diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4426f24..e9ea656 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Required: Your L2 RPC endpoint
 RPC_URL=http://localhost:8545
 
+# Human-readable name for your chain, displayed in the explorer UI
+CHAIN_NAME=My Chain
+
 # Optional settings (defaults shown)
 START_BLOCK=0
 BATCH_SIZE=100
diff --git a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/mod.rs b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 3bd5818..3148170 100644
--- a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ pub mod transactions;
 
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 
-/// Get transactions table row count efficiently.
+/// Get a table's row count efficiently.
 /// - For tables > 100k rows: uses PostgreSQL's approximate count (instant, ~99% accurate)
 /// - For smaller tables: uses exact COUNT(*) (fast enough)
 ///
 /// This avoids the slow COUNT(*) full table scan on large tables.
-pub async fn get_table_count(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
-    let table_name = "transactions";
+pub async fn get_table_count(pool: &PgPool, table_name: &str) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
 
     // Sum approximate reltuples across partitions if any, else use parent.
     // This is instant and reasonably accurate for large tables.
@@ -53,9 +52,10 @@ pub async fn get_table_count(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
         Ok(approx)
     } else {
         // Exact count for small tables
-        let exact: (i64,) = sqlx::query_as("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM transactions")
-            .fetch_one(pool)
-            .await?;
+        let exact: (i64,) =
+            sqlx::query_as(&format!("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {table_name}"))
+                .fetch_one(pool)
+                .await?;
         Ok(exact.0)
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/status.rs b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/status.rs
index 3744536..81ffaea 100644
--- a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/status.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/status.rs
@@ -3,16 +3,43 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::error::ApiResult;
+use crate::handlers::get_table_count;
 use crate::AppState;
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct HeightResponse {
+    pub block_height: i64,
+    pub indexed_at: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct ChainStatus {
+    pub chain_id: u64,
+    pub chain_name: String,
     pub block_height: i64,
+    pub total_transactions: i64,
+    pub total_addresses: i64,
     pub indexed_at: String,
 }
 
-/// GET /api/status - Lightweight endpoint for current chain status
-/// Returns in <1ms, optimized for frequent polling
+/// GET /api/height - Lightweight endpoint for current block height.
+/// Returns in <1ms, optimized for frequent polling.
+pub async fn get_height(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> ApiResult<Json<HeightResponse>> {
+    let result: (String, chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>) = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT value, updated_at FROM indexer_state WHERE key = 'last_indexed_block'",
+    )
+    .fetch_one(&state.pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let block_height: i64 = result.0.parse().unwrap_or(0);
+
+    Ok(Json(HeightResponse {
+        block_height,
+        indexed_at: result.1.to_rfc3339(),
+    }))
+}
+
+/// GET /api/status - Full chain status including chain ID, name, and counts.
 pub async fn get_status(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> ApiResult<Json<ChainStatus>> {
     let result: (String, chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>) = sqlx::query_as(
         "SELECT value, updated_at FROM indexer_state WHERE key = 'last_indexed_block'",
@@ -22,8 +49,15 @@ pub async fn get_status(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> ApiResult<Json<Ch
 
     let block_height: i64 = result.0.parse().unwrap_or(0);
 
+    let total_transactions = get_table_count(&state.pool, "transactions").await?;
+    let total_addresses = get_table_count(&state.pool, "addresses").await?;
+
     Ok(Json(ChainStatus {
+        chain_id: state.chain_id,
+        chain_name: state.chain_name.clone(),
         block_height,
+        total_transactions,
+        total_addresses,
         indexed_at: result.1.to_rfc3339(),
     }))
 }
diff --git a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/transactions.rs b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/transactions.rs
index 0bf0825..9405e38 100644
--- a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/transactions.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/handlers/transactions.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub async fn list_transactions(
     Query(pagination): Query<Pagination>,
 ) -> ApiResult<Json<PaginatedResponse<Transaction>>> {
     // Use optimized count (approximate for large tables, exact for small)
-    let total = get_table_count(&state.pool).await?;
+    let total = get_table_count(&state.pool, "transactions").await?;
 
     let transactions: Vec<Transaction> = sqlx::query_as(
         "SELECT hash, block_number, block_index, from_address, to_address, value, gas_price, gas_used, input_data, status, contract_created, timestamp
diff --git a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/main.rs b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/main.rs
index 3e471f0..4a156da 100644
--- a/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/atlas-api/src/main.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,40 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
 mod error;
 mod handlers;
 
