diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ddeccd85ea..e25e210e1e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   rpc/blockchain.h \
   rpc/client.h \
   rpc/mining.h \
+  rpc/net.h \
   rpc/protocol.h \
   rpc/rawtransaction_util.h \
   rpc/register.h \
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 0cef310c50..abb5a0b3a1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <pow.h>
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/mining.h>
+#include <rpc/net.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
@@ -671,11 +672,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblocktemplate()
     if (strMode != "template")
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Invalid mode");
 
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-
     if (!Params().IsTestChain()) {
-        if (node.connman->GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::Both) == 0) {
+        const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
+        if (connman.GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::Both) == 0) {
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_NOT_CONNECTED, PACKAGE_NAME " is not connected!");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index a5159fb792..fff7d3b604 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ const std::vector<std::string> CONNECTION_TYPE_DOC{
         "feeler (short-lived automatic connection for testing addresses)"
 };
 
+CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.connman) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    }
+    return *node.connman;
+}
+
+PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.peerman) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    }
+    return *node.peerman;
+}
+
 static RPCHelpMan getconnectioncount()
 {
     return RPCHelpMan{"getconnectioncount",
@@ -54,10 +70,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getconnectioncount()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
-    return (int)node.connman->GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::Both);
+    return (int)connman.GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::Both);
 },
     };
 }
@@ -77,12 +92,10 @@ static RPCHelpMan ping()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if (!node.peerman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
+    PeerManager& peerman = EnsurePeerman(node);
 
     // Request that each node send a ping during next message processing pass
-    node.peerman->SendPings();
+    peerman.SendPings();
     return NullUniValue;
 },
     };
@@ -166,19 +179,18 @@ static RPCHelpMan getpeerinfo()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman || !node.peerman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
+    const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
+    const PeerManager& peerman = EnsurePeerman(node);
 
     std::vector<CNodeStats> vstats;
-    node.connman->GetNodeStats(vstats);
+    connman.GetNodeStats(vstats);
 
     UniValue ret(UniValue::VARR);
 
     for (const CNodeStats& stats : vstats) {
         UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
         CNodeStateStats statestats;
-        bool fStateStats = node.peerman->GetNodeStateStats(stats.nodeid, statestats);
+        bool fStateStats = peerman.GetNodeStateStats(stats.nodeid, statestats);
         obj.pushKV("id", stats.nodeid);
         obj.pushKV("addr", stats.addrName);
         if (stats.addrBind.IsValid()) {
@@ -286,27 +298,28 @@ static RPCHelpMan addnode()
     }
 
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
     std::string strNode = request.params[0].get_str();
 
     if (strCommand == "onetry")
     {
         CAddress addr;
-        node.connman->OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, nullptr, strNode.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL);
+        connman.OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, nullptr, strNode.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL);
         return NullUniValue;
     }
 
     if (strCommand == "add")
     {
-        if(!node.connman->AddNode(strNode))
+        if (!connman.AddNode(strNode)) {
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_NODE_ALREADY_ADDED, "Error: Node already added");
+        }
     }
     else if(strCommand == "remove")
     {
-        if(!node.connman->RemoveAddedNode(strNode))
+        if (!connman.RemoveAddedNode(strNode)) {
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_NODE_NOT_ADDED, "Error: Node could not be removed. It has not been added previously.");
+        }
     }
 
     return NullUniValue;
@@ -351,11 +364,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan addconnection()
     }
 
