diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/httpbasics.py b/qa/rpc-tests/httpbasics.py
index 64ba49df6..f35fe27dd 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/httpbasics.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/httpbasics.py
@@ -20,83 +20,94 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import urlparse
 
-class HTTPBasicsTest (BitcoinTestFramework):        
+class HTTPBasicsTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
     def setup_nodes(self):
         return start_nodes(4, self.options.tmpdir, extra_args=[['-rpckeepalive=1'], ['-rpckeepalive=0'], [], []])
 
-    def run_test(self):        
-        
+    def run_test(self):
+
         #################################################
         # lowlevel check for http persistent connection #
         #################################################
         url = urlparse.urlparse(self.nodes[0].url)
         authpair = url.username + ':' + url.password
         headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(authpair)}
-        
+
         conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(url.hostname, url.port)
         conn.connect()
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getbestblockhash"}', headers)
         out1 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True)
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, True) #according to http/1.1 connection must still be open!
-        
+
         #send 2nd request without closing connection
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getchaintips"}', headers)
         out2 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True) #must also response with a correct json-rpc message
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, True) #according to http/1.1 connection must still be open!
         conn.close()
-        
+
         #same should be if we add keep-alive because this should be the std. behaviour
         headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(authpair), "Connection": "keep-alive"}
-        
+
         conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(url.hostname, url.port)
         conn.connect()
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getbestblockhash"}', headers)
         out1 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True)
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, True) #according to http/1.1 connection must still be open!
-        
+
         #send 2nd request without closing connection
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getchaintips"}', headers)
         out2 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True) #must also response with a correct json-rpc message
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, True) #according to http/1.1 connection must still be open!
         conn.close()
-        
+
         #now do the same with "Connection: close"
         headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(authpair), "Connection":"close"}
-        
+
         conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(url.hostname, url.port)
         conn.connect()
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getbestblockhash"}', headers)
         out1 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True)
-        assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, False) #now the connection must be closed after the response        
-        
+        assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, False) #now the connection must be closed after the response
+
         #node1 (2nd node) is running with disabled keep-alive option
         urlNode1 = urlparse.urlparse(self.nodes[1].url)
         authpair = urlNode1.username + ':' + urlNode1.password
         headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(authpair)}
-                
+
         conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(urlNode1.hostname, urlNode1.port)
         conn.connect()
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getbestblockhash"}', headers)
         out1 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True)
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, False) #connection must be closed because keep-alive was set to false
-        
+
         #node2 (third node) is running with standard keep-alive parameters which means keep-alive is off
         urlNode2 = urlparse.urlparse(self.nodes[2].url)
         authpair = urlNode2.username + ':' + urlNode2.password
         headers = {"Authorization": "Basic " + base64.b64encode(authpair)}
-                
+
         conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(urlNode2.hostname, urlNode2.port)
         conn.connect()
         conn.request('POST', '/', '{"method": "getbestblockhash"}', headers)
         out1 = conn.getresponse().read();
         assert_equal('"error":null' in out1, True)
         assert_equal(conn.sock!=None, True) #connection must be closed because bitcoind should use keep-alive by default
-        
+
+        ###########################
+        # setban/listbanned tests #
+        ###########################
+        assert_equal(len(self.nodes[2].getpeerinfo()), 4); #we should have 4 nodes at this point
+        self.nodes[2].setban("127.0.0.1", "add")
+        time.sleep(3) #wait till the nodes are disconected
+        assert_equal(len(self.nodes[2].getpeerinfo()), 0); #all nodes must be disconnected at this point
+        assert_equal(len(self.nodes[2].listbanned()), 1);
+        self.nodes[2].clearbanned()
+        assert_equal(len(self.nodes[2].listbanned()), 0);
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     HTTPBasicsTest ().main ()
diff --git a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
index 08f988fdb..3cec4b76d 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
@@ -177,4 +177,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_boostasiotocnetaddr)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("::ffff:127.0.0.1")).ToString(), "127.0.0.1");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_ban)
+{
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(CallRPC(string("setban 127.0.0.1 add")));
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(CallRPC(string("setban 127.0.0.1:8334")), runtime_error); //portnumber for setban not allowed
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(CallRPC(string("listbanned")));
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(CallRPC(string("setban 127.0.0.1 remove")));
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(CallRPC(string("clearbanned")));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()