diff --git a/include/tins/hw_address.h b/include/tins/hw_address.h
index 5715f8bb..bcf9d6f7 100644
--- a/include/tins/hw_address.h
+++ b/include/tins/hw_address.h
@@ -374,6 +374,20 @@ class HWAddress {
         return !is_broadcast() && !is_multicast();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Indicates whether this is a globally unique address.
+     */
+    bool is_globally_unique() const {
+        return !is_locally_assigned();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * \brief Indicates whether this is a locally assigned address.
+     */
+    bool is_locally_assigned() const {
+        return (*begin() & 0x02);
+    }
+
     /**
      * \brief Convert this address to a hex-notation std::string address.
      * 
diff --git a/tests/src/hw_address_test.cpp b/tests/src/hw_address_test.cpp
index d9244309..69d7637b 100644
--- a/tests/src/hw_address_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/hw_address_test.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,29 @@ TEST_F(HWAddressTest, IsMulticast) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("02:02:03:04:05:06").is_multicast());
 }
 
+TEST_F(HWAddressTest, IsGloballyUnique) {
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("03:02:03:04:05:06").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("de:ad:be:ef:00:00").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("dc:ad:be:ef:00:00").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("00:02:03:04:05:06").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("01:02:03:04:05:06").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("02:01:03:04:05:06").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("04:05:06:07:08:09").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("06:05:06:07:08:09").is_globally_unique());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("08:05:06:07:08:09").is_globally_unique());
+}
+
+TEST_F(HWAddressTest, IsLocallyAssigned) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("00:00:00:00:00:00").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("de:ad:be:ef:00:00").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("12:13:14:15:16:17").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("14:13:12:15:16:17").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(HWAddress<6>("03:00:00:00:00:00").is_locally_assigned());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(HWAddress<6>("05:00:00:00:00:00").is_locally_assigned());
+}
+
 TEST_F(HWAddressTest, CopyAssignmentOperator) {
     HWAddress<6> addr1(byte_address), addr2;
     addr2 = addr1;