diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
   <https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.24.5/>
 
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
+
+- The `getpeerinfo` RPC now returns a `connection_type` field. This indicates
+  the type of connection established with the peer. It will return one of six
+  options. For more information, see the `getpeerinfo` help documentation.
+- The `getpeerinfo` RPC no longer returns the `addnode` field by default. This
+  field will be fully removed in a future release.  It can be accessed
+  with the configuration option `-deprecatedrpc=getpeerinfo_addnode`. However,
+  it is recommended to instead use the `connection_type` field (it will return
+  `manual` when addnode is true).
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@
                     {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "addnode",
                      "Whether connection was due to addnode/-connect or if it "
                      "was an automatic/inbound connection"},
+                    {RPCResult::Type::BOOL, "addnode",
+                     "Whether connection was due to addnode/-connect or if it "
+                     "was an automatic/inbound connection\n(DEPRECATED, "
+                     "returned only if the config option "
+                     "-deprecatedrpc=getpeerinfo_addnode is passed)"},
                     {RPCResult::Type::STR, "connection_type",
                      "Type of connection: \n" +
                          Join(CONNECTION_TYPE_DOC, ",\n") + "."},
@@ -261,7 +266,10 @@
                 // putting special characters in their ver message.
                 obj.pushKV("subver", stats.cleanSubVer);
                 obj.pushKV("inbound", stats.fInbound);
-                obj.pushKV("addnode", stats.m_manual_connection);
+                if (IsDeprecatedRPCEnabled(gArgs, "getpeerinfo_addnode")) {
+                    // addnode is deprecated in v0.24.5 for removal in v0.26.x
+                    obj.pushKV("addnode", stats.m_manual_connection);
+                }
                 obj.pushKV("startingheight", stats.nStartingHeight);
                 if (fStateStats) {
                     if (IsDeprecatedRPCEnabled(gArgs, "banscore")) {
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_getpeerinfo_deprecation.py b/test/functional/rpc_getpeerinfo_deprecation.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_getpeerinfo_deprecation.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_getpeerinfo_deprecation.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 """Test deprecation of getpeerinfo RPC fields."""
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import connect_nodes
 
 
 class GetpeerinfoDeprecationTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 
     def run_test(self):
         self.test_banscore_deprecation()
+        self.test_addnode_deprecation()
 
     def test_banscore_deprecation(self):
         self.log.info(
@@ -24,6 +26,18 @@
             "Test getpeerinfo returns banscore with -deprecatedrpc=banscore")
         assert "banscore" in self.nodes[1].getpeerinfo()[0].keys()
 
+    def test_addnode_deprecation(self):
+        self.restart_node(1, ["-deprecatedrpc=getpeerinfo_addnode"])
+        connect_nodes(self.nodes[0], self.nodes[1])
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test getpeerinfo by default no longer returns an addnode field")
+        assert "addnode" not in self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0].keys()
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Test getpeerinfo returns addnode with -deprecatedrpc=addnode")
+        assert "addnode" in self.nodes[1].getpeerinfo()[0].keys()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     GetpeerinfoDeprecationTest().main()