diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
index 5f8e5ac97..defe2f0a9 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int64_t LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::GetOldestKeyPoolTime()
     return oldestKey;
 }
 
-size_t LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::KeypoolCountExternalKeys()
+size_t LegacyScriptPubKeyMan::KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const
 {
     LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
     return setExternalKeyPool.size() + set_pre_split_keypool.size();
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
index c667fbf57..213084c52 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime() { return GetTime(); }
 
-    virtual size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() { return 0; }
+    virtual size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const { return 0; }
     virtual unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const { return 0; }
 
     virtual int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const { return 0; }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public:
     void RewriteDB() override;
 
     int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime() override;
-    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() override;
+    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const override;
     unsigned int GetKeyPoolSize() const override;
 
     int64_t GetTimeFirstKey() const override;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index ed7601dbb..009c44332 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ bool CWallet::DelAddressBook(const CTxDestination& address)
     return WalletBatch(*database).EraseName(EncodeDestination(address));
 }
 
-size_t CWallet::KeypoolCountExternalKeys()
+size_t CWallet::KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_wallet);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 668976a57..63ca54508 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ public:
     /** Absolute maximum transaction fee (in satoshis) used by default for the wallet */
     CAmount m_default_max_tx_fee{DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE};
 
-    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
+    size_t KeypoolCountExternalKeys() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_wallet);
     bool TopUpKeyPool(unsigned int kpSize = 0);
 
     int64_t GetOldestKeyPoolTime();