diff --git a/src/cli/commands/id.js b/src/cli/commands/id.js
index deedf71f28..52bc904f9d 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/id.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/id.js
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 var Command = require('ronin').Command
+var IPFS = require('../../ipfs-core')
 
 module.exports = Command.extend({
-  desc: '',
+  desc: 'Shows IPFS Node ID info',
 
-  run: function (name) {}
+  options: {
+    format: {
+      alias: 'f',
+      type: 'string'
+    }
+  },
+
+  run: function (name) {
+    var node = new IPFS()
+    node.id(function (err, id) {
+      if (err) {
+        return console.error(err)
+      }
+      console.log(id)
+    })
+  }
 })
diff --git a/src/ipfs-core/index.js b/src/ipfs-core/index.js
index 2329d6bd25..4fa57991bf 100644
--- a/src/ipfs-core/index.js
+++ b/src/ipfs-core/index.js
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ function IPFS () {
       callback = opts
       opts = {}
     }
-
-    if (!repo.exists()) {
-      callback(new Error('Repo does not exist, you must init repo first'))
-    } else { repo.load() }
+    repoExists(callback)
 
     repo.config.read(function (err, config) {
       if (err) {
@@ -54,7 +51,27 @@ function IPFS () {
     })
   }
 
-  self.id = function (format, callback) {}
+  self.id = function (opts, callback) {
+    if (typeof opts === 'function') {
+      callback = opts
+      opts = {}
+    }
+    repoExists(callback)
+
+    repo.config.read(function (err, config) {
+      if (err) {
+        return callback(err)
+      }
+      callback(null, {
+        ID: config.Identity.PeerID,
+        // TODO needs https://github.com/diasdavid/js-peer-id/blob/master/src/index.js#L76
+        PublicKey: '',
+        Addresses: config.Addresses,
+        AgentVersion: 'js-ipfs',
+        ProtocolVersion: '9000'
+      })
+    })
+  }
 
   self.repo = {
     init: function (bits, force, empty, callback) {
@@ -66,13 +83,17 @@ function IPFS () {
         callback = opts
         opts = {}
       }
-      if (!repo.exists()) {
-        callback(new Error('Repo does not exist, you must init repo first'))
-      } else { repo.load() }
+      repoExists(callback)
 
       repo.version.read(callback)
     },
 
     gc: function () {}
   }
+
+  function repoExists (callback) {
+    if (!repo.exists()) {
+      callback(new Error('Repo does not exist, you must init repo first'))
+    } else { repo.load() }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/jsipfs-test.js b/tests/jsipfs-test.js
index 872993ccbd..49ac1f0bd1 100644
--- a/tests/jsipfs-test.js
+++ b/tests/jsipfs-test.js
@@ -46,4 +46,12 @@ describe('IPFS Repo Tests', function () {
       done()
     })
   })
+
+  it('check id info', function (done) {
+    node.id(function (err, id) {
+      expect(err).to.equal(null)
+      expect(id).to.be.a('object')
+      done()
+    })
+  })
 })