diff --git a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
index 98e5d4fbbc..07e3d6bae5 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
@@ -140,13 +140,19 @@ EthernetSettingsView::EthernetSettingsView()
 	layout->AddItem(fDeviceMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 0);
 	layout->AddItem(fDeviceMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 0);
 
+	BStringView* hardwareAddressLabel = new BStringView(
+			"HardwareAddressLabel", B_TRANSLATE("Hardware Address:"));
+	fHardwareAddress = new BStringView("HardwareAddress", "");
+	layout->AddView(hardwareAddressLabel, 0, 1);
+	layout->AddView(fHardwareAddress, 1, 1);
+
 	fNetworkMenuField = new BMenuField(B_TRANSLATE("Network:"), networkMenu);
-	layout->AddItem(fNetworkMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 1);
-	layout->AddItem(fNetworkMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 1);
+	layout->AddItem(fNetworkMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 2);
+	layout->AddItem(fNetworkMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 2);
 
 	fTypeMenuField = new BMenuField(B_TRANSLATE("Mode:"), modeMenu);
-	layout->AddItem(fTypeMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 2);
-	layout->AddItem(fTypeMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 2);
+	layout->AddItem(fTypeMenuField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 3);
+	layout->AddItem(fTypeMenuField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 3);
 
 	fIPTextControl = new IPV4AddressTextControl(
 			B_TRANSLATE("IP address:"), "", NULL);
@@ -157,46 +163,46 @@ EthernetSettingsView::EthernetSettingsView()
 		fIPTextControl->StringWidth("XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX") + inset,
 		B_SIZE_UNSET));
 
-	layout->AddItem(fIPTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 3);
-	layout->AddItem(layoutItem, 1, 3);
+	layout->AddItem(fIPTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 4);
+	layout->AddItem(layoutItem, 1, 4);
 
 	fNetMaskTextControl = new IPV4AddressTextControl(
 			B_TRANSLATE("Netmask:"), "", NULL);
 	SetupTextControl(fNetMaskTextControl);
-	layout->AddItem(fNetMaskTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 4);
-	layout->AddItem(fNetMaskTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 4);
+	layout->AddItem(fNetMaskTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 5);
+	layout->AddItem(fNetMaskTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 5);
 
 	fGatewayTextControl = new IPV4AddressTextControl(
 			B_TRANSLATE("Gateway:"), "", NULL);
 	SetupTextControl(fGatewayTextControl);
-	layout->AddItem(fGatewayTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 5);
-	layout->AddItem(fGatewayTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 5);
+	layout->AddItem(fGatewayTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 6);
+	layout->AddItem(fGatewayTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 6);
 
 	// TODO: Replace the DNS text controls by a BListView with add/remove
 	// functionality and so on...
 	fPrimaryDNSTextControl = new IPV4AddressTextControl(
 			B_TRANSLATE("DNS #1:"), "", NULL);
 	SetupTextControl(fPrimaryDNSTextControl);
-	layout->AddItem(fPrimaryDNSTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 6);
-	layout->AddItem(fPrimaryDNSTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 6);
+	layout->AddItem(fPrimaryDNSTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 7);
+	layout->AddItem(fPrimaryDNSTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 7);
 
 	fSecondaryDNSTextControl = new IPV4AddressTextControl(
 			B_TRANSLATE("DNS #2:"), "", NULL);
 	SetupTextControl(fSecondaryDNSTextControl);
-	layout->AddItem(fSecondaryDNSTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 7);
-	layout->AddItem(fSecondaryDNSTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 7);
+	layout->AddItem(fSecondaryDNSTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 8);
+	layout->AddItem(fSecondaryDNSTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 8);
 
 	fDomainTextControl = new BTextControl(B_TRANSLATE("Domain:"), "", NULL);
 	SetupTextControl(fDomainTextControl);
-	layout->AddItem(fDomainTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 8);
-	layout->AddItem(fDomainTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 8);
+	layout->AddItem(fDomainTextControl->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 9);
+	layout->AddItem(fDomainTextControl->CreateTextViewLayoutItem(), 1, 9);
 
 	fErrorMessage = new BStringView("error", "");
 	fErrorMessage->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT);
 	fErrorMessage->SetFont(be_bold_font);
 	fErrorMessage->SetExplicitMaxSize(BSize(B_SIZE_UNLIMITED, B_SIZE_UNSET));
 
-	layout->AddView(fErrorMessage, 1, 9);
+	layout->AddView(fErrorMessage, 1, 10);
 
 	// button group (TODO: move to window, but take care of
 	// enabling/disabling)
@@ -434,6 +440,10 @@ EthernetSettingsView::_ShowConfiguration(Settings* settings)
 	bool enableControls = false;
 	BMenuItem* item;
 
+	if (settings != NULL)
+		fHardwareAddress->SetText(settings->HardwareAddress());
+	else
+		fHardwareAddress->SetText("");
 	if (settings == NULL || settings->IsDisabled())
 		item = fTypeMenuField->Menu()->FindItem(B_TRANSLATE("Disabled"));
 	else if (settings->AutoConfigure())
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.h b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.h
index 21395294b1..ceb1af671c 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.h
+++ b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private:
 				BButton*		fRevertButton;
 					// TODO: buttons should be moved to window instead
 				BMenuField*		fDeviceMenuField;
+				BStringView*	fHardwareAddress;
 				BMenuField*		fNetworkMenuField;
 				BMenuField*		fTypeMenuField;
 				BTextControl*	fIPTextControl;
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/Settings.cpp b/src/preferences/network/Settings.cpp
index 9290ab0002..f8cf408774 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/network/Settings.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ void
 Settings::ReadConfiguration()
 {
 	BNetworkInterface interface(fName);
+	BNetworkAddress hardwareAddress;
+	if (interface.GetHardwareAddress(hardwareAddress) != B_OK)
+		return;
+
+	fHardwareAddress = hardwareAddress.ToString();
 	BNetworkInterfaceAddress address;
 
 	// TODO: We only get the first address
diff --git a/src/preferences/network/Settings.h b/src/preferences/network/Settings.h
index 11ada9bb5e..efbb436050 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/Settings.h
+++ b/src/preferences/network/Settings.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public:
 			void				SetDisabled(bool disabled)
 									{ fDisabled = disabled; }
 
+			const char*			HardwareAddress() {
+									return fHardwareAddress.String();
+								}
 			const char*			IP()  { return fIP.String(); }
 			const char*			Gateway()  { return fGateway.String(); }
 			const char*			Netmask()  { return fNetmask.String(); }
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 			void				ReadConfiguration();
 
 private:
+			BString				fHardwareAddress;
 			BString				fIP;
 			BString				fGateway;
 			BString				fNetmask;