diff --git a/examples/http3_server.py b/examples/http3_server.py
index dbab6cda..0d7f7675 100644
--- a/examples/http3_server.py
+++ b/examples/http3_server.py
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ def http_event_received(self, event: H3Event) -> None:
             path = path_bytes.decode()
             self._quic._logger.info("HTTP request %s %s", method, path)
 
-            # FIXME: add a public API to retrieve peer address
-            client_addr = self._http._quic._network_paths[0].addr
+            client_addr = self._http._quic.retrieve_peer_address()
             client = (client_addr[0], client_addr[1])
 
             handler: Handler
diff --git a/src/aioquic/quic/connection.py b/src/aioquic/quic/connection.py
index 347a8270..669fd90f 100644
--- a/src/aioquic/quic/connection.py
+++ b/src/aioquic/quic/connection.py
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ def connect(self, addr: NetworkAddress, now: float) -> None:
         self._version = self._configuration.supported_versions[0]
         self._connect(now=now)
 
+    def retrieve_peer_address(self) -> Tuple[bytes, NetworkAddress]:
+        return self._network_paths[0].addr
+
     def datagrams_to_send(self, now: float) -> List[Tuple[bytes, NetworkAddress]]:
         """
         Return a list of `(data, addr)` tuples of datagrams which need to be