diff --git a/doc/variables.xml b/doc/variables.xml
index 224d5669..ac786dd4 100644
--- a/doc/variables.xml
+++ b/doc/variables.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 			<option>interface</option>
 		</term>
 		<listitem>
-			IP address for an interface
+			IP address for an interface, or "No Address" if no address is assigned.
 			<para></para></listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 2bd6b426..e31e3040 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -4718,11 +4718,18 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			}
 #ifdef HAVE_POPEN
 			OBJ(addr) {
-				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%u.%u.%u.%u",
-					obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[2] & 255,
-					obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[3] & 255,
-					obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[4] & 255,
-					obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[5] & 255);
+				if ((obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[2] & 255) == 0
+						&& (obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[3] & 255) == 0
+						&& (obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[4] & 255) == 0
+						&& (obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[5] & 255) == 0) {
+					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "No Address");
+				} else {
+					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%u.%u.%u.%u",
+						obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[2] & 255,
+						obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[3] & 255,
+						obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[4] & 255,
+						obj->data.net->addr.sa_data[5] & 255);
+				}
 			}
 #if defined(__linux__)
 			OBJ(addrs) {