diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6033a5f9..5bab5893 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "grin_api 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
  "grin_core 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
  "grin_keychain 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
+ "grin_p2p 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
  "grin_store 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
  "grin_util 1.1.1-beta.1 (git+https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node)",
  "hmac 0.6.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ceff9b4b..df10579d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ grin_core = { git = "https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node" }
 grin_keychain = { git = "https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node" }
 grin_util = { git = "https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node" }
 grin_store = { git = "https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node" }
+grin_p2p = { git = "https://github.com/cgilliard/mwc-node" }
diff --git a/src/cli/parser.rs b/src/cli/parser.rs
index d96c6464..99e66066 100644
--- a/src/cli/parser.rs
+++ b/src/cli/parser.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser {
                         Arg::from_usage("-f, --file=<file> 'the file to read from'")
                     )
             )
+            .subcommand(
+                SubCommand::with_name("nodeinfo")
+                    .about("prints information about the node")
+            )
             .subcommand(
                 SubCommand::with_name("set-recv")
                     .about("sets which account is the recipient of an incoming transaction")
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 12736e6f..69ea810d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ extern crate grin_core;
 extern crate grin_keychain;
 extern crate grin_store;
 extern crate grin_util;
+extern crate grin_p2p;
 
 use std::borrow::Cow::{self, Borrowed, Owned};
 use std::fs::File;
@@ -1152,6 +1153,9 @@ fn do_command(
             wallet.lock().finalize_slate(&mut slate, None)?;
             cli_message!("{} finalized.", input);
         }
+        Some("nodeinfo") => {
+            wallet.lock().node_info()?;
+        }
         Some("send") => {
             let args = matches.subcommand_matches("send").unwrap();
             let to = args.value_of("to");
@@ -1572,4 +1576,4 @@ pub fn enable_ansi_support() {
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 pub fn enable_ansi_support() {
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/api.rs b/src/wallet/api/api.rs
index b5ab1644..56f816d2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/api.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/api/api.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use grin_core::ser;
 use grin_util::secp::key::PublicKey;
 use grin_util::secp::pedersen;
 use grin_util::secp::{ContextFlag, Secp256k1};
+use grin_p2p::types::PeerInfoDisplay;
 
 use crate::contacts::GrinboxAddress;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ where
     phantom_c: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
+// struct for sending back node information
+pub struct NodeInfo
+{
+    pub height: u64,
+    pub total_difficulty: u64,
+    pub peers: Vec<PeerInfoDisplay>,
+}
+
 impl<W: ?Sized, C, K> Wallet713OwnerAPI<W, C, K>
 where
     W: WalletBackend<C, K>,
@@ -344,6 +353,53 @@ where
         w.get_stored_tx(uuid)
     }
 
+    pub fn node_info(&self) -> Result<(NodeInfo), Error> {
+        // first get height
+        let height = {
+            let mut w = self.wallet.lock();
+            w.open_with_credentials()?;
+            w.w2n_client().get_chain_height()
+        };
+
+        // next total_difficulty
+        let total_difficulty = {
+            let mut w = self.wallet.lock();
+            w.open_with_credentials()?;
+            w.w2n_client().get_total_difficulty()
+        };
+
+        // peer info
+        let peers = {
+            let mut w = self.wallet.lock();
+            w.open_with_credentials()?;
+            w.w2n_client().get_connected_peer_info()
+        };
+
+        // handle any errors that occurred
+        match height {
+           Ok(height) => {
+               match total_difficulty {
+                   Ok(total_difficulty) => {
+                       match peers {
+                           Ok(peers) => {
+                               Ok(NodeInfo{height:height,total_difficulty:total_difficulty,peers:peers})
+                           },
+                           Err(_) => {
+                               Ok(NodeInfo{height:0,total_difficulty:0,peers:Vec::new()})
+                           }
+                       }
+                   },
+                   Err(_) => {
+                       Ok(NodeInfo{height:0,total_difficulty:0,peers:Vec::new()})
+                   }
+               }
+           },
+           Err(_) => {
+               Ok(NodeInfo{height:0,total_difficulty:0,peers:Vec::new()})
+           }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn post_tx(&self, tx: &Transaction, fluff: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let tx_hex = grin_util::to_hex(ser::ser_vec(tx).unwrap());
         let client = {
diff --git a/src/wallet/types/node_client.rs b/src/wallet/types/node_client.rs
index e801a140..abad0f9a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/types/node_client.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/types/node_client.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use futures::Stream;
 use futures::stream;
 use grin_api::{Output, OutputType, OutputListing, Tip};
 use grin_api::client;
+use grin_p2p::types::PeerInfoDisplay;
 use grin_util::secp::pedersen::{Commitment, RangeProof};
 use grin_util::to_hex;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ pub trait NodeClient: Sync + Send + Clone {
 	/// retrieves the current tip from the specified grin node
 	fn get_chain_height(&self) -> Result<u64, Error>;
 
+        /// retreives total difficulty
+        fn get_total_difficulty(&self) -> Result<u64, Error>;
+
+        /// retreives the connected peer info of the node
+        fn get_connected_peer_info(&self) -> Result<Vec<PeerInfoDisplay>, grin_api::Error>;
+
 	/// retrieve a list of outputs from the specified grin node
 	/// need "by_height" and "by_id" variants
 	fn get_outputs_from_node(
@@ -121,6 +128,29 @@ impl NodeClient for HTTPNodeClient {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
+        /// Return Connected peers
+        fn get_connected_peer_info(&self) -> Result<Vec<PeerInfoDisplay>, grin_api::Error> {
+                let addr = self.node_url();
+                let url = format!("{}/v1/peers/connected", addr);
+                let peers = client::get::<Vec<PeerInfoDisplay>>(url.as_str(), self.node_api_secret());
+                peers
+        }
+
+        /// Return total_difficulty of the chain 
+        fn get_total_difficulty(&self) -> Result<u64, Error> {
+                let addr = self.node_url();
+                let url = format!("{}/v1/chain", addr);
+                let res = client::get::<Tip>(url.as_str(), self.node_api_secret());
+                match res {
+                        Err(e) => {
+                                let report = format!("Getting chain difficulty from node: {}", e);
+                                error!("Get diffulty error: {}", e);
+                                Err(ErrorKind::ClientCallback(report).into())
+                        }
+                        Ok(r) => Ok(r.total_difficulty),
+                }
+        }
+
 	/// Return the chain tip from a given node
 	fn get_chain_height(&self) -> Result<u64, Error> {
 		let addr = self.node_url();
@@ -233,4 +263,4 @@ impl NodeClient for HTTPNodeClient {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.rs b/src/wallet/wallet.rs
index cf6524ec..14cb7243 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,31 @@ impl Wallet {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn node_info(
+        &mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // get wallet instance
+        let wallet = self.get_wallet_instance()?;
+
+        // create a single use wallet api
+        controller::owner_single_use(wallet.clone(), |api| {
+            let ni = api.node_info().unwrap();
+            // this is an error condition
+            if ni.height == 0 && ni.total_difficulty == 0 {
+                cli_message!("Error occured trying to contact node!");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // otherwise it worked, print it out here.
+                cli_message!("Node Info:");
+                cli_message!("Height: {}", ni.height);
+                cli_message!("Total_Difficulty: {}", ni.total_difficulty);
+                cli_message!("PeerInfo: {:?}", ni.peers);
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn account_exists(
         &mut self,
         account: &str) -> Result<(bool)> {