diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d802794..5ecba79 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
     include/igloo/interface.h \
     include/igloo/io.h \
     include/igloo/socket.h \
+    include/igloo/socketaddr.h \
     include/igloo/stdio.h \
     include/igloo/filter.h \
     include/igloo/objecthandler.h \
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ libigloo_la_SOURCES = \
     src/ro.c \
     src/io.c \
     src/socket.c \
+    src/socketaddr.c \
     src/stdio.c \
     src/filter.c \
     src/objecthandler.c \
diff --git a/include/igloo/socketaddr.h b/include/igloo/socketaddr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0765b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/igloo/socketaddr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2019       Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LIBIGLOO__SOCKETADDR_H_
+#define _LIBIGLOO__SOCKETADDR_H_
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Put a good description of this file here
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Put stuff here */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ! _LIBIGLOO__SOCKETADDR_H_ */
diff --git a/include/igloo/types.h b/include/igloo/types.h
index e58dbe1..88675f6 100644
--- a/include/igloo/types.h
+++ b/include/igloo/types.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef struct igloo_io_tag igloo_io_t;
 typedef struct igloo_socket_tag igloo_socket_t;
+typedef struct igloo_socketaddr_tag igloo_socketaddr_t;
 typedef struct igloo_filter_tag igloo_filter_t;
 typedef struct igloo_objecthandler_tag igloo_objecthandler_t;
 typedef struct igloo_logmsg_tag igloo_logmsg_t;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ typedef union __attribute__ ((__transparent_union__)) {
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_ro_base_t)
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_io_t)
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_socket_t)
+    igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_socketaddr_t)
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_filter_t)
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_objecthandler_t)
     igloo_RO_TYPE(igloo_logmsg_t)
diff --git a/src/socketaddr.c b/src/socketaddr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3575305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/socketaddr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2019,      Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <igloo/socketaddr.h>
+#include <igloo/ro.h>
+
+struct igloo_socketaddr_tag {
+    igloo_ro_base_t __base;
+};
+
+static void __free(igloo_ro_t self);
+
+igloo_RO_PUBLIC_TYPE(igloo_socketaddr_t,
+        igloo_RO_TYPEDECL_FREE(__free),
+        igloo_RO_TYPEDECL_NEW_NOOP()
+        );
+
+static void __free(igloo_ro_t self)
+{
+}