diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
index 5d433b07e..f23899bc5 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
@@ -523,6 +523,20 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
         return (peer == null) ? null : peer.getPublicHostName();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the internal hostname to use when connecting to the specified peer or null if the
+     * peer is not currently connected to this server. Peers connect to one another via their
+     * internal hostname. Do not publish this data to clients out on the Internets.
+     */
+    public String getPeerInternalHostName (String nodeName)
+    {
+        if (_nodeName.equals(nodeName)) {
+            return _self.hostName;
+        }
+        PeerNode peer = _peers.get(nodeName);
+        return (peer == null) ? null : peer.getInternalHostName();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the port on which to connect to the specified peer or -1 if the peer is not
      * currently connected to this server.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
index 8749194ef..5cd57da81 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
@@ -86,21 +86,41 @@ public class PeerNode
         _client.addClientObserver(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the {@link Client} instance that manages our connection to this peer.
+     */
     public Client getClient ()
     {
         return _client;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns this peer's unique string identifier.
+     */
     public String getNodeName ()
     {
         return _record.nodeName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the hostname for external clients to use when connecting to this peer.
+     */
     public String getPublicHostName ()
     {
         return _record.publicHostName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the hostname for internal clients to use when connecting to this peer.
+     */
+    public String getInternalHostName ()
+    {
+        return _record.hostName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the port on which to connect to this peer.
+     */
     public int getPort ()
     {
         return _record.port;