diff --git a/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.cxx b/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.cxx
index e2ec195a7..6b27e6e26 100644
--- a/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.cxx
+++ b/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.cxx
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ AllocatedSocketAddress::SetLocal(const char *path) noexcept
 		sun->sun_path[0] = 0;
 }
 
+void
+AllocatedSocketAddress::SetLocal(std::string_view path) noexcept
+{
+	const bool is_abstract = path.starts_with('@');
+
+	/* sun_path must be null-terminated unless it's an abstract
+	   socket */
+	const size_t path_length = path.size() + !is_abstract;
+
+	struct sockaddr_un *sun;
+	SetSize(sizeof(*sun) - sizeof(sun->sun_path) + path_length);
+	sun = (struct sockaddr_un *)address;
+	sun->sun_family = AF_LOCAL;
+
+	auto out = std::copy(path.begin(), path.end(), sun->sun_path);
+	if (is_abstract)
+		sun->sun_path[0] = 0;
+	else
+		*out = 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TCP
diff --git a/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.hxx b/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.hxx
index a2ac7a471..7e8869fbf 100644
--- a/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.hxx
+++ b/src/net/AllocatedSocketAddress.hxx
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public:
 	 * address.
 	 */
 	void SetLocal(const char *path) noexcept;
+	void SetLocal(std::string_view path) noexcept;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TCP