diff --git a/src/rpc/server.rs b/src/rpc/server.rs
index 18613f7fc..eeb4b1ef4 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/server.rs
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ async fn read_from_stream(stream: &mut Box<dyn PtStream>, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) ->
     Ok(total_read)
 }
 
-/// Internal accept function that runs inside a loop for accepting incoming
+/// Accept function that should run inside a loop for accepting incoming
 /// JSON-RPC requests and passing them to the [`RequestHandler`].
-async fn accept(
+pub async fn accept(
     mut stream: Box<dyn PtStream>,
     addr: Url,
     rh: Arc<impl RequestHandler + 'static>,
diff --git a/tests/jsonrpc.rs b/tests/jsonrpc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a93ba4264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jsonrpc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* This file is part of DarkFi (https://dark.fi)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Dyne.org foundation
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use async_std::{net::TcpListener, sync::Arc, task};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use smol::channel::{Receiver, Sender};
+use url::Url;
+
+use darkfi::{
+    net::transport::Listener,
+    rpc::{
+        client::RpcClient,
+        jsonrpc::*,
+        server::{accept, RequestHandler},
+    },
+    Result,
+};
+
+struct RpcSrv {
+    stop_sub: (Sender<()>, Receiver<()>),
+}
+
+impl RpcSrv {
+    async fn pong(&self, id: Value, _params: &[Value]) -> JsonResult {
+        JsonResponse::new(json!("pong"), id).into()
+    }
+
+    async fn kill(&self, id: Value, _params: &[Value]) -> JsonResult {
+        self.stop_sub.0.send(()).await.unwrap();
+        JsonResponse::new(json!("bye"), id).into()
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl RequestHandler for RpcSrv {
+    async fn handle_request(&self, req: JsonRequest) -> JsonResult {
+        let params = req.params.as_array().unwrap();
+
+        match req.method.as_str() {
+            Some("ping") => return self.pong(req.id, params).await,
+            Some("kill") => return self.kill(req.id, params).await,
+            Some(_) | None => return JsonError::new(ErrorCode::MethodNotFound, None, req.id).into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_std::test]
+async fn jsonrpc_reqrep() -> Result<()> {
+    // Find an available port
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await?;
+    let sockaddr = listener.local_addr()?;
+    let endpoint = Url::parse(&format!("tcp://127.0.0.1:{}", sockaddr.port()))?;
+    drop(listener);
+
+    let rpcsrv = Arc::new(RpcSrv { stop_sub: smol::channel::unbounded() });
+    let listener = Listener::new(endpoint.clone()).await?.listen().await?;
+
+    task::spawn(async move {
+        while let Ok((stream, peer_addr)) = listener.next().await {
+            let _rh = rpcsrv.clone();
+            task::spawn(async move {
+                let _ = accept(stream, peer_addr.clone(), _rh).await;
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    let client = RpcClient::new(endpoint, None).await?;
+    let req = JsonRequest::new("ping", json!([]));
+    let rep = client.request(req).await?;
+
+    let rep = rep.as_str().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rep, "pong");
+
+    let req = JsonRequest::new("kill", json!([]));
+    let rep = client.request(req).await?;
+
+    let rep = rep.as_str().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rep, "bye");
+
+    Ok(())
+}