diff --git a/accounts/manager.go b/accounts/manager.go
index 3cf3422e77..731d12ea30 100644
--- a/accounts/manager.go
+++ b/accounts/manager.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 )
 
@@ -162,6 +163,20 @@ func (am *Manager) Wallet(url string) (Wallet, error) {
 	return nil, ErrUnknownWallet
 }
 
+// Accounts returns all account addresses of all wallets within the account manager
+func (am *Manager) Accounts() []common.Address {
+	am.lock.RLock()
+	defer am.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	addresses := make([]common.Address, 0) // return [] instead of nil if empty
+	for _, wallet := range am.wallets {
+		for _, account := range wallet.Accounts() {
+			addresses = append(addresses, account.Address)
+		}
+	}
+	return addresses
+}
+
 // Find attempts to locate the wallet corresponding to a specific account. Since
 // accounts can be dynamically added to and removed from wallets, this method has
 // a linear runtime in the number of wallets.
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index a00598f820..b67017a902 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -191,13 +191,7 @@ func NewPublicAccountAPI(am *accounts.Manager) *PublicAccountAPI {
 
 // Accounts returns the collection of accounts this node manages
 func (s *PublicAccountAPI) Accounts() []common.Address {
-	addresses := make([]common.Address, 0) // return [] instead of nil if empty
-	for _, wallet := range s.am.Wallets() {
-		for _, account := range wallet.Accounts() {
-			addresses = append(addresses, account.Address)
-		}
-	}
-	return addresses
+	return s.am.Accounts()
 }
 
 // PrivateAccountAPI provides an API to access accounts managed by this node.
@@ -220,13 +214,7 @@ func NewPrivateAccountAPI(b Backend, nonceLock *AddrLocker) *PrivateAccountAPI {
 
 // listAccounts will return a list of addresses for accounts this node manages.
 func (s *PrivateAccountAPI) ListAccounts() []common.Address {
-	addresses := make([]common.Address, 0) // return [] instead of nil if empty
-	for _, wallet := range s.am.Wallets() {
-		for _, account := range wallet.Accounts() {
-			addresses = append(addresses, account.Address)
-		}
-	}
-	return addresses
+	return s.am.Accounts()
 }
 
 // rawWallet is a JSON representation of an accounts.Wallet interface, with its