diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12d83d3..6c638d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ The exporter is configured via the following command line arguments:
 
 | Option                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Default                   |
 |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
+| `-active-identity`             | Validator identity public key used to determine if the node is considered active in the `solana_node_is_active` metric.                                                                                                    | N/A                       |
 | `-balance-address`             | Address to monitor SOL balances for, in addition to the identity and vote accounts of the provided nodekeys - can be set multiple times.                                                                                | N/A                       |
 | `-comprehensive-slot-tracking` | Set this flag to track `solana_leader_slots_by_epoch` for all validators.                                                                                                                                               | `false`                   |
 | `-http-timeout`                | HTTP timeout to use, in seconds.                                                                                                                                                                                        | `60`                      |
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ The table below describes all the metrics collected by the `solana-exporter`:
 | `solana_account_balance`                       | Solana account balances.                                                                 | `address`                     |
 | `solana_node_version`                          | Node version of solana.*                                                                 | `version`                     |
 | `solana_node_is_healthy`                       | Whether the node is healthy.*                                                            | N/A                           |
+| `solana_node_is_active`                        | Whether the node is active and participating in consensus.                              | `identity`                     |
 | `solana_node_num_slots_behind`                 | The number of slots that the node is behind the latest cluster confirmed slot.*          | N/A                           |
 | `solana_node_minimum_ledger_slot`              | The lowest slot that the node has information about in its ledger.*                      | N/A                           |
 | `solana_node_first_available_block`            | The slot of the lowest confirmed block that has not been purged from the node's ledger.* | N/A                           |
diff --git a/cmd/solana-exporter/collector.go b/cmd/solana-exporter/collector.go
index 7a6de72..8e08d5b 100644
--- a/cmd/solana-exporter/collector.go
+++ b/cmd/solana-exporter/collector.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type SolanaCollector struct {
 	NodeNumSlotsBehind      *GaugeDesc
 	NodeMinimumLedgerSlot   *GaugeDesc
 	NodeFirstAvailableBlock *GaugeDesc
+	NodeIsActive            *GaugeDesc
 }
 
 func NewSolanaCollector(client *rpc.Client, config *ExporterConfig) *SolanaCollector {
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ func NewSolanaCollector(client *rpc.Client, config *ExporterConfig) *SolanaColle
 			"solana_node_first_available_block",
 			"The slot of the lowest confirmed block that has not been purged from the node's ledger.",
 		),
+		NodeIsActive: NewGaugeDesc(
+			"solana_node_is_active",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Whether the node is active and participating in consensus (using %s pubkey)", IdentityLabel),
+			IdentityLabel,
+		),
 	}
 	return collector
 }
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	ch <- c.NodeNumSlotsBehind.Desc
 	ch <- c.NodeMinimumLedgerSlot.Desc
 	ch <- c.NodeFirstAvailableBlock.Desc
+	ch <- c.NodeIsActive.Desc
 }
 
 func (c *SolanaCollector) collectVoteAccounts(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
@@ -177,6 +184,15 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) collectIdentity(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometh
 		return
 	}
 
+	if c.config.ActiveIdentity != "" {
+		isActive := 0
+		if c.config.ActiveIdentity == identity {
+			isActive = 1
+		}
+		ch <- c.NodeIsActive.MustNewConstMetric(float64(isActive), identity)
+		c.logger.Info("NodeIsActive collected.")
+	}
+
 	ch <- c.NodeIdentity.MustNewConstMetric(1, identity)
 	c.logger.Info("Identity collected.")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/solana-exporter/collector_test.go b/cmd/solana-exporter/collector_test.go
index 8b41e36..56c557a 100644
--- a/cmd/solana-exporter/collector_test.go
+++ b/cmd/solana-exporter/collector_test.go
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/rpc"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/rpc"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -192,16 +193,17 @@ func newTestConfig(simulator *Simulator, fast bool) *ExporterConfig {
 		pace = time.Duration(500) * time.Millisecond
 	}
 	config := ExporterConfig{
-		time.Second * time.Duration(1),
-		simulator.Server.URL(),
-		":8080",
-		simulator.Nodekeys,
-		simulator.Votekeys,
-		nil,
-		true,
-		true,
-		false,
-		pace,
+		HttpTimeout:               time.Second * time.Duration(1),
+		RpcUrl:                    simulator.Server.URL(),
+		ListenAddress:             ":8080",
+		NodeKeys:                  simulator.Nodekeys,
+		VoteKeys:                  simulator.Votekeys,
+		BalanceAddresses:          nil,
+		ComprehensiveSlotTracking: true,
+		MonitorBlockSizes:         true,
+		LightMode:                 false,
+		SlotPace:                  pace,
+		ActiveIdentity:            simulator.Nodekeys[0],
 	}
 	return &config
 }
@@ -240,6 +242,9 @@ func TestSolanaCollector(t *testing.T) {
 		collector.NodeIdentity.makeCollectionTest(
 			NewLV(1, "testIdentity"),
 		),
+		collector.NodeIsActive.makeCollectionTest(
+			NewLV(0, "testIdentity"),
+		),
 		collector.NodeIsHealthy.makeCollectionTest(
 			NewLV(1),
 		),
diff --git a/cmd/solana-exporter/config.go b/cmd/solana-exporter/config.go
index ba9128b..ce98019 100644
--- a/cmd/solana-exporter/config.go
+++ b/cmd/solana-exporter/config.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/rpc"
 	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/slog"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type (
 		MonitorBlockSizes         bool
 		LightMode                 bool
 		SlotPace                  time.Duration
+		ActiveIdentity            string
 	}
 )
 
