diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
index 3fb089f11..e0bf9150e 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/cvx/convex/core/metadata.cvx
@@ -627,6 +627,11 @@
         :signature   [{:params [coll keys]}
                       {:params [coll keys not-found]}]}}
  
+ get-peer-stake
+ {:doc {:description "Gets the peer stake for a specific peer."
+        :examples    [{:code "(get-stake my-peer-key)"}]
+        :signature   [{:params [peer-key]}]}}
+
  get-stake
  {:doc {:description "Gets the delgated stake for an account on a specific peer."
         :errors      {:CAST "If the account is not an address."}
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 57fc699a2..010ed98d5 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Core.java
@@ -991,6 +991,24 @@ public  Context invoke(Context context, ACell[] args) {
 			return context.withResult(Juice.LOOKUP,stake);
 		}
 	});
+	
+	public static final CoreFn<CVMLong> GET_PEER_STAKE = reg(new CoreFn<>(Symbols.GET_PEER_STAKE,70) {
+		
+		@Override
+		public  Context invoke(Context context, ACell[] args) {
+			if (args.length != 1) return context.withArityError(exactArityMessage(1, 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");
+
+			PeerStatus ps=context.getState().getPeer(accountKey);
+			CVMLong stake=(ps==null)?null:CVMLong.create(ps.getPeerStake());
+			
+			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 d5aa54007..8e1b435be 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/lang/Symbols.java
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ public class Symbols {
 	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 GET_STAKE = intern("get-stake");
+	public static final Symbol GET_PEER_STAKE = intern("get-peer-stake");
 
 	public static final Symbol CALL = intern("call");
 	public static final Symbol CALL_STAR = intern("call*");
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ public class Symbols {
 
 
 
+
 	
 	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 51b130467..d4e2b63ba 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/lang/CoreTest.java
@@ -3400,11 +3400,28 @@ public void testGetStake() {
 		// null for non-existing peer
 		assertNull(eval(ctx,"(get-stake 0x1234567812345678123456781234567812345678123456781234567812345678 *address*)")); 
 		
+		assertCastError(step(ctx,"(get-stake :foo *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 testGetPeerStake() {
+		Context ctx=step(context(),"(def my-peer 0x"+InitTest.FIRST_PEER_KEY.toHexString()+")");
+		
+		// existing peer has positive stake
+		assertTrue(0L<evalL(ctx,"(get-peer-stake my-peer)"));
+		
+		// null for non-existing peer
+		assertNull(eval(ctx,"(get-peer-stake 0x1234567812345678123456781234567812345678123456781234567812345678)")); 
+
+		assertCastError(step(ctx,"(get-peer-stake :foo)"));
+		
+		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(get-peer-stake)"));
+		assertArityError(step(ctx,"(get-peer-stake my-peer *address*)"));
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSetPeerStake() {
@@ -3413,13 +3430,17 @@ public void testSetPeerStake() {
 		long STK=1000000;
 		Context ctx=context();
 		
-		
 		assertNull(ctx.getState().getPeer(KEY));
 		assertStateError(step(ctx,"(set-peer-stake "+KEY+" "+STK+")"));
+		assertNull(eval(ctx,"(get-peer-stake "+KEY+")")); // no peer exists yet
 		
 		// create peer with initial stake
 		ctx=exec(ctx,"(create-peer "+KEY+" "+STK+")");
 		
+		assertCVMEquals(STK,eval(ctx,"(get-peer-stake "+KEY+")")); // own stake just set
+		assertCVMEquals(0,eval(ctx,"(get-stake "+KEY+" *address*)")); // no delegated stake on this peer
+
+		
 		// Check stake has been established
 		PeerStatus ps=ctx.getState().getPeer(KEY);
 		assertEquals(ps, eval(ctx,"(get-in *state* [:peers "+KEY+"])"));