diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 951f142cdc..e150dafeeb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5816,6 +5816,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "penumbra-shielded-pool",
  "penumbra-stake",
  "serde_json",
+ "sqlx",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -7349,6 +7350,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "atoi",
  "byteorder",
  "bytes",
+ "chrono",
  "crc",
  "crossbeam-queue",
  "dotenvy",
@@ -7432,6 +7434,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "byteorder",
  "bytes",
+ "chrono",
  "crc",
  "digest 0.10.7",
  "dotenvy",
@@ -7473,6 +7476,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "byteorder",
+ "chrono",
  "crc",
  "dotenvy",
  "etcetera",
@@ -7509,6 +7513,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d59dc83cf45d89c555a577694534fcd1b55c545a816c816ce51f20bbe56a4f3f"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
+ "chrono",
  "flume",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
diff --git a/crates/bin/pindexer/Cargo.toml b/crates/bin/pindexer/Cargo.toml
index 958b49ddd5..e32566c4c4 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pindexer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bin/pindexer/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 [package]
 name = "pindexer"
-version = {workspace = true}
-authors = {workspace = true}
-edition = {workspace = true}
-repository = {workspace = true}
-homepage = {workspace = true}
-license = {workspace = true}
+version = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
 publish = false
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-cometindex = {workspace = true}
-penumbra-shielded-pool = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-penumbra-stake = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-penumbra-app = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-penumbra-num = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-penumbra-asset = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-penumbra-proto = {workspace = true, default-features = false}
-tokio = {workspace = true, features = ["full"]}
-anyhow = {workspace = true}
-serde_json = {workspace = true}
-tracing = {workspace = true}
+sqlx = { workspace = true, features = ["chrono"] }
+cometindex = { workspace = true }
+penumbra-shielded-pool = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+penumbra-stake = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+penumbra-app = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+penumbra-num = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+penumbra-asset = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+penumbra-proto = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..585d78f95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use cometindex::{async_trait, sqlx, AppView, ContextualizedEvent, PgTransaction};
+use penumbra_proto::{core::component::sct::v1 as pb, event::ProtoEvent};
+use sqlx::types::chrono::DateTime;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Block {}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl AppView for Block {
+    async fn init_chain(
+        &self,
+        dbtx: &mut PgTransaction,
+        _: &serde_json::Value,
+    ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        sqlx::query(
+            // table name is module path + struct name
+            "
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS block_details (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    root BYTEA NOT NULL,
+    height INT8 NOT NULL,
+    timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL
+);
+",
+        )
+        .execute(dbtx.as_mut())
+        .await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn is_relevant(&self, type_str: &str) -> bool {
+        type_str == "penumbra.core.component.sct.v1.EventBlockRoot"
+    }
+
+    async fn index_event(
+        &self,
+        dbtx: &mut PgTransaction,
+        event: &ContextualizedEvent,
+    ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        let pe = pb::EventBlockRoot::from_event(event.as_ref())?;
+        let timestamp = pe.timestamp.expect("Block has no timestamp");
+
+        sqlx::query(
+            "
+            INSERT INTO block_details (height, timestamp, root)
+            VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+            ",
+        )
+        .bind(pe.height as i64)
+        .bind(DateTime::from_timestamp(timestamp.seconds, timestamp.nanos as u32).unwrap())
+        .bind(pe.root.unwrap().inner)
+        .execute(dbtx.as_mut())
+        .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/lib.rs b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/lib.rs
index 11b0ac6603..bacfb8f57c 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ pub use cometindex::{AppView, Indexer};
 
 mod indexer_ext;
 pub use indexer_ext::IndexerExt;
-
+pub mod block;
 pub mod shielded_pool;
-
 pub mod stake;
diff --git a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/main.rs b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/main.rs
index 081a3ea274..8653858351 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use pindexer::block::Block;
 use pindexer::{Indexer, IndexerExt as _};
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     Indexer::new()
         .with_default_tracing()
         .with_default_penumbra_app_views()
+        .with_index(Block {})
         .run()
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/core/component/sct/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/component/sct/Cargo.toml
index d6ae5c696c..da99b806e4 100644
--- a/crates/core/component/sct/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/component/sct/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ serde = {workspace = true, features = ["derive"]}
 tendermint = {workspace = true}
 tonic = {workspace = true, optional = true}
 tracing = {workspace = true}
-chrono = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
+chrono = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["serde", "now"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 getrandom = {workspace = true}
\ No newline at end of file