diff --git a/api/api_full.go b/api/api_full.go
index a90b0c89f..8631ec4b7 100644
--- a/api/api_full.go
+++ b/api/api_full.go
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ type FullNode interface {
 	PaychVoucherList(context.Context, address.Address) ([]*paych.SignedVoucher, error)                                  //perm:write
 	PaychVoucherSubmit(context.Context, address.Address, *paych.SignedVoucher, []byte, []byte) (cid.Cid, error)         //perm:sign
 
+	// MethodGroup: Node
+	// These methods are general node management and status commands
+
+	NodeStatus(ctx context.Context, inclChainStatus bool) (NodeStatus, error) //perm:read
+
 	// CreateBackup creates node backup onder the specified file name. The
 	// method requires that the lotus daemon is running with the
 	// LOTUS_BACKUP_BASE_PATH environment variable set to some path, and that
diff --git a/api/mocks/mock_full.go b/api/mocks/mock_full.go
index 4336a56f9..ede04fa20 100644
--- a/api/mocks/mock_full.go
+++ b/api/mocks/mock_full.go
@@ -1692,6 +1692,21 @@ func (mr *MockFullNodeMockRecorder) NetPubsubScores(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Ca
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NetPubsubScores", reflect.TypeOf((*MockFullNode)(nil).NetPubsubScores), arg0)
 }
 
+// NodeStatus mocks base method
+func (m *MockFullNode) NodeStatus(arg0 context.Context, arg1 bool) (api.NodeStatus, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "NodeStatus", arg0, arg1)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(api.NodeStatus)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// NodeStatus indicates an expected call of NodeStatus
+func (mr *MockFullNodeMockRecorder) NodeStatus(arg0, arg1 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "NodeStatus", reflect.TypeOf((*MockFullNode)(nil).NodeStatus), arg0, arg1)
+}
+
 // PaychAllocateLane mocks base method
 func (m *MockFullNode) PaychAllocateLane(arg0 context.Context, arg1 address.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/api/proxy_gen.go b/api/proxy_gen.go
index bfaaade94..b743a2ddb 100644
--- a/api/proxy_gen.go
+++ b/api/proxy_gen.go
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ type FullNodeStruct struct {
 
 		MsigSwapPropose func(p0 context.Context, p1 address.Address, p2 address.Address, p3 address.Address, p4 address.Address) (cid.Cid, error) `perm:"sign"`
 
+		NodeStatus func(p0 context.Context, p1 bool) (NodeStatus, error) `perm:"read"`
+
 		PaychAllocateLane func(p0 context.Context, p1 address.Address) (uint64, error) `perm:"sign"`
 
 		PaychAvailableFunds func(p0 context.Context, p1 address.Address) (*ChannelAvailableFunds, error) `perm:"sign"`
@@ -1715,6 +1717,14 @@ func (s *FullNodeStub) MsigSwapPropose(p0 context.Context, p1 address.Address, p
 	return *new(cid.Cid), xerrors.New("method not supported")
 }
 
