diff --git a/protocol.md b/protocol.md
index 40a6fe0..670a7af 100644
--- a/protocol.md
+++ b/protocol.md
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ in the following format:
 <4 byte orig_command>
 ```
 
+#### Get CANbus id: `0x16`
+
+Return the CANbus UUID (for verification of correct communication
+channel).
+
+```
+<0x01><0x88><0x16><0x00><CRC><0x99><0x03>
+```
+
+Responds with [acknowledged](#acknowledged-0xa0) containing a 12 byte
+payload in the following format:
+
+```
+<4 byte orig_command><6 byte UUID><0x00><0x00>
+```
+
 ### Responses
 
 #### Acknowledged: `0xa0`
diff --git a/scripts/flash_can.py b/scripts/flash_can.py
index 3146a8b..1810051 100755
--- a/scripts/flash_can.py
+++ b/scripts/flash_can.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ BOOTLOADER_CMDS = {
     'SEND_BLOCK': 0x12,
     'SEND_EOF': 0x13,
     'REQUEST_BLOCK': 0x14,
-    'COMPLETE': 0x15
+    'COMPLETE': 0x15,
+    'GET_CANBUS_ID': 0x16,
 }
 
 ACK_SUCCESS = 0xa0
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ class CanFlasher:
             f"MCU type: {mcu_type}"
         )
 
+    async def verify_canbus_uuid(self, uuid):
+        output_line("Verifying canbus connection")
+        ret = await self.send_command('GET_CANBUS_ID')
+        mcu_uuid = sum([v << ((5 - i) * 8) for i, v in enumerate(ret[:6])])
+        if mcu_uuid != uuid:
+            raise FlashCanError("UUID mismatch (%s vs %s)" % (uuid, mcu_uuid))
+
     async def send_command(
         self,
         cmdname: str,
@@ -457,6 +465,7 @@ class CanSocket:
         await asyncio.sleep(.5)
         try:
             await flasher.connect_btl()
+            await flasher.verify_canbus_uuid(uuid)
             await flasher.send_file()
             await flasher.verify_file()
         finally:
diff --git a/src/canboot_main.c b/src/canboot_main.c
index a5e1a54..386b7eb 100644
--- a/src/canboot_main.c
+++ b/src/canboot_main.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static uint8_t page_pending = 0;
 static uint32_t blink_time = WAIT_BLINK_TIME;
 static uint8_t complete = 0;
 
-static void
+void
 send_ack(uint32_t* data, uint8_t payload_len)
 {
     // First four bytes: 2 byte header, ack_type, data length
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ process_command(uint8_t cmd, uint32_t* data, uint8_t data_len)
         case CMD_COMPLETE:
             process_complete();
             break;
+        case CMD_GET_CANBUS_ID:
+            command_get_canbus_id();
+            break;
         default:
             // Unknown command or gabage data, NACK it
             canboot_sendf(cerr, 8);
diff --git a/src/canboot_main.h b/src/canboot_main.h
index 2ed2405..b23f97b 100644
--- a/src/canboot_main.h
+++ b/src/canboot_main.h
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
 void canboot_process_rx(uint8_t *data, uint32_t len);
 void canboot_sendf(uint8_t* data, uint16_t size);
 void canboot_main(void);
+void send_ack(uint32_t* data, uint8_t payload_len);
+
+#define CMD_GET_CANBUS_ID 0x16
+void command_get_canbus_id(void);
 
 #endif // canboot_main.h
diff --git a/src/generic/canbus.c b/src/generic/canbus.c
index bf62d24..dc50ea4 100644
--- a/src/generic/canbus.c
+++ b/src/generic/canbus.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 // This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
 
 #include <string.h> // memcpy
+#include "byteorder.h" // cpu_to_le32
 #include "canbus.h" // canbus_set_uuid
 #include "canboot_main.h"
 
@@ -225,6 +226,15 @@ canbus_rx_task(void)
  * Setup and shutdown
  ****************************************************************/
 
+void
+command_get_canbus_id(void)
+{
+    uint32_t out[5] = {};
+    out[1] = cpu_to_le32(CMD_GET_CANBUS_ID);
+    memcpy(&out[2], canbus_uuid, 6);
+    send_ack(out, 3);
+}
+
 void
 canbus_set_uuid(void *uuid)
 {
@@ -237,4 +247,4 @@ canbus_shutdown(void)
 {
     canbus_notify_tx();
     canbus_notify_rx();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}