diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 508d67fbd84..44bf5d49a06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 ### Added
 
 - localStorage support detection added (#3031)
+- getNetworkType method extended with Görli testnet (#3095)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/packages/web3-eth/src/getNetworkType.js b/packages/web3-eth/src/getNetworkType.js
index dea30b7679f..3be3a2027e6 100644
--- a/packages/web3-eth/src/getNetworkType.js
+++ b/packages/web3-eth/src/getNetworkType.js
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ var getNetworkType = function (callback) {
                 id === 4) {
                 returnValue = 'rinkeby';
             }
+            if (genesis.hash === '0xbf7e331f7f7c1dd2e05159666b3bf8bc7a8a3a9eb1d518969eab529dd9b88c1a' &&
+                id === 5) {
+                returnValue = 'goerli';
+            }
             if (genesis.hash === '0xa3c565fc15c7478862d50ccd6561e3c06b24cc509bf388941c25ea985ce32cb9' &&
                 id === 42) {
                 returnValue = 'kovan';
diff --git a/test/eth.net.getNetworkType.js b/test/eth.net.getNetworkType.js
index 80ef08c6146..132f44056e3 100644
--- a/test/eth.net.getNetworkType.js
+++ b/test/eth.net.getNetworkType.js
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ var tests = [{
     id: 1,
     result: 'main'
 },{
-    hash: '0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3',
-    id: 1,
-    result: 'main'
+    hash: '0cd786a2425d16f152c658316c423e6ce1181e15c3295826d7c9904cba9ce303',
+    id: 2,
+    result: 'morden'
 },{
-    hash: '0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3',
-    id: 1,
-    result: 'main'
+    hash: '0x41941023680923e0fe4d74a34bdac8141f2540e3ae90623718e47d66d1ca4a2d',
+    id: 3,
+    result: 'ropsten'
+},{
+    hash: '0x6341fd3daf94b748c72ced5a5b26028f2474f5f00d824504e4fa37a75767e177',
+    id: 4,
+    result: 'rinkeby'
+},{
+    hash: '0xbf7e331f7f7c1dd2e05159666b3bf8bc7a8a3a9eb1d518969eab529dd9b88c1a',
+    id: 5,
+    result: 'goerli'
 },{
     hash: '0xffe56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3',
     id: 42,
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ var tests = [{
     hash: '0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3',
     id: 42,
     result: 'private'
-}]
+}];
 
 describe('getNetworkType', function () {
     tests.forEach(function (test) {