diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index b293bad9..6bfeeff0 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ SOURCES += src/qt/bitcoin.cpp src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp \
     src/qt/walletmodel.cpp \
     src/bitcoinrpc.cpp \
     src/rpcdump.cpp \
+    src/rpcnet.cpp \
     src/qt/overviewpage.cpp \
     src/qt/csvmodelwriter.cpp \
     src/crypter.cpp \
diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index de6db539..3c61121d 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static std::string strRPCUserColonPass;
 static int64 nWalletUnlockTime;
 static CCriticalSection cs_nWalletUnlockTime;
 
+extern Value getconnectioncount(const Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern Value dumpprivkey(const Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern Value importprivkey(const Array& params, bool fHelp);
 
@@ -456,17 +457,6 @@ Value getblockcount(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 }
 
 
-Value getconnectioncount(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
-{
-    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
-        throw runtime_error(
-            "getconnectioncount\n"
-            "Returns the number of connections to other nodes.");
-
-    return (int)vNodes.size();
-}
-
-
 Value getdifficulty(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
diff --git a/src/makefile.linux-mingw b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
index cd8e9708..5afb5c78 100644
--- a/src/makefile.linux-mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ OBJS= \
     obj/protocol.o \
     obj/bitcoinrpc.o \
     obj/rpcdump.o \
+    obj/rpcnet.o \
     obj/script.o \
     obj/sync.o \
     obj/util.o \
diff --git a/src/makefile.mingw b/src/makefile.mingw
index 919be007..907a15a3 100644
--- a/src/makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.mingw
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ OBJS= \
     obj/protocol.o \
     obj/bitcoinrpc.o \
     obj/rpcdump.o \
+    obj/rpcnet.o \
     obj/script.o \
     obj/sync.o \
     obj/util.o \
diff --git a/src/makefile.osx b/src/makefile.osx
index 97287331..cbb269ce 100644
--- a/src/makefile.osx
+++ b/src/makefile.osx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ OBJS= \
     obj/protocol.o \
     obj/bitcoinrpc.o \
     obj/rpcdump.o \
+    obj/rpcnet.o \
     obj/script.o \
     obj/sync.o \
     obj/util.o \
diff --git a/src/makefile.unix b/src/makefile.unix
index 9052891b..420c7ac3 100644
--- a/src/makefile.unix
+++ b/src/makefile.unix
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ OBJS= \
     obj/protocol.o \
     obj/bitcoinrpc.o \
     obj/rpcdump.o \
+    obj/rpcnet.o \
     obj/script.o \
     obj/sync.o \
     obj/util.o \
diff --git a/src/rpcnet.cpp b/src/rpcnet.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c27d0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rpcnet.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "net.h"
+#include "bitcoinrpc.h"
+
+using namespace json_spirit;
+using namespace std;
+
+Value getconnectioncount(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
+{
+    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
+        throw runtime_error(
+            "getconnectioncount\n"
+            "Returns the number of connections to other nodes.");
+
+    return (int)vNodes.size();
+}
+
+