diff --git a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
--- a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
+++ b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
@@ -54,12 +54,15 @@
 
     bool linkShouldBeKeptAlive() override;
 
+    QHostAddress hostAddress() const { return mHostAddress; }
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void dataReceived();
 
 private:
     SocketLineReader* mSocketLineReader;
     ConnectionStarted mConnectionSource;
+    QHostAddress mHostAddress;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
--- a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 
     mConnectionSource = connectionSource;
 
+    QHostAddress addr = socket->peerAddress();
+    mHostAddress = (addr.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol) ? QHostAddress(addr.toIPv4Address()) : addr;
+
     QString certString = KdeConnectConfig::instance()->getDeviceProperty(deviceId(), QStringLiteral("certificate"));
     DeviceLink::setPairStatus(certString.isEmpty()? PairStatus::NotPaired : PairStatus::Paired);
 }
diff --git a/core/device.h b/core/device.h
--- a/core/device.h
+++ b/core/device.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <QHostAddress>
 
 #include "networkpackage.h"
 #include "backends/devicelink.h"
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@
     int protocolVersion() { return m_protocolVersion; }
     QStringList supportedPlugins() const { return m_supportedPlugins.toList(); }
 
+    QHostAddress getLocalIpAddress() const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     ///sends a @p np package to the device
     ///virtual for testing purposes.
diff --git a/core/device.cpp b/core/device.cpp
--- a/core/device.cpp
+++ b/core/device.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "kdeconnectplugin.h"
 #include "pluginloader.h"
 #include "backends/devicelink.h"
+#include "backends/lan/landevicelink.h"
 #include "backends/linkprovider.h"
 #include "networkpackage.h"
 #include "kdeconnectconfig.h"
@@ -380,6 +381,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+QHostAddress Device::getLocalIpAddress() const
+{
+    for (DeviceLink* dl : m_deviceLinks) {
+        LanDeviceLink* ldl = dynamic_cast<LanDeviceLink*>(dl);
+        if (ldl) {
+            return ldl->hostAddress();
+        }
+    }
+    return QHostAddress::Null;
+}
+
 Device::DeviceType Device::str2type(const QString &deviceType) {
     if (deviceType == QLatin1String("desktop")) return Desktop;
     if (deviceType == QLatin1String("laptop")) return Laptop;
diff --git a/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp b/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
--- a/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
+++ b/plugins/sftp/mounter.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,17 @@
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("multiPaths"))) path = '/';
     else path = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("path"));
 
+    QHostAddress addr = m_sftp->device()->getLocalIpAddress();
+    if (addr == QHostAddress::Null) {
+        qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_SFTP) << "Device doesn't have a LanDeviceLink, unable to get IP address";
+        return;
+    }
+    QString ip = addr.toString();
+
     const QStringList arguments = QStringList()
         << QStringLiteral("%1@%2:%3").arg(
             np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("user")),
-            np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("ip")),
+            ip,
             path)
         << m_mountPoint
         << QStringLiteral("-p") << np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("port"))