diff --git a/dot/network/service.go b/dot/network/service.go
index 28e05a6c3e..96d7bc8c32 100644
--- a/dot/network/service.go
+++ b/dot/network/service.go
@@ -691,3 +691,13 @@ func (s *Service) Peers() []common.PeerInfo {
 func (s *Service) NodeRoles() byte {
 	return s.cfg.Roles
 }
+
+// HighestBlock returns the highest known block number
+func (s *Service) HighestBlock() int64 {
+	return s.syncQueue.goal
+}
+
+// StartingBlock return the starting block number that's currently being synced
+func (s *Service) StartingBlock() int64 {
+	return s.syncQueue.currStart
+}
diff --git a/dot/rpc/http.go b/dot/rpc/http.go
index 3cac6e803d..3a337f39fb 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/http.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/http.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (h *HTTPServer) RegisterModules(mods []string) {
 		switch mod {
 		case "system":
 			srvc = modules.NewSystemModule(h.serverConfig.NetworkAPI, h.serverConfig.SystemAPI,
-				h.serverConfig.CoreAPI, h.serverConfig.StorageAPI, h.serverConfig.TransactionQueueAPI)
+				h.serverConfig.CoreAPI, h.serverConfig.StorageAPI, h.serverConfig.TransactionQueueAPI, h.serverConfig.BlockAPI)
 		case "author":
 			srvc = modules.NewAuthorModule(h.logger, h.serverConfig.CoreAPI, h.serverConfig.RuntimeAPI, h.serverConfig.TransactionQueueAPI)
 		case "chain":
diff --git a/dot/rpc/modules/api.go b/dot/rpc/modules/api.go
index 6a95bb22e4..636707eca1 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/modules/api.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/modules/api.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ type NetworkAPI interface {
 	Stop() error
 	Start() error
 	IsStopped() bool
+	HighestBlock() int64
+	StartingBlock() int64
 }
 
 // BlockProducerAPI is the interface for BlockProducer methods
diff --git a/dot/rpc/modules/mocks/network_api.go b/dot/rpc/modules/mocks/network_api.go
index dd9fa4fa40..7802cdf6dd 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/modules/mocks/network_api.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/modules/mocks/network_api.go
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) Health() common.Health {
 	return r0
 }
 
+// HighestBlock provides a mock function with given fields:
+func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) HighestBlock() int64 {
+	ret := _m.Called()
+
+	var r0 int64
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() int64); ok {
+		r0 = rf()
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(int64)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // IsStopped provides a mock function with given fields:
 func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) IsStopped() bool {
 	ret := _m.Called()
@@ -98,6 +112,20 @@ func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) Start() error {
 	return r0
 }
 
+// StartingBlock provides a mock function with given fields:
+func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) StartingBlock() int64 {
+	ret := _m.Called()
+
+	var r0 int64
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() int64); ok {
+		r0 = rf()
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(int64)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
 // Stop provides a mock function with given fields:
 func (_m *MockNetworkAPI) Stop() error {
 	ret := _m.Called()
diff --git a/dot/rpc/modules/system.go b/dot/rpc/modules/system.go
index b7a46225c2..80a6a46006 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/modules/system.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/modules/system.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type SystemModule struct {
 	coreAPI    CoreAPI
 	storageAPI StorageAPI
 	txStateAPI TransactionStateAPI
+	blockAPI   BlockAPI
 }
 
 // EmptyRequest represents an RPC request with no fields
@@ -69,15 +70,23 @@ type StringRequest struct {
 	String string
 }
 
+// SyncStateResponse is the struct to return on the system_syncState rpc call
+type SyncStateResponse struct {
+	CurrentBlock  uint32 `json:"currentBlock"`
+	HighestBlock  uint32 `json:"highestBlock"`
+	StartingBlock uint32 `json:"startingBlock"`
+}
+
 // NewSystemModule creates a new API instance
 func NewSystemModule(net NetworkAPI, sys SystemAPI, core CoreAPI,
-	storage StorageAPI, txAPI TransactionStateAPI) *SystemModule {
+	storage StorageAPI, txAPI TransactionStateAPI, blockAPI BlockAPI) *SystemModule {
 	return &SystemModule{
 		networkAPI: net, // TODO: migrate to network state
 		systemAPI:  sys,
 		coreAPI:    core,
 		storageAPI: storage,
 		txStateAPI: txAPI,
+		blockAPI:   blockAPI,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,6 +237,21 @@ func (sm *SystemModule) AccountNextIndex(r *http.Request, req *StringRequest, re
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SyncState Returns the state of the syncing of the node.
+func (sm *SystemModule) SyncState(r *http.Request, req *EmptyRequest, res *SyncStateResponse) error {
+	h, err := sm.blockAPI.GetHeader(sm.blockAPI.BestBlockHash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*res = SyncStateResponse{
+		CurrentBlock:  uint32(h.Number.Int64()),
+		HighestBlock:  uint32(sm.networkAPI.HighestBlock()),
+		StartingBlock: uint32(sm.networkAPI.StartingBlock()),
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // LocalListenAddresses Returns the libp2p multiaddresses that the local node is listening on
 func (sm *SystemModule) LocalListenAddresses(r *http.Request, req *EmptyRequest, res *[]string) error {
 	netstate := sm.networkAPI.NetworkState()
diff --git a/dot/rpc/modules/system_test.go b/dot/rpc/modules/system_test.go
index 9410fb7010..d7819b0261 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/modules/system_test.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/modules/system_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package modules
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func newNetworkService(t *testing.T) *network.Service {
 func TestSystemModule_Health(t *testing.T) {
 	net := newNetworkService(t)
 	net.Stop()
-	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := &SystemHealthResponse{}
 	err := sys.Health(nil, nil, res)
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func TestSystemModule_Health(t *testing.T) {
 // Test RPC's System.NetworkState() response
 func TestSystemModule_NetworkState(t *testing.T) {
 	net := newNetworkService(t)
-	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := &SystemNetworkStateResponse{}
 	err := sys.NetworkState(nil, nil, res)
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func TestSystemModule_NetworkState(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSystemModule_Peers(t *testing.T) {
 	net := newNetworkService(t)
 	net.Stop()
-	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := &SystemPeersResponse{}
 	err := sys.Peers(nil, nil, res)
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func TestSystemModule_Peers(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSystemModule_NodeRoles(t *testing.T) {
 	net := newNetworkService(t)
-	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(net, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	expected := []interface{}{"Full"}
 
