diff --git a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 33838890bd..ef517b5d33 100644
--- a/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,15 @@ STVector256 NetworkOPs::getDirNode(const uint256& uLedger, const uint256& uDirLi
 	return svIndexes;
 }
 
+//
+// Nickname functions
+//
+
+NicknameState::pointer NetworkOPs::getNicknameState(const uint256& uLedger, const std::string& strNickname)
+{
+	return mLedgerMaster->getLedgerByHash(uLedger)->getNicknameState(strNickname);
+}
+
 //
 // Ripple functions
 //
diff --git a/src/NetworkOPs.h b/src/NetworkOPs.h
index be1feb1c7c..f7fd4c121b 100644
--- a/src/NetworkOPs.h
+++ b/src/NetworkOPs.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "LedgerMaster.h"
 #include "AccountState.h"
 #include "RippleState.h"
+#include "NicknameState.h"
 
 // #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 
@@ -82,6 +83,12 @@ public:
 								uint256& uDirNodeFirst, uint256& uDirNodeLast);
 	STVector256				getDirNode(const uint256& uLedger, const uint256& uDirLineNode);
 
+	//
+	// Nickname functions
+	//
+
+	NicknameState::pointer	getNicknameState(const uint256& uLedger, const std::string& strNickname);
+
 	//
 	// Ripple functions
 	//