diff --git a/src/basic/socket-util.c b/src/basic/socket-util.c
index a458fc2902..fa74465b92 100644
--- a/src/basic/socket-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/socket-util.c
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
 #  define IDN_FLAGS 0
 #endif
 
+static const char* const socket_address_type_table[] = {
+        [SOCK_STREAM] = "Stream",
+        [SOCK_DGRAM] = "Datagram",
+        [SOCK_RAW] = "Raw",
+        [SOCK_RDM] = "ReliableDatagram",
+        [SOCK_SEQPACKET] = "SequentialPacket",
+        [SOCK_DCCP] = "DatagramCongestionControl",
+};
+
+DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP(socket_address_type, int);
+
 int socket_address_parse(SocketAddress *a, const char *s) {
         char *e, *n;
         unsigned u;
diff --git a/src/basic/socket-util.h b/src/basic/socket-util.h
index 272e74b0cc..0f84a5e93e 100644
--- a/src/basic/socket-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/socket-util.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ typedef enum SocketAddressBindIPv6Only {
 
 #define socket_address_family(a) ((a)->sockaddr.sa.sa_family)
 
+const char* socket_address_type_to_string(int t) _const_;
+int socket_address_type_from_string(const char *s) _pure_;
+
 int socket_address_parse(SocketAddress *a, const char *s);
 int socket_address_parse_and_warn(SocketAddress *a, const char *s);
 int socket_address_parse_netlink(SocketAddress *a, const char *s);