diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/TxQ.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/TxQ.cpp
index 2551f099b8..22b5efcae1 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/TxQ.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/impl/TxQ.cpp
@@ -1381,6 +1381,7 @@ TxQ::doRPC(Application& app) const
 
     auto& levels = ret[jss::levels] = Json::objectValue;
 
+    ret[jss::ledger_current_index] = view->info().seq;
     ret[jss::expected_ledger_size] = to_string(metrics->txPerLedger);
     ret[jss::current_ledger_size] = to_string(metrics->txInLedger);
     ret[jss::current_queue_size] = to_string(metrics->txCount);
diff --git a/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp b/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
index 01cc5bf7fa..5ad9e7959f 100644
--- a/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/TxQ_test.cpp
@@ -1641,6 +1641,8 @@ public:
                 !RPC::contains_error(fee[jss::result])))
             {
                 auto const& result = fee[jss::result];
+                BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::ledger_current_index)
+                    && result[jss::ledger_current_index] == 3);
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::current_ledger_size));
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::current_queue_size));
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::expected_ledger_size));
@@ -1667,6 +1669,8 @@ public:
                 !RPC::contains_error(fee[jss::result])))
             {
                 auto const& result = fee[jss::result];
+                BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::ledger_current_index)
+                    && result[jss::ledger_current_index] == 4);
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::current_ledger_size));
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::current_queue_size));
                 BEAST_EXPECT(result.isMember(jss::expected_ledger_size));