diff --git a/include/patty/ax25/address.h b/include/patty/ax25/address.h
index ed501a6..3919830 100644
--- a/include/patty/ax25/address.h
+++ b/include/patty/ax25/address.h
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ typedef struct _patty_ax25_address {
     };
 } patty_ax25_address;
 
+patty_ax25_address *patty_ax25_address_create(const char *callsign, int ssid);
+
+void patty_ax25_address_destroy(patty_ax25_address *address);
+
 #endif /* _PATTY_AX25_ADDRESS_H */
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 51567cb..1fa89e3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ CFLAGS		= $(CGFLAGS) -fPIC -Wall -O2 -I$(INCLUDE_PATH)
 LDFLAGS		=
 
 HEADERS		= kiss.h ax25.h ax25/if.h ax25/macros.h ax25/proto.h \
-		  ax25/frame.h list.h hash.h dict.h
+		  ax25/address.h ax25/frame.h list.h hash.h dict.h
 
-OBJS		= kiss.o ax25.o if.o frame.o list.o hash.o dict.o test.o
+OBJS		= kiss.o ax25.o if.o address.o frame.o list.o hash.o dict.o \
+		  test.o
 
 PROGRAM		= test
 
diff --git a/src/address.c b/src/address.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4a4c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/address.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <patty/ax25/address.h>
+
+patty_ax25_address *patty_ax25_address_create(const char *callsign, int ssid) {
+    patty_ax25_address *addr;
+
+    if ((addr = malloc(sizeof(*addr))) == NULL) {
+        goto error_malloc_addr;
+    }
+
+    strncpy(addr->callsign, callsign, sizeof(addr->callsign));
+
+    addr->ssid = ssid;
+    addr->last = 0;
+    addr->c    = 0;
+
+    return addr;
+
+error_malloc_addr:
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void patty_ax25_address_destroy(patty_ax25_address *address) {
+    free(address);
+}