diff --git a/itests/tests/test_squeak_node.py b/itests/tests/test_squeak_node.py
index b39cf45e..d5ce3862 100644
--- a/itests/tests/test_squeak_node.py
+++ b/itests/tests/test_squeak_node.py
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ from tests.util import squeak_from_msg
 from tests.util import subtract_tweak
 
 
+def test_get_network(admin_stub):
+    # Get the network
+    get_network_response = admin_stub.GetNetwork(
+        squeak_admin_pb2.GetNetworkRequest()
+    )
+    network = get_network_response.network
+
+    assert network == "simnet"
+
+
 def test_get_profile(server_stub, admin_stub, signing_profile_id):
     # Get the squeak profile
     get_squeak_profile_response = admin_stub.GetSqueakProfile(
diff --git a/proto/squeak_admin.proto b/proto/squeak_admin.proto
index fe91ad4f..d670649c 100644
--- a/proto/squeak_admin.proto
+++ b/proto/squeak_admin.proto
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ service SqueakAdmin {
   */
   rpc SubscribeReceivedPayments (SubscribeReceivedPaymentsRequest) returns (stream ReceivedPayment) {}
 
+  /** sqkadmin: `getnetwork`
+  */
+  rpc GetNetwork (GetNetworkRequest) returns (GetNetworkReply) {}
+
 }
 
 message CreateSigningProfileRequest {
@@ -715,3 +719,11 @@ message SubscribeReceivedPaymentsRequest {
     /// Payment index to start consuming from
     int64 payment_index = 1;
 }
+
+message GetNetworkRequest {
+}
+
+message GetNetworkReply {
+    /// The network
+    string network = 1;
+}
diff --git a/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_handler.py b/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_handler.py
index 743b2b68..b4161966 100644
--- a/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_handler.py
+++ b/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_handler.py
@@ -476,3 +476,10 @@ class SqueakAdminServerHandler(object):
             received_payment_msg = received_payments_to_message(
                 received_payment)
             yield received_payment_msg
+
+    def handle_get_network(self, request):
+        logger.info("Handle get network")
+        network = self.squeak_controller.get_network()
+        return squeak_admin_pb2.GetNetworkReply(
+            network=network,
+        )
diff --git a/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_servicer.py b/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_servicer.py
index 4d2e1158..f1a49fdf 100644
--- a/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_servicer.py
+++ b/squeaknode/admin/squeak_admin_server_servicer.py
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ class SqueakAdminServerServicer(squeak_admin_pb2_grpc.SqueakAdminServicer):
     def SubscribeReceivedPayments(self, request, context):
         return self.handler.handle_subscribe_received_payments(request)
 
+    def GetNetwork(self, request, context):
+        return self.handler.handle_get_network(request)
+
     def serve(self):
         server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
         squeak_admin_pb2_grpc.add_SqueakAdminServicer_to_server(self, server)