diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index 9f422173bc..f96ea7d5bb 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -698,12 +698,20 @@ GstNetType
 GstNetAddress
 
 gst_netbuffer_new
-gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address
-gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address
 gst_netaddress_get_net_type
+
 gst_netaddress_set_ip4_address
+gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address
+
 gst_netaddress_set_ip6_address
+gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address
+
+gst_netaddress_get_address_bytes
+gst_netaddress_set_address_bytes
+
 gst_netaddress_equal
+
+gst_netaddress_to_string
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GstNetBufferClass
 GST_TYPE_NETBUFFER
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.c b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.c
index 5595546eba..45db54c06c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ gst_netaddress_set_ip6_address (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint8 address[16],
  * Returns: the network type stored in @naddr.
  */
 GstNetType
-gst_netaddress_get_net_type (GstNetAddress * naddr)
+gst_netaddress_get_net_type (const GstNetAddress * naddr)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (naddr != NULL, GST_NET_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ gst_netaddress_get_net_type (GstNetAddress * naddr)
  * Returns: TRUE if the address could be retrieved.
  */
 gboolean
-gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint32 * address,
+gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address (const GstNetAddress * naddr, guint32 * address,
     guint16 * port)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (naddr != NULL, FALSE);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint32 * address,
  * Returns: TRUE if the address could be retrieved.
  */
 gboolean
-gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint8 address[16],
+gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address (const GstNetAddress * naddr, guint8 address[16],
     guint16 * port)
 {
   static guint8 ip4_transition[16] =
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint8 address[16],
  * Since: 0.10.22
  */
 gint
-gst_netaddress_get_address_bytes (GstNetAddress * naddr, guint8 address[16],
-    guint16 * port)
+gst_netaddress_get_address_bytes (const GstNetAddress * naddr,
+    guint8 address[16], guint16 * port)
 {
   gint ret = 0;
 
@@ -385,3 +385,63 @@ gst_netaddress_equal (const GstNetAddress * naddr1,
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_netaddress_to_string:
+ * @naddr: a #GstNetAddress
+ * @dest: destination
+ * @len: len of @dest
+ *
+ * Copies a string representation of @naddr into @dest. Up to @len bytes are
+ * copied.
+ *
+ * Returns: the number of bytes which would be produced if the buffer was large
+ * enough
+ *
+ * Since: 0.10.24
+ */
+gint
+gst_netaddress_to_string (const GstNetAddress * naddr, gchar * dest, gulong len)
+{
+  gint result;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (naddr != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (dest != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  switch (naddr->type) {
+    case GST_NET_TYPE_IP4:
+    {
+      guint32 address;
+      guint16 port;
+
+      gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address (naddr, &address, &port);
+      address = g_ntohl (address);
+
+      result = g_snprintf (dest, len, "%d.%d.%d.%d:%d", (address >> 24) & 0xff,
+          (address >> 16) & 0xff, (address >> 8) & 0xff, address & 0xff,
+          g_ntohs (port));
+      break;
+    }
+    case GST_NET_TYPE_IP6:
+    {
+      guint8 address[16];
+      guint16 port;
+
+      gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address (naddr, address, &port);
+
+      result =
+          g_snprintf (dest, len, "[%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x:%04x]:%d",
+          (address[0] << 8) | address[1], (address[2] << 8) | address[3],
+          (address[4] << 8) | address[5], (address[6] << 8) | address[7],
+          (address[8] << 8) | address[9], (address[10] << 8) | address[11],
+          (address[12] << 8) | address[13], (address[14] << 8) | address[15],
+          g_ntohs (port));
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      dest[0] = 0;
+      result = 0;
+      break;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.h b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.h
index f4103605da..e384943db5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/gstnetbuffer.h
@@ -103,14 +103,16 @@ void            gst_netaddress_set_ip6_address   (GstNetAddress *naddr, guint8 a
 gint            gst_netaddress_set_address_bytes (GstNetAddress *naddr, GstNetType type,
                                                   guint8 address[16], guint16 port);
 
-GstNetType      gst_netaddress_get_net_type      (GstNetAddress *naddr);
-gboolean        gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address   (GstNetAddress *naddr, guint32 *address, guint16 *port);
-gboolean        gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address   (GstNetAddress *naddr, guint8 address[16], guint16 *port);
-gint            gst_netaddress_get_address_bytes (GstNetAddress *naddr, guint8 address[16], guint16 *port);
+GstNetType      gst_netaddress_get_net_type      (const GstNetAddress *naddr);
+gboolean        gst_netaddress_get_ip4_address   (const GstNetAddress *naddr, guint32 *address, guint16 *port);
+gboolean        gst_netaddress_get_ip6_address   (const GstNetAddress *naddr, guint8 address[16], guint16 *port);
+gint            gst_netaddress_get_address_bytes (const GstNetAddress *naddr, guint8 address[16], guint16 *port);
 
 gboolean        gst_netaddress_equal             (const GstNetAddress *naddr1,
                                                   const GstNetAddress *naddr2);
 
+gint            gst_netaddress_to_string         (const GstNetAddress *naddr, gchar *dest, gulong len);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_NETBUFFER_H__ */