diff --git a/node/src/rpc/mod.rs b/node/src/rpc/mod.rs
index 89818c29fe..191d139633 100644
--- a/node/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/node/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ impl From<Account> for AccountSlim {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RpcNodeStatus {
+    pub chain_id: Option<String>,
     pub transition_frontier: RpcNodeStatusTransitionFrontier,
     pub peers: Vec<RpcPeerInfo>,
     pub snark_pool: RpcNodeStatusSnarkPool,
diff --git a/node/src/rpc/rpc_effects.rs b/node/src/rpc/rpc_effects.rs
index 9e9542635a..01973fa6c3 100644
--- a/node/src/rpc/rpc_effects.rs
+++ b/node/src/rpc/rpc_effects.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn rpc_effects<S: Service>(store: &mut Store<S>, action: RpcActionWithMeta)
         }
         RpcAction::StatusGet { rpc_id } => {
             let state = store.state.get();
-
+            let chain_id = state.p2p.ready().map(|p2p| p2p.chain_id.to_hex());
             let block_summary =
                 |b: &ArcBlockWithHash| RpcNodeStatusTransitionFrontierBlockSummary {
                     hash: b.hash().clone(),
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pub fn rpc_effects<S: Service>(store: &mut Store<S>, action: RpcActionWithMeta)
                     global_slot: b.global_slot(),
                 };
             let status = RpcNodeStatus {
+                chain_id,
                 transition_frontier: RpcNodeStatusTransitionFrontier {
                     best_tip: state.transition_frontier.best_tip().map(block_summary),
                     sync: RpcNodeStatusTransitionFrontierSync {