diff --git a/src/address_family.rs b/src/address_family.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e210b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/address_family.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+use crate::AddressFamily;
+
+impl From<IpAddr> for AddressFamily {
+    fn from(v: IpAddr) -> Self {
+        match v {
+            IpAddr::V4(_) => AddressFamily::Inet,
+            IpAddr::V6(_) => AddressFamily::Inet6,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b391941d..037c57ce 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 //! [rtnetlink_url]: https://docs.rs/rtnetlink
 
 pub mod address;
+mod address_family;
 pub mod link;
 pub mod neighbour;
 pub mod neighbour_table;
diff --git a/src/neighbour/address.rs b/src/neighbour/address.rs
index 8063bfc7..94e7e67d 100644
--- a/src/neighbour/address.rs
+++ b/src/neighbour/address.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
 
 use netlink_packet_core::{DecodeError, Emitable};
 
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ impl Emitable for NeighbourAddress {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<IpAddr> for NeighbourAddress {
+    fn from(v: IpAddr) -> Self {
+        match v {
+            IpAddr::V4(a) => a.into(),
+            IpAddr::V6(a) => a.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Ipv4Addr> for NeighbourAddress {
     fn from(v: Ipv4Addr) -> Self {
         Self::Inet(v)