diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 164de9b..d5650ac 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -2170,6 +2170,13 @@ int port_forward(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *msg)
 	return cnt <= 0 ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
+int port_forward_to(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *msg)
+{
+	int cnt;
+	cnt = transport_sendto(p->trp, &p->fda, 0, msg);
+	return cnt <= 0 ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
 int port_prepare_and_send(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *msg, int event)
 {
 	int cnt;
diff --git a/port.h b/port.h
index 86a6f17..34103a6 100644
--- a/port.h
+++ b/port.h
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ enum fsm_event port_event(struct port *port, int fd_index);
  */
 int port_forward(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *msg);
 
+/**
+ * Forward a message on a given port to the address stored in the message.
+ * @param port    A pointer previously obtained via port_open().
+ * @param msg     The message to send. Must be in network byte order.
+ * @return        Zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int port_forward_to(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *msg);
+
 /**
  * Prepare message for transmission and send it to a given port. Note that
  * a single message cannot be sent several times using this function, that