4 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
index fd73654ac..8ed529737 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_parser_executor.cpp
@@ -271,17 +271,24 @@ bool t_command_parser_executor::start_mining(const std::vector<std::string>& arg
   if(testnet)
     std::cout << "Mining to a testnet address, make sure this is intentional!" << std::endl;
   uint64_t threads_count = 1;
-  if(args.size() > 2)
+  bool do_background_mining = false;  
+  if(args.size() > 3)
   {
     return false;
   }
-  else if(args.size() == 2)
+  
+  if(args.size() == 3)
+  {
+    do_background_mining = args[2] == "true";
+  }
+  
+  if(args.size() >= 2)
   {
     bool ok = epee::string_tools::get_xtype_from_string(threads_count, args[1]);
     threads_count = (ok && 0 < threads_count) ? threads_count : 1;
   }
 
-  m_executor.start_mining(adr, threads_count, testnet);
+  m_executor.start_mining(adr, threads_count, testnet, do_background_mining);
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
index 34868b576..4133b90d9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ t_command_server::t_command_server(
   m_command_lookup.set_handler(
       "start_mining"
     , std::bind(&t_command_parser_executor::start_mining, &m_parser, p::_1)
-    , "Start mining for specified address, start_mining <addr> [<threads>], default 1 thread"
+    , "Start mining for specified address, start_mining <addr> [<threads>] [do_background_mining], default 1 thread, no background mining"
     );
   m_command_lookup.set_handler(
       "stop_mining"
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
index 469f83014..ae5c2d31d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.cpp
@@ -929,11 +929,12 @@ bool t_rpc_command_executor::print_transaction_pool_stats() {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool t_rpc_command_executor::start_mining(cryptonote::account_public_address address, uint64_t num_threads, bool testnet) {
+bool t_rpc_command_executor::start_mining(cryptonote::account_public_address address, uint64_t num_threads, bool testnet, bool do_background_mining = false) {
   cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_START_MINING::request req;
   cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_START_MINING::response res;
   req.miner_address = cryptonote::get_account_address_as_str(testnet, address);
   req.threads_count = num_threads;
+  req.do_background_mining = do_background_mining;
 
   std::string fail_message = "Mining did not start";
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
index 4691844fa..5b7b76448 100644
--- a/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
+++ b/src/daemon/rpc_command_executor.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
 
   bool print_transaction_pool_stats();
 
-  bool start_mining(cryptonote::account_public_address address, uint64_t num_threads, bool testnet);
+  bool start_mining(cryptonote::account_public_address address, uint64_t num_threads, bool testnet, bool do_background_mining);
 
   bool stop_mining();