diff --git a/base/poco/Util/include/Poco/Util/AbstractConfiguration.h b/base/poco/Util/include/Poco/Util/AbstractConfiguration.h
index 926ac3ba8a9..7f58df905c0 100644
--- a/base/poco/Util/include/Poco/Util/AbstractConfiguration.h
+++ b/base/poco/Util/include/Poco/Util/AbstractConfiguration.h
@@ -241,6 +241,20 @@ namespace Util
         /// If the value contains references to other properties (${<property>}), these
         /// are expanded.
 
+        std::string getHost(const std::string & key) const;
+        /// Returns the string value of the host property with the given name.
+        /// Throws a NotFoundException if the key does not exist.
+        /// Throws a SyntaxException if the property is not a valid host (IP address or domain).
+        /// If the value contains references to other properties (${<property>}), these
+        /// are expanded.
+
+        std::string getHost(const std::string & key, const std::string & defaultValue) const;
+        /// If a property with the given key exists, returns the host property's string value,
+        /// otherwise returns the given default value.
+        /// Throws a SyntaxException if the property is not a valid host (IP address or domain).
+        /// If the value contains references to other properties (${<property>}), these
+        /// are expanded.
+
         virtual void setString(const std::string & key, const std::string & value);
         /// Sets the property with the given key to the given value.
         /// An already existing value for the key is overwritten.
@@ -339,12 +353,38 @@ namespace Util
         static bool parseBool(const std::string & value);
         void setRawWithEvent(const std::string & key, std::string value);
 
+        static void checkHostValidity(const std::string & value);
+        /// Throws a SyntaxException if the value is not a valid host (IP address or domain).
+
         virtual ~AbstractConfiguration();
 
     private:
         std::string internalExpand(const std::string & value) const;
         std::string uncheckedExpand(const std::string & value) const;
 
+        static bool isValidIPv4Address(const std::string & value);
+        /// A string value is considered to be a valid IPv4 address if it matches
+        /// "x1.x2.x3.x4", where xi - integer in range 0..255 and may have leading zeroes
+
+        static bool isValidIPv6Address(const std::string & value);
+        /// A string value is considered to be a valid IPv6 address if it matches
+        /// "x1:x2:x3:x4:x5:x6:x7:x8", where xi is hexadecimal integer and consist of 4
+        /// characters or less (but at least 1), xi may have leading zeroes. 
+        /// Letters in hexadecimal representation can be in upper case or lower case.
+        /// One or more consecutive hextets of zeroes can be replaced with "::", but
+        /// "::" can appear only once in a valid IPv6 address.
+
+        static bool isValidDomainName(const std::string & value);
+        /// <domain> ::= <subdomain> [ "." ]
+        /// <subdomain> ::= <label> | <subdomain> "." <label>
+        /// <label> ::= <letter> [ [ <ldh-str> ] <let-dig> ]
+        /// <ldh-str> ::= <let-dig-hyp> | <let-dig-hyp> <ldh-str>
+        /// <let-dig-hyp> ::= <let-dig> | "-"
+        /// <let-dig> ::= <letter> | <digit>
+        /// <letter> ::= any one of the 52 alphabetic characters A through Z in
+        /// upper case and a through z in lower case
+        /// <digit> ::= any one of the ten digits 0 through 9
+
         AbstractConfiguration(const AbstractConfiguration &);
         AbstractConfiguration & operator=(const AbstractConfiguration &);
 
diff --git a/base/poco/Util/src/AbstractConfiguration.cpp b/base/poco/Util/src/AbstractConfiguration.cpp
index 2c892decd9a..418972dd771 100644
--- a/base/poco/Util/src/AbstractConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/base/poco/Util/src/AbstractConfiguration.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,41 @@ bool AbstractConfiguration::getBool(const std::string& key, bool defaultValue) c
 }
 
 
+std::string AbstractConfiguration::getHost(const std::string& key) const
+{
+	Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+
+	std::string value;
+	if (getRaw(key, value))
+	{
+		std::string expandedValue = internalExpand(value);
+		checkHostValidity(expandedValue);
+		return expandedValue;
+	}
+	else
+		throw NotFoundException(key);
+}
+
+
+std::string AbstractConfiguration::getHost(const std::string& key, const std::string& defaultValue) const
+{
+	Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+
+	std::string value;
+	if (getRaw(key, value))
+	{
+		std::string expandedValue = internalExpand(value);
+		checkHostValidity(expandedValue);
+		return expandedValue;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		checkHostValidity(defaultValue);
+		return defaultValue;
+	}
+}
+
+
 void AbstractConfiguration::setString(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
 {
 	setRawWithEvent(key, value);
@@ -529,4 +564,122 @@ void AbstractConfiguration::setRawWithEvent(const std::string& key, std::string
 }
 
 
+void AbstractConfiguration::checkHostValidity(const std::string& value)
+{
+	if (!isValidIPv4Address(value) && !isValidIPv6Address(value) && !isValidDomainName(value))
+	{
+		throw SyntaxException("Property is not a valid host name", value);
+	}
+}
+
+
+bool AbstractConfiguration::isValidIPv4Address(const std::string& value)
+{
+	int octet = 0;
+	int periodsCount = 0;
+	int octetLength = 0;
+
+	for (char ch : value)
+	{
+		if (ch == '.')
+		{
+			if (octetLength == 0 || octet > 255 || octet < 0)
+				return false;
+			++periodsCount;
+			octet = 0;
+			octetLength = 0;
+		}
+		else if (isdigit(ch))
+		{
+			octet = octet * 10 + (ch - '0');
+			if (octet > 255)
+				return false;
+			++octetLength;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return periodsCount == 3 && octetLength > 0 && octet >= 0 && octet <= 255;
+}
+
+
+bool AbstractConfiguration::isValidIPv6Address(const std::string& value)
+{
+	char oldChar = 0;
+	char oldChar2 = 0;
+	int hextetLength = 0;
+	int colonsCount = 0;
+	bool doubleColon = false;
+	if (value.length() > 1 && value[0] == ':' && value[1] != ':')
+		return false;
+
+	for (char ch : value)
+	{
+		if (ch == ':')
+		{
+			if (oldChar == ':')
+			{
+				if (doubleColon)
+					return false;
+				doubleColon = true;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				++colonsCount;
+				hextetLength = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (isdigit(ch) || (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F'))
+		{
+			++hextetLength;
+			if (hextetLength > 4)
+				return false;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		oldChar2 = oldChar;
+		oldChar = ch;
+	}
+	if (oldChar == ':' && oldChar2 == ':')
+		return colonsCount <= 7;
+	else
+		return hextetLength > 0 && ((doubleColon && colonsCount <= 7) || colonsCount == 7);
+}
+
+
+bool AbstractConfiguration::isValidDomainName(const std::string& value)
+{
+	if (value.empty() || value == "." || value.length() > 253)
+		return false;
+	int labelLength = 0;
+	char oldChar = 0;
+
+	for (char ch : value)
+	{
+		if (ch == '.')
+		{
+			if (labelLength == 0 || labelLength > 63 || oldChar == '-')
+				return false;
+			labelLength = 0;
+		}
+		else if (isalnum(ch) || ch == '-')
+		{
+			if (labelLength == 0 && (ch == '-' || isdigit(ch)))
+				return false;
+			++labelLength;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		oldChar = ch;
+	}
+	return oldChar == '.' || (labelLength > 0 && labelLength <= 63 && oldChar != '-');
+}
+
+
 } } // namespace Poco::Util