diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 810368b9d..6230eafb6 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "validationinterface.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include "wallet/init.h"
-#include "wallet/wallet.h"
 #endif
 #include "warnings.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -189,9 +188,7 @@ void Shutdown()
     StopRPC();
     StopHTTPServer();
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
-        pwallet->Flush(false);
-    }
+    FlushWallets();
 #endif
     MapPort(false);
 
@@ -249,9 +246,7 @@ void Shutdown()
         pblocktree = nullptr;
     }
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
-        pwallet->Flush(true);
-    }
+    StopWallets();
 #endif
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
@@ -272,10 +267,7 @@ void Shutdown()
     UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
-        delete pwallet;
-    }
-    vpwallets.clear();
+    CloseWallets();
 #endif
     globalVerifyHandle.reset();
     ECC_Stop();
@@ -1034,7 +1026,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
 
     RegisterAllCoreRPCCommands(tableRPC);
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    RegisterWalletRPCCommands(tableRPC);
+    RegisterWalletRPC(tableRPC);
 #endif
 
     nConnectTimeout = gArgs.GetArg("-timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
@@ -1256,7 +1248,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 5: verify wallet database integrity
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if (!WalletVerify())
+    if (!VerifyWallets())
         return false;
 #endif
     // ********************************************************* Step 6: network initialization
@@ -1576,7 +1568,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 8: load wallet
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    if (!InitLoadWallet())
+    if (!OpenWallets())
         return false;
 #else
     LogPrintf("No wallet support compiled in!\n");
@@ -1715,9 +1707,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Done loading"));
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
-        pwallet->postInitProcess(scheduler);
-    }
+    StartWallets(scheduler);
 #endif
 
     return !fRequestShutdown;
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.cpp b/src/wallet/init.cpp
index 18365b1b7..1e00735ed 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/init.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
+#include "wallet/rpcwallet.h"
 
 std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug)
 {
@@ -171,7 +172,14 @@ bool WalletParameterInteraction()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool WalletVerify()
+void RegisterWalletRPC(CRPCTable &t)
+{
+    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false)) return;
+
+    RegisterWalletRPCCommands(t);
+}
+
+bool VerifyWallets()
 {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET))
         return true;
@@ -228,7 +236,7 @@ bool WalletVerify()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool InitLoadWallet()
+bool OpenWallets()
 {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET)) {
         LogPrintf("Wallet disabled!\n");
@@ -245,3 +253,28 @@ bool InitLoadWallet()
 
     return true;
 }
+
+void StartWallets(CScheduler& scheduler) {
+    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+        pwallet->postInitProcess(scheduler);
+    }
+}
+
+void FlushWallets() {
+    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+        pwallet->Flush(false);
+    }
+}
+
+void StopWallets() {
+    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+        pwallet->Flush(true);
+    }
+}
+
+void CloseWallets() {
+    for (CWalletRef pwallet : vpwallets) {
+        delete pwallet;
+    }
+    vpwallets.clear();
+}
diff --git a/src/wallet/init.h b/src/wallet/init.h
index fa2251506..0b3ee2dda 100644
--- a/src/wallet/init.h
+++ b/src/wallet/init.h
@@ -8,18 +8,36 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+class CRPCTable;
+class CScheduler;
+
 //! Return the wallets help message.
 std::string GetWalletHelpString(bool showDebug);
 
 //! Wallets parameter interaction
 bool WalletParameterInteraction();
 
+//! Register wallet RPCs.
+void RegisterWalletRPC(CRPCTable &tableRPC);
+
 //! Responsible for reading and validating the -wallet arguments and verifying the wallet database.
 //  This function will perform salvage on the wallet if requested, as long as only one wallet is
-//  being loaded (CWallet::ParameterInteraction forbids -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
-bool WalletVerify();
+//  being loaded (WalletParameterInteraction forbids -salvagewallet, -zapwallettxes or -upgradewallet with multiwallet).
+bool VerifyWallets();
 
 //! Load wallet databases.
-bool InitLoadWallet();
+bool OpenWallets();
+
+//! Complete startup of wallets.
+void StartWallets(CScheduler& scheduler);
+
+//! Flush all wallets in preparation for shutdown.
+void FlushWallets();
+
+//! Stop all wallets. Wallets will be flushed first.
+void StopWallets();
+
+//! Close all wallets.
+void CloseWallets();
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_WALLET_INIT_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 1d79a9b90..ae89b3c0a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -3250,9 +3250,6 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
 
 void RegisterWalletRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t)
 {
-    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false))
-        return;
-
     for (unsigned int vcidx = 0; vcidx < ARRAYLEN(commands); vcidx++)
         t.appendCommand(commands[vcidx].name, &commands[vcidx]);
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
index db0808b93..14e51610d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.h
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_RPCWALLET_H
 #define BITCOIN_WALLET_RPCWALLET_H
 
+#include <string>
+
 class CRPCTable;
+class CWallet;
 class JSONRPCRequest;
 
 void RegisterWalletRPCCommands(CRPCTable &t);