diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.cpp b/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.cpp
index ab9d664967..8d2c660f22 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
 
+using namespace PacketReader::IP;
+
 namespace PacketReader::NetLib
 {
 	void WriteByte08(u8* data, int* index, u8 value)
@@ -42,6 +44,11 @@ namespace PacketReader::NetLib
 	}
 
 	//Special
+	void WriteIPAddress(u8* data, int* index, IP_Address value)
+	{
+		*(IP_Address*)&data[*index] = value;
+		*index += sizeof(IP_Address);
+	}
 	void WriteByteArray(u8* data, int* index, int length, u8* value)
 	{
 		memcpy(&data[*index], value, length);
@@ -67,6 +74,11 @@ namespace PacketReader::NetLib
 	}
 
 	//Special
+	void ReadIPAddress(u8* data, int* index, IP_Address* value)
+	{
+		*value = *(IP_Address*)&data[*index];
+		*index += sizeof(IP_Address);
+	}
 	void ReadByteArray(u8* data, int* index, int length, u8* value)
 	{
 		memcpy(value, &data[*index], length);
diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.h b/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.h
index 2f29ef6d3a..5860819f40 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.h
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/PacketReader/NetLib.h
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "DEV9/PacketReader/IP/IP_Address.h"
+
 namespace PacketReader::NetLib
 {
 	void WriteByte08(u8* data, int* index, u8 value);
 	void WriteUInt16(u8* data, int* index, u16 value);
 	void WriteUInt32(u8* data, int* index, u32 value);
 
+	void WriteIPAddress(u8* data, int* index, PacketReader::IP::IP_Address value);
 	void WriteByteArray(u8* data, int* index, int length, u8* value);
 
 	void ReadByte08(u8* data, int* index, u8* value);
 	void ReadUInt16(u8* data, int* index, u16* value);
 	void ReadUInt32(u8* data, int* index, u32* value);
 
+	void ReadIPAddress(u8* data, int* index, PacketReader::IP::IP_Address* value);
 	void ReadByteArray(u8* data, int* index, int length, u8* value);
 } // namespace PacketReader::NetLib