diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
index dfc1c8e525..d27fb38d40 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/proto/base_node.proto
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ message SyncProgressResponse {
     uint64 tip_height = 1;
     uint64 local_height = 2;
     SyncState state = 3;
+    string short_desc = 4;
 }
 
 enum SyncState {
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 6808594afc..d9b894e82e 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
@@ -2003,26 +2003,31 @@ impl tari_rpc::base_node_server::BaseNode for BaseNodeGrpcServer {
             .borrow()
             .state_info
             .clone();
+        let short_desc = state.short_desc();
         let response = match state {
             StateInfo::HeaderSync(None) => tari_rpc::SyncProgressResponse {
                 tip_height: 0,
                 local_height: 0,
                 state: tari_rpc::SyncState::HeaderStarting.into(),
+                short_desc,
             },
             StateInfo::HeaderSync(Some(info)) => tari_rpc::SyncProgressResponse {
                 tip_height: info.tip_height,
                 local_height: info.local_height,
                 state: tari_rpc::SyncState::Header.into(),
+                short_desc,
             },
             StateInfo::Connecting(_) => tari_rpc::SyncProgressResponse {
                 tip_height: 0,
                 local_height: 0,
                 state: tari_rpc::SyncState::BlockStarting.into(),
+                short_desc,
             },
             StateInfo::BlockSync(info) => tari_rpc::SyncProgressResponse {
                 tip_height: info.tip_height,
                 local_height: info.local_height,
                 state: tari_rpc::SyncState::Block.into(),
+                short_desc,
             },
             _ => tari_rpc::SyncProgressResponse {
                 tip_height: 0,
@@ -2032,6 +2037,7 @@ impl tari_rpc::base_node_server::BaseNode for BaseNodeGrpcServer {
                 } else {
                     tari_rpc::SyncState::Startup.into()
                 },
+                short_desc,
             },
         };
         Ok(Response::new(response))