)
             }
-            _ => panic!("can only wait for finalized or ready extrinsic status"),
+            XtStatus::Broadcast => {
+                rpc::send_extrinsic(self.url.clone(), jsonreq, result_in);
+                let res = result_out.recv().unwrap();
+                info!("broadcast: {}", res);
+                Ok(None)
+            }
+            XtStatus::InBlock => {
+                rpc::send_extrinsic(self.url.clone(), jsonreq, result_in);
+                let res = result_out.recv().unwrap();
+                info!("inBlock: {}", res);
+                Ok(Some(hexstr_to_hash(res).unwrap()))
+            }
+             _ => panic!("can only wait for finalized, ready, inBlock or broadcast extrinsic status"),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/client.rs b/src/rpc/client.rs
index b35191dbf..5a5d233cb 100644
--- a/src/rpc/client.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/client.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ use ws::{CloseCode, Handler, Handshake, Message, Result, Sender};
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum XtStatus {
     Finalized,
+    InBlock,
+    Broadcast,
     Ready,
     Future,
     Error,
@@ -85,6 +87,41 @@ pub fn on_subscription_msg(msg: Message, _out: Sender, result: ThreadOut<String>
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn on_extrinsic_msg_until_in_block(
+    msg: Message,
+    out: Sender,
+    result: ThreadOut<String>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let retstr = msg.as_text().unwrap();
+    debug!("got msg {}", retstr);
+    match parse_status(retstr) {
+        (XtStatus::Finalized, val) => end_process(out, result, val),
+        (XtStatus::InBlock, val) => end_process(out, result, val),
+        (XtStatus::Future, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
+        (XtStatus::Error, e) => end_process(out, result, e),
+        _ => (),
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+
+pub fn on_extrinsic_msg_until_broadcast(
+    msg: Message,
+    out: Sender,
+    result: ThreadOut<String>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let retstr = msg.as_text().unwrap();
+    debug!("got msg {}", retstr);
+    match parse_status(retstr) {
+        (XtStatus::Finalized, val) => end_process(out, result, val),
+        (XtStatus::Broadcast, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
+        (XtStatus::Future, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
+        (XtStatus::Error, e) => end_process(out, result, e),
+        _ => (),
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn on_extrinsic_msg_until_finalized(
     msg: Message,
     out: Sender,
@@ -114,6 +151,8 @@ pub fn on_extrinsic_msg_until_ready(
     match parse_status(retstr) {
         (XtStatus::Finalized, val) => end_process(out, result, val),
         (XtStatus::Ready, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
+        (XtStatus::InBlock, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
+        (XtStatus::Broadcast, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
         (XtStatus::Future, _) => end_process(out, result, None),
         (XtStatus::Error, e) => end_process(out, result, e),
         _ => (),
@@ -150,7 +189,16 @@ fn parse_status(msg: &str) -> (XtStatus, Option<String>) {
                 if let Some(hash) = obj.get("finalized") {
                     info!("finalized: {:?}", hash);
                     (XtStatus::Finalized, Some(hash.to_string()))
-                } else {
+                }
+                else if let Some(hash) = obj.get("inBlock") {
+                    info!("inBlock: {:?}", hash);
+                    (XtStatus::InBlock, Some(hash.to_string()))
+                }
+                else if let Some(hash) = obj.get("broadcast") {
+                    info!("Broadcast: {:?}", array);
+                    (XtStatus::Broadcast, Some(array.to_string()))
+                }                    
+                else {
                     (XtStatus::Unknown, None)
                 }
             }
@@ -188,6 +236,29 @@ mod tests {
             )
         );
 
+        let msg = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"author_extrinsicUpdate\",\"params\":{\"result\":{\"broadcast\":[\"QmfSF4VYWNqNf5KYHpDEdY8Rt1nPUgSkMweDkYzhSWirGY\",\"Qmchhx9SRFeNvqjUK4ZVQ9jH4zhARFkutf9KhbbAmZWBLx\",\"QmQJAqr98EF1X3YfjVKNwQUG9RryqX4Hv33RqGChbz3Ncg\"]},\"subscription\":232}}";
+        assert_eq!(parse_status(msg), (XtStatus::Broadcast, None));         assert_eq!(
+            parse_status(msg), (
+                XtStatus::Broadcast,
+                Some(
+                    "[\"QmfSF4VYWNqNf5KYHpDEdY8Rt1nPUgSkMweDkYzhSWirGY\",\"Qmchhx9SRFeNvqjUK4ZVQ9jH4zhARFkutf9KhbbAmZWBLx\",\"QmQJAqr98EF1X3YfjVKNwQUG9RryqX4Hv33RqGChbz3Ncg\"]"
+                        .to_string()
+                )
+            )
+        );
+
+        let msg = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"author_extrinsicUpdate\",\"params\":{\"result\":{\"inBlock\":\"0x3104d362365ff5ddb61845e1de441b56c6722e94c1aee362f8aa8ba75bd7a3aa\"},\"subscription\":232}}";
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_status(msg), (
+                XtStatus::InBlock, 
+                Some(
+                    "\"0x3104d362365ff5ddb61845e1de441b56c6722e94c1aee362f8aa8ba75bd7a3aa\""
+                        .to_string()
+                )
+            )
+        );
+
+
         let msg = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"author_extrinsicUpdate\",\"params\":{\"result\":\"future\",\"subscription\":2}}";
         assert_eq!(parse_status(msg), (XtStatus::Future, None));
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/mod.rs b/src/rpc/mod.rs
index bd9a72e54..1c054cb28 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ pub fn send_extrinsic(url: String, json_req: String, result_in: ThreadOut<String
     start_rpc_client_thread(url, json_req, result_in, on_extrinsic_msg_until_ready)
 }
 
+pub fn send_extrinsic_and_wait_until_broadcast(url: String, json_req: String, result_in: ThreadOut<String>) {
+    start_rpc_client_thread(url, json_req, result_in, on_extrinsic_msg_until_broadcast)
+}
+
+pub fn send_extrinsic_and_wait_until_in_block(url: String, json_req: String, result_in: ThreadOut<String>) {
+    start_rpc_client_thread(url, json_req, result_in, on_extrinsic_msg_until_in_block)
+}
+
 pub fn send_extrinsic_and_wait_until_finalized(
     url: String,
     json_req: String,