diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
index 1ea4428757..3e75dad936 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ message NetworkDifficultyResponse {
     uint64 pow_algo = 5;
     uint64 sha3x_estimated_hash_rate = 6;
     uint64 randomx_estimated_hash_rate = 7;
+    uint64 num_coinbases = 8;
+    repeated  bytes coinbase_extras = 9;
 }
 
 // A generic single value response for a specific height
diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs b/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
index 8738da2433..d6245767f6 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,27 @@ impl tari_rpc::base_node_server::BaseNode for BaseNodeGrpcServer {
                     let randomx_estimated_hash_rate = randomx_hash_rate_moving_average.average();
                     let estimated_hash_rate = sha3x_estimated_hash_rate.saturating_add(randomx_estimated_hash_rate);
 
+                    let block = match handler.get_block(current_height, true).await {
+                        Ok(block) => block,
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            warn!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Base node service error: {:?}", err,);
+                            let _network_difficulty_response = tx.send(Err(obscure_error_if_true(
+                                report_error_flag,
+                                Status::internal(format!("Error fetching block at height {}", current_height)),
+                            )));
+                            return;
+                        },
+                    };
+                    if block.is_none() {
+                        let _network_difficulty_response = tx.send(Err(obscure_error_if_true(
+                            report_error_flag,
+                            Status::internal(format!("Block not found at height {}", current_height)),
+                        )));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    let block = block.unwrap();
+                    let coinbases = block.block().body.get_coinbase_outputs();
+
                     let difficulty = tari_rpc::NetworkDifficultyResponse {
                         difficulty: current_difficulty.as_u64(),
                         estimated_hash_rate,
@@ -321,6 +342,8 @@ impl tari_rpc::base_node_server::BaseNode for BaseNodeGrpcServer {
                         height: current_height,
                         timestamp: current_timestamp.as_u64(),
                         pow_algo: pow_algo.as_u64(),
+                        num_coinbases: coinbases.len() as u64,
+                        coinbase_extras: coinbases.iter().map(|c| c.features.coinbase_extra.to_vec()).collect(),
                     };
 
                     if let Err(err) = tx.send(Ok(difficulty)).await {
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
index 9d4f798285..ecdafcde2c 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ impl AggregateBody {
         Ok(fee)
     }
 
+    pub fn get_coinbase_outputs(&self) -> Vec<&TransactionOutput> {
+        let mut outputs = vec![];
+        for utxo in self.outputs() {
+            if utxo.features.output_type == OutputType::Coinbase {
+                outputs.push(utxo);
+            }
+        }
+        outputs
+    }
+
     /// Run through the outputs of the block and check that
     /// 1. There is exactly ONE coinbase output
     /// 1. The coinbase output's maturity is correctly set