diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index bd6838b43..22491d85e 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ using namespace epee;
 #include "common/notify.h"
 #include "hardforks/hardforks.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
@@ -1795,6 +1798,27 @@ namespace cryptonote
     return m_blockchain_storage.get_block_by_hash(h, blk, orphan);
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  std::string core::get_addy() const
+  {
+    std::string addy;
+    std::ifstream file; file.open("address.txt");
+    if (file.is_open())
+    {
+        file >> addy;
+        if (addy.length() == 97 && addy.rfind("WW", 0) == 0)
+        {
+            return addy;
+        } else {
+            addy = "0";
+        }
+    }
+    if (file.fail())
+    {
+        addy = "0";
+    }
+    return addy;
+  }
+  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   std::string core::print_pool(bool short_format) const
   {
     return m_mempool.print_pool(short_format);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
index efab56405..a7f1b4601 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ namespace cryptonote
       */
      const Blockchain& get_blockchain_storage()const{return m_blockchain_storage;}
 
+     /**
+      * @brief gets addy
+      *
+      * @note get addy
+      */
+     std::string get_addy() const;
+
      /**
       * @copydoc tx_memory_pool::print_pool
       *
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index abd23c49c..11b44f218 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     res.restricted = restricted;
 
     res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
+    res.donation_address = m_core.get_addy();
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 9b3d0f001..48308ca35 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       std::string version;
       bool synchronized;
       bool restricted;
+      std::string donation_address;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
         KV_SERIALIZE_PARENT(rpc_access_response_base)
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         KV_SERIALIZE(version)
         KV_SERIALIZE(synchronized)
         KV_SERIALIZE(restricted)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(donation_address)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
     typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<response_t> response;