diff --git a/util/src/network/mod.rs b/util/src/network/mod.rs
index ff52212af..50645f2be 100644
--- a/util/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/util/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ pub use network::host::NetworkConfiguration;
 pub use network::stats::NetworkStats;
 
 use io::TimerToken;
+pub use network::node_table::is_valid_node_url;
 
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 4;
 
diff --git a/util/src/network/node_table.rs b/util/src/network/node_table.rs
index 065990a63..f528f7134 100644
--- a/util/src/network/node_table.rs
+++ b/util/src/network/node_table.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ impl Drop for NodeTable {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn is_valid_node_url(url: &str) -> bool {
+	use std::str::FromStr;
+	Node::from_str(url).is_ok()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
@@ -353,6 +358,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 	#[test]
 	fn node_parse() {
+		assert!(is_valid_node_url("enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@22.99.55.44:7770"));
 		let node = Node::from_str("enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@22.99.55.44:7770");
 		assert!(node.is_ok());
 		let node = node.unwrap();