diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/socket.h b/include/osmocom/core/socket.h
index 6d11e6f..fffc25c 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/socket.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/socket.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
 int osmo_sockaddr_cmp(const struct osmo_sockaddr *a,
 		      const struct osmo_sockaddr *b);
 
+int osmo_sockaddr_to_octets(uint8_t *dst, size_t dst_maxlen, const struct osmo_sockaddr *os);
+int osmo_sockaddr_from_octets(struct osmo_sockaddr *os, const void *src, size_t src_len);
+
 const char *osmo_sockaddr_to_str(const struct osmo_sockaddr *sockaddr);
 char *osmo_sockaddr_to_str_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_len,
 			       const struct osmo_sockaddr *sockaddr);