diff --git a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/types.proto b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/types.proto
index c4b5cdfeef..a9eeea1105 100644
--- a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/types.proto
+++ b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/types.proto
@@ -411,3 +411,11 @@ message SoftwareUpdate {
     string sha = 3;
     string download_url = 4;
 }
+
+message GetIdentityRequest { }
+
+message GetIdentityResponse {
+    bytes public_key = 1;
+    string public_address = 2;
+    bytes node_id = 3;
+}
diff --git a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/validator_node.proto b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/validator_node.proto
index 7582f73687..807a5e80e2 100644
--- a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/validator_node.proto
+++ b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/validator_node.proto
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import "types.proto";
 package tari.rpc;
 
 service ValidatorNode {
+    rpc GetIdentity(GetIdentityRequest) returns (GetIdentityResponse);
     rpc GetMetadata(GetMetadataRequest) returns (GetMetadataResponse);
     rpc GetTokenData(GetTokenDataRequest) returns (GetTokenDataResponse);
 //    rpc ExecuteInstruction(ExecuteInstructionRequest) returns (ExecuteInstructionResponse);
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ service ValidatorNode {
     rpc InvokeMethod(InvokeMethodRequest) returns (InvokeMethodResponse);
 }
 
+
 message GetMetadataRequest {
     // empty
 }
diff --git a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/wallet.proto b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/wallet.proto
index 546dd29086..6c051b5cad 100644
--- a/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/wallet.proto
+++ b/applications/tari_app_grpc/proto/wallet.proto
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ service Wallet {
 
 message GetVersionRequest { }
 
-message GetIdentityRequest { }
-
-message GetIdentityResponse {
-    bytes public_key = 1;
-    string public_address = 2;
-    bytes node_id = 3;
-}
 
 message GetVersionResponse {
     string version = 1;
diff --git a/applications/tari_validator_node/src/grpc/validator_node_grpc_server.rs b/applications/tari_validator_node/src/grpc/validator_node_grpc_server.rs
index 0aa61a8eeb..c052d4c66e 100644
--- a/applications/tari_validator_node/src/grpc/validator_node_grpc_server.rs
+++ b/applications/tari_validator_node/src/grpc/validator_node_grpc_server.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 use tari_app_grpc::tari_rpc as rpc;
 use tari_common_types::types::PublicKey;
+use tari_comms::NodeIdentity;
 use tari_crypto::tari_utilities::ByteArray;
 use tari_dan_core::{
     models::TemplateId,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ use tari_dan_core::{
 use tonic::{Request, Response, Status};
 
 pub struct ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<TServiceSpecification: ServiceSpecification> {
+    node_identity: NodeIdentity,
     db_factory: TServiceSpecification::DbFactory,
     asset_processor: TServiceSpecification::AssetProcessor,
     asset_proxy: TServiceSpecification::AssetProxy,
@@ -37,11 +39,13 @@ pub struct ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<TServiceSpecification: ServiceSpecification>
 
 impl<TServiceSpecification: ServiceSpecification> ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<TServiceSpecification> {
     pub fn new(
+        node_identity: NodeIdentity,
         db_factory: TServiceSpecification::DbFactory,
         asset_processor: TServiceSpecification::AssetProcessor,
         asset_proxy: TServiceSpecification::AssetProxy,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
+            node_identity,
             db_factory,
             asset_processor,
             asset_proxy,
@@ -53,6 +57,18 @@ impl<TServiceSpecification: ServiceSpecification> ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<TServi
 impl<TServiceSpecification: ServiceSpecification + 'static> rpc::validator_node_server::ValidatorNode
     for ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<TServiceSpecification>
 {
+    async fn get_identity(
+        &self,
+        _request: tonic::Request<rpc::GetIdentityRequest>,
+    ) -> Result<tonic::Response<rpc::GetIdentityResponse>, tonic::Status> {
+        let response = rpc::GetIdentityResponse {
+            public_key: self.node_identity.public_key().to_vec(),
+            public_address: self.node_identity.public_address().to_string(),
+            node_id: self.node_identity.node_id().to_vec(),
+        };
+        Ok(Response::new(response))
+    }
+
     async fn get_token_data(
         &self,
         request: tonic::Request<rpc::GetTokenDataRequest>,
diff --git a/applications/tari_validator_node/src/main.rs b/applications/tari_validator_node/src/main.rs
index c51c2084bb..99e95ad21c 100644
--- a/applications/tari_validator_node/src/main.rs
+++ b/applications/tari_validator_node/src/main.rs
@@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ async fn run_node(config: GlobalConfig, create_id: bool) -> Result<(), ExitCodes
         db_factory.clone(),
     );
 
-    let grpc_server: ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<DefaultServiceSpecification> =
-        ValidatorNodeGrpcServer::new(db_factory.clone(), asset_processor, asset_proxy);
+    let grpc_server: ValidatorNodeGrpcServer<DefaultServiceSpecification> = ValidatorNodeGrpcServer::new(
+        node_identity.as_ref().clone(),
+        db_factory.clone(),
+        asset_processor,
+        asset_proxy,
+    );
     let grpc_addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0)), 18144);
 
     task::spawn(run_grpc(grpc_server, grpc_addr, shutdown.to_signal()));