diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index fdab296593..fa11fcde6b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <net_permissions.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
+#include <netgroup.h>
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>
 #include <node/caches.h>
 #include <node/chainstate.h>
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     node.connman.reset();
     node.banman.reset();
     node.addrman.reset();
+    node.netgroupman.reset();
 
     if (node.mempool && node.mempool->IsLoaded() && node.args->GetBoolArg("-persistmempool", DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL)) {
         DumpMempool(*node.mempool);
@@ -1229,8 +1231,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     const bool ignores_incoming_txs{args.GetBoolArg("-blocksonly", DEFAULT_BLOCKSONLY)};
 
     {
-        // Initialize addrman
-        assert(!node.addrman);
 
         // Read asmap file if configured
         std::vector<bool> asmap;
@@ -1254,6 +1254,12 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
             LogPrintf("Using /16 prefix for IP bucketing\n");
         }
 
+        // Initialize netgroup manager
+        assert(!node.netgroupman);
+        node.netgroupman = std::make_unique<NetGroupManager>();
+
+        // Initialize addrman
+        assert(!node.addrman);
         uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Loading P2P addresses…").translated);
         if (const auto error{LoadAddrman(asmap, args, node.addrman)}) {
             return InitError(*error);
diff --git a/src/node/context.cpp b/src/node/context.cpp
index 893c32f1bc..0b31c10f44 100644
--- a/src/node/context.cpp
+++ b/src/node/context.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
+#include <netgroup.h>
 #include <policy/fees.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
diff --git a/src/node/context.h b/src/node/context.h
index 644c997531..91ba456219 100644
--- a/src/node/context.h
+++ b/src/node/context.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class CConnman;
 class CScheduler;
 class CTxMemPool;
 class ChainstateManager;
+class NetGroupManager;
 class PeerManager;
 namespace interfaces {
 class Chain;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ struct NodeContext {
     std::unique_ptr<AddrMan> addrman;
     std::unique_ptr<CConnman> connman;
     std::unique_ptr<CTxMemPool> mempool;
+    std::unique_ptr<const NetGroupManager> netgroupman;
     std::unique_ptr<CBlockPolicyEstimator> fee_estimator;
     std::unique_ptr<PeerManager> peerman;
     std::unique_ptr<ChainstateManager> chainman;