diff --git a/repos/os/include/net/ipv4.h b/repos/os/include/net/ipv4.h
index 2997cd746a..140c91a514 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/net/ipv4.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/net/ipv4.h
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ struct Net::Ipv4_address : Network_address<IPV4_ADDR_LEN, '.', false>
 	Ipv4_address(void *src) : Network_address(src) { }
 
 	bool valid() const { return *this != Ipv4_address(); }
+
+	Genode::uint32_t to_uint32_big_endian() const;
+
+	static Ipv4_address from_uint32_big_endian(Genode::uint32_t ip_raw);
+
+	Genode::uint32_t to_uint32_little_endian() const;
+
+	static Ipv4_address from_uint32_little_endian(Genode::uint32_t ip_raw);
 }
 __attribute__((packed));
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/net/ipv4.cc b/repos/os/src/lib/net/ipv4.cc
index 5be75d3b40..daf6f8c46d 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/net/ipv4.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/net/ipv4.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,46 @@ void Net::Ipv4_packet::print(Genode::Output &output) const
 }
 
 
+uint32_t Ipv4_address::to_uint32_big_endian() const
+{
+	return addr[0] |
+	       addr[1] << 8 |
+	       addr[2] << 16 |
+	       addr[3] << 24;
+}
+
+
+Ipv4_address Ipv4_address::from_uint32_big_endian(uint32_t ip_raw)
+{
+	Ipv4_address ip;
+	ip.addr[0] = ip_raw;
+	ip.addr[1] = ip_raw >> 8;
+	ip.addr[2] = ip_raw >> 16;
+	ip.addr[3] = ip_raw >> 24;
+	return ip;
+}
+
+
+uint32_t Ipv4_address::to_uint32_little_endian() const
+{
+	return addr[3] |
+	       addr[2] << 8 |
+	       addr[1] << 16 |
+	       addr[0] << 24;
+}
+
+
+Ipv4_address Ipv4_address::from_uint32_little_endian(uint32_t ip_raw)
+{
+	Ipv4_address ip;
+	ip.addr[3] = ip_raw;
+	ip.addr[2] = ip_raw >> 8;
+	ip.addr[1] = ip_raw >> 16;
+	ip.addr[0] = ip_raw >> 24;
+	return ip;
+}
+
+
 struct Scanner_policy_number
 {
 	static bool identifier_char(char c, unsigned  i ) {