diff --git a/uri.go b/uri.go
index ee5d23d75..21028fe44 100644
--- a/uri.go
+++ b/uri.go
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ func (u *URI) Normalize() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d", scheme, u.host, u.port)
 }
 
+// String returns the address as a string.
+func (u URI) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d", u.scheme, u.host, u.port)
+}
+
 // Equals returns true if the checked URI is equivalent to this URI.
 func (u URI) Equals(other *URI) bool {
 	if other == nil {