diff --git a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
index bcaa4260ae..3797e2beae 100644
--- a/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
+++ b/libnm-util/libnm-util.ver
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ global:
 	nm_utils_hwaddr_type;
 	nm_utils_hwaddr_valid;
 	nm_utils_iface_valid_name;
+	nm_utils_inet4_ntop;
+	nm_utils_inet6_ntop;
 	nm_utils_init;
 	nm_utils_ip4_addresses_from_gvalue;
 	nm_utils_ip4_addresses_to_gvalue;
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
index e9c2593fab..f40c5b245a 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
@@ -2273,3 +2273,58 @@ nm_utils_is_uuid (const char *str)
 
 	return FALSE;
 }
+
+static char _nm_utils_inet_ntop_buffer[NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+/**
+ * nm_utils_inet4_ntop:
+ * @inaddr: the address that should be converted to string.
+ * @dst: the destination buffer, it must contain at least %INET_ADDRSTRLEN
+ *  or %NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN characters. If set to %NULL, it will return
+ *  a pointer to an internal, static buffer (shared with nm_utils_inet6_ntop()).
+ *  Beware, that the internal buffer will be overwritten with ever new call
+ *  of nm_utils_inet4_ntop() or nm_utils_inet6_ntop() that does not provied it's
+ *  own @dst buffer. Also, using the internal buffer is not thread safe. When
+ *  in doubt, pass your own @dst buffer to avoid these issues.
+ *
+ * Wrapper for inet_ntop.
+ *
+ * Returns: the input buffer @dst, or a pointer to an
+ *  internal, static buffer. This function cannot fail.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.9.10
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_utils_inet4_ntop (in_addr_t inaddr, char *dst)
+{
+	return inet_ntop (AF_INET, &inaddr, dst ? dst : _nm_utils_inet_ntop_buffer,
+	                  INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_utils_inet6_ntop:
+ * @in6addr: the address that should be converted to string.
+ * @dst: the destination buffer, it must contain at least %INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
+ *  or %NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN characters. If set to %NULL, it will return
+ *  a pointer to an internal, static buffer (shared with nm_utils_inet4_ntop()).
+ *  Beware, that the internal buffer will be overwritten with ever new call
+ *  of nm_utils_inet4_ntop() or nm_utils_inet6_ntop() that does not provied it's
+ *  own @dst buffer. Also, using the internal buffer is not thread safe. When
+ *  in doubt, pass your own @dst buffer to avoid these issues.
+ *
+ * Wrapper for inet_ntop.
+ *
+ * Returns: the input buffer @dst, or a pointer to an
+ *  internal, static buffer. %NULL is not allowed as @in6addr,
+ *  otherwise, this function cannot fail.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.9.10
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_utils_inet6_ntop (const struct in6_addr *in6addr, char *dst)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (in6addr, NULL);
+	return inet_ntop (AF_INET6, in6addr, dst ? dst : _nm_utils_inet_ntop_buffer,
+	                  INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
+}
+
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-utils.h b/libnm-util/nm-utils.h
index 25f4a5609e..f6fdf36f99 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-utils.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-utils.h
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ gboolean    nm_utils_iface_valid_name(const char *name);
 
 gboolean nm_utils_is_uuid (const char *str);
 
+/**
+ * NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN:
+ *
+ * Defines the minimal length for a char buffer that is suitable as @dst argument
+ * for both nm_utils_inet4_ntop() and nm_utils_inet6_ntop().
+ **/
+#define NM_UTILS_INET_ADDRSTRLEN     INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
+const char *nm_utils_inet4_ntop (in_addr_t inaddr, char *dst);
+const char *nm_utils_inet6_ntop (const struct in6_addr *in6addr, char *dst);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* NM_UTILS_H */