diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
index 6c2194ab745b..dc0d23a50e69 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_netlink.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ enum {
 	TIPC_NL_UDP_GET_REMOTEIP,
 	TIPC_NL_KEY_SET,
 	TIPC_NL_KEY_FLUSH,
+	TIPC_NL_ADDR_LEGACY_GET,
 
 	__TIPC_NL_CMD_MAX,
 	TIPC_NL_CMD_MAX = __TIPC_NL_CMD_MAX - 1
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ enum {
 	TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR,		/* u32 */
 	TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID,		/* u64 */
 	TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID_W1,		/* u64 */
+	TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR_LEGACY,	/* flag */
 
 	__TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX,
 	TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX = __TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX - 1
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 2de3cec9929d..85400e4242de 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -302,3 +302,59 @@ int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+static int __tipc_nl_addr_legacy_get(struct net *net, struct tipc_nl_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+	struct nlattr *attrs;
+	void *hdr;
+
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg->skb, msg->portid, msg->seq, &tipc_genl_family,
+			  0, TIPC_NL_ADDR_LEGACY_GET);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	attrs = nla_nest_start(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_NET);
+	if (!attrs)
+		goto msg_full;
+
+	if (tn->legacy_addr_format)
+		if (nla_put_flag(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR_LEGACY))
+			goto attr_msg_full;
+
+	nla_nest_end(msg->skb, attrs);
+	genlmsg_end(msg->skb, hdr);
+
+	return 0;
+
+attr_msg_full:
+	nla_nest_cancel(msg->skb, attrs);
+msg_full:
+	genlmsg_cancel(msg->skb, hdr);
+
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int tipc_nl_net_addr_legacy_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct tipc_nl_msg msg;
+	struct sk_buff *rep;
+	int err;
+
+	rep = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rep)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	msg.skb = rep;
+	msg.portid = info->snd_portid;
+	msg.seq = info->snd_seq;
+
+	err = __tipc_nl_addr_legacy_get(net, &msg);
+	if (err) {
+		nlmsg_free(msg.skb);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return genlmsg_reply(msg.skb, info);
+}
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index b7f2e364eb99..6740d97c706e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net);
 int tipc_nl_net_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int __tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int tipc_nl_net_addr_legacy_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index e53231bd23b4..7c35094c20b8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_net_policy[TIPC_NLA_NET_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID]		= { .type = NLA_U64 },
 	[TIPC_NLA_NET_NODEID_W1]	= { .type = NLA_U64 },
+	[TIPC_NLA_NET_ADDR_LEGACY]	= { .type = NLA_FLAG }
 };
 
 const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_link_policy[TIPC_NLA_LINK_MAX + 1] = {
@@ -273,6 +274,11 @@ static const struct genl_ops tipc_genl_v2_ops[] = {
 		.doit	= tipc_nl_node_flush_key,
 	},
 #endif
+	{
+		.cmd	= TIPC_NL_ADDR_LEGACY_GET,
+		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
+		.doit	= tipc_nl_net_addr_legacy_get,
+	},
 };
 
 struct genl_family tipc_genl_family __ro_after_init = {