diff --git a/include/corosync/cfg.h b/include/corosync/cfg.h
index 7b0cbdba..bb739d7e 100644
--- a/include/corosync/cfg.h
+++ b/include/corosync/cfg.h
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ corosync_cfg_get_node_addrs (
 	int *num_addrs,
 	corosync_cfg_node_address_t *addrs);
 
+cs_error_t
+corosync_cfg_local_get (
+	corosync_cfg_handle_t handle,
+	unsigned int *local_nodeid);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/include/corosync/ipc_cfg.h b/include/corosync/ipc_cfg.h
index bfd7703a..06125e2b 100644
--- a/include/corosync/ipc_cfg.h
+++ b/include/corosync/ipc_cfg.h
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ enum req_lib_cfg_types {
 	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_KILLNODE = 8,
 	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_TRYSHUTDOWN = 9,
 	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_REPLYTOSHUTDOWN = 10,
-	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_GET_NODE_ADDRS = 11
+	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_GET_NODE_ADDRS = 11,
+	MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_LOCAL_GET = 12
 };
 
 enum res_lib_cfg_types {
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ enum res_lib_cfg_types {
 	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_KILLNODE = 8,
 	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_TRYSHUTDOWN = 9,
 	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_TESTSHUTDOWN = 10,
-	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_GET_NODE_ADDRS = 11
+	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_GET_NODE_ADDRS = 11,
+	MESSAGE_RES_CFG_LOCAL_GET = 12
 };
 
 struct req_lib_cfg_statetrack {
@@ -190,6 +192,15 @@ struct res_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs {
 	char addrs[TOTEMIP_ADDRLEN][0];
 };
 
+struct req_lib_cfg_local_get {
+	mar_req_header_t header __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+};
+
+struct res_lib_cfg_local_get {
+	mar_res_header_t header __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+	mar_uint32_t local_nodeid __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+};
+
 typedef enum {
 	AIS_AMF_ADMINISTRATIVETARGET_SERVICEUNIT = 0,
 	AIS_AMF_ADMINISTRATIVETARGET_SERVICEGROUP = 1,
diff --git a/lib/cfg.c b/lib/cfg.c
index 57cb130e..a6c30aa6 100644
--- a/lib/cfg.c
+++ b/lib/cfg.c
@@ -870,3 +870,45 @@ error_exit:
 	pthread_mutex_unlock (&cfg_instance->response_mutex);
 	return (error);
 }
+
+cs_error_t corosync_cfg_local_get (
+	corosync_cfg_handle_t handle,
+	unsigned int *local_nodeid)
+{
+	cs_error_t error;
+	struct cfg_instance *cfg_inst;
+	struct iovec iov;
+	struct req_lib_cfg_local_get req_lib_cfg_local_get;
+	struct res_lib_cfg_local_get res_lib_cfg_local_get;
+
+	error = saHandleInstanceGet (&cfg_hdb, handle, (void *)&cfg_inst);
+	if (error != CS_OK) {
+		return (error);
+	}
+
+	req_lib_cfg_local_get.header.size = sizeof (mar_req_header_t);
+	req_lib_cfg_local_get.header.id = MESSAGE_REQ_CFG_LOCAL_GET;
+
+	iov.iov_base = &req_lib_cfg_local_get;
+	iov.iov_len = sizeof (struct req_lib_cfg_local_get);
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock (&cfg_inst->response_mutex);
+
+	error = saSendMsgReceiveReply (cfg_inst->response_fd, &iov, 1,
+		&res_lib_cfg_local_get, sizeof (res_lib_cfg_local_get));
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock (&cfg_inst->response_mutex);
+
+	if (error != CS_OK) {
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	error = res_lib_cfg_local_get.header.error;
+
+	*local_nodeid = res_lib_cfg_local_get.local_nodeid;
+
+error_exit:
+	(void)saHandleInstancePut (&cfg_hdb, handle);
+
+	return (error);
+}
diff --git a/services/cfg.c b/services/cfg.c
index 3bee37e6..79a92dcd 100644
--- a/services/cfg.c
+++ b/services/cfg.c
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ static void message_handler_req_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs (
 	void *conn,
 	void *msg);
 
+static void message_handler_req_lib_cfg_local_get (
+	void *conn,
+	void *msg);
+
 /*
  * Service Handler Definition
  */
@@ -242,6 +246,12 @@ static struct corosync_lib_handler cfg_lib_engine[] =
 		.response_size		= sizeof (struct res_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs),
 		.response_id		= MESSAGE_RES_CFG_GET_NODE_ADDRS,
 		.flow_control		= CS_LIB_FLOW_CONTROL_NOT_REQUIRED
+	},
+	{ /* 12 */
+		.lib_handler_fn		= message_handler_req_lib_cfg_local_get,
+		.response_size		= sizeof (struct res_lib_cfg_local_get),
+		.response_id		= MESSAGE_RES_CFG_LOCAL_GET,
+		.flow_control		= CS_LIB_FLOW_CONTROL_NOT_REQUIRED
 	}
 };
 
@@ -1001,3 +1011,16 @@ static void message_handler_req_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs (void *conn, void *msg)
 	}
 	api->ipc_conn_send_response(conn, res_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs, res_lib_cfg_get_node_addrs->header.size);
 }
+
+static void message_handler_req_lib_cfg_local_get (void *conn, void *message)
+{
+	struct res_lib_cfg_local_get res_lib_cfg_local_get;
+
+	res_lib_cfg_local_get.header.size = sizeof(res_lib_cfg_local_get);
+	res_lib_cfg_local_get.header.id = MESSAGE_RES_CFG_LOCAL_GET;
+	res_lib_cfg_local_get.header.error = CS_OK;
+	res_lib_cfg_local_get.local_nodeid = api->totem_nodeid_get ();
+
+	api->ipc_conn_send_response(conn, &res_lib_cfg_local_get,
+		sizeof(res_lib_cfg_local_get));
+}
diff --git a/tools/corosync-cfgtool.c b/tools/corosync-cfgtool.c
index 1d3babc5..1eab13fa 100644
--- a/tools/corosync-cfgtool.c
+++ b/tools/corosync-cfgtool.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static void ringstatusget_do (void)
 	char **interface_names;
 	char **interface_status;
 	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int nodeid;
 
 	printf ("Printing ring status.\n");
 	result = corosync_cfg_initialize (&handle, NULL);
@@ -66,6 +67,14 @@ static void ringstatusget_do (void)
 		exit (1);
 	}
 
+	result = corosync_cfg_local_get(handle, &nodeid);
+	if (result != CS_OK) {
+		printf ("Could not get the local node id, the error is: %d\n", result);
+	}
+	else {
+		printf ("Local node ID %d\n", nodeid);
+	}
+
 	result = corosync_cfg_ring_status_get (handle,
 				&interface_names,
 				&interface_status,