diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index ff104e7c845..d7205fa5cbb 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool RequireRPCPassword() const { return false; }
     virtual bool MiningRequiresPeers() const { return false; }
+    virtual bool MineBlocksOnDemand() const { return true; }
     virtual Network NetworkID() const { return CChainParams::REGTEST; }
 };
 static CRegTestParams regTestParams;
diff --git a/src/chainparams.h b/src/chainparams.h
index a73279fe67a..d76b1a22806 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/chainparams.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public:
     /* Make miner wait to have peers to avoid wasting work */
     virtual bool MiningRequiresPeers() const { return true; }
     const string& DataDir() const { return strDataDir; }
+    /* Make miner stop after a block is found. In RPC, don't return
+     * until nGenProcLimit blocks are generated */
+    virtual bool MineBlocksOnDemand() const { return false; }
     virtual Network NetworkID() const = 0;
     const vector<CDNSSeedData>& DNSSeeds() const { return vSeeds; }
     const std::vector<unsigned char> &Base58Prefix(Base58Type type) const { return base58Prefixes[type]; }
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 3d46a0d83e8..e980fdc42d3 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -580,9 +580,8 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
                     CheckWork(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
                     SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
 
-                    // In regression test mode, stop mining after a block is found. This
-                    // allows developers to controllably generate a block on demand.
-                    if (Params().NetworkID() == CChainParams::REGTEST)
+                    // In regression test mode, stop mining after a block is found.
+                    if (Params().MineBlocksOnDemand())
                         throw boost::thread_interrupted();
 
                     break;
diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 23876c603de..70adae14673 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Value setgenerate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     }
 
     // -regtest mode: don't return until nGenProcLimit blocks are generated
-    if (fGenerate && Params().NetworkID() == CChainParams::REGTEST)
+    if (fGenerate && Params().MineBlocksOnDemand())
     {
         int nHeightStart = 0;
         int nHeightEnd = 0;