diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index a62ee2291..aded8d05d 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -791,9 +791,10 @@ int CNetMessage::readData(const char *pch, unsigned int nBytes)
 
 
 // requires LOCK(cs_vSend)
-void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
+size_t SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
 {
     std::deque<CSerializeData>::iterator it = pnode->vSendMsg.begin();
+    size_t nSentSize = 0;
 
     while (it != pnode->vSendMsg.end()) {
         const CSerializeData &data = *it;
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
             pnode->nSendBytes += nBytes;
             pnode->nSendOffset += nBytes;
             pnode->RecordBytesSent(nBytes);
+            nSentSize += nBytes;
             if (pnode->nSendOffset == data.size()) {
                 pnode->nSendOffset = 0;
                 pnode->nSendSize -= data.size();
@@ -832,6 +834,7 @@ void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
         assert(pnode->nSendSize == 0);
     }
     pnode->vSendMsg.erase(pnode->vSendMsg.begin(), it);
+    return nSentSize;
 }
 
 static std::list<CNode*> vNodesDisconnected;
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 0e83ff4a0..503e009c4 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ unsigned short GetListenPort();
 bool BindListenPort(const CService &bindAddr, std::string& strError, bool fWhitelisted = false);
 bool StartNode(CConnman& connman, boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler, std::string& strNodeError);
 bool StopNode(CConnman& connman);
-void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode);
+size_t SocketSendData(CNode *pnode);
 
 struct CombinerAll
 {