1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/netutil.py b/test/functional/test_framework/netutil.py
index 30a4a58d6f..08d41fe97f 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/netutil.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/netutil.py
@@ -158,3 +158,12 @@ def test_ipv6_local():
     except socket.error:
         have_ipv6 = False
     return have_ipv6
+
+def test_unix_socket():
+    '''Return True if UNIX sockets are available on this platform.'''
+    try:
+        socket.AF_UNIX
+    except AttributeError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True