diff --git a/client/src/client.rs b/client/src/client.rs
index ea9e04f..0f87a82 100644
--- a/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/client/src/client.rs
@@ -453,4 +453,8 @@ impl<DB: Database> Client<DB> {
     pub async fn get_header(&self) -> Result<Header> {
         self.node.read().await.get_header()
     }
+
+    pub async fn get_coinbase(&self) -> Result<Address> {
+        self.node.read().await.get_coinbase()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/node.rs b/client/src/node.rs
index b9308f8..9987413 100644
--- a/client/src/node.rs
+++ b/client/src/node.rs
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ impl Node {
         Ok(self.consensus.get_header().clone())
     }
 
+    pub fn get_coinbase(&self) -> Result<Address> {
+        self.check_head_age()?;
+        let payload = self.get_payload(BlockTag::Latest)?;
+        let coinbase_address = Address::from_slice(&payload.fee_recipient);
+        Ok(coinbase_address)
+    }
+
     pub fn get_last_checkpoint(&self) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
         self.consensus.last_checkpoint.clone()
     }
diff --git a/client/src/rpc.rs b/client/src/rpc.rs
index 43b867d..8044da2 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ trait EthRpc {
         slot: H256,
         block: BlockTag,
     ) -> Result<String, Error>;
+    #[method(name = "getCoinbase")]
+    async fn get_coinbase(&self) -> Result<Address, Error>;
 }
 
 #[rpc(client, server, namespace = "net")]
@@ -270,6 +272,12 @@ impl EthRpcServer for RpcInner {
                 .await,
         )
     }
+
+    async fn get_coinbase(&self) -> Result<Address, Error> {
+        let node = self.node.read().await;
+        Ok(node.get_coinbase().unwrap())
+    }
+
     async fn get_logs(&self, filter: Filter) -> Result<Vec<Log>, Error> {
         let node = self.node.read().await;
         convert_err(node.get_logs(&filter).await)