diff --git a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.ml b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.ml
index 1b943456f..0a71b5146 100644
--- a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.ml
+++ b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.ml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ module Context = struct
   let faucet_counter cctxt block =
     call_error_service1 cctxt Services.Context.faucet_counter block ()
 
+  let voting_period_kind cctxt block =
+    call_error_service1 cctxt Services.Context.voting_period_kind block ()
+
   module Nonce = struct
 
     type nonce_info = Services.Context.Nonce.nonce_info =
diff --git a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.mli b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.mli
index 4e20e69e4..18429648b 100644
--- a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.mli
+++ b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_rpcs.mli
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ module Context : sig
     Client_rpcs.config ->
     block -> int32 tzresult Lwt.t
 
+  val voting_period_kind:
+    Client_rpcs.config ->
+    block -> Voting_period.kind tzresult Lwt.t
+  (** [voting_period_kind cctxt blk] returns the voting period kind
+      of [blk]. *)
+
   module Nonce : sig
     val hash:
     Client_rpcs.config ->
diff --git a/src/proto/alpha/services.ml b/src/proto/alpha/services.ml
index 2829bcac4..a7e39d70f 100644
--- a/src/proto/alpha/services.ml
+++ b/src/proto/alpha/services.ml
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ module Context = struct
       ~output: (wrap_tzerror int32)
       RPC.Path.(custom_root / "context" / "faucet_counter")
 
+  let voting_period_kind custom_root =
+    RPC.service
+      ~description: "Voting period kind for the current block"
+      ~input: empty
+      ~output:
+        (wrap_tzerror @@
+          (obj1
+            (req "voting_period_kind" Voting_period.kind_encoding)))
+      RPC.Path.(custom_root / "context" / "voting_period_kind")
+
+
   module Nonce = struct
 
     type nonce_info =
diff --git a/src/proto/alpha/services_registration.ml b/src/proto/alpha/services_registration.ml
index b1b18e647..9816e4d40 100644
--- a/src/proto/alpha/services_registration.ml
+++ b/src/proto/alpha/services_registration.ml
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ let () = register0 Services.Context.next_level next_level
 
 let () = register0 Services.Context.faucet_counter Contract.get_faucet_counter
 
+let () =
+  register0 Services.Context.voting_period_kind Vote.get_current_period_kind
+
+
 (*-- Context.Nonce -----------------------------------------------------------*)
 
 let nonce ctxt raw_level () =