diff --git a/src/eckit/net/Endpoint.h b/src/eckit/net/Endpoint.h
index 3fbb12e81..5ad08bcb2 100644
--- a/src/eckit/net/Endpoint.h
+++ b/src/eckit/net/Endpoint.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class Endpoint {
     const std::string& host() const { return host_; }
     int port() const { return port_; }
 
+    std::string hostport() const { return host_+":"+std::to_string(port_); }
+
     bool operator==(const net::Endpoint& other);
 
     void print(std::ostream& os) const;