diff --git a/rpc/api/net.go b/rpc/api/net.go
index 6f5d55f12f..d6888ee4a2 100644
--- a/rpc/api/net.go
+++ b/rpc/api/net.go
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/xeth"
 )
 
+const (
+	NetApiVersion = "1.0"
+)
+
 var (
 	// mapping between methods and handlers
 	netMapping = map[string]nethandler{
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@ func (self *netApi) Name() string {
 	return NetApiName
 }
 
+func (self *netApi) ApiVersion() string {
+	return NetApiVersion
+}
+
 // Network version
 func (self *netApi) Version(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return self.xeth.NetworkVersion(), nil