diff --git a/nano/lib/numbers.cpp b/nano/lib/numbers.cpp
index bffd37e396..2b83972b0a 100644
--- a/nano/lib/numbers.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/numbers.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ std::string nano::public_key::to_node_id () const
 	return to_account ().replace (0, 4, "node");
 }
 
+bool nano::public_key::decode_node_id (std::string const & source_a)
+{
+	return decode_account (source_a);
+}
+
 bool nano::public_key::decode_account (std::string const & source_a)
 {
 	auto error (source_a.size () < 5);
@@ -72,10 +77,11 @@ bool nano::public_key::decode_account (std::string const & source_a)
 	{
 		auto xrb_prefix (source_a[0] == 'x' && source_a[1] == 'r' && source_a[2] == 'b' && (source_a[3] == '_' || source_a[3] == '-'));
 		auto nano_prefix (source_a[0] == 'n' && source_a[1] == 'a' && source_a[2] == 'n' && source_a[3] == 'o' && (source_a[4] == '_' || source_a[4] == '-'));
+		auto node_id_prefix = (source_a[0] == 'n' && source_a[1] == 'o' && source_a[2] == 'd' && source_a[3] == 'e' && source_a[4] == '_');
 		error = (xrb_prefix && source_a.size () != 64) || (nano_prefix && source_a.size () != 65);
 		if (!error)
 		{
-			if (xrb_prefix || nano_prefix)
+			if (xrb_prefix || nano_prefix || node_id_prefix)
 			{
 				auto i (source_a.begin () + (xrb_prefix ? 4 : 5));
 				if (*i == '1' || *i == '3')
diff --git a/nano/lib/numbers.hpp b/nano/lib/numbers.hpp
index 1be15455c2..3e84d0221a 100644
--- a/nano/lib/numbers.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/numbers.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class public_key final : public uint256_union
 	using uint256_union::uint256_union;
 
 	std::string to_node_id () const;
+	bool decode_node_id (std::string const & source_a);
 	void encode_account (std::string &) const;
 	std::string to_account () const;
 	bool decode_account (std::string const &);
diff --git a/nano/node/common.cpp b/nano/node/common.cpp
index 3a4a7a6bce..dbb660326b 100644
--- a/nano/node/common.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/common.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ nano::error nano::telemetry_data::serialize_json (nano::jsonconfig & json, bool
 	// Keep these last for UI purposes
 	if (!ignore_identification_metrics_a)
 	{
-		json.put ("node_id", node_id.to_string ());
+		json.put ("node_id", node_id.to_node_id ());
 		json.put ("signature", signature.to_string ());
 	}
 	return json.get_error ();
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ nano::error nano::telemetry_data::deserialize_json (nano::jsonconfig & json, boo
 		json.get ("node_id", node_id_l);
 		if (!json.get_error ())
 		{
-			if (node_id.decode_hex (node_id_l))
+			if (node_id.decode_node_id (node_id_l))
 			{
 				json.get_error ().set ("Could not deserialize node id");
 			}
diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index aa6e9ee858..067ebee769 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -7636,6 +7636,7 @@ TEST (rpc, telemetry_all)
 
 	ASSERT_EQ (node->network.endpoint ().address ().to_string (), metrics.get<std::string> ("address"));
 	ASSERT_EQ (node->network.endpoint ().port (), metrics.get<uint16_t> ("port"));
+	ASSERT_TRUE (node1.network.find_node_id (data.node_id));
 }
 
 // Also tests all forms of ipv4/ipv6