diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 2e58ecb8c..def3681d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
 - [cli] [\#4065](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/4065) Add `--consensus.create_empty_blocks_interval` flag (@jgimeno)
 - [docs] [\#4065](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/4065) Document `--consensus.create_empty_blocks_interval` flag (@jgimeno)
 - [crypto] [\#4190](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/4190) Added SR25519 signature scheme
-- [abci] \#4177 kvstore: Return `LastBlockHeight` and `LastBlockAppHash` in `Info` (@princesinha19)
-
+- [abci] [\#4177] kvstore: Return `LastBlockHeight` and `LastBlockAppHash` in `Info` (@princesinha19)
+- [rpc] [\#2741](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2741) Add `proposer` to `/consensus_state` response (@princesinha19)
 
 ### BUG FIXES:
 
diff --git a/consensus/types/round_state.go b/consensus/types/round_state.go
index 490110357..0a18b6d04 100644
--- a/consensus/types/round_state.go
+++ b/consensus/types/round_state.go
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ type RoundState struct {
 
 // Compressed version of the RoundState for use in RPC
 type RoundStateSimple struct {
-	HeightRoundStep   string          `json:"height/round/step"`
-	StartTime         time.Time       `json:"start_time"`
-	ProposalBlockHash bytes.HexBytes  `json:"proposal_block_hash"`
-	LockedBlockHash   bytes.HexBytes  `json:"locked_block_hash"`
-	ValidBlockHash    bytes.HexBytes  `json:"valid_block_hash"`
-	Votes             json.RawMessage `json:"height_vote_set"`
+	HeightRoundStep   string              `json:"height/round/step"`
+	StartTime         time.Time           `json:"start_time"`
+	ProposalBlockHash bytes.HexBytes      `json:"proposal_block_hash"`
+	LockedBlockHash   bytes.HexBytes      `json:"locked_block_hash"`
+	ValidBlockHash    bytes.HexBytes      `json:"valid_block_hash"`
+	Votes             json.RawMessage     `json:"height_vote_set"`
+	Proposer          types.ValidatorInfo `json:"proposer"`
 }
 
 // Compress the RoundState to RoundStateSimple
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ func (rs *RoundState) RoundStateSimple() RoundStateSimple {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+
+	addr := rs.Validators.GetProposer().Address
+	idx, _ := rs.Validators.GetByAddress(addr)
+
 	return RoundStateSimple{
 		HeightRoundStep:   fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d/%d", rs.Height, rs.Round, rs.Step),
 		StartTime:         rs.StartTime,
@@ -116,6 +121,10 @@ func (rs *RoundState) RoundStateSimple() RoundStateSimple {
 		LockedBlockHash:   rs.LockedBlock.Hash(),
 		ValidBlockHash:    rs.ValidBlock.Hash(),
 		Votes:             votesJSON,
+		Proposer: types.ValidatorInfo{
+			Address: addr,
+			Index:   idx,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpc/swagger/swagger.yaml b/rpc/swagger/swagger.yaml
index 564d4b7c2..67aee023b 100644
--- a/rpc/swagger/swagger.yaml
+++ b/rpc/swagger/swagger.yaml
@@ -2351,6 +2351,7 @@ components:
                 - "locked_block_hash"
                 - "valid_block_hash"
                 - "height_vote_set"
+                - "proposer"
               properties:
                 height/round/step:
                   type: "string"
@@ -2395,6 +2396,15 @@ components:
                       precommits_bit_array:
                         type: "string"
                         example: "BA{100:xxxxxx_xxxxx_xxxx_x_xxx_xx_xx_xx__x_x_x__xxxxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxx_xx_xxxxxx_xxxxxxxx_xxxx_xxx_x_xxxx__xxx} 118726247/170151262 = 0.70"
+                proposer:
+                  type: "object"
+                  properties:
+                    address:
+                      type: "string"
+                      example: "D540AB022088612AC74B287D076DBFBC4A377A2E"
+                    index:
+                      type: "string"
+                      example: "0"
               type: "object"
           type: "object"
     ConsensusParamsResponse: