diff --git a/network/src/peers/peers.rs b/network/src/peers/peers.rs
index 78ec4abb93..d163d049e8 100644
--- a/network/src/peers/peers.rs
+++ b/network/src/peers/peers.rs
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ impl<S: Storage + Send + Sync + 'static> Node<S> {
     /// as disconnected from this node server.
     ///
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn disconnect_from_peer(&self, remote_address: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), NetworkError> {
+    pub fn disconnect_from_peer(&self, remote_address: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), NetworkError> {
         // Set the peer as disconnected in the peer book.
         let result = self.peer_book.set_disconnected(remote_address);
 
diff --git a/rpc/documentation/private_endpoints/disconnect.md b/rpc/documentation/private_endpoints/disconnect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..924a78a487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/documentation/private_endpoints/disconnect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Disconnects the node from the given address.
+
+### Protected Endpoint
+
+Yes
+
+### Arguments
+
+|      Parameter      |  Type  | Required |                  Description                   |
+|:-------------------:|:------:|:--------:|:---------------------------------------------- |
+| `address`           | string |    Yes   | The address to disconnect in an IP:port format |
+
+### Response
+
+null
+
+### Example
+```ignore
+curl --user username:password --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id":"1", "method": "disconnect", "params": ["127.0.0.1:4141"] }' -H 'content-type: application/json' http://127.0.0.1:3030/
+```
diff --git a/rpc/src/rpc_impl_protected.rs b/rpc/src/rpc_impl_protected.rs
index 238c210228..8ea4369bd5 100644
--- a/rpc/src/rpc_impl_protected.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/rpc_impl_protected.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use snarkvm_utilities::{
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jsonrpc_http_server::jsonrpc_core::{IoDelegate, MetaIoHandler, Params, Value};
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use std::{str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 
 type JsonRPCError = jsonrpc_core::Error;
 
@@ -245,6 +245,23 @@ impl<S: Storage + Send + Sync + 'static> RpcImpl<S> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Disconnects from the given address
+    pub async fn disconnect_protected(self, params: Params, meta: Meta) -> Result<Value, JsonRPCError> {
+        self.validate_auth(meta)?;
+
+        let value = match params {
+            Params::Array(arr) => arr,
+            _ => return Err(JsonRPCError::invalid_request()),
+        };
+
+        let address: SocketAddr = serde_json::from_value(value[0].clone())
+            .map_err(|e| JsonRPCError::invalid_params(format!("Invalid params: {}.", e)))?;
+
+        let _ = self.node.disconnect_from_peer(address);
+
+        Ok(Value::Null)
+    }
+
     /// Expose the protected functions as RPC enpoints
     pub fn add_protected(&self, io: &mut MetaIoHandler<Meta>) {
         let mut d = IoDelegate::<Self, Meta>::new(Arc::new(self.clone()));
@@ -285,6 +302,10 @@ impl<S: Storage + Send + Sync + 'static> RpcImpl<S> {
             let rpc = rpc.clone();
             rpc.create_account_protected(params, meta)
         });
+        d.add_method_with_meta("disconnect", |rpc, params, meta| {
+            let rpc = rpc.clone();
+            rpc.disconnect_protected(params, meta)
+        });
 
         io.extend_with(d)
     }