diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
index c39637073..7006e68e4 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/mininode.py
@@ -307,6 +307,154 @@ class CBlockLocator(object):
             % (self.nVersion, repr(self.vHave))
 
 
+G1_PREFIX_MASK = 0x02
+G2_PREFIX_MASK = 0x0a
+
+class ZCProof(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.g_A = None
+        self.g_A_prime = None
+        self.g_B = None
+        self.g_B_prime = None
+        self.g_C = None
+        self.g_C_prime = None
+        self.g_K = None
+        self.g_H = None
+
+    def deserialize(self, f):
+        def deser_g1(self, f):
+            leadingByte = struct.unpack("<B", f.read(1))[0]
+            return {
+                'y_lsb': leadingByte & 1,
+                'x': f.read(32),
+            }
+        def deser_g2(self, f):
+            leadingByte = struct.unpack("<B", f.read(1))[0]
+            return {
+                'y_gt': leadingByte & 1,
+                'x': f.read(64),
+            }
+        self.g_A = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_A_prime = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_B = deser_g2(f)
+        self.g_B_prime = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_C = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_C_prime = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_K = deser_g1(f)
+        self.g_H = deser_g1(f)
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        def ser_g1(self, p):
+            return chr(G1_PREFIX_MASK | p['y_lsb']) + p['x']
+        def ser_g2(self, p):
+            return chr(G2_PREFIX_MASK | p['y_gt']) + p['x']
+        r = ""
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_A)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_A_prime)
+        r += ser_g2(self.g_B)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_B_prime)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_C)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_C_prime)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_K)
+        r += ser_g1(self.g_H)
+        return r
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "ZCProof(g_A=%s g_A_prime=%s g_B=%s g_B_prime=%s g_C=%s g_C_prime=%s g_K=%s g_H=%s)" \
+            % (repr(self.g_A), repr(self.g_A_prime),
+               repr(self.g_B), repr(self.g_B_prime),
+               repr(self.g_C), repr(self.g_C_prime),
+               repr(self.g_K), repr(self.g_H))
+
+
+ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS = 2
+ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS = 2
+
+ZC_NOTEPLAINTEXT_LEADING = 1
+ZC_V_SIZE = 8
+ZC_RHO_SIZE = 32
+ZC_R_SIZE = 32
+ZC_MEMO_SIZE = 512
+
+ZC_NOTEPLAINTEXT_SIZE = (
+  ZC_NOTEPLAINTEXT_LEADING +
+  ZC_V_SIZE +
+  ZC_RHO_SIZE +
+  ZC_R_SIZE +
+  ZC_MEMO_SIZE
+)
+
+NOTEENCRYPTION_AUTH_BYTES = 16
+
+ZC_NOTECIPHERTEXT_SIZE = (
+  ZC_NOTEPLAINTEXT_SIZE +
+  NOTEENCRYPTION_AUTH_BYTES
+)
+
+class JSDescription(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.vpub_old = 0
+        self.vpub_new = 0
+        self.anchor = 0
+        self.nullifiers = [0] * ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS
+        self.commitments = [0] * ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS
+        self.onetimePubKey = 0
+        self.randomSeed = 0
+        self.macs = [0] * ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS
+        self.proof = None
+        self.ciphertexts = [None] * ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS
+
+    def deserialize(self, f):
+        self.vpub_old = struct.unpack("<q", f.read(8))[0]
+        self.vpub_new = struct.unpack("<q", f.read(8))[0]
+        self.anchor = deser_uint256(f)
+
+        self.nullifiers = []
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS):
+            self.nullifiers.append(deser_uint256(f))
+
+        self.commitments = []
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS):
+            self.commitments.append(deser_uint256(f))
+
+        self.onetimePubKey = deser_uint256(f)
+        self.randomSeed = deser_uint256(f)
+
+        self.macs = []
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS):
+            self.macs.append(deser_uint256(f))
+
+        self.proof = ZCProof()
+        self.proof.deserialize(f)
+
+        self.ciphertexts = []
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS):
+            self.ciphertexts.append(f.read(ZC_NOTECIPHERTEXT_SIZE))
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        r = ""
+        r += struct.pack("<q", self.vpub_old)
+        r += struct.pack("<q", self.vpub_new)
+        r += ser_uint256(self.anchor)
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS):
+            r += ser_uint256(self.nullifiers[i])
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS):
+            r += ser_uint256(self.commitments[i])
+        r += ser_uint256(self.onetimePubKey)
+        r += ser_uint256(self.randomSeed)
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_INPUTS):
+            r += ser_uint256(self.macs[i])
+        r += self.proof.serialize()
+        for i in range(ZC_NUM_JS_OUTPUTS):
+            r += ser_uint256(self.ciphertexts[i])
+        return r
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "JSDescription(vpub_old=%i.%08i vpub_new=%i.%08i anchor=%064x onetimePubKey=%064x randomSeed=%064x proof=%s)" \
+            % (self.vpub_old, self.vpub_new, self.anchor,
+               self.onetimePubKey, self.randomSeed, repr(self.proof))
+
+
 class COutPoint(object):
     def __init__(self, hash=0, n=0):
         self.hash = hash