diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
index 9c6b15c6..73393004 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ from core.api.grpc.configservices_pb2 import (
     SetNodeConfigServiceRequest,
     SetNodeConfigServiceResponse,
 )
+from core.api.grpc.core_pb2 import (
+    GetEmaneEventChannelRequest,
+    GetEmaneEventChannelResponse,
+)
 
 
 class InterfaceHelper:
@@ -1139,6 +1143,10 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
         )
         return self.stub.SetNodeConfigService(request)
 
+    def get_emane_event_channel(self, session_id: int) -> GetEmaneEventChannelResponse:
+        request = GetEmaneEventChannelRequest(session_id=session_id)
+        return self.stub.GetEmaneEventChannel(request)
+
     def connect(self) -> None:
         """
         Open connection to server, must be closed manually.
diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
index 3cc2020b..f155867d 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ from core.api.grpc.configservices_pb2 import (
     SetNodeConfigServiceRequest,
     SetNodeConfigServiceResponse,
 )
+from core.api.grpc.core_pb2 import (
+    GetEmaneEventChannelRequest,
+    GetEmaneEventChannelResponse,
+)
 from core.api.grpc.events import EventStreamer
 from core.api.grpc.grpcutils import (
     get_config_options,
@@ -1630,3 +1634,14 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
                 grpc.StatusCode.NOT_FOUND,
                 f"node {node.name} missing service {request.name}",
             )
+
+    def GetEmaneEventChannel(
+        self, request: GetEmaneEventChannelRequest, context: ServicerContext
+    ) -> GetEmaneEventChannelResponse:
+        session = self.get_session(request.session_id, context)
+        group = None
+        port = None
+        device = None
+        if session.emane.eventchannel:
+            group, port, device = session.emane.eventchannel
+        return GetEmaneEventChannelResponse(group=group, port=port, device=device)
diff --git a/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py b/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
index 0c508284..9a7b3a0d 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class EmaneManager(ModelManager):
         self.set_configs(self.emane_config.default_values())
 
         self.service = None
+        self.eventchannel = None
         self.event_device = None
         self.emane_check()
 
@@ -204,13 +205,13 @@ class EmaneManager(ModelManager):
         if eventnet is not None:
             # direct EMANE events towards control net bridge
             self.event_device = eventnet.brname
-        eventchannel = (group, int(port), self.event_device)
+        self.eventchannel = (group, int(port), self.event_device)
 
         # disabled otachannel for event service
         # only needed for e.g. antennaprofile events xmit by models
         logging.info("using %s for event service traffic", self.event_device)
         try:
-            self.service = EventService(eventchannel=eventchannel, otachannel=None)
+            self.service = EventService(eventchannel=self.eventchannel, otachannel=None)
         except EventServiceException:
             logging.exception("error instantiating emane EventService")
 
diff --git a/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/core.proto b/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/core.proto
index fbf0367a..e515ab2e 100644
--- a/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/core.proto
+++ b/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/core.proto
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ service CoreApi {
     }
     rpc GetEmaneModelConfigs (GetEmaneModelConfigsRequest) returns (GetEmaneModelConfigsResponse) {
     }
+    rpc GetEmaneEventChannel (GetEmaneEventChannelRequest) returns (GetEmaneEventChannelResponse) {
+    }
 
     // xml rpc
     rpc SaveXml (SaveXmlRequest) returns (SaveXmlResponse) {
@@ -710,6 +712,16 @@ message GetEmaneModelConfigsResponse {
     repeated ModelConfig configs = 1;
 }
 
+message GetEmaneEventChannelRequest {
+    int32 session_id = 1;
+}
+
+message GetEmaneEventChannelResponse {
+    string group = 1;
+    int32 port = 2;
+    string device = 3;
+}
+
 message SaveXmlRequest {
     int32 session_id = 1;
 }