diff --git a/backend/src/app/db.clj b/backend/src/app/db.clj
index 75412606d..b9886ec7e 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/db.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/db.clj
@@ -333,6 +333,12 @@
       (t/decode-str val)
       val)))
 
+(defn inet
+  [ip-addr]
+  (doto (org.postgresql.util.PGobject.)
+    (.setType "inet")
+    (.setValue (str ip-addr))))
+
 (defn tjson
   "Encode as transit json."
   [data]