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if (!node.connman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled.");
-    }
+    CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
-    const bool success = node.connman->AddConnection(address, conn_type);
+    const bool success = connman.AddConnection(address, conn_type);
     if (!success) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_NODE_CAPACITY_REACHED, "Error: Already at capacity for specified connection type.");
     }
@@ -389,8 +400,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan disconnectnode()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
     bool success;
     const UniValue &address_arg = request.params[0];
@@ -398,11 +408,11 @@ static RPCHelpMan disconnectnode()
 
     if (!address_arg.isNull() && id_arg.isNull()) {
         /* handle disconnect-by-address */
-        success = node.connman->DisconnectNode(address_arg.get_str());
+        success = connman.DisconnectNode(address_arg.get_str());
     } else if (!id_arg.isNull() && (address_arg.isNull() || (address_arg.isStr() && address_arg.get_str().empty()))) {
         /* handle disconnect-by-id */
         NodeId nodeid = (NodeId) id_arg.get_int64();
-        success = node.connman->DisconnectNode(nodeid);
+        success = connman.DisconnectNode(nodeid);
     } else {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMS, "Only one of address and nodeid should be provided.");
     }
@@ -449,10 +459,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getaddednodeinfo()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
-    std::vector<AddedNodeInfo> vInfo = node.connman->GetAddedNodeInfo();
+    std::vector<AddedNodeInfo> vInfo = connman.GetAddedNodeInfo();
 
     if (!request.params[0].isNull()) {
         bool found = false;
@@ -520,21 +529,20 @@ static RPCHelpMan getnettotals()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    obj.pushKV("totalbytesrecv", node.connman->GetTotalBytesRecv());
-    obj.pushKV("totalbytessent", node.connman->GetTotalBytesSent());
+    obj.pushKV("totalbytesrecv", connman.GetTotalBytesRecv());
+    obj.pushKV("totalbytessent", connman.GetTotalBytesSent());
     obj.pushKV("timemillis", GetTimeMillis());
 
     UniValue outboundLimit(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("timeframe", count_seconds(node.connman->GetMaxOutboundTimeframe()));
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("target", node.connman->GetMaxOutboundTarget());
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("target_reached", node.connman->OutboundTargetReached(false));
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("serve_historical_blocks", !node.connman->OutboundTargetReached(true));
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("bytes_left_in_cycle", node.connman->GetOutboundTargetBytesLeft());
-    outboundLimit.pushKV("time_left_in_cycle", count_seconds(node.connman->GetMaxOutboundTimeLeftInCycle()));
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("timeframe", count_seconds(connman.GetMaxOutboundTimeframe()));
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("target", connman.GetMaxOutboundTarget());
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("target_reached", connman.OutboundTargetReached(false));
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("serve_historical_blocks", !connman.OutboundTargetReached(true));
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("bytes_left_in_cycle", connman.GetOutboundTargetBytesLeft());
+    outboundLimit.pushKV("time_left_in_cycle", count_seconds(connman.GetMaxOutboundTimeLeftInCycle()));
     obj.pushKV("uploadtarget", outboundLimit);
     return obj;
 },
@@ -826,13 +834,11 @@ static RPCHelpMan setnetworkactive()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if (!node.connman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
+    CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
-    node.connman->SetNetworkActive(request.params[0].get_bool());
+    connman.SetNetworkActive(request.params[0].get_bool());
 
-    return node.connman->GetNetworkActive();
+    return connman.GetNetworkActive();
 },
     };
 }
@@ -864,15 +870,13 @@ static RPCHelpMan getnodeaddresses()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
-    if (!node.connman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
+    const CConnman& connman = EnsureConnman(node);
 
     const int count{request.params[0].isNull() ? 1 : request.params[0].get_int()};
     if (count < 0) throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Address count out of range");
 
     // returns a shuffled list of CAddress
-    const std::vector<CAddress> vAddr{node.connman->GetAddresses(count, /* max_pct */ 0)};
+    const std::vector<CAddress> vAddr{connman.GetAddresses(count, /* max_pct */ 0)};
     UniValue ret(UniValue::VARR);
 
     for (const CAddress& addr : vAddr) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.h b/src/rpc/net.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a4d8440ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rpc/net.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H
+#define BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H
+
+class CConnman;
+class PeerManager;
+struct NodeContext;
+
+CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node);
+PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node);
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H