diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 81686a8b..ced51b2a 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ MANPAGES = ares_cancel.3		\
   ares_set_socket_callback.3		\
   ares_strerror.3			\
   ares_timeout.3			\
-  ares_version.3
+  ares_version.3		        \
+  ares_inet_pton.3                      \
+  ares_inet_ntop.3
 
 HTMLPAGES = ares_cancel.html		\
   ares_destroy.html			\
@@ -153,7 +155,9 @@ HTMLPAGES = ares_cancel.html		\
   ares_set_socket_callback.html		\
   ares_strerror.html			\
   ares_timeout.html			\
-  ares_version.html
+  ares_version.html                     \
+  ares_inet_pton.html                   \
+  ares_inet_ntop.html
 
 PDFPAGES = ares_cancel.pdf		\
   ares_destroy.pdf			\
@@ -194,7 +198,9 @@ PDFPAGES = ares_cancel.pdf		\
   ares_set_socket_callback.pdf		\
   ares_strerror.pdf			\
   ares_timeout.pdf			\
-  ares_version.pdf
+  ares_version.pdf                      \
+  ares_inet_pton.pdf                    \
+  ares_inet_ntop.pdf
 
 SAMPLESOURCES = ares_getopt.c		\
   ares_nowarn.c				\
diff --git a/ares_inet_ntop.3 b/ares_inet_ntop.3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f568dbf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ares_inet_ntop.3
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (C) 2013 by Daniel Stenberg
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+.\" software and its documentation for any purpose and without
+.\" fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
+.\" notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
+.\" notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
+.\" documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
+.\" advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
+.\" software without specific, written prior permission.
+.\" M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of
+.\" this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"
+.\" without express or implied warranty.
+.\"
+.TH ARES_INET_NTOP 3 "17 Feb 2013"
+.SH NAME
+ares_inet_ntop \- convert a network format address to presentation format
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B #include <ares.h>
+.PP
+.B const char *ares_inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, size_t size);
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This is a portable version with the identical functionality of the commonly
+available \fIinet_ntop\fP.
+
+The ares_inet_ntop() function converts a numeric address into a text string
+suitable for presentation. The \fBaf\fP argument shall specify the family of
+the address. This can be AF_INET or AF_INET6.  The \fBsrc\fP argument points
+to a buffer holding an IPv4 address if the af argument is AF_INET, or an IPv6
+address if the af argument is AF_INET6; the address must be in network byte
+order. The \fBdst\fP argument points to a buffer where the function stores the
+resulting text string; it shall not be NULL. The \fBsize\fP argument specifies
+the size of this buffer, which shall be large enough to hold the text string
+(INET_ADDRSTRLEN (16) characters for IPv4, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN (46) characters
+for IPv6).
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR ares_init(3),
+.BR ares_net_pton(3)
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+made properly publicly available in c-ares for real in version 1.10.0
+.SH AUTHOR
+Daniel Stenberg
+
diff --git a/ares_inet_pton.3 b/ares_inet_pton.3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8bc1399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ares_inet_pton.3
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (C) 2013 by Daniel Stenberg
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+.\" software and its documentation for any purpose and without
+.\" fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
+.\" notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
+.\" notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
+.\" documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
+.\" advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
+.\" software without specific, written prior permission.
+.\" M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of
+.\" this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"
+.\" without express or implied warranty.
+.\"
+.TH ARES_INET_PTON 3 "17 Feb 2013"
+.SH NAME
+ares_inet_pton \- convert an IPv4 or IPv6 address from text to binary form
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B #include <ares.h>
+.PP
+.B const char *ares_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst);
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This is a portable version with the identical functionality of the commonly
+available \fIinet_pton\fP.
+
+The ares_inet_pton() function converts the address in its standard text
+presentation form into its numeric binary form. The \fBaf\fP argument shall
+specify the family of the address. The AF_INET and AF_INET6 address families
+shall be supported. The \fBsrc\fP argument points to the string being passed
+in. The \fBdst\fP argument points to a buffer into which the function stores
+the numeric address; this shall be large enough to hold the numeric address
+(32 bits for AF_INET, 128 bits for AF_INET6).
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR ares_init(3),
+.BR ares_net_ntop(3)
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+made properly publicly available in c-ares for real in version 1.10.0
+.SH AUTHOR
+Daniel Stenberg
+