diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
index 3b471d179..3fb089f11 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@
         :examples    [{:code "(get-in [[1 2] [3 4]] [1 1])"}]
         :signature   [{:params [coll keys]}
                       {:params [coll keys not-found]}]}}
+ 
+ get-stake
+ {:doc {:description "Gets the delgated stake for an account on a specific peer."
+        :errors      {:CAST "If the account is not an address."}
+        :examples    [{:code "(get-stake my-peer-key *address*)"}]
+        :signature   [{:params [peer-key addr]}]}}
 
  halt
  {:doc {:description ["Completes execution in the current context with the specified result, or null if not provided. Does not roll back any state changes made."
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java
index 1d4ba8d8e..57fc699a2 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import convex.core.data.List;
 import convex.core.data.MapEntry;
 import convex.core.data.Maps;
+import convex.core.data.PeerStatus;
 import convex.core.data.Sets;
 import convex.core.data.Strings;
 import convex.core.data.Symbol;
@@ -961,7 +962,7 @@ public  Context invoke(Context context, ACell[] args) {
 			ABlob b=RT.ensureBlob(args[0]);
 			if (b == null) return context.withCastError(0,args, Types.BLOB);
 			AccountKey accountKey = AccountKey.create(b);
-			if (accountKey==null) return context.withArgumentError("Account Key for stake must be 32 bytes");
+			if (accountKey==null) return context.withArgumentError("Peer Key for stake must be 32 bytes");
 
 			CVMLong amount = RT.ensureLong(args[1]);
 			if (amount == null) return context.withCastError(1,args, Types.LONG);
@@ -969,6 +970,27 @@ public  Context invoke(Context context, ACell[] args) {
 			return context.setDelegatedStake(accountKey, amount.longValue()).consumeJuice(Juice.TRANSFER);
 		}
 	});
+	
+	public static final CoreFn<CVMLong> GET_STAKE = reg(new CoreFn<>(Symbols.GET_STAKE,69) {
+		
+		@Override
+		public  Context invoke(Context context, ACell[] args) {
+			if (args.length != 2) return context.withArityError(exactArityMessage(2, args.length));
+
+			ABlob b=RT.ensureBlob(args[0]);
+			if (b == null) return context.withCastError(0,args, Types.BLOB);
+			AccountKey accountKey = AccountKey.create(b);
+			if (accountKey==null) return context.withArgumentError("Peer Key must be 32 bytes");
+
+			Address acct = RT.ensureAddress(args[1]);
+			if (acct == null) return context.withCastError(1,args, Types.ADDRESS);
+
+			PeerStatus ps=context.getState().getPeer(accountKey);
+			CVMLong stake=(ps==null)?null:CVMLong.create(ps.getDelegatedStake(acct));
+			
+			return context.withResult(Juice.LOOKUP,stake);
+		}
+	});
 
 	public static final CoreFn<CVMLong> CREATE_PEER = reg(new CoreFn<>(Symbols.CREATE_PEER,65) {
 		
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java
index 137cd234e..d5aa54007 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public class Symbols {
 	public static final Symbol SET_PEER_DATA = intern("set-peer-data");
 	public static final Symbol SET_PEER_STAKE = intern("set-peer-stake");
 	public static final Symbol EVICT_PEER = intern("evict-peer");
+	
+	public static final Symbol GET_STAKE = intern("get-stake");;
 
 	public static final Symbol CALL = intern("call");
 	public static final Symbol CALL_STAR = intern("call*");
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ public class Symbols {
 	public static final Symbol CREATE = intern("create");
 
 
+
 	
 	public static Symbol intern(String s) {
 		AString name=Strings.create(s);
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
index 2acea2573..51b130467 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
@@ -3389,6 +3389,22 @@ public void testStake() {
 		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(set-stake my-peer)"));
 		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(set-stake my-peer 1000 :foo)"));
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testGetStake() {
+		Context ctx=step(context(),"(def my-peer 0x"+InitTest.FIRST_PEER_KEY.toHexString()+")");
+		
+		// zero for existing peer but no stake
+		assertCVMEquals(0L,eval(ctx,"(get-stake my-peer *address*)"));
+		
+		// null for non-existing peer
+		assertNull(eval(ctx,"(get-stake 0x1234567812345678123456781234567812345678123456781234567812345678 *address*)")); 
+		
+		assertCastError(step(ctx,"(get-stake my-peer :foo)"));
+
+		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(get-stake my-peer)"));
+		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(get-stake my-peer *address* :foo)"));
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetPeerStake() {