diff --git a/src/init.h b/src/init.h
--- a/src/init.h
+++ b/src/init.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 class CWallet;
 class HTTPRPCRequestProcessor;
 struct NodeContext;
+namespace interfaces {
+struct BlockAndHeaderTipInfo;
+}
 class RPCServer;
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@
  */
 bool AppInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
                  HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor,
-                 NodeContext &node);
+                 NodeContext &node,
+                 interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo *tip_info = nullptr);
 
 /**
  * Register all arguments with the ArgsManager
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <index/blockfilterindex.h>
 #include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
+#include <interfaces/node.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <miner.h>
 #include <net.h>
@@ -2115,7 +2116,8 @@
 
 bool AppInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
                  HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor,
-                 NodeContext &node) {
+                 NodeContext &node,
+                 interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo *tip_info) {
     // Step 4a: application initialization
     const ArgsManager &args = *Assert(node.args);
     const CChainParams &chainparams = config.GetChainParams();
@@ -2907,6 +2909,19 @@
         LOCK(cs_main);
         LogPrintf("block tree size = %u\n", chainman.BlockIndex().size());
         chain_active_height = chainman.ActiveChain().Height();
+        if (tip_info) {
+            tip_info->block_height = chain_active_height;
+            tip_info->block_time =
+                chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()
+                    ? chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()->GetBlockTime()
+                    : Params().GenesisBlock().GetBlockTime();
+            tip_info->verification_progress = GuessVerificationProgress(
+                Params().TxData(), chainman.ActiveChain().Tip());
+        }
+        if (tip_info && ::pindexBestHeader) {
+            tip_info->header_height = ::pindexBestHeader->nHeight;
+            tip_info->header_time = ::pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime();
+        }
     }
     LogPrintf("nBestHeight = %d\n", chain_active_height);
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.h b/src/interfaces/node.h
--- a/src/interfaces/node.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.h
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
 class Wallet;
 struct BlockTip;
 
+//! Block and header tip information
+struct BlockAndHeaderTipInfo {
+    int block_height;
+    int64_t block_time;
+    int header_height;
+    int64_t header_time;
+    double verification_progress;
+};
+
 //! Top-level interface for a bitcoin node (bitcoind process).
 class Node {
 public:
@@ -63,7 +72,8 @@
     //! Start node.
     virtual bool
     appInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
-                HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor) = 0;
+                HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor,
+                interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo *tip_info = nullptr) = 0;
 
     //! Stop node.
     virtual void appShutdown() = 0;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.cpp b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/node.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
                    AppInitParameterInteraction(config, gArgs) &&
                    AppInitSanityChecks() && AppInitLockDataDirectory();
         }
-        bool
-        appInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
-                    HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor) override {
+        bool appInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
+                         HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor,
+                         interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo *tip_info) override {
             m_context->chain = MakeChain(*m_context, config.GetChainParams());
             return AppInitMain(config, rpcServer, httpRPCRequestProcessor,
-                               *m_context);
+                               *m_context, tip_info);
         }
         void appShutdown() override {
             Interrupt(*m_context);