diff --git a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
index 61106abcd2..900006668b 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ function convert_ip_to_network_format($ip, $subnet) {
     return $string;
 }
 
+/*
+ * find_interface_ip($interface): return the interface ip (first found)
+ */
+function find_interface_ip($interface) {
+    $ip = system("/sbin/ifconfig {$interface} | grep \"inet \" | cut -d\" \" -f 2");
+    return $ip;
+}
+
 /*
  * find_ip_interface($ip): return the interface where an ip is defined
  */