diff --git a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/document/root.rs b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/document/root.rs
index b05f475d6..69fa97965 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/document/root.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/document/root.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use warp::{crypto::DID, error::Error};
 use crate::store::{identity::Request, keystore::Keystore, VecExt};
 
 use super::{
+    identity::IdentityDocument,
     utils::{GetLocalDag, ToCid},
     RootDocument,
 };
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ pub enum RootDocumentCommand {
         document: RootDocument,
         response: oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>,
     },
+    Identity {
+        response: oneshot::Sender<Result<IdentityDocument, Error>>,
+    },
     AddFriend {
         did: DID,
         response: oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>,
@@ -150,6 +154,16 @@ impl RootDocumentMap {
         rx.await.map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?
     }
 
+    pub async fn identity(&self) -> Result<IdentityDocument, Error> {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self
+            .tx
+            .clone()
+            .send(RootDocumentCommand::Identity { response: tx })
+            .await;
+        rx.await.map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?
+    }
+
     pub async fn add_friend(&self, did: &DID) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
         let _ = self
@@ -349,6 +363,9 @@ impl RootDocumentTask {
                 RootDocumentCommand::Set { document, response } => {
                     let _ = response.send(self.set_root_document(document).await);
                 }
+                RootDocumentCommand::Identity { response } => {
+                    let _ = response.send(self.identity().await);
+                }
                 RootDocumentCommand::AddFriend { did, response } => {
                     let _ = response.send(self.add_friend(did).await);
                 }
@@ -411,6 +428,15 @@ impl RootDocumentTask {
         Ok(document)
     }
 
+    async fn identity(&self) -> Result<IdentityDocument, Error> {
+        let root = self.get_root_document().await?;
+        let path = IpfsPath::from(root.identity);
+        let document: IdentityDocument = path.get_local_dag(&self.ipfs).await?;
+        document.verify()?;
+
+        Ok(document)
+    }
+
     async fn set_root_document(&mut self, document: RootDocument) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let old_cid = self.cid;