diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 8205b0506cd..430ecd322ff 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,19 @@ QString NetworkToQString(Network net)
     assert(false);
 }
 
+QString ConnectionTypeToQString(ConnectionType conn_type)
+{
+    switch (conn_type) {
+    case ConnectionType::INBOUND: return QObject::tr("Inbound");
+    case ConnectionType::OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY: return QObject::tr("Outbound Full Relay");
+    case ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY: return QObject::tr("Outbound Block Relay");
+    case ConnectionType::MANUAL: return QObject::tr("Outbound Manual");
+    case ConnectionType::FEELER: return QObject::tr("Outbound Feeler");
+    case ConnectionType::ADDR_FETCH: return QObject::tr("Outbound Address Fetch");
+    } // no default case, so the compiler can warn about missing cases
+    assert(false);
+}
+
 QString formatDurationStr(int secs)
 {
     QStringList strList;
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
index 4bef13efb53..c471b888f7b 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 
 #include <amount.h>
 #include <fs.h>
+#include <net.h>
 #include <netaddress.h>
 
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QHeaderView>
 #include <QItemDelegate>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTableView>
-#include <QLabel>
 
 class QValidatedLineEdit;
 class SendCoinsRecipient;
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@ namespace GUIUtil
     /** Convert enum Network to QString */
     QString NetworkToQString(Network net);
 
+    /** Convert enum ConnectionType to QString */
+    QString ConnectionTypeToQString(ConnectionType conn_type);
+
     /** Convert seconds into a QString with days, hours, mins, secs */
     QString formatDurationStr(int secs);