diff --git a/dtls/server/session.go b/dtls/server/session.go
index 90061a51..5f0d9154 100644
--- a/dtls/server/session.go
+++ b/dtls/server/session.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Session) Run(cc *client.Conn) (err error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read from connection: %w", err)
 		}
 		readBuf = readBuf[:readLen]
-		err = cc.Process(readBuf)
+		err = cc.Process(nil, readBuf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/message/pool/message.go b/message/pool/message.go
index 22cf8865..04fcc58c 100644
--- a/message/pool/message.go
+++ b/message/pool/message.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/plgd-dev/go-coap/v3/message"
 	"github.com/plgd-dev/go-coap/v3/message/codes"
+	"github.com/plgd-dev/go-coap/v3/net"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	// Context context of request.
 	ctx             context.Context
 	msg             message.Message
+	controlMessage  *net.ControlMessage // control message for UDP
 	hijacked        atomic.Bool
 	isModified      bool
 	valueBuffer     []byte
@@ -73,6 +75,22 @@ func (r *Message) SetMessage(message message.Message) {
 	r.isModified = true
 }
 
+func (r *Message) SetControlMessage(cm *net.ControlMessage) {
+	r.controlMessage = cm
+}
+
+func (r *Message) ControlMessage() *net.ControlMessage {
+	return r.controlMessage
+}
+
+// UpsertControlMessage set value only when origin value is not set.
+func (r *Message) UpsertControlMessage(cm *net.ControlMessage) {
+	if r.controlMessage != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	r.SetControlMessage(cm)
+}
+
 // SetMessageID only 0 to 2^16-1 are valid.
 func (r *Message) SetMessageID(mid int32) {
 	r.msg.MessageID = mid
@@ -120,6 +138,7 @@ func (r *Message) Reset() {
 	r.valueBuffer = r.origValueBuffer
 	r.body = nil
 	r.isModified = false
+	r.controlMessage = nil
 	if cap(r.bufferMarshal) > 1024 {
 		r.bufferMarshal = make([]byte, 256)
 	}
@@ -568,6 +587,7 @@ func (r *Message) Clone(msg *Message) error {
 	msg.ResetOptionsTo(r.Options())
 	msg.SetType(r.Type())
 	msg.SetMessageID(r.MessageID())
+	msg.SetControlMessage(r.ControlMessage())
 
 	if r.Body() != nil {
 		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
diff --git a/net/connUDP.go b/net/connUDP.go
index f749b22d..9a565682 100644
--- a/net/connUDP.go
+++ b/net/connUDP.go
@@ -24,10 +24,36 @@ type UDPConn struct {
 }
 
 type ControlMessage struct {
+	Dst     net.IP // destination address, receiving only
 	Src     net.IP // source address, specifying only
 	IfIndex int    // interface index, must be 1 <= value when specifying
 }
 
+func (c *ControlMessage) String() string {
+	if c == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if c.Dst != nil {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Dst: %s, ", c.Dst))
+	}
+	if c.Src != nil {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Src: %s, ", c.Src))
+	}
+	if c.IfIndex >= 1 {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("IfIndex: %d, ", c.IfIndex))
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+// GetIfIndex returns the interface index of the network interface. 0 means no interface index specified.
+func (c *ControlMessage) GetIfIndex() int {
+	if c == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return c.IfIndex
+}
+
 type packetConn interface {
 	SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error
 	WriteTo(b []byte, cm *ControlMessage, dst net.Addr) (n int, err error)
@@ -36,14 +62,18 @@ type packetConn interface {
 	SetMulticastLoopback(on bool) error
 	JoinGroup(ifi *net.Interface, group net.Addr) error
 	LeaveGroup(ifi *net.Interface, group net.Addr) error
+	ReadFrom(b []byte) (n int, cm *ControlMessage, src net.Addr, err error)
 }
 
 type packetConnIPv4 struct {
 	packetConnIPv4 *ipv4.PacketConn
 }
 
-func newPacketConnIPv4(p *ipv4.PacketConn) *packetConnIPv4 {
-	return &packetConnIPv4{p}
+func newPacketConnIPv4(p *ipv4.PacketConn) (*packetConnIPv4, error) {
+	if err := p.SetControlMessage(ipv4.FlagDst|ipv4.FlagInterface|ipv4.FlagSrc, true); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &packetConnIPv4{p}, nil
 }
 
 func (p *packetConnIPv4) SetMulticastInterface(ifi *net.Interface) error {
@@ -65,6 +95,18 @@ func (p *packetConnIPv4) WriteTo(b []byte, cm *ControlMessage, dst net.Addr) (n
 	return p.packetConnIPv4.WriteTo(b, c, dst)
 }
 
