diff --git a/src/common/capwap_network.c b/src/common/capwap_network.c
index 465a23d..ca28c1c 100644
--- a/src/common/capwap_network.c
+++ b/src/common/capwap_network.c
@@ -1274,3 +1274,15 @@ void capwap_interface_list(struct capwap_network* net, struct capwap_list* list)
 	/* Free */
 	freeifaddrs(ifaddrlist);	
 }
+
+char* capwap_printf_macaddress(char* buffer, unsigned char* macaddress, int type) {
+	if (type == MACADDRESS_EUI48_LENGTH) {
+		sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x", macaddress[0], macaddress[1], macaddress[2], macaddress[3], macaddress[4], macaddress[5]);
+	} else if (type == MACADDRESS_EUI64_LENGTH) {
+		sprintf(buffer, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x", macaddress[0], macaddress[1], macaddress[2], macaddress[3], macaddress[4], macaddress[5], macaddress[6], macaddress[7]);
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return buffer;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/capwap_network.h b/src/common/capwap_network.h
index 63900f8..288a2a5 100644
--- a/src/common/capwap_network.h
+++ b/src/common/capwap_network.h
@@ -92,4 +92,6 @@ int capwap_address_from_string(const char* ip, struct sockaddr_storage* address)
 
 int capwap_get_localaddress_by_remoteaddress(struct sockaddr_storage* local, struct sockaddr_storage* remote, char* oif, int ipv6dualstack);
 
+char* capwap_printf_macaddress(char* buffer, unsigned char* macaddress, int type);
+
 #endif /* __CAPWAP_NETWORK_HEADER__ */