diff --git a/net/interface.go b/net/interface.go
index 04a74c0bf8fa0343b984d85d4a173f550dc398d5..3c0e8d2042e5a9a6f20f7a3b3b96c91824d7a86f 100644
--- a/net/interface.go
+++ b/net/interface.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net
 
 import (
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
+	conn "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/conn"
 	msg "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/message"
 	mux "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/mux"
 	srv "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/service"
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ type Network interface {
 	// GetPeerList returns the list of peers currently connected in this network.
 	GetPeerList() []peer.Peer
 
+	// GetConnections returns the list of connections currently open in this network.
+	GetConnections() []conn.Conn
+
 	// GetBandwidthTotals returns the total number of bytes passed through
 	// the network since it was instantiated
 	GetBandwidthTotals() (uint64, uint64)
diff --git a/net/net.go b/net/net.go
index 4fdd7c7e737e0eb8820caae85b55b6a8630e1488..0ee1e76b5b400be74ef26b9f2754990f1943eca7 100644
--- a/net/net.go
+++ b/net/net.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	conn "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/conn"
 	msg "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/message"
 	mux "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/mux"
 	swarm "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/net/swarm"
@@ -99,6 +100,11 @@ func (n *IpfsNetwork) GetPeerList() []peer.Peer {
 	return n.swarm.GetPeerList()
 }
 
+// GetConnections returns the networks list of open connections
+func (n *IpfsNetwork) GetConnections() []conn.Conn {
+	return n.swarm.Connections()
+}
+
 // GetBandwidthTotals returns the total amount of bandwidth transferred
 func (n *IpfsNetwork) GetBandwidthTotals() (in uint64, out uint64) {
 	return n.muxer.GetBandwidthTotals()