diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index e6cc4b3..6b8b7a9 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
@@ -99,3 +101,17 @@ func (c *Context) Set(key string, value interface{}) {
 func (c *Context) Get(key string) interface{} {
 	return c.store[key]
 }
+
+// RealIP uses proxy headers for the real ip, if none exist the IP of the current connection is returned
+func (c *Context) RealIP() string {
+	if ip := c.Request.Header.Get(`X-Forwarded-For`); ip != `` {
+		return strings.Split(ip, `, `)[0]
+	}
+
+	if ip := c.Request.Header.Get(`X-Real-IP`); ip != `` {
+		return ip
+	}
+
+	ra, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(c.Request.RemoteAddr)
+	return ra
+}