diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ff79140912..1d04f5dcf1 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ All:
 - wxHTTP input stream didn't detect EOF correctly
 - wxString::find_last_of() ignored "start" parameter (Robert Vazan)
 - a bug in wxArrayString::Shrink() fixed (Gunnar Roth)
+- added wxIPV4address::IPAddress()
 
 All (GUI):
 
diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/ipvaddr.tex b/docs/latex/wx/ipvaddr.tex
index 1e2fddfdb5..3b7a7e54bd 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/ipvaddr.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/ipvaddr.tex
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ Returns TRUE on success, FALSE if something goes wrong
 
 Returns the hostname which matches the IP address.
 
+%
+% IPAddress
+%
+
+\membersection{wxIPV4address::IPAddress}
+
+\func{wxString}{IPAddress}{\void}
+
+Returns a wxString containing the IP address in dot quad (127.0.0.1) format.
+
 %
 % Service
 %
diff --git a/include/wx/sckaddr.h b/include/wx/sckaddr.h
index 5cdc79252c..57ed6dfa8e 100644
--- a/include/wx/sckaddr.h
+++ b/include/wx/sckaddr.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
   wxString Hostname();
   wxString OrigHostname() { return m_origHostname; }
   unsigned short Service();
+  wxString IPAddress() const;
 
   virtual int Type() { return wxSockAddress::IPV4; }
   virtual wxSockAddress *Clone() const;
diff --git a/src/common/sckaddr.cpp b/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
index b75ac6efb5..06fa6a1c47 100644
--- a/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
+++ b/src/common/sckaddr.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ unsigned short wxIPV4address::Service()
   return GAddress_INET_GetPort(m_address);
 }
 
+wxString wxIPV4address::IPAddress() const
+{
+    unsigned long raw =  GAddress_INET_GetHostAddress(m_address);
+    return wxString::Format(
+        _T("%u.%u.%u.%u"),
+        (unsigned char)(raw & 0xff),
+        (unsigned char)((raw>>8) & 0xff),
+        (unsigned char)((raw>>16) & 0xff),
+        (unsigned char)((raw>>24) & 0xff)
+        );
+}
+
 wxSockAddress *wxIPV4address::Clone() const
 {
     wxIPV4address *addr = new wxIPV4address(*this);