diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f3ebed370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  AssetMetadataByIdRequest,
+  AssetMetadataByIdResponse,
+} from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/view/v1/view_pb';
+import { ServicesInterface } from '@penumbra-zone/types';
+import { createContextValues, createHandlerContext, HandlerContext } from '@connectrpc/connect';
+import { ViewService } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.connectrpc_es/penumbra/view/v1/view_connect';
+import { servicesCtx } from '../../ctx';
+import { IndexedDbMock, MockServices, ShieldedPoolMock } from './test-utils';
+import {
+  AssetId,
+  Metadata,
+} from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/asset/v1/asset_pb';
+import { assetMetadataById } from './asset-metadata-by-id';
+
+describe('AssetMetadataById request handler', () => {
+  let mockServices: MockServices;
+  let mockIndexedDb: IndexedDbMock;
+  let mockCtx: HandlerContext;
+  let mockShieldedPool: ShieldedPoolMock;
+  let request: AssetMetadataByIdRequest;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetAllMocks();
+
+    mockIndexedDb = {
+      getAssetsMetadata: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    mockShieldedPool = {
+      assetMetadata: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    mockServices = {
+      getWalletServices: vi.fn(() =>
+        Promise.resolve({
+          indexedDb: mockIndexedDb,
+          querier: {
+            shieldedPool: mockShieldedPool,
+          },
+        }),
+      ),
+    };
+    mockCtx = createHandlerContext({
+      service: ViewService,
+      method: ViewService.methods.assetMetadataById,
+      protocolName: 'mock',
+      requestMethod: 'MOCK',
+      contextValues: createContextValues().set(
+        servicesCtx,
+        mockServices as unknown as ServicesInterface,
+      ),
+    });
+
+    request = new AssetMetadataByIdRequest({
+      assetId: assetId,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('should successfully get metadata from idb when idb has them', async () => {
+    mockIndexedDb.getAssetsMetadata?.mockResolvedValue(metadataFromIdb);
+    const metadataByIdResponse = new AssetMetadataByIdResponse(
+      await assetMetadataById(request, mockCtx),
+    );
+    expect(metadataByIdResponse.denomMetadata?.equals(metadataFromIdb)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('should successfully get metadata from node if record is not found in idb', async () => {
+    mockIndexedDb.getAssetsMetadata?.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mockShieldedPool.assetMetadata.mockResolvedValueOnce(metadataFromNode);
+    const metadataByIdResponse = new AssetMetadataByIdResponse(
+      await assetMetadataById(request, mockCtx),
+    );
+    expect(metadataByIdResponse.denomMetadata?.equals(metadataFromNode)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test('should fail to get metadata when metadata not found in idb and node', async () => {
+    mockIndexedDb.getAssetsMetadata?.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mockShieldedPool.assetMetadata.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+    await expect(assetMetadataById(request, mockCtx)).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('should fail if assetId is missing in request', async () => {
+    await expect(assetMetadataById(new AssetMetadataByIdRequest(), mockCtx)).rejects.toThrow(
+      'No asset id passed in request',
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+const assetId = AssetId.fromJson({
+  inner: 'nwPDkQq3OvLnBwGTD+nmv1Ifb2GEmFCgNHrU++9BsRE=',
+});
+
+const metadataFromNode = Metadata.fromJson({
+  description: '',
+  denomUnits: [
+    { denom: 'gm', exponent: 9, aliases: [] },
+    { denom: 'mgm', exponent: 3, aliases: [] },
+    { denom: 'ugm', exponent: 0, aliases: [] },
+  ],
+  base: 'ugm',
+  display: 'gm',
+  name: '',
+  symbol: '',
+  penumbraAssetId: {
+    inner: 'nwPDkQq3OvLnBwGTD+nmv1Ifb2GEmFCgNHrU++9BsRE=',
+  },
+});
+const metadataFromIdb = Metadata.fromJson({
+  description: '',
+  denomUnits: [
+    { denom: 'gn', exponent: 6, aliases: [] },
+    { denom: 'mgn', exponent: 3, aliases: [] },
+    { denom: 'ugn', exponent: 0, aliases: [] },
+  ],
+  base: 'ugn',
+  display: 'gn',
+  name: '',
+  symbol: '',
+  penumbraAssetId: {
+    inner: 'nwPDkQq3OvLnBwGTD+nmv1Ifb2GEmFCgNHrU++9BsRE=',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/test-utils.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/test-utils.ts
index 40f5ee7a67..bc393af52e 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/test-utils.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Mock } from 'vitest';
 export interface IndexedDbMock {
   constants?: Mock;
   getAppParams?: Mock;
+  getAssetsMetadata?: Mock;
   getFmdParams?: Mock;
   getLastBlockSynced?: Mock;
   getSpendableNoteByCommitment?: Mock;
@@ -21,12 +22,17 @@ export interface TendermintMock {
   latestBlockHeight?: Mock;
 }
 
+export interface ShieldedPoolMock {
+  assetMetadata: Mock;
+}
+
 export interface ViewServerMock {
   fullViewingKey?: Mock;
 }
 export interface MockServices {
   getWalletServices: Mock<[], Promise<{ indexedDb?: IndexedDbMock; viewServer?: ViewServerMock }>>;
   querier?: {
-    tendermint: TendermintMock;
+    tendermint?: TendermintMock;
+    shieldedPool?: ShieldedPoolMock;
   };
 }