diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
index 9d31975b310..fb9942a8da3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-// TestIntendedInlining tests that specific runtime functions are inlined.
+// TestIntendedInlining tests that specific functions are inlined.
 // This allows refactoring for code clarity and re-use without fear that
 // changes to the compiler will cause silent performance regressions.
 func TestIntendedInlining(t *testing.T) {
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ func TestIntendedInlining(t *testing.T) {
 			"(*rngSource).Int63",
 			"(*rngSource).Uint64",
 		},
+		"net": {
+			"(*UDPConn).ReadFromUDP",
+		},
 	}
 
 	if runtime.GOARCH != "386" && runtime.GOARCH != "mips64" && runtime.GOARCH != "mips64le" && runtime.GOARCH != "riscv64" {
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock.go b/src/net/udpsock.go
index bcd0e2763ea..70f2ce226aa 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock.go
@@ -100,11 +100,20 @@ func (c *UDPConn) SyscallConn() (syscall.RawConn, error) {
 }
 
 // ReadFromUDP acts like ReadFrom but returns a UDPAddr.
-func (c *UDPConn) ReadFromUDP(b []byte) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
+func (c *UDPConn) ReadFromUDP(b []byte) (n int, addr *UDPAddr, err error) {
+	// This function is designed to allow the caller to control the lifetime
+	// of the returned *UDPAddr and thereby prevent an allocation.
+	// See https://blog.filippo.io/efficient-go-apis-with-the-inliner/.
+	// The real work is done by readFromUDP, below.
+	return c.readFromUDP(b, &UDPAddr{})
+}
+
+// readFromUDP implements ReadFromUDP.
+func (c *UDPConn) readFromUDP(b []byte, addr *UDPAddr) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
 	if !c.ok() {
 		return 0, nil, syscall.EINVAL
 	}
-	n, addr, err := c.readFrom(b)
+	n, addr, err := c.readFrom(b, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = &OpError{Op: "read", Net: c.fd.net, Source: c.fd.laddr, Addr: c.fd.raddr, Err: err}
 	}
@@ -113,14 +122,9 @@ func (c *UDPConn) ReadFromUDP(b []byte) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
 
 // ReadFrom implements the PacketConn ReadFrom method.
 func (c *UDPConn) ReadFrom(b []byte) (int, Addr, error) {
-	if !c.ok() {
-		return 0, nil, syscall.EINVAL
-	}
-	n, addr, err := c.readFrom(b)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = &OpError{Op: "read", Net: c.fd.net, Source: c.fd.laddr, Addr: c.fd.raddr, Err: err}
-	}
+	n, addr, err := c.readFromUDP(b, &UDPAddr{})
 	if addr == nil {
+		// Return Addr(nil), not Addr(*UDPConn(nil)).
 		return n, nil, err
 	}
 	return n, addr, err
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go b/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
index 79986ce4da2..1df293d1db9 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte) (n int, addr *UDPAddr, err error) {
+func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte, addr *UDPAddr) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
 	buf := make([]byte, udpHeaderSize+len(b))
 	m, err := c.fd.Read(buf)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte) (n int, addr *UDPAddr, err error) {
 	buf = buf[:m]
 
 	h, buf := unmarshalUDPHeader(buf)
-	n = copy(b, buf)
-	return n, &UDPAddr{IP: h.raddr, Port: int(h.rport)}, nil
+	n := copy(b, buf)
+	*addr = UDPAddr{IP: h.raddr, Port: int(h.rport)}
+	return n, addr, nil
 }
 
 func (c *UDPConn) readMsg(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn, flags int, addr *UDPAddr, err error) {
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock_posix.go b/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
index 58c69f18ad5..3b5346e5732 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ func (a *UDPAddr) toLocal(net string) sockaddr {
 	return &UDPAddr{loopbackIP(net), a.Port, a.Zone}
 }
 
-func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
-	var addr *UDPAddr
+func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte, addr *UDPAddr) (int, *UDPAddr, error) {
 	n, sa, err := c.fd.readFrom(b)
 	switch sa := sa.(type) {
 	case *syscall.SockaddrInet4:
-		addr = &UDPAddr{IP: sa.Addr[0:], Port: sa.Port}
+		*addr = UDPAddr{IP: sa.Addr[0:], Port: sa.Port}
 	case *syscall.SockaddrInet6:
-		addr = &UDPAddr{IP: sa.Addr[0:], Port: sa.Port, Zone: zoneCache.name(int(sa.ZoneId))}
+		*addr = UDPAddr{IP: sa.Addr[0:], Port: sa.Port, Zone: zoneCache.name(int(sa.ZoneId))}
 	}
 	return n, addr, err
 }
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock_test.go b/src/net/udpsock_test.go
index 7a1ed4eb183..8aa64baefe1 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock_test.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock_test.go
@@ -445,3 +445,24 @@ func TestUDPReadSizeError(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkWriteToReadFromUDP(b *testing.B) {
+	conn, err := ListenUDP("udp4", new(UDPAddr))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	addr := conn.LocalAddr()
+	buf := make([]byte, 8)
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, err := conn.WriteTo(buf, addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		_, _, err = conn.ReadFromUDP(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}