+func (s *FullNodeStruct) NodeStatus(p0 context.Context, p1 bool) (NodeStatus, error) {
+	return s.Internal.NodeStatus(p0, p1)
+}
+
+func (s *FullNodeStub) NodeStatus(p0 context.Context, p1 bool) (NodeStatus, error) {
+	return *new(NodeStatus), xerrors.New("method not supported")
+}
+
 func (s *FullNodeStruct) PaychAllocateLane(p0 context.Context, p1 address.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	return s.Internal.PaychAllocateLane(p0, p1)
 }
diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 6417ce756..bbcfa5c20 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -116,3 +116,24 @@ type ConnMgrInfo struct {
 	Tags      map[string]int
 	Conns     map[string]time.Time
 }
+
+type NodeStatus struct {
+	SyncStatus  NodeSyncStatus
+	PeerStatus  NodePeerStatus
+	ChainStatus NodeChainStatus
+}
+
+type NodeSyncStatus struct {
+	Epoch  uint64
+	Behind uint64
+}
+
+type NodePeerStatus struct {
+	PeersToPublishMsgs   int
+	PeersToPublishBlocks int
+}
+
+type NodeChainStatus struct {
+	BlocksPerTipsetLast100      float64
+	BlocksPerTipsetLastFinality float64
+}
diff --git a/build/openrpc/full.json.gz b/build/openrpc/full.json.gz
index df2b87f13..7763e4af8 100644
Binary files a/build/openrpc/full.json.gz and b/build/openrpc/full.json.gz differ
diff --git a/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz b/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz
index a3407e7ca..501b23828 100644
Binary files a/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz and b/build/openrpc/miner.json.gz differ
diff --git a/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz b/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz
index 04d82b39a..dcb410ce0 100644
Binary files a/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz and b/build/openrpc/worker.json.gz differ
diff --git a/cli/cmd.go b/cli/cmd.go
index 6ecd236f4..09bf5c461 100644
--- a/cli/cmd.go
+++ b/cli/cmd.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var Commands = []*cli.Command{
 	WithCategory("developer", FetchParamCmd),
 	WithCategory("network", NetCmd),
 	WithCategory("network", SyncCmd),
+	WithCategory("status", StatusCmd),
 	PprofCmd,
 	VersionCmd,
 }
diff --git a/cli/status.go b/cli/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75f91196a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
+)
+
+var StatusCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "status",
+	Usage: "Check node status",
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "chain",
+			Usage: "include chain health status",
+		},
+	},
+
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		apic, closer, err := GetFullNodeAPIV1(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer closer()
+		ctx := ReqContext(cctx)
+
+		inclChainStatus := cctx.Bool("chain")
+
+		status, err := apic.NodeStatus(ctx, inclChainStatus)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("Sync Epoch: %d\n", status.SyncStatus.Epoch)
+		fmt.Printf("Epochs Behind: %d\n", status.SyncStatus.Behind)
+		fmt.Printf("Peers to Publish Messages: %d\n", status.PeerStatus.PeersToPublishMsgs)
+		fmt.Printf("Peers to Publish Blocks: %d\n", status.PeerStatus.PeersToPublishBlocks)
+
+		if inclChainStatus && status.SyncStatus.Epoch > uint64(build.Finality) {
+			var ok100, okFin string
+			if status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLast100 >= 4.75 {
+				ok100 = "[OK]"
+			} else {
+				ok100 = "[UNHEALTHY]"
+			}
+			if status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLastFinality >= 4.75 {
+				okFin = "[OK]"
+			} else {
+				okFin = "[UNHEALTHY]"
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("Blocks per TipSet in last 100 epochs: %f %s\n", status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLast100, ok100)
+			fmt.Printf("Blocks per TipSet in last finality: %f %s\n", status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLastFinality, okFin)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
diff --git a/documentation/en/api-v1-unstable-methods.md b/documentation/en/api-v1-unstable-methods.md
index 261c0d51b..a0ee6fcf3 100644
--- a/documentation/en/api-v1-unstable-methods.md
+++ b/documentation/en/api-v1-unstable-methods.md
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
   * [NetPeerInfo](#NetPeerInfo)
   * [NetPeers](#NetPeers)
   * [NetPubsubScores](#NetPubsubScores)
+* [Node](#Node)
+  * [NodeStatus](#NodeStatus)
 * [Paych](#Paych)
   * [PaychAllocateLane](#PaychAllocateLane)
   * [PaychAvailableFunds](#PaychAvailableFunds)
@@ -3000,6 +3002,40 @@ Inputs: `null`
 
 Response: `null`
 
+## Node
+These methods are general node management and status commands
+
+
+### NodeStatus
+There are not yet any comments for this method.
+
+Perms: read
+
+Inputs:
+```json
+[
+  true
+]
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "SyncStatus": {
+    "Epoch": 42,
+    "Behind": 42
+  },
+  "PeerStatus": {
+    "PeersToPublishMsgs": 123,
+    "PeersToPublishBlocks": 123
+  },
+  "ChainStatus": {
+    "BlocksPerTipsetLast100": 12.3,
+    "BlocksPerTipsetLastFinality": 12.3
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Paych
 The Paych methods are for interacting with and managing payment channels
 
diff --git a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
index ebd3300f0..a3ac4d487 100644
--- a/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
+++ b/documentation/en/cli-lotus.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ COMMANDS:
    NETWORK:
      net   Manage P2P Network
      sync  Inspect or interact with the chain syncer
+   STATUS:
+     status  Check node status
 
 GLOBAL OPTIONS:
    --help, -h     show help (default: false)
@@ -2671,3 +2673,20 @@ OPTIONS:
    --help, -h     show help (default: false)
    
