diff --git a/src/netbase.cpp b/src/netbase.cpp
index f9f4755f7b..4e109a8bc9 100644
--- a/src/netbase.cpp
+++ b/src/netbase.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ enum Network ParseNetwork(std::string net) {
     return NET_UNROUTABLE;
 }
 
+std::string GetNetworkName(enum Network net) {
+    switch(net)
+    {
+    case NET_IPV4: return "ipv4";
+    case NET_IPV6: return "ipv6";
+    case NET_TOR: return "onion";
+    default: return "";
+    }
+}
+
 void SplitHostPort(std::string in, int &portOut, std::string &hostOut) {
     size_t colon = in.find_last_of(':');
     // if a : is found, and it either follows a [...], or no other : is in the string, treat it as port separator
diff --git a/src/netbase.h b/src/netbase.h
index 7d83e35344..bd8dbf9695 100644
--- a/src/netbase.h
+++ b/src/netbase.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern bool fNameLookup;
 
 enum Network
 {
-    NET_UNROUTABLE,
+    NET_UNROUTABLE = 0,
     NET_IPV4,
     NET_IPV6,
     NET_TOR,
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class CService : public CNetAddr
 typedef CService proxyType;
 
 enum Network ParseNetwork(std::string net);
+std::string GetNetworkName(enum Network net);
 void SplitHostPort(std::string in, int &portOut, std::string &hostOut);
 bool SetProxy(enum Network net, CService addrProxy);
 bool GetProxy(enum Network net, proxyType &proxyInfoOut);