diff --git a/client/app/scripts/reducers/__tests__/root-test.js b/client/app/scripts/reducers/__tests__/root-test.js
index cfde7428e..0121da97d 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/reducers/__tests__/root-test.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/reducers/__tests__/root-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ jest.dontMock('../../utils/router-utils');
 jest.dontMock('../../utils/search-utils');
 jest.dontMock('../../utils/string-utils');
 jest.dontMock('../../utils/topology-utils');
+jest.dontMock('../../utils/network-view-utils');
 jest.dontMock('../../constants/action-types');
 jest.dontMock('../root');
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/network-view-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/network-view-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8565fc8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/network-view-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { fromJS, List as makeList } from 'immutable';
+
+export function getNetworkNodes(nodes) {
+  const networks = {};
+  nodes.forEach(node => (node.get('networks') || makeList()).forEach(n => {
+    const networkId = n.get('id');
+    networks[networkId] = (networks[networkId] || []).concat([node.get('id')]);
+  }));
+  return fromJS(networks);
+}
+
+
+export function getAvailableNetworks(nodes) {
+  return nodes
+    .valueSeq()
+    .flatMap(node => node.get('networks') || makeList())
+    .toSet()
+    .toList()
+    .sortBy(m => m.get('label'));
+}