diff --git a/.changelog/3858.feature.md b/.changelog/3858.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c94b949ead5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3858.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go/oasis-node/cmd/genesis: Display doc's hash and SHA256 checksum with `check`
diff --git a/go/oasis-node/cmd/genesis/genesis.go b/go/oasis-node/cmd/genesis/genesis.go
index 0ffd80ebaf1..495a192077a 100644
--- a/go/oasis-node/cmd/genesis/genesis.go
+++ b/go/oasis-node/cmd/genesis/genesis.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package genesis
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -700,6 +701,19 @@ func doCheckGenesis(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println("genesis file is valid and in canonical form")
+	fmt.Printf("genesis document's hash: %s\n", doc.ChainContext())
+	fmt.Printf("genesis file's SHA256 checksum: ")
+
+	sha256Hasher := sha256.New()
+	_, herr := sha256Hasher.Write(actualGenesis)
+	switch herr {
+	case nil:
+		fmt.Printf("%x\n", sha256Hasher.Sum(nil))
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("[unknown]")
+	}
 }
 
 // Register registers the genesis sub-command and all of it's children.