diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 83440c2497f..e1f3040485e 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -620,6 +620,11 @@ Network CNode::ConnectedThroughNetwork() const
     return m_inbound_onion ? NET_ONION : addr.GetNetClass();
 }
 
+bool CNode::IsConnectedThroughPrivacyNet() const
+{
+    return m_inbound_onion || addr.IsPrivacyNet();
+}
+
 #undef X
 #define X(name) stats.name = name
 void CNode::CopyStats(CNodeStats& stats)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 54c3839fcc9..8cf203b309e 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ public:
      */
     Network ConnectedThroughNetwork() const;
 
+    /** Whether this peer connected through a privacy network. */
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsConnectedThroughPrivacyNet() const;
+
     // We selected peer as (compact blocks) high-bandwidth peer (BIP152)
     std::atomic<bool> m_bip152_highbandwidth_to{false};
     // Peer selected us as (compact blocks) high-bandwidth peer (BIP152)
diff --git a/src/netaddress.h b/src/netaddress.h
index 5e67d843e25..428ab87423b 100644
--- a/src/netaddress.h
+++ b/src/netaddress.h
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ public:
     bool IsInternal() const;
     bool IsValid() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this object is a privacy network.
+     * TODO: consider adding IsCJDNS() here when more peers adopt CJDNS, see:
+     * https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27411#issuecomment-1497176155
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsPrivacyNet() const { return IsTor() || IsI2P(); }
+
     /**
      * Check if the current object can be serialized in pre-ADDRv2/BIP155 format.
      */