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ func NewExporterConfig(
 	monitorBlockSizes bool,
 	lightMode bool,
 	slotPace time.Duration,
+	activeIdentity string,
 ) (*ExporterConfig, error) {
 	logger := slog.Get()
 	logger.Infow(
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ func NewExporterConfig(
 		"comprehensiveSlotTracking", comprehensiveSlotTracking,
 		"monitorBlockSizes", monitorBlockSizes,
 		"lightMode", lightMode,
+		"activeIdentity", activeIdentity,
 	)
 	if lightMode {
 		if comprehensiveSlotTracking {
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ func NewExporterConfig(
 		MonitorBlockSizes:         monitorBlockSizes,
 		LightMode:                 lightMode,
 		SlotPace:                  slotPace,
+		ActiveIdentity:            activeIdentity,
 	}
 	return &config, nil
 }
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ func NewExporterConfigFromCLI(ctx context.Context) (*ExporterConfig, error) {
 		monitorBlockSizes         bool
 		lightMode                 bool
 		slotPace                  int
+		activeIdentity            string
 	)
 	flag.IntVar(
 		&httpTimeout,
@@ -171,6 +177,12 @@ func NewExporterConfigFromCLI(ctx context.Context) (*ExporterConfig, error) {
 		1,
 		"This is the time between slot-watching metric collections, defaults to 1s.",
 	)
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&activeIdentity,
+		"active-identity",
+		"",
+		"Validator identity public key that determines if the node is considered active in the 'solana_node_is_active' metric.",
+	)
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	config, err := NewExporterConfig(
@@ -184,6 +196,7 @@ func NewExporterConfigFromCLI(ctx context.Context) (*ExporterConfig, error) {
 		monitorBlockSizes,
 		lightMode,
 		time.Duration(slotPace)*time.Second,
+		activeIdentity,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/solana-exporter/config_test.go b/cmd/solana-exporter/config_test.go
index 520033a..42a22d8 100644
--- a/cmd/solana-exporter/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/solana-exporter/config_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		slotPace                  time.Duration
 		wantErr                   bool
 		expectedVoteKeys          []string
+		activeIdentity            string
 	}{
 		{
 			name:                      "valid configuration",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			slotPace:                  time.Second,
 			wantErr:                   false,
 			expectedVoteKeys:          simulator.Votekeys,
+			activeIdentity:            simulator.Nodekeys[0],
 		},
 		{
 			name:                      "light mode with incompatible options",
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			slotPace:                  time.Second,
 			wantErr:                   true,
 			expectedVoteKeys:          nil,
+			activeIdentity:            simulator.Nodekeys[0],
 		},
 		{
 			name:                      "empty node keys",
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			slotPace:                  time.Second,
 			wantErr:                   false,
 			expectedVoteKeys:          []string{},
+			activeIdentity:            simulator.Nodekeys[0],
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ func TestNewExporterConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				tt.monitorBlockSizes,
 				tt.lightMode,
 				tt.slotPace,
+				tt.activeIdentity,
 			)
 
 			// Check error expectation
diff --git a/cmd/solana-exporter/main.go b/cmd/solana-exporter/main.go
index 3012b94..23f029e 100644
--- a/cmd/solana-exporter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/solana-exporter/main.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/rpc"
 	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana-exporter/pkg/slog"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
-	"net/http"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
index b21b512..c3d1041 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func newMethodTester(t *testing.T, method string, result any) (*MockServer, *Client) {
@@ -244,3 +245,15 @@ func TestClient_GetVoteAccounts(t *testing.T) {
 		voteAccounts,
 	)
 }
+
+func TestClient_GetIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	_, client := newMethodTester(t, "getIdentity", map[string]string{
+		"identity": "random2r1F4iWqVcb8M1DbAjQuFpebkQuW2DJtestkey",
+	})
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	identity, err := client.GetIdentity(ctx)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "random2r1F4iWqVcb8M1DbAjQuFpebkQuW2DJtestkey", identity)
+}