diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0260e14da7..273163f25a 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -918,17 +918,17 @@ void ProtectEvictionCandidatesByRatio(std::vector<NodeEvictionCandidate>& evicti
     // Protect the half of the remaining nodes which have been connected the longest.
     // This replicates the non-eviction implicit behavior, and precludes attacks that start later.
     // To favorise the diversity of our peer connections, reserve up to half of these protected
-    // spots for Tor/onion, localhost and I2P peers, even if they're not longest uptime overall.
-    // This helps protect these higher-latency peers that tend to be otherwise
+    // spots for Tor/onion, localhost, I2P, and CJDNS peers, even if they're not longest uptime
+    // overall. This helps protect these higher-latency peers that tend to be otherwise
     // disadvantaged under our eviction criteria.
     const size_t initial_size = eviction_candidates.size();
     const size_t total_protect_size{initial_size / 2};
 
-    // Disadvantaged networks to protect: I2P, localhost, Tor/onion. In case of equal counts, earlier
-    // array members have first opportunity to recover unused slots from the previous iteration.
+    // Disadvantaged networks to protect. In the case of equal counts, earlier array members
+    // have the first opportunity to recover unused slots from the previous iteration.
     struct Net { bool is_local; Network id; size_t count; };
-    std::array<Net, 3> networks{
-        {{false, NET_I2P, 0}, {/* localhost */ true, NET_MAX, 0}, {false, NET_ONION, 0}}};
+    std::array<Net, 4> networks{
+        {{false, NET_CJDNS, 0}, {false, NET_I2P, 0}, {/*localhost=*/true, NET_MAX, 0}, {false, NET_ONION, 0}}};
 
     // Count and store the number of eviction candidates per network.
     for (Net& n : networks) {
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 4301733525..74a18a6803 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1307,6 +1307,8 @@ struct NodeEvictionCandidate
  *
  * - I2P peers
  *
+ * - CJDNS peers
+ *
  * This helps protect these privacy network peers, which tend to be otherwise
  * disadvantaged under our eviction criteria for their higher min ping times
  * relative to IPv4/IPv6 peers, and favorise the diversity of peer connections.
diff --git a/src/test/net_peer_eviction_tests.cpp b/src/test/net_peer_eviction_tests.cpp
index 78ad24a408..7abea0506d 100644
--- a/src/test/net_peer_eviction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/net_peer_eviction_tests.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
     // Test protection of onion, localhost, and I2P peers...
 
     // Expect 1/4 onion peers to be protected from eviction,
-    // if no localhost or I2P peers.
+    // if no localhost, I2P, or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_is_local = false;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
         random_context));
 
     // Expect 1/4 onion peers and 1/4 of the other peers to be protected,
-    // sorted by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no localhost or I2P peers.
+    // sorted by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no localhost, I2P or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_connected = std::chrono::seconds{c.id};
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
         random_context));
 
     // Expect 1/4 localhost peers to be protected from eviction,
-    // if no onion or I2P peers.
+    // if no onion, I2P, or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_is_local = (c.id == 1 || c.id == 9 || c.id == 11);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
         random_context));
 
     // Expect 1/4 localhost peers and 1/4 of the other peers to be protected,
-    // sorted by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no onion or I2P peers.
+    // sorted by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no onion, I2P, or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_connected = std::chrono::seconds{c.id};
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
         random_context));
 
     // Expect 1/4 I2P peers to be protected from eviction,
-    // if no onion or localhost peers.
+    // if no onion, localhost, or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_is_local = false;
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(peer_protection_test)
         /*unprotected_peer_ids=*/{},
         random_context));
 
-    // Expect 1/4 I2P peers and 1/4 of the other peers to be protected,
-    // sorted by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no onion or localhost peers.
+    // Expect 1/4 I2P peers and 1/4 of the other peers to be protected, sorted
+    // by longest uptime (lowest m_connected), if no onion, localhost, or CJDNS peers.
     BOOST_CHECK(IsProtected(
         num_peers, [](NodeEvictionCandidate& c) {
             c.m_connected = std::chrono::seconds{c.id};