diff --git a/src/version2.rs b/src/version2.rs
index 6148e62..e9cf47d 100644
--- a/src/version2.rs
+++ b/src/version2.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut as _, BytesMut};
 use snafu::{ensure, Snafu};
-use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6};
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, Eq))]
@@ -51,6 +51,25 @@ pub enum ProxyAddresses {
     },
 }
 
+impl ProxyAddresses {
+    /// Construct IPv4 or IPv6 from given source and destination address.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the addresses use a different IP version.
+    pub fn from_socket_addrs(source: SocketAddr, destination: SocketAddr) -> Option<Self> {
+        match (source, destination) {
+            (SocketAddr::V4(source), SocketAddr::V4(destination)) => Some(Self::Ipv4 {
+                source,
+                destination,
+            }),
+            (SocketAddr::V6(source), SocketAddr::V6(destination)) => Some(Self::Ipv6 {
+                source,
+                destination,
+            }),
+            (_, _) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum ProxyAddressFamily {
     Unspec,