diff --git a/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/query/chain.rs b/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/query/chain.rs
index c02e7fde04..025efa58c5 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/query/chain.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/query/chain.rs
@@ -3,18 +3,26 @@ use comfy_table::{presets, Table};
 use futures::TryStreamExt;
 use penumbra_app::params::AppParameters;
 use penumbra_proto::{
-    core::app::v1::{
-        query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as AppQueryServiceClient, AppParametersRequest,
-    },
-    core::component::sct::v1::{
-        query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as SctQueryServiceClient, EpochByHeightRequest,
-    },
-    core::component::stake::v1::{
-        query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as StakeQueryServiceClient, ValidatorInfoRequest,
+    core::{
+        app::v1::{
+            query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as AppQueryServiceClient, AppParametersRequest,
+        },
+        component::{
+            sct::v1::{
+                query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as SctQueryServiceClient,
+                EpochByHeightRequest,
+            },
+            stake::v1::{
+                query_service_client::QueryServiceClient as StakeQueryServiceClient,
+                ValidatorInfoRequest,
+            },
+        },
     },
     util::tendermint_proxy::v1::{
-        tendermint_proxy_service_client::TendermintProxyServiceClient, GetStatusRequest,
+        tendermint_proxy_service_client::TendermintProxyServiceClient, AbciQueryRequest,
+        GetStatusRequest,
     },
+    Message,
 };
 use penumbra_stake::validator;
 
@@ -30,6 +38,7 @@ pub enum ChainCmd {
         #[clap(short, long)]
         verbose: bool,
     },
+    DetectDesync,
 }
 
 pub struct Stats {
@@ -134,6 +143,51 @@ impl ChainCmd {
 
     pub async fn exec(&self, app: &mut App) -> Result<()> {
         match self {
+            ChainCmd::DetectDesync => {
+                let mut client = TendermintProxyServiceClient::new(app.pd_channel().await?);
+                let status = client
+                    .get_status(GetStatusRequest::default())
+                    .await?
+                    .into_inner()
+                    .sync_info
+                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("missing sync_info"))?;
+
+                let mut app_client = AppQueryServiceClient::new(app.pd_channel().await?);
+                let params = app_client
+                    .app_parameters(AppParametersRequest {})
+                    .await?
+                    .into_inner()
+                    .app_parameters
+                    .unwrap();
+                let chain_id = params.chain_id;
+
+                let height = status.latest_block_height as i64;
+
+                let response = client
+                    .abci_query(AbciQueryRequest {
+                        data: b"sct/block_manager/block_height".to_vec(),
+                        path: "state/key".to_string(),
+                        height,
+                        prove: false,
+                    })
+                    .await?
+                    .into_inner();
+
+                let raw_height_response = response.value;
+                let height_response: u64 = Message::decode(&raw_height_response[..])
+                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("failed to decode height response: {}", e))?;
+
+                println!("chain_id: {}", chain_id);
+                println!("queried height: {}", height);
+                println!("height response: {}", height_response);
+                if height == height_response as i64 {
+                    println!(
+                        "Unaffected. No action item. The full node internal state version tracks the block height."
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    println!("Affected. The full node chain state is corrupted, please resync your node.");
+                }
+            }
             ChainCmd::Params => {
                 self.print_app_params(app).await?;
             }