diff --git a/docs/requests.md b/docs/requests.md
index e07d6874..295fb854 100644
--- a/docs/requests.md
+++ b/docs/requests.md
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ Router path parameters are exposed as a dictionary interface.
 
 For example: `request.path_params['username']`
 
+#### Client Address
+
+The client's remote address is exposed as a named two-tuple `request.client`.
+Either item in the tuple may be `None`.
+
+The hostname or IP address: `request.client.host`
+
+The port number from which the client is connecting: `request.client.port`
+
 #### Cookies
 
 Cookies are exposed as a regular dictionary interface.
diff --git a/starlette/datastructures.py b/starlette/datastructures.py
index 50f0d5bc..c6fe1e7c 100644
--- a/starlette/datastructures.py
+++ b/starlette/datastructures.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import typing
+from collections import namedtuple
 from urllib.parse import ParseResult, parse_qsl, urlencode, urlparse
 
 from starlette.types import Scope
 
+Address = namedtuple("Address", ["host", "port"])
+
 
 class URL:
     def __init__(
diff --git a/starlette/requests.py b/starlette/requests.py
index 9fae0332..21321519 100644
--- a/starlette/requests.py
+++ b/starlette/requests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import typing
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
-from starlette.datastructures import URL, Headers, QueryParams
+from starlette.datastructures import URL, Address, Headers, QueryParams
 from starlette.formparsers import FormParser, MultiPartParser
 from starlette.types import Message, Receive, Scope
 
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ class HTTPConnection(Mapping):
             self._cookies = cookies
         return self._cookies
 
+    @property
+    def client(self) -> Address:
+        host, port = self._scope.get("client") or (None, None)
+        return Address(host=host, port=port)
+
     @property
     def session(self) -> dict:
         assert (
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index 90ad4e8a..9e02c9ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ def test_request_headers():
     }
 
 
+def test_request_client():
+    def app(scope):
+        async def asgi(receive, send):
+            request = Request(scope, receive)
+            response = JSONResponse(
+                {"host": request.client.host, "port": request.client.port}
+            )
+            await response(receive, send)
+
+        return asgi
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    response = client.get("/")
+    assert response.json() == {"host": "testclient", "port": 50000}
+
+
 def test_request_body():
     def app(scope):
         async def asgi(receive, send):