diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index a06530c..3c70b2b 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -53,23 +53,51 @@ int transport_peer(struct transport *t, struct fdarray *fda, int event,
 	return t->send(t, fda, event, 1, buf, buflen, hwts);
 }
 
+int transport_physical_addr(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr)
+{
+	if (t->physical_addr) {
+		return t->physical_addr(t, addr);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int transport_protocol_addr(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr)
+{
+	if (t->protocol_addr) {
+		return t->protocol_addr(t, addr);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+enum transport_type transport_type(struct transport *t)
+{
+	return t->type;
+}
+
 struct transport *transport_create(enum transport_type type)
 {
+	struct transport *t = NULL;
 	switch (type) {
 	case TRANS_UDS:
-	        return uds_transport_create();
+		t = uds_transport_create();
+		break;
 	case TRANS_UDP_IPV4:
-		return udp_transport_create();
+		t = udp_transport_create();
+		break;
 	case TRANS_UDP_IPV6:
-		return udp6_transport_create();
+		t = udp6_transport_create();
+		break;
 	case TRANS_IEEE_802_3:
-		return raw_transport_create();
+		t = raw_transport_create();
+		break;
 	case TRANS_DEVICENET:
 	case TRANS_CONTROLNET:
 	case TRANS_PROFINET:
 		break;
 	}
-	return NULL;
+	if (t)
+		t->type = type;
+	return t;
 }
 
 void transport_destroy(struct transport *t)
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index d714b85..46af456 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define HAVE_TRANSPORT_H
 
 #include <time.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "fd.h"
 
@@ -74,6 +75,31 @@ int transport_send(struct transport *t, struct fdarray *fda, int event,
 int transport_peer(struct transport *t, struct fdarray *fda, int event,
 		   void *buf, int buflen, struct hw_timestamp *hwts);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the transport's type.
+ */
+enum transport_type transport_type(struct transport *t);
+
+#define TRANSPORT_ADDR_LEN 16
+
+/**
+ * Gets the transport's physical address.
+ * @param t    The transport.
+ * @param addr The address will be written to this buffer.
+ * @return     The number of bytes written to the buffer. Will be 0-16
+ *             bytes
+ */
+int transport_physical_addr(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the transport's protocol address.
+ * @param t    The transport.
+ * @param addr The address will be written to this buffer.
+ * @return     The number of bytes written to the buffer. Will be 0-16
+ *             bytes
+ */
+int transport_protocol_addr(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr);
+
 /**
  * Allocate an instance of the specified transport.
  * @param type  Which transport to obtain.
diff --git a/transport_private.h b/transport_private.h
index 255035d..0c553e1 100644
--- a/transport_private.h
+++ b/transport_private.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "transport.h"
 
 struct transport {
+	enum transport_type type;
+
 	int (*close)(struct transport *t, struct fdarray *fda);
 
 	int (*open)(struct transport *t, char *name, struct fdarray *fda,
@@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ struct transport {
 		    void *buf, int buflen, struct hw_timestamp *hwts);
 
 	void (*release)(struct transport *t);
+
+	int (*physical_addr)(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr);
+
+	int (*protocol_addr)(struct transport *t, uint8_t *addr);
 };
 
 #endif