diff --git a/changes/4a4d016df5220dbe11c742d168326ee0.yaml b/changes/4a4d016df5220dbe11c742d168326ee0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..241e4323954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/4a4d016df5220dbe11c742d168326ee0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+desc: Added ``$lib.cell.iden`` to retrieve the iden of the Cortex which the Storm
+  query is executing on. Unlike ``$lib.cell.getCellInfo().cell.iden``, this value
+  is available to non-admin users.
+prs: []
+type: feat
+...
diff --git a/synapse/lib/stormlib/cell.py b/synapse/lib/stormlib/cell.py
index 5e450ab04c6..c428f5080aa 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/stormlib/cell.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/stormlib/cell.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ class CellLib(s_stormtypes.Lib):
     A Storm Library for interacting with the Cortex.
     '''
     _storm_locals = (
+        {'name': 'iden', 'desc': 'The Cortex service identifier.',
+         'type': {'type': 'gtor', '_gtorfunc': '_getCellIden',
+                  'returns': {'type': 'str', 'desc': 'The Cortex service identifier.'}}},
         {'name': 'getCellInfo', 'desc': 'Return metadata specific for the Cortex.',
          'type': {'type': 'function', '_funcname': '_getCellInfo', 'args': (),
                   'returns': {'type': 'dict', 'desc': 'A dictionary containing metadata.', }}},
@@ -174,6 +177,10 @@ class CellLib(s_stormtypes.Lib):
     )
     _storm_lib_path = ('cell',)
 
+    def __init__(self, runt, name=()):
+        s_stormtypes.Lib.__init__(self, runt, name=name)
+        self.gtors['iden'] = self._getCellIden
+
     def getObjLocals(self):
         return {
             'getCellInfo': self._getCellInfo,
@@ -187,6 +194,10 @@ def getObjLocals(self):
             'uptime': self._uptime,
         }
 
+    @s_stormtypes.stormfunc(readonly=True)
+    async def _getCellIden(self):
+        return self.runt.snap.core.getCellIden()
+
     async def _hotFixesApply(self):
         if not self.runt.isAdmin():
             mesg = '$lib.cell.stormFixesApply() requires admin privs.'
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_lib_stormlib_cell.py b/synapse/tests/test_lib_stormlib_cell.py
index 95732aa4934..a76e56dfa3a 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_lib_stormlib_cell.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_lib_stormlib_cell.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ async def test_stormlib_cell(self):
 
         async with self.getTestCore() as core:
 
+            ret = await core.callStorm('return ( $lib.cell.iden )')
+            self.eq(ret, core.getCellIden())
+
             ret = await core.callStorm('return ( $lib.cell.getCellInfo() )')
             self.eq(ret, await core.getCellInfo())