diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6223cde19..2f7641c2d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ libthread_a_SOURCES = \
 # Networking library
 
 libnet_a_SOURCES = \
+	src/net/ToString.cxx src/net/ToString.hxx \
 	src/net/Resolver.cxx src/net/Resolver.hxx \
 	src/net/StaticSocketAddress.cxx src/net/StaticSocketAddress.hxx \
 	src/net/SocketAddress.cxx src/net/SocketAddress.hxx \
diff --git a/src/client/ClientNew.cxx b/src/client/ClientNew.cxx
index 8dca9f81f..8e5c9fc36 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientNew.cxx
+++ b/src/client/ClientNew.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "Instance.hxx"
 #include "system/fd_util.h"
 #include "net/SocketAddress.hxx"
-#include "net/Resolver.hxx"
+#include "net/ToString.hxx"
 #include "Permission.hxx"
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"
diff --git a/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx b/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
index 47d692a1c..c963e79dc 100644
--- a/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
+++ b/src/event/ServerSocket.cxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "net/SocketUtil.hxx"
 #include "net/SocketError.hxx"
 #include "net/Resolver.hxx"
+#include "net/ToString.hxx"
 #include "event/SocketMonitor.hxx"
 #include "system/fd_util.h"
 #include "fs/AllocatedPath.hxx"
diff --git a/src/net/Resolver.cxx b/src/net/Resolver.cxx
index 19df84096..189c5bc9c 100644
--- a/src/net/Resolver.cxx
+++ b/src/net/Resolver.cxx
@@ -23,21 +23,12 @@
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "util/Domain.hxx"
 
-#include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
 
-#ifndef WIN32
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_TCP
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#endif
-#else
+#ifdef WIN32
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>
-#include <winsock.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_UN
-#include <sys/un.h>
+#else
+#include <netdb.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -45,90 +36,6 @@
 
 const Domain resolver_domain("resolver");
 
-#ifdef HAVE_UN
-
-static std::string
-LocalAddressToString(const struct sockaddr_un &s_un, size_t size)
-{
-	const size_t prefix_size = (size_t)
-		((struct sockaddr_un *)nullptr)->sun_path;
-	assert(size >= prefix_size);
-
-	size_t result_length = size - prefix_size;
-
-	/* remove the trailing null terminator */
-	if (result_length > 0 && s_un.sun_path[result_length - 1] == 0)
-		--result_length;
-
-	if (result_length == 0)
-		return "local";
-
-	std::string result(s_un.sun_path, result_length);
-
-	/* replace all null bytes with '@'; this also handles abstract
-	   addresses (Linux specific) */
-	std::replace(result.begin(), result.end(), '\0', '@');
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-#endif
-
-std::string
-sockaddr_to_string(SocketAddress address)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_UN
-	if (address.GetFamily() == AF_UNIX)
-		/* return path of UNIX domain sockets */
-		return LocalAddressToString(*(const sockaddr_un *)address.GetAddress(),
-					    address.GetSize());
-#endif
-
-#if defined(HAVE_IPV6) && defined(IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED)
-	const struct sockaddr_in6 *a6 = (const struct sockaddr_in6 *)
-		address.GetAddress();
-	struct sockaddr_in a4;
-#endif
-	int ret;
-	char host[NI_MAXHOST], serv[NI_MAXSERV];
-
-#if defined(HAVE_IPV6) && defined(IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED)
-	if (address.GetFamily() == AF_INET6 &&
-	    IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&a6->sin6_addr)) {
-		/* convert "::ffff:127.0.0.1" to "127.0.0.1" */
-
-		memset(&a4, 0, sizeof(a4));
-		a4.sin_family = AF_INET;
-		memcpy(&a4.sin_addr, ((const char *)&a6->sin6_addr) + 12,
-		       sizeof(a4.sin_addr));
-		a4.sin_port = a6->sin6_port;
-
-		address = { (const struct sockaddr *)&a4, sizeof(a4) };
-	}
-#endif
-
-	ret = getnameinfo(address.GetAddress(), address.GetSize(),
-			  host, sizeof(host), serv, sizeof(serv),
-			  NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return "unknown";
-
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-	if (strchr(host, ':') != nullptr) {
-		std::string result("[");
-		result.append(host);
-		result.append("]:");
-		result.append(serv);
-		return result;
-	}
-#endif
-
-	std::string result(host);
-	result.push_back(':');
-	result.append(serv);
-	return result;
-}
-
 struct addrinfo *
 resolve_host_port(const char *host_port, unsigned default_port,
 		  int flags, int socktype,
diff --git a/src/net/Resolver.hxx b/src/net/Resolver.hxx
index 28d2c784b..826cc4787 100644
--- a/src/net/Resolver.hxx
+++ b/src/net/Resolver.hxx
@@ -20,27 +20,15 @@
 #ifndef MPD_RESOLVER_HXX
 #define MPD_RESOLVER_HXX
 
