diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/observers/base.py b/src/llmcompressor/observers/base.py
index 56dd28449..f6b78874c 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/observers/base.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/observers/base.py
@@ -58,13 +58,21 @@ def calculate_qparams(
         self,
         observed: Tensor,
         reduce_dims: Optional[Tuple[int]] = None,
+        tensor_id: Optional[Any] = None,
+        global_scale: Optional[Tensor] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
-        """
-        :param observed: observed tensor to calculate quantization parameters for
-        :param reduce_dims: optional tuple of dimensions to reduce along,
-            returned scale and zero point will be shaped (1,) along the
-            reduced dimensions
-        :return: tuple of scale and zero point derived from the observed tensor
+        """Calculate quantization parameters for the observed tensor.
+
+        Args:
+            observed: Tensor to calculate quantization parameters for
+            reduce_dims: Optional tuple of dimensions to reduce along.
+                Returned scale and zero point will be shaped (1,) along the
+                reduced dimensions
+            tensor_id: Optional identifier for the tensor/block being quantized
+            global_scale: Optional scale to further scale local quantization scales
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of scale and zero point derived from the observed tensor
         """
         raise NotImplementedError(f"{self.__class__} must implement calculate_qparams")
 
@@ -79,16 +87,15 @@ def get_qparams(
         g_idx: Optional[Tensor] = None,
         global_scale: Optional[Tensor] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
-        """
-        Convenience function to wrap overwritten calculate_qparams
-        adds support to make observed tensor optional and support for tracking latest
-        calculated scale and zero point
+        """Get quantization parameters for the observed tensor.
 
-        :param observed: optional observed tensor to calculate quantization parameters
-            from
-        :param g_idx: optional mapping from column index to group index
-        :param global_scale: optional scale to further scale local quantization scales
-        :return: tuple of scale and zero point based on last observed value
+        Args:
+            observed: Optional tensor to calculate quantization parameters from
+            g_idx: Optional mapping from column index to group index
+            global_scale: Optional scale to further scale local quantization scales
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of scale and zero point based on last observed value
         """
         if observed is not None:
             group_size = self.quantization_args.group_size
@@ -165,11 +172,62 @@ def get_qparams(
                 )
 
             elif self.quantization_args.strategy == QuantizationStrategy.BLOCK:
-                # TODO (#1475) add support for block-wise quantization
-                raise NotImplementedError(
-                    "Block-wise quantization is not yet supported, "
-                    "consider group-wise quantization instead. More info at "
-                    "https://github.com/vllm-project/llm-compressor/issues/1475"
+                # Get block size from quantization arguments
+                block_size = self.quantization_args.block_size
+                if block_size is None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "Block size must be specified for block-wise quantization"
+                    )
+
+                # Get tensor dimensions
+                rows, columns = observed.shape[0], observed.shape[1]
+
+                # Calculate number of blocks in each dimension
+                num_row_blocks = (rows + block_size - 1) // block_size
+                num_col_blocks = (columns + block_size - 1) // block_size
+
+                # Create tensors to store scales and zero points for each block
+                self._scale = torch.empty(
+                    (num_row_blocks, num_col_blocks),
+                    dtype=observed.dtype,
+                    device=observed.device,
+                )
+
+                if is_fp4(quantization_args=self.quantization_args):
+                    zp_dtype = FP8_E4M3_DATA.dtype
+                else:
+                    zp_dtype = self.quantization_args.pytorch_dtype()
+
+                self._zero_point = torch.empty(
+                    (num_row_blocks, num_col_blocks),
+                    dtype=zp_dtype,
+                    device=observed.device,
+                )
+
+                # Process each block
+                for i in range(num_row_blocks):
+                    row_start = i * block_size
+                    row_end = min(row_start + block_size, rows)
+
+                    for j in range(num_col_blocks):
+                        col_start = j * block_size
+                        col_end = min(col_start + block_size, columns)
+
+                        # Extract the block
+                        block = observed[row_start:row_end, col_start:col_end]
+
+                        # Calculate scale and zero point for this block
+                        scale, zero_point = self.calculate_qparams(
+                            block, tensor_id=(i, j), global_scale=global_scale
+                        )
+
+                        # Store the results
+                        self._scale[i, j] = scale.item()
+                        self._zero_point[i, j] = zero_point.item()
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Unsupported quantization strategy: "
+                    f"{self.quantization_args.strategy}"
                 )
 
         return self._scale, self._zero_point