+func (p *packetConnIPv4) ReadFrom(b []byte) (int, *ControlMessage, net.Addr, error) {
+	n, cm, src, err := p.packetConnIPv4.ReadFrom(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return n, &ControlMessage{
+		Dst:     cm.Dst,
+		Src:     cm.Src,
+		IfIndex: cm.IfIndex,
+	}, src, err
+}
+
 func (p *packetConnIPv4) SetMulticastHopLimit(hoplim int) error {
 	return p.packetConnIPv4.SetMulticastTTL(hoplim)
 }
@@ -85,8 +127,11 @@ type packetConnIPv6 struct {
 	packetConnIPv6 *ipv6.PacketConn
 }
 
-func newPacketConnIPv6(p *ipv6.PacketConn) *packetConnIPv6 {
-	return &packetConnIPv6{p}
+func newPacketConnIPv6(p *ipv6.PacketConn) (*packetConnIPv6, error) {
+	if err := p.SetControlMessage(ipv6.FlagDst|ipv6.FlagInterface|ipv6.FlagSrc, true); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &packetConnIPv6{p}, nil
 }
 
 func (p *packetConnIPv6) SetMulticastInterface(ifi *net.Interface) error {
@@ -97,6 +142,18 @@ func (p *packetConnIPv6) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	return p.packetConnIPv6.SetWriteDeadline(t)
 }
 
+func (p *packetConnIPv6) ReadFrom(b []byte) (int, *ControlMessage, net.Addr, error) {
+	n, cm, src, err := p.packetConnIPv6.ReadFrom(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return n, &ControlMessage{
+		Dst:     cm.Dst,
+		Src:     cm.Src,
+		IfIndex: cm.IfIndex,
+	}, src, err
+}
+
 func (p *packetConnIPv6) WriteTo(b []byte, cm *ControlMessage, dst net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
 	var c *ipv6.ControlMessage
 	if cm != nil {
@@ -124,10 +181,6 @@ func (p *packetConnIPv6) LeaveGroup(ifi *net.Interface, group net.Addr) error {
 	return p.packetConnIPv6.LeaveGroup(ifi, group)
 }
 
-func (p *packetConnIPv6) SetControlMessage(on bool) error {
-	return p.packetConnIPv6.SetMulticastLoopback(on)
-}
-
 // IsIPv6 return's true if addr is IPV6.
 func IsIPv6(addr net.IP) bool {
 	if ip := addr.To16(); ip != nil && ip.To4() == nil {
@@ -174,10 +227,17 @@ func NewUDPConn(network string, c *net.UDPConn, opts ...UDPOption) *UDPConn {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid address type(%T), UDP address expected", laddr))
 	}
 	var pc packetConn
+	var err error
 	if IsIPv6(addr.IP) {
-		pc = newPacketConnIPv6(ipv6.NewPacketConn(c))
+		pc, err = newPacketConnIPv6(ipv6.NewPacketConn(c))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid UDP connection: %w", err))
+		}
 	} else {
-		pc = newPacketConnIPv4(ipv4.NewPacketConn(c))
+		pc, err = newPacketConnIPv4(ipv4.NewPacketConn(c))
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid UDP connection: %w", err))
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &UDPConn{
@@ -214,11 +274,18 @@ func (c *UDPConn) Close() error {
 func (c *UDPConn) writeToAddr(iface *net.Interface, src *net.IP, multicastHopLimit int, raddr *net.UDPAddr, buffer []byte) error {
 	var pktSrc net.IP
 	var p packetConn
+	var err error
 	if IsIPv6(raddr.IP) {
-		p = newPacketConnIPv6(ipv6.NewPacketConn(c.connection))
+		p, err = newPacketConnIPv6(ipv6.NewPacketConn(c.connection))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		pktSrc = net.IPv6zero
 	} else {
-		p = newPacketConnIPv4(ipv4.NewPacketConn(c.connection))
+		p, err = newPacketConnIPv4(ipv4.NewPacketConn(c.connection))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		pktSrc = net.IPv4zero
 	}
 	if src != nil {
@@ -229,15 +296,14 @@ func (c *UDPConn) writeToAddr(iface *net.Interface, src *net.IP, multicastHopLim
 		return ErrConnectionIsClosed
 	}
 	if iface != nil {
-		if err := p.SetMulticastInterface(iface); err != nil {
+		if err = p.SetMulticastInterface(iface); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if err := p.SetMulticastHopLimit(multicastHopLimit); err != nil {
+	if err = p.SetMulticastHopLimit(multicastHopLimit); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var err error
 	if iface != nil || src != nil {
 		_, err = p.WriteTo(buffer, &ControlMessage{
 			Src:     pktSrc,
@@ -409,7 +475,7 @@ func (c *UDPConn) writeMulticast(ctx context.Context, raddr *net.UDPAddr, buffer
 }
 
