diff --git a/src/network/utils/address-utils.cc b/src/network/utils/address-utils.cc
index a111dedd9..220fd22c1 100644
--- a/src/network/utils/address-utils.cc
+++ b/src/network/utils/address-utils.cc
@@ -156,6 +156,28 @@ IsMulticast(const Address& ad)
     return false;
 }
 
+Address
+ConvertToSocketAddress(const Address& address, uint16_t port)
+{
+    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(address << port);
+    Address convertedAddress;
+    if (Ipv4Address::IsMatchingType(address))
+    {
+        convertedAddress = InetSocketAddress(Ipv4Address::ConvertFrom(address), port);
+        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Address converted to " << convertedAddress);
+    }
+    else if (Ipv6Address::IsMatchingType(address))
+    {
+        convertedAddress = Inet6SocketAddress(Ipv6Address::ConvertFrom(address), port);
+        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Address converted to " << convertedAddress);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        NS_FATAL_ERROR("This function should be called for an IPv4 or an IPv6 address");
+    }
+    return convertedAddress;
+}
+
 } // namespace addressUtils
 
 } // namespace ns3
diff --git a/src/network/utils/address-utils.h b/src/network/utils/address-utils.h
index 81cc6e165..8401d4a05 100644
--- a/src/network/utils/address-utils.h
+++ b/src/network/utils/address-utils.h
@@ -110,8 +110,19 @@ namespace addressUtils
 
 /**
  * \brief Address family-independent test for a multicast address
+ * \param ad the address to test
+ * \return true if the address is a multicast address, false otherwise
  */
 bool IsMulticast(const Address& ad);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Convert IPv4/IPv6 address with port to a socket address
+ * \param address the address to convert
+ * \param port the port
+ * \return the corresponding socket address
+ */
+Address ConvertToSocketAddress(const Address& address, uint16_t port);
+
 }; // namespace addressUtils
 
 }; // namespace ns3