diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 461c76d1b..6c977172f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       res.database_size = round_up(res.database_size, 5ull* 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
     res.update_available = restricted ? false : m_core.is_update_available();
     res.version = restricted ? "" : MONERO_VERSION_FULL;
+    res.synchronized = check_core_ready();
 
     res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
     return true;
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 8907a63c3..37bb60f58 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 // advance which version they will stop working with
 // Don't go over 32767 for any of these
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 2
+#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 3
 #define MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(major,minor) (((major)<<16)|(minor))
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR, CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR)
 
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       uint64_t database_size;
       bool update_available;
       std::string version;
+      bool synchronized;
 
       BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
         KV_SERIALIZE_PARENT(rpc_access_response_base)
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         KV_SERIALIZE(database_size)
         KV_SERIALIZE(update_available)
         KV_SERIALIZE(version)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(synchronized)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
     };
     typedef epee::misc_utils::struct_init<response_t> response;