+async fn fetch_chain_id(rpc_url: &str) -> u64 {
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+    let resp = client
+        .post(rpc_url)
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "eth_chainId",
+            "params": [],
+            "id": 1
+        }))
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .send()
+        .await;
+
+    match resp {
+        Ok(r) => {
+            let json: serde_json::Value = r.json().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            let hex = json["result"].as_str().unwrap_or("0x0");
+            u64::from_str_radix(hex.trim_start_matches("0x"), 16).unwrap_or(0)
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::warn!("Failed to fetch chain ID from RPC: {}", e);
+            0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct AppState {
     pub pool: PgPool,
     pub rpc_url: String,
     pub solc_path: String,
     pub admin_api_key: Option<String>,
+    pub chain_id: u64,
+    pub chain_name: String,
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
@@ -40,12 +69,18 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let rpc_url = std::env::var("RPC_URL").expect("RPC_URL must be set");
     let solc_path = std::env::var("SOLC_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "solc".to_string());
     let admin_api_key = std::env::var("ADMIN_API_KEY").ok();
+    let chain_name = std::env::var("CHAIN_NAME").unwrap_or_else(|_| "Unknown".to_string());
     let host = std::env::var("API_HOST").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.0.0.0".to_string());
     let port: u16 = std::env::var("API_PORT")
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| "3000".to_string())
         .parse()
         .expect("Invalid API_PORT");
 
+    // Fetch chain ID once at startup — it never changes
+    tracing::info!("Fetching chain ID from RPC");
+    let chain_id = fetch_chain_id(&rpc_url).await;
+    tracing::info!("Chain ID: {}", chain_id);
+
     // Create database pool
     let pool = atlas_common::db::create_pool(&database_url, 20).await?;
 
@@ -58,6 +93,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         rpc_url,
         solc_path,
         admin_api_key,
+        chain_id,
+        chain_name,
     });
 
     // Build router
@@ -208,6 +245,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         // Search
         .route("/api/search", get(handlers::search::search))
         // Status
+        .route("/api/height", get(handlers::status::get_height))
         .route("/api/status", get(handlers::status::get_status))
         // Health
         .route("/health", get(|| async { "OK" }))
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 93898a3..4b5ebd7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   WelcomePage,
   SearchResultsPage,
   AddressesPage,
+  StatusPage,
 } from './pages';
 import { ThemeProvider } from './context/ThemeContext';
 
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ export default function App() {
             <Route path="addresses" element={<AddressesPage />} />
             <Route path="tx/:hash" element={<TransactionDetailPage />} />
             <Route path="address/:address" element={<AddressPage />} />
-            <Route path="nfts" element={<NFTsPage />} />
-            <Route path="nfts/:contract" element={<NFTContractPage />} />
-            <Route path="nfts/:contract/:tokenId" element={<NFTTokenPage />} />
-            <Route path="tokens" element={<TokensPage />} />
+          <Route path="nfts" element={<NFTsPage />} />
+          <Route path="nfts/:contract" element={<NFTContractPage />} />
+          <Route path="nfts/:contract/:tokenId" element={<NFTTokenPage />} />
+          <Route path="status" element={<StatusPage />} />
+          <Route path="tokens" element={<TokensPage />} />
             <Route path="tokens/:address" element={<TokenDetailPage />} />
             <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
           </Route>
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/status.ts b/frontend/src/api/status.ts
index 4f5df2c..93a6e66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/status.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/status.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 import client from './client';
 
