diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index f8f2fc6ad5..34897b9549 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ func (cli *Client) UpdateClientVersion(v string) {
 
 }
 
+// DaemonHost returns the host associated with this instance of the Client.
+// This operation doesn't acquire a mutex.
+func (cli *Client) DaemonHost() string {
+	return cli.host
+}
+
 // ParseHost verifies that the given host strings is valid.
 func ParseHost(host string) (string, string, string, error) {
 	protoAddrParts := strings.SplitN(host, "://", 2)
diff --git a/client/interface.go b/client/interface.go
index 678a69ddf7..d5f3a14ec3 100644
--- a/client/interface.go
+++ b/client/interface.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type CommonAPIClient interface {
 	SystemAPIClient
 	VolumeAPIClient
 	ClientVersion() string
+	DaemonHost() string
 	ServerVersion(ctx context.Context) (types.Version, error)
 	UpdateClientVersion(v string)
 }