diff --git a/doc/interactive-commands.md b/doc/interactive-commands.md
index 591aa4921..7ad44f1ac 100644
--- a/doc/interactive-commands.md
+++ b/doc/interactive-commands.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Both interfaces may serve at the same time. Both respond to simple text command,
 - `status`: returns a detailed status summary of migration progress and configuration
 - `sup`: returns a brief status summary of migration progress
 - `coordinates`: returns recent (though not exactly up to date) binary log coordinates of the inspected server
+- `applier`: returns the hostname of the applier
+- `inspector`: returns the hostname of the inspector
 - `chunk-size=<newsize>`: modify the `chunk-size`; applies on next running copy-iteration
 - `dml-batch-size=<newsize>`: modify the `dml-batch-size`; applies on next applying of binary log events
 - `max-lag-millis=<max-lag>`: modify the maximum replication lag threshold (milliseconds, minimum value is `100`, i.e. `0.1` second)
diff --git a/go/logic/server.go b/go/logic/server.go
index 16068844c..3d128b146 100644
--- a/go/logic/server.go
+++ b/go/logic/server.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-   Copyright 2016 GitHub Inc.
+   Copyright 2021 GitHub Inc.
 	 See https://github.com/github/gh-ost/blob/master/LICENSE
 */
 
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ func (this *Server) applyServerCommand(command string, writer *bufio.Writer) (pr
 			fmt.Fprint(writer, `available commands:
 status                               # Print a detailed status message
 sup                                  # Print a short status message
-coordinates													 # Print the currently inspected coordinates
+coordinates                          # Print the currently inspected coordinates
+applier                              # Print the hostname of the applier
+inspector                            # Print the hostname of the inspector
 chunk-size=<newsize>                 # Set a new chunk-size
 dml-batch-size=<newsize>             # Set a new dml-batch-size
 nice-ratio=<ratio>                   # Set a new nice-ratio, immediate sleep after each row-copy operation, float (examples: 0 is aggressive, 0.7 adds 70% runtime, 1.0 doubles runtime, 2.0 triples runtime, ...)
@@ -177,6 +179,22 @@ help                                 # This message
 			}
 			return NoPrintStatusRule, fmt.Errorf("coordinates are read-only")
 		}
+	case "applier":
+		if this.migrationContext.ApplierConnectionConfig != nil && this.migrationContext.ApplierConnectionConfig.ImpliedKey != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Host: %s, Version: %s\n",
+				this.migrationContext.ApplierConnectionConfig.ImpliedKey.String(),
+				this.migrationContext.ApplierMySQLVersion,
+			)
+		}
+		return NoPrintStatusRule, nil
+	case "inspector":
+		if this.migrationContext.InspectorConnectionConfig != nil && this.migrationContext.InspectorConnectionConfig.ImpliedKey != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Host: %s, Version: %s\n",
+				this.migrationContext.InspectorConnectionConfig.ImpliedKey.String(),
+				this.migrationContext.InspectorMySQLVersion,
+			)
+		}
+		return NoPrintStatusRule, nil
 	case "chunk-size":
 		{
 			if argIsQuestion {