diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index f24961ad16..5a5840edb1 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -1009,6 +1009,15 @@ static void qemu_chr_parse_socket(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend,
     sock->addr = addr;
 }
 
+static void
+char_socket_get_addr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                     void *opaque, Error **errp)
+{
+    SocketChardev *s = SOCKET_CHARDEV(obj);
+
+    visit_type_SocketAddress(v, name, &s->addr, errp);
+}
+
 static void char_socket_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     ChardevClass *cc = CHARDEV_CLASS(oc);
@@ -1024,6 +1033,10 @@ static void char_socket_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->chr_add_client = tcp_chr_add_client;
     cc->chr_add_watch = tcp_chr_add_watch;
     cc->chr_update_read_handler = tcp_chr_update_read_handler;
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, "addr", "SocketAddress",
+                              char_socket_get_addr, NULL,
+                              NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo char_socket_type_info = {