diff --git a/bfa_client/src/client/bfa_client.go b/bfa_client/src/client/bfa_client.go
index d29ed66817379756c4df2f761fc37259b11745bd..86890ca75e8ee12ab87c6115fec4dde31715e6fe 100644
--- a/bfa_client/src/client/bfa_client.go
+++ b/bfa_client/src/client/bfa_client.go
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ func status() {
 		IsSealer    bool                `json:"isSealer"`
 		IsMining    bool                `json:"isMining"`
 		BlockNumber int64               `json:"blockNumber"`
+		PeerCount   int64               `json:"peerCount"`
 	}{
 		Accounts: make(map[string]*big.Int),
 	}
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ func status() {
 	nodeStatus.Network = uint64(ethInfo["network"].(float64))
 	nodeStatus.BFAGenesis = nodeStatus.Genesis == bfa.Genesis
 	nodeStatus.BFANetwork = nodeStatus.Network == bfa.Network
+	nodeStatus.PeerCount = node.PeerCount()
 	util.PrintJson(nodeStatus)
 }