diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/event.h b/include/spdk_internal/event.h
index fa1a282dc..9ecc4209d 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/event.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/event.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ struct spdk_governor {
 	/* freqs - the buffer array to save the frequencies; num - the number of frequencies to get; return - the number of available frequencies */
 	uint32_t (*get_core_freqs)(uint32_t lcore_id, uint32_t *freqs, uint32_t num);
 
-	/* return - current frequency */
+	/* return - current frequency on success, 0 on failure */
 	uint32_t (*get_core_curr_freq)(uint32_t lcore_id);
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/event/app_rpc.c b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
index 5a6d2cfd5..9a168080c 100644
--- a/lib/event/app_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
@@ -365,9 +365,12 @@ _rpc_framework_get_reactors(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 {
 	struct rpc_get_stats_ctx *ctx = arg1;
 	uint32_t current_core;
+	uint32_t curr_core_freq;
 	struct spdk_reactor *reactor;
 	struct spdk_lw_thread *lw_thread;
 	struct spdk_thread *thread;
+	struct spdk_governor *governor;
+	struct spdk_governor_capabilities capabilities;
 
 	current_core = spdk_env_get_current_core();
 	reactor = spdk_reactor_get(current_core);
@@ -378,6 +381,16 @@ _rpc_framework_get_reactors(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(ctx->w, "lcore", current_core);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(ctx->w, "busy", reactor->busy_tsc);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(ctx->w, "idle", reactor->idle_tsc);
+	governor = _spdk_governor_get();
+	/* We need to check whether governor can return current core frequency. */
+	if (governor->get_core_capabilities && governor->get_core_freqs) {
+		governor->get_core_capabilities(current_core, &capabilities);
+		if (capabilities.freq_getset) {
+			/* Governor returns core freqs in kHz, we want MHz. */
+			curr_core_freq = governor->get_core_curr_freq(current_core) / 1000;
+			spdk_json_write_named_uint32(ctx->w, "core_freq", curr_core_freq);
+		}
+	}
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(ctx->w, "lw_threads");
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(lw_thread, &reactor->threads, link) {