diff --git a/tests/admin-module/test_admin_addPeer.py b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_addPeer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df35b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_addPeer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def test_admin_addPeer(web3, skip_if_testrpc):
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    assert web3.admin.addPeer('enode://44826a5d6a55f88a18298bca4773fca5749cdc3a5c9f308aa7d810e9b31123f3e7c5fba0b1d70aac5308426f47df2a128a6747040a3815cc7dd7167d03be320d@127.0.0.1:30304') is True
diff --git a/tests/admin-module/test_admin_nodeInfo.py b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_nodeInfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..722f720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_nodeInfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+def test_admin_nodeInfo(web3, skip_if_testrpc):
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    node_info = web3.admin.nodeInfo
+
+    assert 'enode' in node_info
+    assert 'id' in node_info
diff --git a/tests/admin-module/test_admin_peers.py b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_peers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e585df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_peers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def test_admin_peers(web3, skip_if_testrpc):
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    assert web3.admin.peers == []
diff --git a/tests/admin-module/test_admin_setSolc.py b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_setSolc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a5201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_setSolc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import pytest
+import subprocess
+
+from web3.utils.string import force_text
+
+
+def test_admin_setSolc(web3, skip_if_testrpc):
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    try:
+        solc_path = subprocess.check_output(['which', 'solc']).strip()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        pytest.skip('solc binary not found')
+    solc_version = subprocess.check_output(['solc', '--version']).strip()
+
+    actual = web3.admin.setSolc(solc_path)
+    assert force_text(solc_version) in actual
+    assert force_text(solc_path) in actual
diff --git a/tests/admin-module/test_admin_start_stop_methods.py b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_start_stop_methods.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500f12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/admin-module/test_admin_start_stop_methods.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import pytest
+from flaky import flaky
+
+
+def get_open_port():
+    import socket
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    s.bind(("", 0))
+    s.listen(1)
+    port = s.getsockname()[1]
+    s.close()
+    return port
+
+
+@flaky(max_runs=3)
+def test_admin_startRPC(web3_ipc_empty, skip_if_testrpc):
+    web3 = web3_ipc_empty
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        web3.admin.startRPC()
+    assert web3.admin.stopRPC()
+    assert web3.admin.startRPC(port=get_open_port())
+
+
+@flaky(max_runs=3)
+def test_admin_stopRPC(web3_ipc_empty, skip_if_testrpc):
+    web3 = web3_ipc_empty
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    assert web3.admin.stopRPC()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        web3.admin.stopRPC()
+
+
+@flaky(max_runs=3)
+def test_admin_startWS(web3_ipc_empty, skip_if_testrpc):
+    web3 = web3_ipc_empty
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        web3.admin.startWS()
+    assert web3.admin.stopWS()
+    assert web3.admin.startWS(port=get_open_port())
+
+
+@flaky(max_runs=3)
+def test_admin_stopWS(web3_ipc_empty, skip_if_testrpc):
+    web3 = web3_ipc_empty
+    skip_if_testrpc(web3)
+
+    assert web3.admin.stopWS()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        web3.admin.stopWS()
diff --git a/web3/admin.py b/web3/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44517a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web3/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+class Admin(object):
+    def __init__(self, request_manager):
+        self.request_manager = request_manager
+
+    def addPeer(self, node_url):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_addPeer", [node_url])
+
+    @property
+    def datadir(self):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_datadir", [])
+
+    @property
+    def nodeInfo(self):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_nodeInfo", [])
+
+    @property
+    def peers(self):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_peers", [])
+
+    def setSolc(self, solc_path):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_setSolc", [solc_path])
+
+    def startRPC(self, host='localhost', port='8545', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3"):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking(
+            "admin_startRPC",
+            [host, port, cors, apis],
+        )
+
+    def startWS(self, host='localhost', port='8546', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3"):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking(
+            "admin_startWS",
+            [host, port, cors, apis],
+        )
+
+    def stopRPC(self):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_stopRPC", [])
+
+    def stopWS(self):
+        return self.request_manager.request_blocking("admin_stopWS", [])
diff --git a/web3/main.py b/web3/main.py
index dc31535..8d63d19 100644
--- a/web3/main.py
+++ b/web3/main.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-from web3.eth import Eth
+from web3.admin import Admin
 from web3.db import Db
-from web3.shh import Shh
+from web3.eth import Eth
+from web3.miner import Miner
 from web3.net import Net
 from web3.personal import Personal
-from web3.version import Version
+from web3.shh import Shh
 from web3.txpool import TxPool
-from web3.miner import Miner
+from web3.version import Version
 
 from web3.providers.rpc import (
     RPCProvider,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class Web3(object):
         self.version = Version(self._requestManager)
         self.txpool = TxPool(self._requestManager)
         self.miner = Miner(self._requestManager)
+        self.admin = Admin(self._requestManager)
 
         self.providers = {
             'RPCProvider': RPCProvider,