diff --git a/crates/net/network-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/network-api/src/lib.rs
index 895fbc089234..e9cce0866fde 100644
--- a/crates/net/network-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ pub trait PeersInfo: Send + Sync {
 pub trait Peers: PeersInfo {
     /// Adds a peer to the peer set with UDP `SocketAddr`.
     fn add_peer(&self, peer: PeerId, tcp_addr: SocketAddr) {
-        self.add_peer_kind(peer, PeerKind::Basic, tcp_addr, None);
+        self.add_peer_kind(peer, PeerKind::Static, tcp_addr, None);
     }
 
     /// Adds a peer to the peer set with TCP and UDP `SocketAddr`.
     fn add_peer_with_udp(&self, peer: PeerId, tcp_addr: SocketAddr, udp_addr: SocketAddr) {
-        self.add_peer_kind(peer, PeerKind::Basic, tcp_addr, Some(udp_addr));
+        self.add_peer_kind(peer, PeerKind::Static, tcp_addr, Some(udp_addr));
     }
 
     /// Adds a trusted [`PeerId`] to the peer set.
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ pub enum PeerKind {
     /// Basic peer kind.
     #[default]
     Basic,
+    /// Static peer, added via JSON-RPC.
+    Static,
     /// Trusted peer.
     Trusted,
 }
@@ -173,6 +175,11 @@ impl PeerKind {
         matches!(self, Self::Trusted)
     }
 
+    /// Returns `true` if the peer is static.
+    pub const fn is_static(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Static)
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` if the peer is basic.
     pub const fn is_basic(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Basic)
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
index 1093bc8c50e5..b3fa43252ec1 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ where
                 }
             }
             NetworkHandleMessage::RemovePeer(peer_id, kind) => {
-                self.swarm.state_mut().remove_peer(peer_id, kind);
+                self.swarm.state_mut().remove_peer_kind(peer_id, kind);
             }
             NetworkHandleMessage::DisconnectPeer(peer_id, reason) => {
                 self.swarm.sessions_mut().disconnect(peer_id, reason);
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/state.rs b/crates/net/network/src/state.rs
index 7fa5b6d2c08f..7334e483b2b4 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/state.rs
@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ where
         self.peers_manager.add_peer_kind(peer_id, kind, addr, None)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn remove_peer(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, kind: PeerKind) {
+    /// Removes a peer and its address with the given kind from the peerset.
+    pub(crate) fn remove_peer_kind(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, kind: PeerKind) {
         match kind {
-            PeerKind::Basic => self.peers_manager.remove_peer(peer_id),
+            PeerKind::Basic | PeerKind::Static => self.peers_manager.remove_peer(peer_id),
             PeerKind::Trusted => self.peers_manager.remove_peer_from_trusted_set(peer_id),
         }
     }