 	var res []interface{}
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func newMockSystemAPI() *mocks.MockSystemAPI {
 }
 
 func TestSystemModule_Chain(t *testing.T) {
-	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := new(string)
 	err := sys.Chain(nil, nil, res)
@@ -176,14 +177,14 @@ func TestSystemModule_Chain(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSystemModule_ChainType(t *testing.T) {
 	api := newMockSystemAPI()
 
-	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, api, nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, api, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := new(string)
 	sys.ChainType(nil, nil, res)
 	require.Equal(t, testGenesisData.ChainType, *res)
 }
 func TestSystemModule_Name(t *testing.T) {
-	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := new(string)
 	err := sys.Name(nil, nil, res)
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func TestSystemModule_Name(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSystemModule_Version(t *testing.T) {
-	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	res := new(string)
 	err := sys.Version(nil, nil, res)
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func TestSystemModule_Version(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSystemModule_Properties(t *testing.T) {
-	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil)
+	sys := NewSystemModule(nil, newMockSystemAPI(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	expected := map[string]interface{}(nil)
 
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ func setupSystemModule(t *testing.T) *SystemModule {
 	core := newCoreService(t, chain)
 	// TODO (ed) add transactions to txQueue and add test for those
 	txQueue := state.NewTransactionState()
-	return NewSystemModule(net, nil, core, chain.Storage, txQueue)
+	return NewSystemModule(net, nil, core, chain.Storage, txQueue, nil)
 }
 
 func newCoreService(t *testing.T, srvc *state.Service) *core.Service {
@@ -356,6 +357,41 @@ func newCoreService(t *testing.T, srvc *state.Service) *core.Service {
 	return core.NewTestService(t, cfg)
 }
 
+func TestSyncState(t *testing.T) {
+	fakeCommonHash := common.NewHash([]byte("fake"))
+	fakeHeader := &types.Header{
+		Number: big.NewInt(int64(49)),
+	}
+
+	blockapiMock := new(mocks.MockBlockAPI)
+	blockapiMock.On("BestBlockHash").Return(fakeCommonHash)
+	blockapiMock.On("GetHeader", fakeCommonHash).Return(fakeHeader, nil).Once()
+
+	netapiMock := new(mocks.MockNetworkAPI)
+	netapiMock.On("HighestBlock").Return(int64(90))
+	netapiMock.On("StartingBlock").Return(int64(10))
+
+	sysmodule := new(SystemModule)
+	sysmodule.blockAPI = blockapiMock
+	sysmodule.networkAPI = netapiMock
+
+	var res SyncStateResponse
+	err := sysmodule.SyncState(nil, nil, &res)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedSyncState := SyncStateResponse{
+		CurrentBlock:  uint32(49),
+		HighestBlock:  uint32(90),
+		StartingBlock: uint32(10),
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, expectedSyncState, res)
+
+	blockapiMock.On("GetHeader", fakeCommonHash).Return(nil, errors.New("Problems while getting header")).Once()
+	err = sysmodule.SyncState(nil, nil, nil)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestLocalListenAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 	ma, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/7001/p2p/12D3KooWCYyh5xoAc5oRyiGU4d9ktcqFQ23JjitNFR6bEcbw7YdN")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/dot/rpc/service_test.go b/dot/rpc/service_test.go
index c72a6a607c..0f8fc047c0 100644
--- a/dot/rpc/service_test.go
+++ b/dot/rpc/service_test.go
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ func TestNewService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_Methods(t *testing.T) {
-	qtySystemMethods := 12
+	qtySystemMethods := 13
 	qtyRPCMethods := 1
 	qtyAuthorMethods := 7
 
 	rpcService := NewService()
-	sysMod := modules.NewSystemModule(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	sysMod := modules.NewSystemModule(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	rpcService.BuildMethodNames(sysMod, "system")
 	m := rpcService.Methods()
 	require.Equal(t, qtySystemMethods, len(m)) // check to confirm quantity for methods is correct