diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 227fe76..e2ce525 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 class NuRaftMesgConan(ConanFile):
     name = "nuraft_mesg"
-    version = "2.1.2"
+    version = "2.2.2"
 
     homepage = "https://github.com/eBay/nuraft_mesg"
     description = "A gRPC service for NuRAFT"
diff --git a/include/nuraft_mesg/mesg_state_mgr.hpp b/include/nuraft_mesg/mesg_state_mgr.hpp
index 8c3ca33..d9447bf 100644
--- a/include/nuraft_mesg/mesg_state_mgr.hpp
+++ b/include/nuraft_mesg/mesg_state_mgr.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class repl_service_ctx {
     // we do not own this pointer. Use this only if the life cycle of the pointer is well known
     nuraft::raft_server* _server;
     bool is_raft_leader() const;
+    std::string_view raft_leader_id() const;
 
     // return a list of replica configs for the peers of the raft group
     void get_cluster_config(std::list< replica_config >& cluster_config) const;
diff --git a/src/lib/repl_service_ctx.cpp b/src/lib/repl_service_ctx.cpp
index c972b38..bd4e41b 100644
--- a/src/lib/repl_service_ctx.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/repl_service_ctx.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ repl_service_ctx::repl_service_ctx(nuraft::raft_server* server) : _server(server
 
 bool repl_service_ctx::is_raft_leader() const { return _server->is_leader(); }
 
+std::string_view repl_service_ctx::raft_leader_id() const {
+    // when adding member to raft,  the id recorded in raft is a hash
+    // of passed-in id (new_id in add_member()), the new_id was stored
+    // in endpoint field.
+    if (!_server)
+        return std::string_view();
+    if (auto leader = _server->get_srv_config(_server->get_leader()); nullptr != leader)
+        return leader->get_endpoint();
+    return std::string_view();
+}
+
 void repl_service_ctx::get_cluster_config(std::list< replica_config >& cluster_config) const {
     auto const& srv_configs = _server->get_config()->get_servers();
     for (auto const& srv_config : srv_configs) {
diff --git a/src/tests/data_service_tests.cpp b/src/tests/data_service_tests.cpp
index dc609e6..7bc9530 100644
--- a/src/tests/data_service_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/data_service_tests.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ TEST_F(DataServiceFixture, BasicTest2) {
     auto repl_ctx = sm1->get_repl_context();
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(repl_ctx && repl_ctx->is_raft_leader());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(repl_ctx && repl_ctx->raft_leader_id() == to_string(app_1_->id_));
     std::list< nuraft_mesg::replica_config > cluster_config;
     repl_ctx->get_cluster_config(cluster_config);
     EXPECT_EQ(cluster_config.size(), 3u);