 ```
+
+## lotus status
+```
+NAME:
+   lotus status - Check node status
+
+USAGE:
+   lotus status [command options] [arguments...]
+
+CATEGORY:
+   STATUS
+
+OPTIONS:
+   --chain     include chain health status (default: false)
+   --help, -h  show help (default: false)
+   
+```
diff --git a/node/impl/full.go b/node/impl/full.go
index add40917c..50fd09cdf 100644
--- a/node/impl/full.go
+++ b/node/impl/full.go
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ package impl
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/client"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/common"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/full"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/market"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/impl/paych"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/lp2p"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("node")
@@ -30,11 +35,86 @@ type FullNodeAPI struct {
 	full.SyncAPI
 	full.BeaconAPI
 
-	DS dtypes.MetadataDS
+	DS          dtypes.MetadataDS
+	NetworkName dtypes.NetworkName
 }
 
 func (n *FullNodeAPI) CreateBackup(ctx context.Context, fpath string) error {
 	return backup(n.DS, fpath)
 }
 
+func (n *FullNodeAPI) NodeStatus(ctx context.Context, inclChainStatus bool) (status api.NodeStatus, err error) {
+	curTs, err := n.ChainHead(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return status, err
+	}
+
+	status.SyncStatus.Epoch = uint64(curTs.Height())
+	timestamp := time.Unix(int64(curTs.MinTimestamp()), 0)
+	delta := time.Since(timestamp).Seconds()
+	status.SyncStatus.Behind = uint64(delta / 30)
+
+	// get peers in the messages and blocks topics
+	peersMsgs := make(map[peer.ID]struct{})
+	peersBlocks := make(map[peer.ID]struct{})
+
+	for _, p := range n.PubSub.ListPeers(build.MessagesTopic(n.NetworkName)) {
+		peersMsgs[p] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range n.PubSub.ListPeers(build.BlocksTopic(n.NetworkName)) {
+		peersBlocks[p] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	// get scores for all connected and recent peers
+	scores, err := n.NetPubsubScores(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return status, err
+	}
+
+	for _, score := range scores {
+		if score.Score.Score > lp2p.PublishScoreThreshold {
+			_, inMsgs := peersMsgs[score.ID]
+			if inMsgs {
+				status.PeerStatus.PeersToPublishMsgs++
+			}
+
+			_, inBlocks := peersBlocks[score.ID]
+			if inBlocks {
+				status.PeerStatus.PeersToPublishBlocks++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if inclChainStatus && status.SyncStatus.Epoch > uint64(build.Finality) {
+		blockCnt := 0
+		ts := curTs
+
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			blockCnt += len(ts.Blocks())
+			tsk := ts.Parents()
+			ts, err = n.ChainGetTipSet(ctx, tsk)
+			if err != nil {
+				return status, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLast100 = float64(blockCnt) / 100
+
+		for i := 100; i < int(build.Finality); i++ {
+			blockCnt += len(ts.Blocks())
+			tsk := ts.Parents()
+			ts, err = n.ChainGetTipSet(ctx, tsk)
+			if err != nil {
+				return status, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		status.ChainStatus.BlocksPerTipsetLastFinality = float64(blockCnt) / float64(build.Finality)
+
+	}
+
+	return status, nil
+}
+
 var _ api.FullNode = &FullNodeAPI{}
diff --git a/node/modules/lp2p/pubsub.go b/node/modules/lp2p/pubsub.go
index 748167d95..32b85daf3 100644
--- a/node/modules/lp2p/pubsub.go
+++ b/node/modules/lp2p/pubsub.go
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ func init() {
 	pubsub.GossipSubHistoryLength = 10
 	pubsub.GossipSubGossipFactor = 0.1
 }
+
+const (
+	GossipScoreThreshold             = -500
+	PublishScoreThreshold            = -1000
+	GraylistScoreThreshold           = -2500
+	AcceptPXScoreThreshold           = 1000
+	OpportunisticGraftScoreThreshold = 3.5
+)
+
 func ScoreKeeper() *dtypes.ScoreKeeper {
 	return new(dtypes.ScoreKeeper)
 }
@@ -256,11 +265,11 @@ func GossipSub(in GossipIn) (service *pubsub.PubSub, err error) {
 				Topics: topicParams,
 			},
 			&pubsub.PeerScoreThresholds{
-				GossipThreshold:             -500,
-				PublishThreshold:            -1000,
-				GraylistThreshold:           -2500,
-				AcceptPXThreshold:           1000,
-				OpportunisticGraftThreshold: 3.5,
+				GossipThreshold:             GossipScoreThreshold,
+				PublishThreshold:            PublishScoreThreshold,
+				GraylistThreshold:           GraylistScoreThreshold,
+				AcceptPXThreshold:           AcceptPXScoreThreshold,
+				OpportunisticGraftThreshold: OpportunisticGraftScoreThreshold,
 			},
 		),
 		pubsub.WithPeerScoreInspect(in.Sk.Update, 10*time.Second),