diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index e5bd0da57..fbb4a4025 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ INLINE char *sockaddr_print_buf(const sockaddr_t *a) {
 	sockaddr_print(a, buf, THREAD_BUF_SIZE);
 	return buf;
 }
+INLINE int sockaddr_print_gstring(GString *s, const sockaddr_t *a) {
+	if (!a->family)
+		return 0;
+	char buf[THREAD_BUF_SIZE];
+	if (sockaddr_print(a, buf, THREAD_BUF_SIZE))
+		return -1;
+	g_string_append(s, buf);
+	return 0;
+}
 INLINE int sockaddr_print_p(const sockaddr_t *a, char *buf, size_t len) {
 	if (!a->family) {
 		buf[0] = '\0';
@@ -161,12 +170,23 @@ INLINE char *sockaddr_print_port_buf(const sockaddr_t *a, unsigned int port) {
 	sockaddr_print_port(a, port, buf, THREAD_BUF_SIZE);
 	return buf;
 }
+INLINE int sockaddr_print_port_gstring(GString *s, const sockaddr_t *a, unsigned int port) {
+	char buf[THREAD_BUF_SIZE];
+	if (sockaddr_print_port(a, port, buf, THREAD_BUF_SIZE))
+		return -1;
+	g_string_append(s, buf);
+	return 0;
+
+}
 INLINE int endpoint_print(const endpoint_t *ep, char *buf, size_t len) {
 	return sockaddr_print_port(&ep->address, ep->port, buf, len);
 }
 INLINE char *endpoint_print_buf(const endpoint_t *ep) {
 	return sockaddr_print_port_buf(&ep->address, ep->port);
 }
+INLINE int endpoint_print_gstring(GString *s, const endpoint_t *ep) {
+	return sockaddr_print_port_gstring(s, &ep->address, ep->port);
+}
 INLINE int is_addr_unspecified(const sockaddr_t *a) {
 	if (!a || !a->family)
 		return 1;