diff --git a/api/test/v1/node.js b/api/test/v1/node.js
index 16ebcad6..1a6ee28c 100644
--- a/api/test/v1/node.js
+++ b/api/test/v1/node.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('BitcoreHTTP v1 node routes', function() {
       peerCount: 8,
       version: 'test',
       network: 'test',
+      height: 1234,
     };
     nodeMock.getStatus = function() {
       return Promise.resolve(nodeMock.status);
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index b24f9790..bd0724ba 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ BitcoreNode.prototype.getStatus = function() {
     peerCount: this.networkMonitor.getConnectedPeers(),
     version: pjson.version,
     network: bitcore.Networks.defaultNetwork.name,
+    height: this.blockchain.getCurrentHeight(),
   });
 };