diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 1f94949887..f9fa8ed7e9 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ this change in requirements will have minimal to zero impact on our users, most
 
 ## New RPC methods
 
-TODO
+- The `getindexinfo` RPC returns the actively running indices of the node,
+  including their current sync status and height. It also accepts an `index_name`
+  to specify returning only the status of that index.
 
 ## User interface changes
 
diff --git a/src/index/base.cpp b/src/index/base.cpp
index c90c2d1b84..2789971f16 100644
--- a/src/index/base.cpp
+++ b/src/index/base.cpp
@@ -299,3 +299,18 @@ void BaseIndex::Stop() {
         m_thread_sync.join();
     }
 }
+
+IndexSummary BaseIndex::GetSummary() const {
+    IndexSummary summary{};
+    summary.name = GetName();
+    summary.synced = m_synced.load();
+    const CBlockIndex *pindex = m_best_block_index.load();
+    if (!pindex) {
+        WITH_LOCK(cs_main, pindex = ::ChainActive().Genesis()); // grab genesis (height 0) as default
+    }
+    if (pindex) { // this should always be non-nullptr normally, but guard against it being nullptr for safety.
+        summary.best_block_height = pindex->nHeight;
+        summary.best_block_hash = pindex->GetBlockHash();
+    }
+    return summary;
+}
diff --git a/src/index/base.h b/src/index/base.h
index d9d35a3352..e9597f98c3 100644
--- a/src/index/base.h
+++ b/src/index/base.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Copyright (c) 2019-2021 The Bitcoin developers
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2024 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 
 class CBlockIndex;
 
+/** Result type returned by BaseIndex::GetSummary() */
+struct IndexSummary {
+    std::string name;
+    bool synced{false};
+    int best_block_height{0};
+    uint256 best_block_hash;
+};
+
 /**
  * Base class for indices of blockchain data. This implements
  * CValidationInterface and ensures blocks are indexed sequentially according
@@ -108,4 +116,7 @@ class BaseIndex : public CValidationInterface {
 
     /// Stops the instance from staying in sync with blockchain updates.
     void Stop();
+
+    /// Get a summary of the index and its state.
+    IndexSummary GetSummary() const;
 };
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 970c20d129..a46f969a15 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <httpserver.h>
+#include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <net.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <univalue.h>
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <utility>
 #ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
@@ -534,6 +536,61 @@ static UniValue getinfo_deprecated(const Config &config,
                        "format these in the old format.");
 }
 
+static UniValue getindexinfo(const Config &, const JSONRPCRequest &request) {
+    if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            RPCHelpMan{
+                "getindexinfo",
+                "\nReturns the status of one or all available indices currently running in the node.\n",
+                {
+                    {"index_name", RPCArg::Type::STR, /* optional */ true, /* default */ "", "Filter results for an index with a specific name."},
+                },
+                RPCResult{
+                    "{                               (json object)\n"
+                    "  \"name\" : {                    (json object) The name of the index\n"
+                    "    \"synced\" : true|false,      (boolean) Whether the index is synced or not\n"
+                    "    \"best_block_height\" : n     (numeric) The block height to which the index is synced\n"
+                    "  },\n"
+                    "  ...\n"
+                    "}\n"
+                },
+                RPCExamples{
+                    HelpExampleCli("getindexinfo", "")
+                    + HelpExampleRpc("getindexinfo", "")
+                    + HelpExampleCli("getindexinfo", "txindex")
+                    + HelpExampleRpc("getindexinfo", "\"txindex\"")
+                }
+            }.ToStringWithResultsAndExamples()
+        );
+    }
+
+    UniValue::Object result;
+    const std::string index_name = request.params[0].isNull() ? "" : request.params[0].get_str();
+
+    auto SummaryToJSON = [&index_name](const IndexSummary &summary) {
+        UniValue::Object ret_summary;
+        if (index_name.empty() || index_name == summary.name) {
+            UniValue::Object entry;
+            entry.reserve(2);
+            entry.emplace_back("synced", summary.synced);
+            entry.emplace_back("best_block_height", summary.best_block_height);
+            ret_summary.emplace_back(summary.name, std::move(entry));
+        }
+        return ret_summary;
+    };
+
+    auto ExtendResult = [&result](UniValue::Object &&obj) {
+        for (auto &&kvpair : obj) {
+            result.emplace_back(std::move(kvpair));
+        }
+    };
+
+    if (g_txindex) {
+        ExtendResult(SummaryToJSON(g_txindex->GetSummary()));
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
 // clang-format off
 static const ContextFreeRPCCommand commands[] = {
     //  category            name                      actor (function)        argNames
@@ -544,6 +601,7 @@ static const ContextFreeRPCCommand commands[] = {
     { "util",               "createmultisig",         createmultisig,         {"nrequired","keys"} },
     { "util",               "verifymessage",          verifymessage,          {"address","signature","message"} },
     { "util",               "signmessagewithprivkey", signmessagewithprivkey, {"privkey","message"} },
+    { "util",               "getindexinfo",           getindexinfo,           {"index_name"} },
     /* Not shown in help */
     { "hidden",             "setmocktime",            setmocktime,            {"timestamp"}},
     { "hidden",             "echo",                   echo,                   {"arg0","arg1","arg2","arg3","arg4","arg5","arg6","arg7","arg8","arg9"}},
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_misc.py b/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
index 8bbc2820af..12afeafb14 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_misc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # Copyright (c) 2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Copyright (c) 2024 The Bitcoin developers
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 """Test RPC misc output."""
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
     assert_equal,
     assert_greater_than,
     assert_greater_than_or_equal,
+    wait_until,
 )
 
 from test_framework.authproxy import JSONRPCException
@@ -56,6 +58,25 @@ def run_test(self):
         node.logging(include=['qt'])
         assert_equal(node.logging()['qt'], True)
 
+        self.log.info("test getindexinfo")
+        # Without any indices running the RPC returns an empty object
+        assert_equal(node.getindexinfo(), {})
+
+        # Restart the node with indices and wait for them to sync
+        self.restart_node(0, ["-txindex"])
+        wait_until(lambda: all(i["synced"] for i in node.getindexinfo().values()))
+
+        # Returns a list of all running indices by default
+        assert_equal(node.getindexinfo(),
+                     {"txindex": {"synced": True, "best_block_height": 200}})
+
+        # Specifying an index by name returns only the status of that index
+        assert_equal(node.getindexinfo("txindex"),
+                     {"txindex": {"synced": True, "best_block_height": 200}})
+
+        # Specifying an unknown index name returns an empty result
+        assert_equal(node.getindexinfo("foo"), {})
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     RpcMiscTest().main()