diff --git a/cmd/meshctl/main.go b/cmd/meshctl/main.go
index 3db2b499..5753ba29 100644
--- a/cmd/meshctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/meshctl/main.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func run() int {
 		table.Append([]string{"IPv6 subnet:", resp.Subnet})
 		table.Append([]string{"Coordinates:", fmt.Sprintf("%v", resp.Coords)})
 		table.Append([]string{"Public key:", resp.PublicKey})
+		table.Append([]string{"Private key:", resp.PrivateKey})
 		table.Render()
 
 	case "getpeers":
diff --git a/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/ui/index.html b/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/ui/index.html
index 2a7dd231..4d0265fb 100755
--- a/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/ui/index.html
+++ b/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/ui/index.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   <script>
       
     function setFieldValue(id, value){
+      //console.log(`setFieldValue(${id}, ${value})`);
       var field = document.getElementById(id);
       field.innerHTML = value;
     }
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
             tb.deleteRow(row.rowIndex);
             tb.insertBefore(row, tr[i]);
         }
+        
     }
   
     function openTab(element, tabName) {
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@
       // Show the current tab, and add an "is-active" class to the button that opened the tab
       document.getElementById(tabName).className = "tab here";
       element.parentElement.className = "tab is-active";
-      refreshRecordsList();
+      //refreshRecordsList();
     }
       
     function copy2clipboard(text){
@@ -174,11 +176,11 @@
   }
     
   function add_table(peerList) {
+    
     var peers = [];
     //const countries = Object.keys(peerList);
     // get the reference for the body
     var body = document.createElement("div");
-  
     // creates a <table> element and a <tbody> element
     var tbl = document.createElement("table");
     tbl.setAttribute('id', "peer_list");
@@ -229,7 +231,18 @@
     return peers;
   }
 
-        
+  function togglePrivKeyVisibility() {
+      if(this.classList.contains("fa-eye-slash")) {
+        this.classList.remove("fa-eye-slash");
+        this.classList.add("fa-eye");
+        document.getElementById("priv_key_visible").innerHTML = document.getElementById("priv_key").innerHTML;  
+      } else {
+        this.classList.remove("fa-eye");
+        this.classList.add("fa-eye-slash");
+        document.getElementById("priv_key_visible").innerHTML = "••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••";  
+      }
+  }
+      
   </script>
   <style>
           
@@ -248,7 +261,11 @@
     .item {
       padding: 10px;
       /*border: 1px solid #5d656d;*/
-      
+    }
+
+    .overflow-ellipsis {
+      overflow: hidden;
+      text-overflow: ellipsis;
     }
     
     .column {
@@ -396,7 +413,29 @@
         </div>
         
         <div class="tab here is-hidden" id="keys">
-    
+             <div class="column">
+                <div class="container-ip">
+                  <div class="item">Public&nbsp;Key</div>
+                  <div id="pub_key" class="item push-right overflow-ellipsis">Public Key</div>
+                  <div class="item">
+                    <a class="fas fa-copy" onclick="copy2clipboard(document.getElementById('pub_key').innerHTML);"/></a>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                <div class="container-ip">
+                  <div class="item">Private&nbsp;Key</div>
+                  
+                  <div id="priv_key" class="is-hidden" ></div>
+                  <div id="priv_key_visible" class="item push-right overflow-ellipsis">••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••</div>
+                  <div class="item">
+                    <a class="fas fa-light fa-eye-slash" onclick="(togglePrivKeyVisibility.bind(this))()"></a>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="item">
+                    <a class="fas fa-copy" onclick="copy2clipboard(document.getElementById('priv_key').innerHTML);"/></a>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                
+             </div>
         </div>
             
 
diff --git a/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/webview.go b/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/webview.go
index a3ddf8f4..001aade6 100755
--- a/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/webview.go
+++ b/contrib/ui/mesh-ui/webview.go
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ func get_self(w webview.WebView) {
 	//found ipv6
 	fmt.Printf("IPv6: %s\n", res.IPAddress)
 	go setFieldValue(w, "ipv6", res.IPAddress)
+	go setFieldValue(w, "pub_key", res.PublicKey)
+	go setFieldValue(w, "priv_key", res.PrivateKey)
 	//found subnet
 	fmt.Printf("Subnet: %s\n", res.Subnet)
 	go setFieldValue(w, "subnet", res.Subnet)
diff --git a/src/admin/getself.go b/src/admin/getself.go
index 29a26a45..57f2e8e9 100644
--- a/src/admin/getself.go
+++ b/src/admin/getself.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type GetSelfResponse struct {
 	BuildName    string   `json:"build_name"`
 	BuildVersion string   `json:"build_version"`
 	PublicKey    string   `json:"key"`
+	PrivateKey   string   `json:"private_key"`
 	IPAddress    string   `json:"address"`
 	Coords       []uint64 `json:"coords"`
 	Subnet       string   `json:"subnet"`
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func (a *AdminSocket) getSelfHandler(req *GetSelfRequest, res *GetSelfResponse)
 	res.BuildName = version.BuildName()
 	res.BuildVersion = version.BuildVersion()
 	res.PublicKey = hex.EncodeToString(self.Key[:])
+	res.PrivateKey = hex.EncodeToString(self.PrivateKey[:])
 	res.IPAddress = a.core.Address().String()
 	res.Subnet = snet.String()
 	res.Coords = self.Coords
diff --git a/src/core/api.go b/src/core/api.go
index a26277d2..b1742523 100644
--- a/src/core/api.go
+++ b/src/core/api.go
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type SelfInfo struct {
-	Key    ed25519.PublicKey
-	Root   ed25519.PublicKey
-	Coords []uint64
+	Key        ed25519.PublicKey
+	Root       ed25519.PublicKey
+	PrivateKey ed25519.PrivateKey
+	Coords     []uint64
 }
 
 type PeerInfo struct {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ func (c *Core) GetSelf() SelfInfo {
 	var self SelfInfo
 	s := c.PacketConn.PacketConn.Debug.GetSelf()
 	self.Key = s.Key
+	self.PrivateKey = c.secret
 	self.Root = s.Root
 	self.Coords = s.Coords
 	return self