diff --git a/pkg/network/address.go b/pkg/network/address.go
index 3f512f333..a62f71f4b 100644
--- a/pkg/network/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/address.go
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ func (a Address) IPAddrString() (string, error) {
 	return ip.String(), nil
 }
 
+// HostAddrString returns host address in string format.
+func (a Address) HostAddrString() (string, error) {
+	_, host, err := manet.DialArgs(a.ma)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "could not get host addr")
+	}
+
+	return host, nil
+}
+
 // AddressFromString restores address from a multiaddr string representation.
 func AddressFromString(s string) (*Address, error) {
 	ma, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr(s)
diff --git a/pkg/network/address_test.go b/pkg/network/address_test.go
index 23ea712ad..a838871ee 100644
--- a/pkg/network/address_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/address_test.go
@@ -28,3 +28,42 @@ func TestAddress_NetAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, ip+":"+port, netAddr)
 }
+
+func TestAddress_HostAddrString(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid addresses", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testcases := []struct {
+			ma  multiaddr.Multiaddr
+			exp string
+		}{
+			{buildMultiaddr("/dns4/neofs.bigcorp.com/tcp/8080", t), "neofs.bigcorp.com:8080"},
+			{buildMultiaddr("/ip4/172.16.14.1/tcp/8080", t), "172.16.14.1:8080"},
+		}
+
+		for _, testcase := range testcases {
+			addr := Address{testcase.ma}
+
+			got, err := addr.HostAddrString()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			require.Equal(t, testcase.exp, got)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid addresses", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testcases := []multiaddr.Multiaddr{
+			buildMultiaddr("/tcp/8080", t),
+		}
+
+		for _, testcase := range testcases {
+			addr := Address{testcase}
+			_, err := addr.HostAddrString()
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func buildMultiaddr(s string, t *testing.T) multiaddr.Multiaddr {
+	ma, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr(s)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return ma
+}