 // WriteWithContext writes data with context.
-func (c *UDPConn) WriteWithContext(ctx context.Context, raddr *net.UDPAddr, buffer []byte) error {
+func (c *UDPConn) WriteWithContext(ctx context.Context, raddr *net.UDPAddr, cm *ControlMessage, buffer []byte) error {
 	if raddr == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write with context: invalid raddr")
 	}
@@ -422,7 +488,7 @@ func (c *UDPConn) WriteWithContext(ctx context.Context, raddr *net.UDPAddr, buff
 	if c.closed.Load() {
 		return ErrConnectionIsClosed
 	}
-	n, err := WriteToUDP(c.connection, raddr, buffer)
+	n, err := c.packetConn.WriteTo(buffer, cm, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -434,20 +500,23 @@ func (c *UDPConn) WriteWithContext(ctx context.Context, raddr *net.UDPAddr, buff
 }
 
 // ReadWithContext reads packet with context.
-func (c *UDPConn) ReadWithContext(ctx context.Context, buffer []byte) (int, *net.UDPAddr, error) {
+func (c *UDPConn) ReadWithContext(ctx context.Context, buffer []byte) (int, *ControlMessage, *net.UDPAddr, error) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return -1, nil, ctx.Err()
+		return -1, nil, nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
 	}
 	if c.closed.Load() {
-		return -1, nil, ErrConnectionIsClosed
+		return -1, nil, nil, ErrConnectionIsClosed
 	}
-	n, s, err := c.connection.ReadFromUDP(buffer)
+	n, cm, srcAddr, err := c.packetConn.ReadFrom(buffer)
 	if err != nil {
-		return -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read from udp connection: %w", err)
+		return -1, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read from udp connection: %w", err)
+	}
+	if udpAdrr, ok := srcAddr.(*net.UDPAddr); ok {
+		return n, cm, udpAdrr, nil
 	}
-	return n, s, err
+	return -1, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read from udp connection: invalid srcAddr type %T", srcAddr)
 }
 
 // SetMulticastLoopback sets whether transmitted multicast packets
diff --git a/net/connUDP_test.go b/net/connUDP_test.go
index 5cfe3c8d..78b30d45 100644
--- a/net/connUDP_test.go
+++ b/net/connUDP_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestUDPConnWriteWithContext(t *testing.T) {
 
 	go func() {
 		b := make([]byte, 1024)
-		_, _, errR := c2.ReadWithContext(ctx, b)
+		_, _, _, errR := c2.ReadWithContext(ctx, b)
 		if errR != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestUDPConnWriteWithContext(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err = c1.WriteWithContext(tt.args.ctx, tt.args.udpCtx, tt.args.buffer)
+			err = c1.WriteWithContext(tt.args.ctx, tt.args.udpCtx, nil, tt.args.buffer)
 
 			c1.LocalAddr()
 			c1.RemoteAddr()
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestUDPConnwriteMulticastWithContext(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		b := make([]byte, 1024)
-		n, _, errR := c2.ReadWithContext(ctx, b)
+		n, _, _, errR := c2.ReadWithContext(ctx, b)
 		assert.NoError(t, errR)
 		if n > 0 {
 			b = b[:n]
diff --git a/udp/client/conn.go b/udp/client/conn.go
index 8e20d871..a164c790 100644
--- a/udp/client/conn.go
+++ b/udp/client/conn.go
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ func (cc *Conn) ProcessReceivedMessageWithHandler(req *pool.Message, handler con
 	}()
 	resp := cc.AcquireMessage(cc.Context())
 	resp.SetToken(req.Token())
+	ifIndex := req.ControlMessage().GetIfIndex()
 	w := responsewriter.New(resp, cc, req.Options()...)
 	defer func() {
 		cc.ReleaseMessage(w.Message())
@@ -730,6 +731,7 @@ func (cc *Conn) ProcessReceivedMessageWithHandler(req *pool.Message, handler con
 		// nothing to send
 		return
 	}
+	upsertInterfaceToMessage(w.Message(), ifIndex)
 	errW := cc.writeMessageAsync(w.Message())
 	if errW != nil {
 		cc.closeConnection()
@@ -741,6 +743,15 @@ func (cc *Conn) handlePong(w *responsewriter.ResponseWriter[*Conn], r *pool.Mess
 	cc.sendPong(w, r)
 }
 
