diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddress.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddress.java
index 45c0207..2906798 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddress.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddress.java
@@ -80,6 +80,42 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gets the {@link Ip4Address} view of the IP address.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link Ip4Address} view of the IP address if it is IPv4,
+     * otherwise null
+     */
+    public Ip4Address getIp4Address() {
+        if (version() != Ip4Address.VERSION) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Return this object itself if it is already instance of Ip4Address
+        if (this instanceof Ip4Address) {
+            return (Ip4Address) this;
+        }
+        return Ip4Address.valueOf(octets);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the {@link Ip6Address} view of the IP address.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link Ip6Address} view of the IP address if it is IPv6,
+     * otherwise null
+     */
+    public Ip6Address getIp6Address() {
+        if (version() != Ip6Address.VERSION) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Return this object itself if it is already instance of Ip6Address
+        if (this instanceof Ip6Address) {
+            return (Ip6Address) this;
+        }
+        return Ip6Address.valueOf(octets);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the IP address as a byte array.
      *
      * @return a byte array
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefix.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefix.java
index 83592aa..c2fc175 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefix.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefix.java
@@ -75,6 +75,42 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gets the {@link Ip4Prefix} view of the IP prefix.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link Ip4Prefix} view of the IP prefix if it is IPv4,
+     * otherwise null
+     */
+    public Ip4Prefix getIp4Prefix() {
+        if (version() != Ip4Prefix.VERSION) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Return this object itself if it is already instance of Ip4Prefix
+        if (this instanceof Ip4Prefix) {
+            return (Ip4Prefix) this;
+        }
+        return Ip4Prefix.valueOf(address.getIp4Address(), prefixLength);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the {@link Ip6Prefix} view of the IP prefix.
+     *
+     * @return the {@link Ip6Prefix} view of the IP prefix if it is IPv6,
+     * otherwise null
+     */
+    public Ip6Prefix getIp6Prefix() {
+        if (version() != Ip6Prefix.VERSION) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Return this object itself if it is already instance of Ip6Prefix
+        if (this instanceof Ip6Prefix) {
+            return (Ip6Prefix) this;
+        }
+        return Ip6Prefix.valueOf(address.getIp6Address(), prefixLength);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Converts an integer and a prefix length into an IPv4 prefix.
      *
      * @param address an integer representing the IPv4 address
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddressTest.java b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddressTest.java
index fd0eac4..ad3ca4b 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddressTest.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpAddressTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.onlab.junit.ImmutableClassChecker.assertThatClassIsImmutable;
@@ -77,6 +78,44 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Tests getting the Ip4Address and Ip6Address view of the IP address.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIp4AndIp6AddressView() {
+        IpAddress ipAddress;
+        Ip4Address ip4Address;
+        Ip6Address ip6Address;
+
+        // Pure IPv4 IpAddress
+        ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf("1.2.3.4");
+        ip4Address = ipAddress.getIp4Address();
+        ip6Address = ipAddress.getIp6Address();
+        assertThat(ip4Address.toString(), is("1.2.3.4"));
+        assertNull(ip6Address);
+
+        // IPv4 IpAddress that is Ip4Address
+        ipAddress = Ip4Address.valueOf("1.2.3.4");
+        ip4Address = ipAddress.getIp4Address();
+        ip6Address = ipAddress.getIp6Address();
+        assertThat(ip4Address.toString(), is("1.2.3.4"));
+        assertNull(ip6Address);
+
+        // Pure IPv6 IpAddress
+        ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf("1111:2222::");
+        ip4Address = ipAddress.getIp4Address();
+        ip6Address = ipAddress.getIp6Address();
+        assertNull(ip4Address);
+        assertThat(ip6Address.toString(), is("1111:2222::"));
+
+        // IPv6 IpAddress that is Ip6Address
+        ipAddress = Ip6Address.valueOf("1111:2222::");
+        ip4Address = ipAddress.getIp4Address();
+        ip6Address = ipAddress.getIp6Address();
+        assertNull(ip4Address);
+        assertThat(ip6Address.toString(), is("1111:2222::"));
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Tests returning an IPv4 address as a byte array.
      */
     @Test
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefixTest.java b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefixTest.java
index c2171ce..91a4d49 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefixTest.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/test/java/org/onlab/packet/IpPrefixTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.onlab.junit.ImmutableClassChecker.assertThatClassIsImmutable;
 
@@ -145,6 +146,44 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Tests getting the Ip4Prefix and Ip6Prefix view of the IP prefix.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIp4AndIp6PrefixView() {
+        IpPrefix ipPrefix;
+        Ip4Prefix ip4Prefix;
+        Ip6Prefix ip6Prefix;
+
+        // Pure IPv4 IpPrefix
+        ipPrefix = IpPrefix.valueOf("1.2.3.0/24");
+        ip4Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp4Prefix();
+        ip6Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp6Prefix();
+        assertThat(ip4Prefix.toString(), is("1.2.3.0/24"));
+        assertNull(ip6Prefix);
+
+        // IPv4 IpPrefix that is Ip4Prefix
+        ipPrefix = Ip4Prefix.valueOf("1.2.3.0/24");
+        ip4Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp4Prefix();
+        ip6Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp6Prefix();
+        assertThat(ip4Prefix.toString(), is("1.2.3.0/24"));
+        assertNull(ip6Prefix);
+
+        // Pure IPv6 IpPrefix
+        ipPrefix = IpPrefix.valueOf("1111:2222::/64");
+        ip4Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp4Prefix();
+        ip6Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp6Prefix();
+        assertNull(ip4Prefix);
+        assertThat(ip6Prefix.toString(), is("1111:2222::/64"));
+
+        // IPv6 IpPrefix that is Ip6Prefix
+        ipPrefix = Ip6Prefix.valueOf("1111:2222::/64");
+        ip4Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp4Prefix();
+        ip6Prefix = ipPrefix.getIp6Prefix();
+        assertNull(ip4Prefix);
+        assertThat(ip6Prefix.toString(), is("1111:2222::/64"));
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Tests valueOf() converter for IPv4 integer value.
      */
     @Test