diff --git a/jail/jail.go b/jail/jail.go
index a52e6f78e..19b008191 100644
--- a/jail/jail.go
+++ b/jail/jail.go
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ func (jail *Jail) Parse(chatId string, js string) string {
 	jethObj, _ := vm.Get("jeth")
 	jethObj.Object().Set("send", sendHandler)
 	jethObj.Object().Set("sendAsync", sendHandler)
+	jethObj.Object().Set("isConnected", func(call otto.FunctionCall) (response otto.Value) {
+		return jail.IsConnected(call)
+	})
 
 	jjs := Web3_JS + `
 	var Web3 = require('web3');
@@ -143,6 +146,26 @@ func (jail *Jail) GetVM(chatId string) (*otto.Otto, error) {
 	return cell.vm, nil
 }
 
+func (jail *Jail) IsConnected(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	resp, _ := call.Otto.Object(`({"jsonrpc":"2.0", "result": "true"})`)
+
+	client, err := jail.RPCClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return newErrorResponse(call, -32603, err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	var netListeningResult bool
+	if err := client.Call(&netListeningResult, "net_listening"); err != nil {
+		return newErrorResponse(call, -32603, err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	if netListeningResult != true {
+		return newErrorResponse(call, -32603, geth.ErrInvalidGethNode.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	return resp.Value()
+}
+
 // Send will serialize the first argument, send it to the node and returns the response.
 func (jail *Jail) Send(chatId string, call otto.FunctionCall) (response otto.Value) {
 	client, err := jail.RPCClient()
@@ -300,7 +323,7 @@ func (jail *Jail) RequestQueue() (*geth.JailedRequestQueue, error) {
 
 func newErrorResponse(call otto.FunctionCall, code int, msg string, id interface{}) otto.Value {
 	// Bundle the error into a JSON RPC call response
-	m := map[string]interface{}{"version": "2.0", "id": id, "error": map[string]interface{}{"code": code, msg: msg}}
+	m := map[string]interface{}{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": id, "error": map[string]interface{}{"code": code, msg: msg}}
 	res, _ := json.Marshal(m)
 	val, _ := call.Otto.Run("(" + string(res) + ")")
 	return val
diff --git a/jail/jail_test.go b/jail/jail_test.go
index 69eafc9cd..dceed7c6a 100644
--- a/jail/jail_test.go
+++ b/jail/jail_test.go
@@ -419,3 +419,48 @@ func TestJailGetVM(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsConnected(t *testing.T) {
+	err := geth.PrepareTestNode()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	jailInstance := jail.Init("")
+	jailInstance.Parse(CHAT_ID_CALL, "")
+
+	// obtain VM for a given chat (to send custom JS to jailed version of Send())
+	vm, err := jailInstance.GetVM(CHAT_ID_CALL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot get VM: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, err = vm.Run(`
+	    var responseValue = web3.isConnected();
+	    responseValue = JSON.stringify(responseValue);
+	`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot run custom code on VM: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	responseValue, err := vm.Get("responseValue")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot obtain result of isConnected(): %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	response, err := responseValue.ToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot parse result: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	expectedResponse := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"true"}`
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(response, expectedResponse) {
+		t.Errorf("expected response is not returned: expected %s, got %s", expectedResponse, response)
+		return
+	}
+}