+#include "check.h"
 #include "Compiler.h"
 
-#include <string>
-
-#include <stddef.h>
-
 struct addrinfo;
 class Error;
 class Domain;
-class SocketAddress;
 
 extern const Domain resolver_domain;
 
-/**
- * Converts the specified socket address into a string in the form
- * "IP:PORT".
- */
-gcc_pure
-std::string
-sockaddr_to_string(SocketAddress address);
-
 /**
  * Resolve a specification in the form "host", "host:port",
  * "[host]:port".  This is a convenience wrapper for getaddrinfo().
diff --git a/src/net/ToString.cxx b/src/net/ToString.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49a5067a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ToString.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2015 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ToString.hxx"
+#include "SocketAddress.hxx"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#else
+#include <netdb.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_TCP
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UN
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UN
+
+static std::string
+LocalAddressToString(const struct sockaddr_un &s_un, size_t size)
+{
+	const size_t prefix_size = (size_t)
+		((struct sockaddr_un *)nullptr)->sun_path;
+	assert(size >= prefix_size);
+
+	size_t result_length = size - prefix_size;
+
+	/* remove the trailing null terminator */
+	if (result_length > 0 && s_un.sun_path[result_length - 1] == 0)
+		--result_length;
+
+	if (result_length == 0)
+		return "local";
+
+	std::string result(s_un.sun_path, result_length);
+
+	/* replace all null bytes with '@'; this also handles abstract
+	   addresses (Linux specific) */
+	std::replace(result.begin(), result.end(), '\0', '@');
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+std::string
+sockaddr_to_string(SocketAddress address)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_UN
+	if (address.GetFamily() == AF_UNIX)
+		/* return path of UNIX domain sockets */
+		return LocalAddressToString(*(const sockaddr_un *)address.GetAddress(),
+					    address.GetSize());
+#endif
+
+#if defined(HAVE_IPV6) && defined(IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED)
+	const struct sockaddr_in6 *a6 = (const struct sockaddr_in6 *)
+		address.GetAddress();
+	struct sockaddr_in a4;
+#endif
+	int ret;
+	char host[NI_MAXHOST], serv[NI_MAXSERV];
+
+#if defined(HAVE_IPV6) && defined(IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED)
+	if (address.GetFamily() == AF_INET6 &&
+	    IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&a6->sin6_addr)) {
+		/* convert "::ffff:127.0.0.1" to "127.0.0.1" */
+
+		memset(&a4, 0, sizeof(a4));
+		a4.sin_family = AF_INET;
+		memcpy(&a4.sin_addr, ((const char *)&a6->sin6_addr) + 12,
+		       sizeof(a4.sin_addr));
+		a4.sin_port = a6->sin6_port;
+
+		address = { (const struct sockaddr *)&a4, sizeof(a4) };
+	}
+#endif
+
+	ret = getnameinfo(address.GetAddress(), address.GetSize(),
+			  host, sizeof(host), serv, sizeof(serv),
+			  NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return "unknown";
+
+#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
+	if (strchr(host, ':') != nullptr) {
+		std::string result("[");
+		result.append(host);
+		result.append("]:");
+		result.append(serv);
+		return result;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	std::string result(host);
+	result.push_back(':');
+	result.append(serv);
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/net/ToString.hxx b/src/net/ToString.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8027e5267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ToString.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2015 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NET_TO_STRING_HXX
+#define NET_TO_STRING_HXX
+
+#include "check.h"
+#include "Compiler.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+class SocketAddress;
+
+/**
+ * Converts the specified socket address into a string in the form
+ * "IP:PORT".
+ */
+gcc_pure
+std::string
+sockaddr_to_string(SocketAddress address);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx b/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
index 89dbcb85f..3ed395e63 100644
--- a/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include "encoder/EncoderInterface.hxx"
 #include "encoder/EncoderPlugin.hxx"
 #include "encoder/EncoderList.hxx"
-#include "net/Resolver.hxx"
 #include "net/SocketAddress.hxx"
+#include "net/ToString.hxx"
 #include "Page.hxx"
 #include "IcyMetaDataServer.hxx"
 #include "system/fd_util.h"
diff --git a/test/run_resolver.cxx b/test/run_resolver.cxx
index 389d733b1..a66dd6778 100644
--- a/test/run_resolver.cxx
+++ b/test/run_resolver.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "net/Resolver.hxx"
+#include "net/ToString.hxx"
 #include "net/SocketAddress.hxx"
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"