diff --git a/rpc/core/net.go b/rpc/core/net.go
index 1413595c1..d68a4e30d 100644
--- a/rpc/core/net.go
+++ b/rpc/core/net.go
@@ -2,35 +2,10 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// TODO Move to status.go or node.go
-func Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
-	latestHeight := blockStore.Height()
-	var (
-		latestBlockMeta *types.BlockMeta
-		latestBlockHash []byte
-		latestBlockTime int64
-	)
-	if latestHeight != 0 {
-		latestBlockMeta = blockStore.LoadBlockMeta(latestHeight)
-		latestBlockHash = latestBlockMeta.Hash
-		latestBlockTime = latestBlockMeta.Header.Time.UnixNano()
-	}
-
-	return &ctypes.ResultStatus{
-		NodeInfo:          p2pSwitch.NodeInfo(),
-		PubKey:            privValidator.PubKey,
-		LatestBlockHash:   latestBlockHash,
-		LatestBlockHeight: latestHeight,
-		LatestBlockTime:   latestBlockTime}, nil
-}
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 func NetInfo() (*ctypes.ResultNetInfo, error) {
 	listening := p2pSwitch.IsListening()
 	listeners := []string{}
diff --git a/rpc/core/status.go b/rpc/core/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf3d69ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/core/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
+)
+
+func Status() (*ctypes.ResultStatus, error) {
+	latestHeight := blockStore.Height()
+	var (
+		latestBlockMeta *types.BlockMeta
+		latestBlockHash []byte
+		latestAppHash   []byte
+		latestBlockTime int64
+	)
+	if latestHeight != 0 {
+		latestBlockMeta = blockStore.LoadBlockMeta(latestHeight)
+		latestBlockHash = latestBlockMeta.Hash
+		latestAppHash = latestBlockMeta.Header.AppHash
+		latestBlockTime = latestBlockMeta.Header.Time.UnixNano()
+	}
+
+	return &ctypes.ResultStatus{
+		NodeInfo:          p2pSwitch.NodeInfo(),
+		PubKey:            privValidator.PubKey,
+		LatestBlockHash:   latestBlockHash,
+		LatestAppHash:     latestAppHash,
+		LatestBlockHeight: latestHeight,
+		LatestBlockTime:   latestBlockTime}, nil
+}
diff --git a/rpc/core/types/responses.go b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
index dccd0be9f..2dc15328e 100644
--- a/rpc/core/types/responses.go
+++ b/rpc/core/types/responses.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type ResultStatus struct {
 	NodeInfo          *p2p.NodeInfo `json:"node_info"`
 	PubKey            crypto.PubKey `json:"pub_key"`
 	LatestBlockHash   []byte        `json:"latest_block_hash"`
+	LatestAppHash     []byte        `json:"latest_app_hash"`
 	LatestBlockHeight int           `json:"latest_block_height"`
 	LatestBlockTime   int64         `json:"latest_block_time"` // nano
 }