diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeidentify b/confluent_client/bin/nodeidentify
index cc86ee32..32f7f82f 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeidentify
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeidentify
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
-argparser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="Usage: %prog <noderange> [on|off]")
+argparser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="Usage: %prog <noderange> [on|off|blink]")
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 try:
     noderange = args[0]
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ client.check_globbing(noderange)
 identifystate = None
 if len(sys.argv) > 2:
     identifystate = sys.argv[2]
-else:
-    argparser.print_help()
-    sys.exit(1)
 session = client.Command()
 exitcode = 0
 sys.exit(
diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh b/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
index 2cb8b6be..090b2fc9 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent_env.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function _confluent_generic_completion()
 }
 _confluent_nodeidentify_completion()
 {
-    COMP_CANDIDATES=("on,off -h")
+    COMP_CANDIDATES=("on,off,blink -h")
     _confluent_generic_completion
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeidentify.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeidentify.ronn
index 3a9cbe69..a0b08044 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeidentify.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodeidentify.ronn
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ nodeidentify(8) -- Control the identify LED of confluent nodes
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
 
-`nodidentify <noderange> [on|off]`  
+`nodidentify <noderange> [on|off|blink]`  
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ options are supported:
 
 * `on`: Turn on the identify LED
 * `off`: Turn off the identify LED
+* `blink`: Set the identify LED to blink (when supported by the system)
 
 ## EXAMPLES:
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
index 36213d28..3590919e 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ class InputIdentifyMessage(ConfluentInputMessage):
     valid_values = set([
         'on',
         'off',
+        'blink',
     ])
 
     keyname = 'identify'
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index a27fe007..400cb19e 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -1296,6 +1296,9 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
     def identify(self):
         if 'update' == self.op:
             identifystate = self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node] == 'on'
+            if self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node] == 'blink':
+                raise exc.InvalidArgumentException(
+                    '"blink" is not supported with ipmi')
             self.ipmicmd.set_identify(on=identifystate)
             self.output.put(msg.IdentifyState(
                 node=self.node, state=self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node]))
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
index 4f893a27..e4506a91 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
@@ -1163,13 +1163,14 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
     def identify(self):
         if 'update' == self.op:
             identifystate = self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node] == 'on'
-            self.ipmicmd.set_identify(on=identifystate)
+            blinkstate = self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node] == 'blink'
+            self.ipmicmd.set_identify(on=identifystate, blink=blinkstate)
             self.output.put(msg.IdentifyState(
                 node=self.node, state=self.inputdata.inputbynode[self.node]))
             return
         elif 'read' == self.op:
-            # ipmi has identify as read-only for now
-            self.output.put(msg.IdentifyState(node=self.node, state=''))
+            identify = self.ipmicmd.get_identify().get('identifystate', '')
+            self.output.put(msg.IdentifyState(node=self.node, state=identify))
             return
 
     def power(self):