diff --git a/swoc++/include/swoc/swoc_ip.h b/swoc++/include/swoc/swoc_ip.h
index 8cc194b..eb6d5ed 100644
--- a/swoc++/include/swoc/swoc_ip.h
+++ b/swoc++/include/swoc/swoc_ip.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ union IPEndpoint {
   // Construct from @a IPAddr
   explicit IPEndpoint(IPAddr const& addr);
 
+  // Construct from @c sockaddr
+  IPEndpoint(sockaddr const * sa);
+
   /** Break a string in to IP address relevant tokens.
    *
    * @param [in] src Source tex.t
@@ -1960,6 +1963,10 @@ inline IPEndpoint::IPEndpoint(IPAddr const& addr) {
   this->assign(addr);
 }
 
+inline IPEndpoint::IPEndpoint(sockaddr const * sa) {
+  this->assign(sa);
+}
+
 inline IPEndpoint&
 IPEndpoint::invalidate() {
   sa.sa_family = AF_UNSPEC;