diff --git a/EKF/ekf.h b/EKF/ekf.h
index 0f0c438e44..e2a70715a5 100644
--- a/EKF/ekf.h
+++ b/EKF/ekf.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public:
 	// get the 1-sigma horizontal and vertical position uncertainty of the ekf local position
 	void get_ekf_lpos_accuracy(float *ekf_eph, float *ekf_epv, bool *dead_reckoning);
 
+	// get the 1-sigma horizontal and vertical velocity uncertainty
+	void get_ekf_vel_accuracy(float *ekf_evh, float *ekf_evv, bool *dead_reckoning);
+
 	void get_vel_var(Vector3f &vel_var);
 
 	void get_pos_var(Vector3f &pos_var);
diff --git a/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp b/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
index e35a971a85..554796be26 100644
--- a/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
+++ b/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
@@ -773,6 +773,30 @@ void Ekf::get_ekf_lpos_accuracy(float *ekf_eph, float *ekf_epv, bool *dead_recko
 	memcpy(dead_reckoning, &is_dead_reckoning, sizeof(bool));
 }
 
+// get the 1-sigma horizontal and vertical velocity uncertainty
+void Ekf::get_ekf_vel_accuracy(float *ekf_evh, float *ekf_evv, bool *dead_reckoning)
+{
+	float hvel_err;
+	float vvel_err;
+	bool vel_pos_aiding = (_control_status.flags.gps || _control_status.flags.opt_flow || _control_status.flags.ev_pos);
+	if (vel_pos_aiding && _NED_origin_initialised) {
+		hvel_err = sqrtf(P[4][4] + P[5][5]);
+		vvel_err = sqrtf(P[6][6]);
+
+	} else {
+		hvel_err = 0.0f;
+		vvel_err = 0.0f;
+
+	}
+
+	// report dead reckoning if it is more than a second since we fused in measurements that constrain velocity drift
+	bool is_dead_reckoning = (_time_last_imu - _time_last_pos_fuse > 1e6) && (_time_last_imu - _time_last_vel_fuse > 1e6)  && (_time_last_imu - _time_last_of_fuse > 1e6);
+
+	memcpy(ekf_evh, &hvel_err, sizeof(float));
+	memcpy(ekf_evv, &vvel_err, sizeof(float));
+	memcpy(dead_reckoning, &is_dead_reckoning, sizeof(bool));
+}
+
 // get EKF innovation consistency check status information comprising of:
 // status - a bitmask integer containing the pass/fail status for each EKF measurement innovation consistency check
 // Innovation Test Ratios - these are the ratio of the innovation to the acceptance threshold.
diff --git a/EKF/estimator_interface.h b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
index 08c5b949b7..0ae88e9133 100644
--- a/EKF/estimator_interface.h
+++ b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ public:
 	// get the 1-sigma horizontal and vertical position uncertainty of the ekf local position
 	virtual void get_ekf_lpos_accuracy(float *ekf_eph, float *ekf_epv, bool *dead_reckoning) = 0;
 
+	// get the 1-sigma horizontal and vertical velocity uncertainty
+	virtual void get_ekf_vel_accuracy(float *ekf_evh, float *ekf_evv, bool *dead_reckoning) = 0;
+
 	// ask estimator for sensor data collection decision and do any preprocessing if required, returns true if not defined
 	virtual bool collect_gps(uint64_t time_usec, struct gps_message *gps) { return true; }