diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
index b8f107f64..7e7c05a59 100644
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -342,4 +342,26 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(gettime)
     BOOST_CHECK((GetTime() & ~0xFFFFFFFFLL) == 0);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_ParseInt32)
+{
+    int32_t n;
+    // Valid values
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("1234", NULL));
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("0", &n) && n == 0);
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("1234", &n) && n == 1234);
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("01234", &n) && n == 1234); // no octal
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("2147483647", &n) && n == 2147483647);
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("-2147483648", &n) && n == -2147483648);
+    BOOST_CHECK(ParseInt32("-1234", &n) && n == -1234);
+    // Invalid values
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("1a", &n));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("aap", &n));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("0x1", &n)); // no hex
+    // Overflow and underflow
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("-2147483649", NULL));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("2147483648", NULL));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("-32482348723847471234", NULL));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ParseInt32("32482348723847471234", NULL));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index b551a4104..574e842b6 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1489,3 +1489,17 @@ void RenameThread(const char* name)
 #endif
 }
 
+bool ParseInt32(const std::string& str, int32_t *out)
+{
+    char *endp = NULL;
+    errno = 0; // strtol will not set errno if valid
+    long int n = strtol(str.c_str(), &endp, 10);
+    if(out) *out = (int)n;
+    // Note that strtol returns a *long int*, so even if strtol doesn't report a over/underflow
+    // we still have to check that the returned value is within the range of an *int32_t*. On 64-bit
+    // platforms the size of these types may be different.
+    return endp && *endp == 0 && !errno &&
+        n >= std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::min() &&
+        n <= std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index cb2bb614f..d06dfb5c1 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ inline int atoi(const std::string& str)
     return atoi(str.c_str());
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert string to signed 32-bit integer with strict parse error feedback.
+ * @returns true if the entire string could be parsed as valid integer,
+ *   false if not the entire string could be parsed or when overflow or underflow occured.
+ */
+bool ParseInt32(const std::string& str, int32_t *out);
+
 inline int roundint(double d)
 {
     return (int)(d > 0 ? d + 0.5 : d - 0.5);