diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Mvc/Request.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Mvc/Request.php
index 82583f0ab..c7e8bd9b4 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Mvc/Request.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Mvc/Request.php
@@ -141,4 +141,9 @@ class Request
     {
         return json_decode($this->getRawBody(), true) ?? false;
     }
+
+    public function getClientAddress()
+    {
+        return explode(",", $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? '')[0];
+    }
 }