diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@
     std::string m_type;
 };
 
+const std::vector<std::string> CONNECTION_TYPE_DOC{
+    "outbound-full-relay (default automatic connections)",
+    "block-relay-only (does not relay transactions or addresses)",
+    "inbound (initiated by the peer)",
+    "manual (added via addnode RPC or -addnode/-connect configuration options)",
+    "addr-fetch (short-lived automatic connection for soliciting addresses)",
+    "feeler (short-lived automatic connection for testing addresses)"};
+
 /**
  * Different types of connections to a peer. This enum encapsulates the
  * information we have available at the time of opening or accepting the
@@ -747,6 +755,7 @@
     // Bind address of our side of the connection
     CAddress addrBind;
     uint32_t m_mapped_as;
+    std::string m_conn_type_string;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@
     CService addrLocalUnlocked = GetAddrLocal();
     stats.addrLocal =
         addrLocalUnlocked.IsValid() ? addrLocalUnlocked.ToString() : "";
+
+    stats.m_conn_type_string = ConnectionTypeAsString();
 }
 
 bool CNode::ReceiveMsgBytes(const Config &config, const char *pch,
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
                     {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "addnode",
                      "Whether connection was due to addnode/-connect or if it "
                      "was an automatic/inbound connection"},
+                    {RPCResult::Type::STR, "connection_type",
+                     "Type of connection: \n" +
+                         Join(CONNECTION_TYPE_DOC, ",\n") + "."},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "startingheight",
                      "The starting height (block) of the peer"},
                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "banscore",
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@
                     }
                 }
                 obj.pushKV("bytesrecv_per_msg", recvPerMsgCmd);
+                obj.pushKV("connection_type", stats.m_conn_type_string);
 
                 ret.push_back(obj);
             }
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_net.py b/test/functional/rpc_net.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_net.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_net.py
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@
             assert_net_servicesnames(int(info[0]["services"], 0x10),
                                      info[0]["servicesnames"])
 
+        assert_equal(peer_info[0][0]['connection_type'], 'inbound')
+        assert_equal(peer_info[0][1]['connection_type'], 'manual')
+
+        assert_equal(peer_info[1][0]['connection_type'], 'manual')
+        assert_equal(peer_info[1][1]['connection_type'], 'inbound')
+
     def test_service_flags(self):
         self.log.info("Test service flags")
         self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(