diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 525c94496d09..4a84e98beba8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 
 - [#4976](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/issues/4976) Add support for the `Filecoin.EthSubscribe` and `Filecoin.EthUnsubscribe` API methods to enable subscriptions to Ethereum event types: `heads` and `logs`.
 
+- [#5999](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/5999) Add `forest-cli mpool nonce` command to get the current nonce for an address.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - [#5886](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/issues/5886) Updated `forest-tool archive metadata` to print F3 snapshot header info when applicable.
diff --git a/docs/docs/users/reference/cli.sh b/docs/docs/users/reference/cli.sh
index 55ca166d2a8e..96f3bdb69b4c 100755
--- a/docs/docs/users/reference/cli.sh
+++ b/docs/docs/users/reference/cli.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "sync mark-bad"
 generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "mpool"
 generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "mpool pending"
 generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "mpool stat"
+generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "mpool nonce"
 
 generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "state"
 generate_markdown_section "forest-cli" "state fetch"
diff --git a/src/cli/subcommands/mpool_cmd.rs b/src/cli/subcommands/mpool_cmd.rs
index cfdfb0d60b4e..574ede2e7214 100644
--- a/src/cli/subcommands/mpool_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cli/subcommands/mpool_cmd.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ pub enum MpoolCommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         from: Option<String>,
     },
+    /// Get the current nonce for an address
+    Nonce {
+        /// Address to check nonce for
+        address: Address,
+    },
     /// Print mempool stats
     Stat {
         /// Number of blocks to look back for minimum `basefee`
@@ -273,6 +278,12 @@ impl MpoolCommands {
 
                 print_stats(&stats, basefee_lookback);
 
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Self::Nonce { address } => {
+                let nonce = MpoolGetNonce::call(&client, (address,)).await?;
+                println!("{nonce}");
+
                 Ok(())
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/api_compare_tests.rs b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/api_compare_tests.rs
index 1b28f2e57e0e..5e03f9257e68 100644
--- a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/api_compare_tests.rs
+++ b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/api_compare_tests.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ static KNOWN_CALIBNET_ADDRESS: LazyLock<Address> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         .into()
 });
 
+/// This address is known to be empty on calibnet. It should always have a zero balance.
+static KNOWN_EMPTY_CALIBNET_ADDRESS: LazyLock<Address> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    crate::shim::address::Network::Testnet
+        .parse_address("t1qb2x5qctp34rxd7ucl327h5ru6aazj2heno7x5y")
+        .unwrap()
+        .into()
+});
+
 const TICKET_QUALITY_GREEDY: f64 = 0.9;
 const TICKET_QUALITY_OPTIMAL: f64 = 0.8;
 const ZERO_ADDRESS: &str = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
@@ -506,6 +514,16 @@ fn auth_tests() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<RpcTest>> {
 fn mpool_tests() -> Vec<RpcTest> {
     vec![
         RpcTest::identity(MpoolGetNonce::request((*KNOWN_CALIBNET_ADDRESS,)).unwrap()),
+        // This should cause an error with `actor not found` in both Lotus and Forest. The messages
+        // are quite different, so we don't do strict equality check.
+        //  "forest_response": {
+        //    "Err": "ErrorObject { code: InternalError, message: \"Actor not found: addr=t1qb2x5qctp34rxd7ucl327h5ru6aazj2heno7x5y\", data: None }"
+        //  },
+        //  "lotus_response": {
+        //    "Err": "ErrorObject { code: ServerError(1), message: \"resolution lookup failed (t1qb2x5qctp34rxd7ucl327h5ru6aazj2heno7x5y): resolve address t1qb2x5qctp34rxd7ucl327h5ru6aazj2heno7x5y: actor not found\", data: None }"
+        //  }
+        RpcTest::identity(MpoolGetNonce::request((*KNOWN_EMPTY_CALIBNET_ADDRESS,)).unwrap())
+            .policy_on_rejected(PolicyOnRejected::Pass),
         RpcTest::basic(MpoolPending::request((ApiTipsetKey(None),)).unwrap()),
         RpcTest::basic(MpoolSelect::request((ApiTipsetKey(None), TICKET_QUALITY_GREEDY)).unwrap()),
         RpcTest::basic(MpoolSelect::request((ApiTipsetKey(None), TICKET_QUALITY_OPTIMAL)).unwrap())
@@ -1147,7 +1165,7 @@ fn wallet_tests(worker_address: Option<Address>) -> Vec<RpcTest> {
         Address::from_str("t3wmbvnabsj6x2uki33phgtqqemmunnttowpx3chklrchy76pv52g5ajnaqdypxoomq5ubfk65twl5ofvkhshq").unwrap(),
         Address::from_str("t410fx2cumi6pgaz64varl77xbuub54bgs3k5xsvn3ki").unwrap(),
         // This address should have 0 FIL
-        Address::from_str("t1qb2x5qctp34rxd7ucl327h5ru6aazj2heno7x5y").unwrap(),
+        *KNOWN_EMPTY_CALIBNET_ADDRESS,
     ];
 
     let mut tests = vec![];
diff --git a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots.txt b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots.txt
index e3eec68b33f0..c5046217acc9 100644
--- a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots.txt
+++ b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots.txt
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ filecoin_ethuninstallfilter_1737446676698857.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_gasestimategaslimit_1741782110512299.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_getactoreventsraw_1741782590255476.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_minergetbaseinfo_1737022538681402.rpcsnap.json.zst
+filecoin_mpoolgetnonce_1756218632700175.rpcsnap.json.zst
+filecoin_mpoolgetnonce_1756220013069333.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_msiggetavailablebalance_1741782824665885.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_msiggetpending_1741783576868798.rpcsnap.json.zst
 filecoin_msiggetvested_1741783652819678.rpcsnap.json.zst
diff --git a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots_ignored.txt b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots_ignored.txt
index e00ed4fa1c72..82ee8c2d4c47 100644
--- a/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots_ignored.txt
+++ b/src/tool/subcommands/api_cmd/test_snapshots_ignored.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Filecoin.MarketAddBalance
 Filecoin.MinerCreateBlock
 Filecoin.MpoolBatchPush
 Filecoin.MpoolBatchPushUntrusted
-Filecoin.MpoolGetNonce
 Filecoin.MpoolPending
 Filecoin.MpoolPush
 Filecoin.MpoolPushMessage