diff --git a/cqlengine/columns.py b/cqlengine/columns.py
index 66286d38..e02ed262 100644
--- a/cqlengine/columns.py
+++ b/cqlengine/columns.py
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ class Bytes(Column):
 class Ascii(Column):
     db_type = 'ascii'
 
+class Inet(Column):
+    db_type = 'inet'
+
 
 class Text(Column):
     db_type = 'text'
diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py b/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
index 0df006e8..1eb2b232 100644
--- a/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
+++ b/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_validation.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from datetime import tzinfo
 from decimal import Decimal as D
 from unittest import TestCase
 from uuid import uuid4, uuid1
+from cassandra import InvalidRequest
 from cqlengine import ValidationError
 from cqlengine.connection import execute
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ from cqlengine.columns import UUID
 from cqlengine.columns import Boolean
 from cqlengine.columns import Float
 from cqlengine.columns import Decimal
+from cqlengine.columns import Inet
 
 from cqlengine.management import sync_table, drop_table
 from cqlengine.models import Model
@@ -345,3 +347,24 @@ class TestTimeUUIDFromDatetime(TestCase):
         # checks that we created a UUID1 with the proper timestamp
         assert new_dt == dt
 
+class TestInet(BaseCassEngTestCase):
+
+    class InetTestModel(Model):
+        id = UUID(primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+        address = Inet()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        drop_table(self.InetTestModel)
+        sync_table(self.InetTestModel)
+
+    def test_inet_saves(self):
+        tmp = self.InetTestModel.create(address="192.168.1.1")
+
+        m = self.InetTestModel.get(id=tmp.id)
+
+        assert m.address == "192.168.1.1"
+
+    def test_non_address_fails(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidRequest):
+            self.InetTestModel.create(address="ham sandwich")
+