diff --git a/include/opendht/sockaddr.h b/include/opendht/sockaddr.h
index 717515cd..b2e84686 100644
--- a/include/opendht/sockaddr.h
+++ b/include/opendht/sockaddr.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #include "def.h"
 
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ typedef uint16_t in_port_t;
 
 namespace dht {
 
+OPENDHT_PUBLIC void print_addr(std::ostream& os, const sockaddr* sa, socklen_t slen);
 OPENDHT_PUBLIC std::string print_addr(const sockaddr* sa, socklen_t slen);
 OPENDHT_PUBLIC std::string print_addr(const sockaddr_storage& ss, socklen_t sslen);
 
@@ -289,6 +294,11 @@ public:
                                (uint8_t*)b.get()+start, len) < 0;
         }
     };
+    OPENDHT_PUBLIC friend std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& s, const SockAddr& h) {
+        print_addr(s, h.get(), h.getLength());
+        return s;
+    }
+
 private:
     struct free_delete { void operator()(void* p) { ::free(p); } };
     std::unique_ptr<sockaddr, free_delete> addr {};
@@ -309,3 +319,7 @@ private:
 OPENDHT_PUBLIC bool operator==(const SockAddr& a, const SockAddr& b);
 
 }
+
+#if FMT_VERSION >= 90000
+template <> struct fmt::formatter<dht::SockAddr> : ostream_formatter {};
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index 9bb945bd..046830ff 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -103,21 +103,26 @@ SockAddr::setAddress(const char* address)
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Can't parse IP address: ") + strerror(errno));
 }
 
-std::string
-print_addr(const sockaddr* sa, socklen_t slen)
+void print_addr(std::ostream& out, const sockaddr* sa, socklen_t slen)
 {
     char hbuf[NI_MAXHOST];
     char sbuf[NI_MAXSERV];
-    std::ostringstream out;
     if (sa and slen and !getnameinfo(sa, slen, hbuf, sizeof(hbuf), sbuf, sizeof(sbuf), NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV)) {
         if (sa->sa_family == AF_INET6)
-            out << "[" << hbuf << "]";
+            out << '[' << hbuf << ']';
         else
             out << hbuf;
         if (std::strcmp(sbuf, "0"))
-            out << ":" << sbuf;
+            out << ':' << sbuf;
     } else
         out << "[invalid address]";
+}
+
+std::string
+print_addr(const sockaddr* sa, socklen_t slen)
+{
+    std::ostringstream out;
+    print_addr(out, sa, slen);
     return out.str();
 }