diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index 5740cca13a..ac40ea7cf1 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -359,8 +359,7 @@ void ErrorReply(std::ostream& stream, const Object& objError, const Value& id)
     stream << HTTPReply(nStatus, strReply, false) << std::flush;
 }
 
-// Convert boost::asio address to CNetAddr
-static CNetAddr BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address address)
+CNetAddr BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address address)
 {
     CNetAddr netaddr;
     // Make sure that IPv4-compatible and IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses are treated as IPv4 addresses
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.h b/src/rpcserver.h
index 1092c691be..e8cd2cd0fc 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.h
+++ b/src/rpcserver.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "json/json_spirit_writer_template.h"
 
 class CBlockIndex;
+class CNetAddr;
 
 /* Start RPC threads */
 void StartRPCThreads();
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ void RPCTypeCheck(const json_spirit::Object& o,
  */
 void RPCRunLater(const std::string& name, boost::function<void(void)> func, int64_t nSeconds);
 
+//! Convert boost::asio address to CNetAddr
+extern CNetAddr BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address address);
+
 typedef json_spirit::Value(*rpcfn_type)(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
 
 class CRPCCommand
diff --git a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
index 5bc38ce2de..107c0f06e7 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc_tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "rpcclient.h"
 
 #include "base58.h"
+#include "netbase.h"
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
@@ -138,4 +139,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_parse_monetary_values)
     BOOST_CHECK(AmountFromValue(ValueFromString("20999999.99999999")) == 2099999999999999LL);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rpc_boostasiotocnetaddr)
+{
+    // Check IPv4 addresses
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("1.2.3.4")).ToString(), "1.2.3.4");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1")).ToString(), "127.0.0.1");
+    // Check IPv6 addresses
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("::1")).ToString(), "::1");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("123:4567:89ab:cdef:123:4567:89ab:cdef")).ToString(),
+                                         "123:4567:89ab:cdef:123:4567:89ab:cdef");
+    // v4 compatible must be interpreted as IPv4
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("::0:127.0.0.1")).ToString(), "127.0.0.1");
+    // v4 mapped must be interpreted as IPv4
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(BoostAsioToCNetAddr(boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("::ffff:127.0.0.1")).ToString(), "127.0.0.1");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()