+func upsertInterfaceToMessage(m *pool.Message, ifIndex int) {
+	if ifIndex >= 1 {
+		cm := coapNet.ControlMessage{
+			IfIndex: ifIndex,
+		}
+		m.UpsertControlMessage(&cm)
+	}
+}
+
 func (cc *Conn) handleSpecialMessages(r *pool.Message) bool {
 	// ping request
 	if r.Code() == codes.Empty && r.Type() == message.Confirmable && len(r.Token()) == 0 && len(r.Options()) == 0 && r.Body() == nil {
@@ -752,6 +763,7 @@ func (cc *Conn) handleSpecialMessages(r *pool.Message) bool {
 		elem.ReleaseMessage(cc)
 		resp := cc.AcquireMessage(cc.Context())
 		resp.SetToken(r.Token())
+		upsertInterfaceToMessage(resp, r.ControlMessage().GetIfIndex())
 		w := responsewriter.New(resp, cc, r.Options()...)
 		defer func() {
 			cc.ReleaseMessage(w.Message())
@@ -769,7 +781,7 @@ func (cc *Conn) handleSpecialMessages(r *pool.Message) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (cc *Conn) Process(datagram []byte) error {
+func (cc *Conn) Process(cm *coapNet.ControlMessage, datagram []byte) error {
 	if uint32(len(datagram)) > cc.session.MaxMessageSize() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("max message size(%v) was exceeded %v", cc.session.MaxMessageSize(), len(datagram))
 	}
@@ -779,6 +791,7 @@ func (cc *Conn) Process(datagram []byte) error {
 		cc.ReleaseMessage(req)
 		return err
 	}
+	req.SetControlMessage(cm)
 	req.SetSequence(cc.Sequence())
 	cc.checkMyMessageID(req)
 	cc.inactivityMonitor.Notify()
diff --git a/udp/client_test.go b/udp/client_test.go
index a3f5b7dc..5781c7a3 100644
--- a/udp/client_test.go
+++ b/udp/client_test.go
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ func TestClientKeepAliveMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer serverWg.Done()
 		for {
-			_, _, errR := ld.ReadWithContext(ctx, make([]byte, 1024))
+			_, _, _, errR := ld.ReadWithContext(ctx, make([]byte, 1024))
 			if errR != nil {
 				if errors.Is(errR, net.ErrClosed) {
 					return
diff --git a/udp/server/discover.go b/udp/server/discover.go
index aa41af4c..86f81980 100644
--- a/udp/server/discover.go
+++ b/udp/server/discover.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (s *Server) DiscoveryRequest(req *pool.Message, address string, receiverFun
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = c.WriteWithContext(req.Context(), addr, data)
+		err = c.WriteWithContext(req.Context(), addr, nil, data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/udp/server/server.go b/udp/server/server.go
index 8bceeab5..0f512699 100644
--- a/udp/server/server.go
+++ b/udp/server/server.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *Server) Serve(l *coapNet.UDPConn) error {
 
 	for {
 		buf := m
-		n, raddr, err := l.ReadWithContext(s.ctx, buf)
+		n, cm, raddr, err := l.ReadWithContext(s.ctx, buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			wg.Wait()
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (s *Server) Serve(l *coapNet.UDPConn) error {
 			s.cfg.Errors(fmt.Errorf("%v: cannot get client connection: %w", raddr, err))
 			continue
 		}
-		err = cc.Process(buf)
+		err = cc.Process(cm, buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.closeConnection(cc)
 			s.cfg.Errors(fmt.Errorf("%v: cannot process packet: %w", cc.RemoteAddr(), err))
diff --git a/udp/server/session.go b/udp/server/session.go
index 870ff53c..103deb6d 100644
--- a/udp/server/session.go
+++ b/udp/server/session.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *Session) WriteMessage(req *pool.Message) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot marshal: %w", err)
 	}
-	return s.connection.WriteWithContext(req.Context(), s.raddr, data)
+	return s.connection.WriteWithContext(req.Context(), s.raddr, req.ControlMessage(), data)
 }
 
 // WriteMulticastMessage sends multicast to the remote multicast address.
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ func (s *Session) Run(cc *client.Conn) (err error) {
 	m := make([]byte, s.mtu)
 	for {
 		buf := m
-		n, _, err := s.connection.ReadWithContext(s.Context(), buf)
+		n, cm, _, err := s.connection.ReadWithContext(s.Context(), buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		buf = buf[:n]
-		err = cc.Process(buf)
+		err = cc.Process(cm, buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}