diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Network.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Network.cpp
index a112fb9a99..0346fe427d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Network.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Network.cpp
@@ -566,4 +566,14 @@ const char* DecodeNetworkError(s32 error_code)
   return strerror_r(error_code, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 #endif
 }
+
+const char* StrNetworkError()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  const s32 error_code = WSAGetLastError();
+#else
+  const s32 error_code = errno;
+#endif
+  return DecodeNetworkError(error_code);
+}
 }  // namespace Common
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Network.h b/Source/Core/Common/Network.h
index c615d31451..64958a5175 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Network.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Network.h
@@ -266,4 +266,5 @@ u16 ComputeTCPNetworkChecksum(const IPAddress& from, const IPAddress& to, const
 NetworkErrorState SaveNetworkErrorState();
 void RestoreNetworkErrorState(const NetworkErrorState& state);
 const char* DecodeNetworkError(s32 error_code);
+const char* StrNetworkError();
 }  // namespace Common