diff --git a/client/lcd/root.go b/client/lcd/root.go
index cf72087b7d..01a4ccb9e6 100644
--- a/client/lcd/root.go
+++ b/client/lcd/root.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func startRESTServer(cdc *wire.Codec) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) er
 func initRouter(cdc *wire.Codec) http.Handler {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.HandleFunc("/version", version.VersionRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
-	r.HandleFunc("/node_info", rpc.NodeStatusRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/node_info", rpc.NodeInfoRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc("/syncing", rpc.NodeSyncingRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/keys", keys.QueryKeysRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc("/keys", keys.AddNewKeyRequestHandler).Methods("POST")
 	r.HandleFunc("/keys/seed", keys.SeedRequestHandler).Methods("GET")
diff --git a/client/rpc/status.go b/client/rpc/status.go
index 54926bc3ed..b61d7202db 100644
--- a/client/rpc/status.go
+++ b/client/rpc/status.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	wire "github.com/tendermint/go-wire"
@@ -51,8 +52,7 @@ func printNodeStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 // REST
 
-// TODO match desired spec output
-func NodeStatusRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func NodeInfoRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	status, err := getNodeStatus()
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(500)
@@ -69,3 +69,20 @@ func NodeStatusRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	w.Write(output)
 }
+
+func NodeSyncingRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	status, err := getNodeStatus()
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	syncing := status.Syncing
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+		w.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+	w.Write([]byte(strconv.FormatBool(syncing)))
+}