diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a2b175..fca7680 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(headers
     src/asyncudplistener.h
     src/espcrc32builder.h
+    src/espnetworkutils.h
     src/esprandom.h
     src/lockhelper.h
     src/lockingqueue.h
diff --git a/src/asyncudplistener.cpp b/src/asyncudplistener.cpp
index 81cb998..6c63ade 100644
--- a/src/asyncudplistener.cpp
+++ b/src/asyncudplistener.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ UdpPacketWrapper::UdpPacketWrapper(pbuf *pb, const ip_addr_t *raddr, uint16_t rp
         std::memcpy(&_localIp.u_addr.ip6.addr, (uint8_t *)ip6hdr->dest.addr, 16);
         std::memcpy(&_remoteIp.u_addr.ip6.addr, (uint8_t *)ip6hdr->src.addr, 16);
     }
-    std::memcpy(_remoteMac, eth->src.addr, 6);
+    _remoteMac = mac_t{eth->src.addr};
 
     struct netif *netif{NULL};
     void *nif{NULL};
diff --git a/src/asyncudplistener.h b/src/asyncudplistener.h
index b0c93f4..64df94f 100644
--- a/src/asyncudplistener.h
+++ b/src/asyncudplistener.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // local includes
 #include "cppmacros.h"
 #include "delayedconstruction.h"
+#include "espnetworkutils.h"
 #include "wrappers/queue.h"
 
 namespace espcpputils {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class UdpPacketWrapper
 public:
     UdpPacketWrapper(pbuf *pb, const ip_addr_t *addr, uint16_t port, struct netif * netif);
 
-    const uint8_t * data() const { return _data; }
+    const uint8_t *data() const { return _data; }
     size_t length() const { return _len; }
     bool isBroadcast() const
     {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public:
 
     uint16_t remotePort() const { return _remotePort; }
 
-    void remoteMac(uint8_t * mac) const { std::memcpy(mac, _remoteMac, 6); }
+    mac_t remoteMac() const { return _remoteMac; }
 
 private:
     const pbuf *_pb;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ private:
     uint16_t _localPort;
     ip_addr_t _remoteIp;
     uint16_t _remotePort;
-    uint8_t _remoteMac[6];
+    mac_t _remoteMac;
     const uint8_t *_data;
     size_t _len;
     size_t _index;
diff --git a/src/espnetworkutils.h b/src/espnetworkutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4b5eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/espnetworkutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// system includes
+#include <array>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace espcpputils {
+class mac_t : public std::array<uint8_t, 6>
+{
+public:
+    using std::array<uint8_t, 6>::array;
+
+    explicit mac_t(const uint8_t *ptr)
+    {
+        std::copy(ptr, ptr+6, std::begin(*this));
+    }
+
+    std::string toString() const
+    {
+        char macStr[18]{0};
+        snprintf(macStr, 18, "%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", at(0), at(1), at(2), at(3), at(4), at(5));
+        return std::string{macStr};
+    }
+};
+} // namespace