diff --git a/coreapi/address.c b/coreapi/address.c
index 1299a5351..79ed08d60 100644
--- a/coreapi/address.c
+++ b/coreapi/address.c
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ LinphoneTransportType linphone_address_get_transport(const LinphoneAddress *uri)
 	return (LinphoneTransportType)sal_address_get_transport(uri);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the value of the method parameter
+**/
+void linphone_address_set_method_param(LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *method) {
+	sal_address_set_method_param(addr, method);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of the method parameter
+**/
+const char *linphone_address_get_method_param(const LinphoneAddress *addr) {
+	return sal_address_get_method_param(addr);
+}
+
 /**
  * Removes address's tags and uri headers so that it is displayable to the user.
 **/
diff --git a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
index 2546e7850..b6ed5b77e 100644
--- a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
+++ b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ const char* sal_address_get_transport_name(const SalAddress* addr){
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *sal_address_get_method_param(const SalAddress *addr) {
+	belle_sip_header_address_t* header_addr = BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(addr);
+	belle_sip_uri_t* uri = belle_sip_header_address_get_uri(header_addr);
+	if (uri) {
+		return belle_sip_uri_get_method_param(uri);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void sal_address_set_display_name(SalAddress *addr, const char *display_name){
 	belle_sip_header_address_t* header_addr = BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(addr);
 	belle_sip_header_address_set_displayname(header_addr,display_name);
@@ -213,6 +222,10 @@ void sal_address_set_transport_name(SalAddress* addr,const char *transport){
 	SAL_ADDRESS_SET(addr,transport_param,transport);
 }
 
+void sal_address_set_method_param(SalAddress *addr, const char *method) {
+	SAL_ADDRESS_SET(addr, method_param, method);
+}
+
 SalAddress *sal_address_ref(SalAddress *addr){
 	return (SalAddress*)belle_sip_object_ref(BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(addr));
 }
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.h b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
index 97b89a089..60d48fc9c 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.h
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_address_set_secure(LinphoneAddress *addr, bool_t e
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_address_is_sip(const LinphoneAddress *uri);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphoneTransportType linphone_address_get_transport(const LinphoneAddress *uri);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_address_set_transport(LinphoneAddress *uri,LinphoneTransportType type);
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char *linphone_address_get_method_param(const LinphoneAddress *addr);
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_address_set_method_param(LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *method);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	char *linphone_address_as_string(const LinphoneAddress *u);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	char *linphone_address_as_string_uri_only(const LinphoneAddress *u);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC	bool_t linphone_address_weak_equal(const LinphoneAddress *a1, const LinphoneAddress *a2);
diff --git a/include/sal/sal.h b/include/sal/sal.h
index 6e1c4d068..a4e229ec8 100644
--- a/include/sal/sal.h
+++ b/include/sal/sal.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void sal_address_set_secure(SalAddress *addr, bool_t enabled);
 
 SalTransport sal_address_get_transport(const SalAddress* addr);
 const char* sal_address_get_transport_name(const SalAddress* addr);
+const char *sal_address_get_method_param(const SalAddress *addr);
 
 void sal_address_set_display_name(SalAddress *addr, const char *display_name);
 void sal_address_set_username(SalAddress *addr, const char *username);
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ void sal_address_destroy(SalAddress *u);
 void sal_address_set_param(SalAddress *u,const char* name,const char* value);
 void sal_address_set_transport(SalAddress* addr,SalTransport transport);
 void sal_address_set_transport_name(SalAddress* addr,const char* transport);
+void sal_address_set_method_param(SalAddress *addr, const char *method);
 void sal_address_set_params(SalAddress *addr, const char *params);
 void sal_address_set_uri_params(SalAddress *addr, const char *params);
 bool_t sal_address_is_ipv6(const SalAddress *addr);