diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
index 03f143fe4..33fec8ec5 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ namespace net_utils
 
     int get_binded_port(){return m_port;}
 
+    long get_connections_count() const
+    {
+      auto connections_count = (m_sock_count > 0) ? (m_sock_count - 1) : 0; // Socket count minus listening socket
+      return connections_count;
+    }
+
     boost::asio::io_service& get_io_service(){return io_service_;}
 
     struct idle_callback_conext_base
diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_impl_base.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_impl_base.h
index 0788c6a4b..8b8e31b51 100755
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_impl_base.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_impl_base.h
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ namespace epee
       return m_net_server.get_binded_port();
     }
 
+    long get_connections_count() const
+    {
+      return m_net_server.get_connections_count();
+    }
+
   protected: 
     net_utils::boosted_tcp_server<net_utils::http::http_custom_handler<t_connection_context> > m_net_server;
   };
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index b3ce30d0c..de77c7de4 100755
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     uint64_t total_conn = m_p2p.get_connections_count();
     res.outgoing_connections_count = m_p2p.get_outgoing_connections_count();
     res.incoming_connections_count = total_conn - res.outgoing_connections_count;
+    res.rpc_connections_count = get_connections_count();
     res.white_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_peerlist_manager().get_white_peers_count();
     res.grey_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_peerlist_manager().get_gray_peers_count();
     res.testnet = m_testnet;
@@ -1328,6 +1329,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     uint64_t total_conn = m_p2p.get_connections_count();
     res.outgoing_connections_count = m_p2p.get_outgoing_connections_count();
     res.incoming_connections_count = total_conn - res.outgoing_connections_count;
+    res.rpc_connections_count = get_connections_count();
     res.white_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_peerlist_manager().get_white_peers_count();
     res.grey_peerlist_size = m_p2p.get_peerlist_manager().get_gray_peers_count();
     res.testnet = m_testnet;
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index ee2a79eb4..ec0ab4361 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 // advance which version they will stop working with
 // Don't go over 32767 for any of these
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 15
+#define CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR 16
 #define MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(major,minor) (((major)<<16)|(minor))
 #define CORE_RPC_VERSION MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(CORE_RPC_VERSION_MAJOR, CORE_RPC_VERSION_MINOR)
 
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       uint64_t alt_blocks_count;
       uint64_t outgoing_connections_count;
       uint64_t incoming_connections_count;
+      uint64_t rpc_connections_count;
       uint64_t white_peerlist_size;
       uint64_t grey_peerlist_size;
       bool testnet;
@@ -936,6 +937,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
         KV_SERIALIZE(alt_blocks_count)
         KV_SERIALIZE(outgoing_connections_count)
         KV_SERIALIZE(incoming_connections_count)
+        KV_SERIALIZE(rpc_connections_count)
         KV_SERIALIZE(white_peerlist_size)
         KV_SERIALIZE(grey_peerlist_size)
         KV_SERIALIZE(testnet)