diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/genesis.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/genesis.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45638360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/genesis.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use axum::{Router, extract::State, response::IntoResponse, routing::get};
+use ethlambda_storage::Store;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::json_response;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct GenesisResponse {
+    genesis_time: u64,
+    validator_count: u64,
+}
+
+async fn get_genesis(State(store): State<Store>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let genesis_time = store.config().genesis_time;
+    // Lean validators are fixed at genesis (no churn), so the current head
+    // state's validator registry always equals the genesis validator count.
+    let validator_count = store.head_state().validators.len() as u64;
+    json_response(GenesisResponse {
+        genesis_time,
+        validator_count,
+    })
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn routes() -> Router<Store> {
+    Router::new().route("/lean/v0/genesis", get(get_genesis))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use axum::{
+        body::Body,
+        http::{Request, StatusCode},
+    };
+    use ethlambda_storage::{Store, backend::InMemoryBackend};
+    use ethlambda_types::state::{State, Validator};
+    use http_body_util::BodyExt;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use tower::ServiceExt;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn genesis_returns_time_and_validator_count() {
+        // Build a state with 3 validators so the assertion is non-vacuous.
+        let dummy_validator = |index: u64| Validator {
+            attestation_pubkey: [0u8; 52],
+            proposal_pubkey: [0u8; 52],
+            index,
+        };
+        let validators = vec![dummy_validator(0), dummy_validator(1), dummy_validator(2)];
+        let state = State::from_genesis(1000, validators);
+
+        let store = Store::from_anchor_state(Arc::new(InMemoryBackend::new()), state);
+        let app = routes().with_state(store);
+        let resp = app
+            .oneshot(
+                Request::builder()
+                    .uri("/lean/v0/genesis")
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+        let body = resp.into_body().collect().await.unwrap().to_bytes();
+        let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(json["genesis_time"], 1000);
+        assert_eq!(json["validator_count"], 3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
index 09268765..a24fc102 100644
--- a/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod admin;
 mod base;
 mod blocks;
 mod fork_choice;
+mod genesis;
 mod heap_profiling;
 pub mod metrics;
 pub mod test_driver;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ fn build_api_router(store: Store) -> Router {
         .merge(blocks::routes())
         .merge(fork_choice::routes())
         .merge(admin::routes())
+        .merge(genesis::routes())
         .with_state(store)
 }