diff --git a/net/interface.go b/net/interface.go
index 18713d342..f474664c6 100644
--- a/net/interface.go
+++ b/net/interface.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ type Network interface {
 	// Listen(*ma.Muliaddr) error
 	// TODO: for now, only listen on addrs in local peer when initializing.
 
+	// LocalPeer returns the local peer associated with this network
+	LocalPeer() peer.Peer
+
 	// DialPeer attempts to establish a connection to a given peer
 	DialPeer(context.Context, peer.Peer) error
 
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ type Service srv.Service
 // (this is usually just a Network, but other services may not need the whole
 // stack, and thus it becomes easier to mock)
 type Dialer interface {
+	// LocalPeer returns the local peer associated with this network
+	LocalPeer() peer.Peer
 
 	// DialPeer attempts to establish a connection to a given peer
 	DialPeer(context.Context, peer.Peer) error
diff --git a/net/net.go b/net/net.go
index 972ebf9c2..46d22fe67 100644
--- a/net/net.go
+++ b/net/net.go
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ func (n *IpfsNetwork) DialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.Peer) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// LocalPeer the network's LocalPeer
+func (n *IpfsNetwork) LocalPeer() peer.Peer {
+	return n.swarm.LocalPeer()
+}
+
 // ClosePeer connection to peer
 func (n *IpfsNetwork) ClosePeer(p peer.Peer) error {
 	return n.swarm.CloseConnection(p)
diff --git a/net/swarm/swarm.go b/net/swarm/swarm.go
index c7291a048..4f4a8d282 100644
--- a/net/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/net/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -217,3 +217,8 @@ func (s *Swarm) GetPeerList() []peer.Peer {
 	s.connsLock.RUnlock()
 	return out
 }
+
+// LocalPeer returns the local peer swarm is associated to.
+func (s *Swarm) LocalPeer() peer.Peer {
+	return s.local
+}