-export interface StatusResponse {
+export interface HeightResponse {
   block_height: number;
   indexed_at: string; // ISO timestamp
 }
 
-export async function getStatus(): Promise<StatusResponse> {
-  const response = await client.get<StatusResponse>('/status');
+export interface ChainStatusResponse {
+  chain_id: number;
+  chain_name: string;
+  block_height: number;
+  total_transactions: number;
+  total_addresses: number;
+  indexed_at: string; // ISO timestamp
+}
+
+export async function getStatus(): Promise<HeightResponse> {
+  const response = await client.get<HeightResponse>('/height');
   return response.data;
 }
 
+export async function getChainStatus(): Promise<ChainStatusResponse> {
+  const response = await client.get<ChainStatusResponse>('/status');
+  return response.data;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout.tsx
index 39642e1..6acfbad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ export default function Layout() {
               <NavLink to="/nfts" className={navLinkClass}>
                 NFTs
               </NavLink>
+              <NavLink to="/status" className={navLinkClass}>
+                Status
+              </NavLink>
             </nav>
 
             {/* Right status: latest height + live pulse */}
@@ -206,6 +209,9 @@ export default function Layout() {
             <NavLink to="/nfts" className={navLinkClass}>
               NFTs
             </NavLink>
+            <NavLink to="/status" className={navLinkClass}>
+              Status
+            </NavLink>
             <button
               type="button"
               onClick={toggleTheme}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/StatusPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/StatusPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21e4d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/StatusPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { getChainStatus, type ChainStatusResponse } from '../api/status';
+import { formatNumber } from '../utils';
+import Loading from '../components/Loading';
+
+export default function StatusPage() {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<ChainStatusResponse | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let mounted = true;
+    const fetchStatus = async () => {
+      try {
+        setLoading(true);
+        setError(null);
+        const resp = await getChainStatus();
+        if (mounted) {
+          setStatus(resp);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (mounted) {
+          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load status');
+        }
+      } finally {
+        if (mounted) {
+          setLoading(false);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchStatus();
+    const id = setInterval(fetchStatus, 5000);
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false;
+      clearInterval(id);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const lastIndexed = status?.indexed_at
+    ? new Date(status.indexed_at).toLocaleString(undefined, {
+        timeStyle: 'medium',
+        dateStyle: 'medium',
+      })
+    : '—';
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-fg">Status</h1>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="card">
+        {loading && !status ? (
+          <div className="py-10">
+            <Loading text="Fetching status" />
+          </div>
+        ) : error ? (
+          <div className="py-6">
+            <p className="text-accent-error text-sm">{error}</p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+            <StatusStat label="Chain ID" value={status ? status.chain_id.toString() : '—'} />
+            <StatusStat label="Chain Name" value={status?.chain_name || 'Unknown'} />
+            <StatusStat label="Block Height" value={status ? formatNumber(status.block_height) : '—'} />
+            <StatusStat label="Total Transactions" value={status ? formatNumber(status.total_transactions) : '—'} />
+            <StatusStat label="Total Addresses" value={status ? formatNumber(status.total_addresses) : '—'} />
+            <StatusStat label="Last Indexed" value={lastIndexed} />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+interface StatusStatProps {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+function StatusStat({ label, value }: StatusStatProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-dark-700/60 border border-dark-600 rounded-xl p-4">
+      <p className="text-fg-subtle text-xs uppercase tracking-wide mb-1">{label}</p>
+      <p className="text-fg text-lg font-semibold break-words">{value}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/index.ts b/frontend/src/pages/index.ts
index 5221c82..2725ab4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/index.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ export { default as NotFoundPage } from './NotFoundPage';
 export { default as WelcomePage } from './WelcomePage';
 export { default as SearchResultsPage } from './SearchResultsPage';
 export { default as AddressesPage } from './AddressesPage';
+export { default as StatusPage } from './StatusPage';