diff --git a/api/api_types.go b/api/api_types.go
index 54ca7ac90..f777bbb2d 100644
--- a/api/api_types.go
+++ b/api/api_types.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ type ChainInfo struct {
 	ElectionCount     uint64    `json:"electionCount" example:"120"`
 	OrganizationCount uint64    `json:"organizationCount" example:"20"`
 	GenesisTime       time.Time `json:"genesisTime"  format:"date-time" example:"2022-11-17T18:00:57.379551614Z"`
+	InitialHeight     uint32    `json:"initialHeight"  example:"5467"`
 	Height            uint32    `json:"height" example:"5467"`
 	Syncing           bool      `json:"syncing" example:"true"`
 	Timestamp         int64     `json:"blockTimestamp" swaggertype:"string" format:"date-time" example:"2022-11-17T18:00:57.379551614Z"`
diff --git a/api/chain.go b/api/chain.go
index fec7b414a..20ab2529d 100644
--- a/api/chain.go
+++ b/api/chain.go
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ func (a *API) chainInfoHandler(_ *apirest.APIdata, ctx *httprouter.HTTPContext)
 		Timestamp:         a.vocapp.Timestamp(),
 		VoteCount:         voteCount,
 		GenesisTime:       a.vocapp.Genesis().GenesisTime,
+		InitialHeight:     uint32(a.vocapp.Genesis().InitialHeight),
 		CircuitVersion:    circuit.Version(),
 		MaxCensusSize:     maxCensusSize,
 		NetworkCapacity:   networkCapacity,