diff --git a/coreapi/address.c b/coreapi/address.c
index 35fbe2808..696ff0ba8 100644
--- a/coreapi/address.c
+++ b/coreapi/address.c
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ void linphone_address_set_header(LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *header_name,
 	sal_address_set_header(addr,header_name,header_value);
 }
 
+const char *linphone_address_get_header(const LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *name){
+  return sal_address_get_header(addr,name);
+}
+
 bool_t linphone_address_has_param(const LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *name) {
 	return sal_address_has_param(addr, name);
 }
diff --git a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
index 6a9afe9d5..dbeb9b8e0 100644
--- a/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
+++ b/coreapi/bellesip_sal/sal_address_impl.c
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ void sal_address_set_header(SalAddress *addr, const char *header_name, const cha
 	belle_sip_uri_set_header(belle_sip_header_address_get_uri(BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(addr)),header_name, header_value);
 }
 
+
+const char* sal_address_get_header(const SalAddress *addr, const char *name){
+  return belle_sip_uri_get_header(belle_sip_header_address_get_uri(BELLE_SIP_HEADER_ADDRESS(addr)),name);
+}
+
 void sal_address_set_transport(SalAddress* addr,SalTransport transport){
 	if (!sal_address_is_secure(addr)){
 		SAL_ADDRESS_SET(addr,transport_param,sal_transport_to_string(transport));
diff --git a/include/linphone/address.h b/include/linphone/address.h
index f7eef3f5c..f92ff36f3 100644
--- a/include/linphone/address.h
+++ b/include/linphone/address.h
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char *linphone_address_get_password(const LinphoneAddress
 **/
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_address_set_header(LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *header_name, const char *header_value);
 
+/**
+ * Get the header encoded in the address.
+ * @param addr the address
+**/
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char * linphone_address_get_header(const LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *name);
+
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_address_has_param(const LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *name);
 
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char * linphone_address_get_param(const LinphoneAddress *addr, const char *name);
diff --git a/include/sal/sal.h b/include/sal/sal.h
index 0ca64c958..5a31f304b 100644
--- a/include/sal/sal.h
+++ b/include/sal/sal.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ bool_t sal_address_is_sip(const SalAddress *addr);
 void sal_address_set_password(SalAddress *addr, const char *passwd);
 const char *sal_address_get_password(const SalAddress *addr);
 void sal_address_set_header(SalAddress *addr, const char *header_name, const char *header_value);
+const char *sal_address_get_header(const SalAddress *addr, const char *name);
 
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC Sal * sal_init(MSFactory *factory);
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void sal_uninit(Sal* sal);