diff --git a/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/example-udp-receiver.c b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/example-udp-receiver.c
index cc872f1fd..809d37180 100644
--- a/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/example-udp-receiver.c
+++ b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/example-udp-receiver.c
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(udp_process_receiver, ev, data)
   PROCESS_BEGIN();
   PRINTF("Process test UDP receiver started\n");
 
+  PRINTF("Local IPv6 address: ");
+  PRINT6ADDR(&uip_netif_physical_if.addresses[0].ipaddr);
+  PRINTF("\n");
+
 #ifdef UDP_ADDR_A
   uip_ip6addr(&ipaddr,
       UDP_ADDR_A,UDP_ADDR_B,UDP_ADDR_C,UDP_ADDR_D,
diff --git a/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/example-udp-sender.c b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/example-udp-sender.c
index db1de515b..80e997fcc 100644
--- a/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/example-udp-sender.c
+++ b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/example-udp-sender.c
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(udp_process_sender, ev, data)
   PROCESS_BEGIN();
   PRINTF("Process test UDP sender started\n");
 
+  PRINTF("Local IPv6 address: ");
+  PRINT6ADDR(&uip_netif_physical_if.addresses[0].ipaddr);
+  PRINTF("\n");
+
 #ifdef UDP_ADDR_A
   uip_ip6addr(&ipaddr,
       UDP_ADDR_A,UDP_ADDR_B,UDP_ADDR_C,UDP_ADDR_D,