diff --git a/bindings/perl/Sigar.xs b/bindings/perl/Sigar.xs
index 0e47c445..c56fe21d 100644
--- a/bindings/perl/Sigar.xs
+++ b/bindings/perl/Sigar.xs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "sigar_fileinfo.h"
 
 typedef sigar_t * Sigar;
+typedef sigar_uint64_t Sigar__NetAddr;
 
 /* generated list */
 typedef sigar_uptime_t * Sigar__Uptime;
diff --git a/bindings/perl/typemap b/bindings/perl/typemap
index 0317ee42..2110f638 100644
--- a/bindings/perl/typemap
+++ b/bindings/perl/typemap
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Sigar       T_PTROBJ
 sigar_pid_t T_UV
 const char *	T_PV
 UV		T_UV
+Sigar::NetAddr	T_NETADDR
 
 #generated list
 Sigar::Uptime T_PTROBJ
@@ -25,3 +26,11 @@ Sigar::FileSystemUsage T_PTROBJ
 Sigar::ProcStat T_PTROBJ
 Sigar::NetRoute T_PTROBJ
 Sigar::NetInterfaceStat T_PTROBJ
+
+OUTPUT
+T_NETADDR
+	{
+	    char addr_str[SIGAR_INET_ADDR_LEN];
+	    sigar_inet_ntoa(NULL, $var, addr_str);
+	    sv_setpv($arg, addr_str);
+	}