diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0b845870..779bcb38 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ byobu (3.15) unreleased; urgency=low
     usr/share/byobu/keybindings/screen-escape-keys,
     usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1: add some keybindings for better handling
     of screen splits, LP: #686847
+  * usr/lib/byobu/ip_address: look for the ip address on global scope,
+    helps with labeled and tagged interfaces, LP: #685748
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:19:19 -0600
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:55:52 -0600
 
 byobu (3.14-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
index 4bcbcaec..42a97838 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ fi
 
 case "$IPV6" in
 	1|true|yes)
-		ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -6 addr list dev "$interface")
+		ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -6 addr list dev "$interface" scope global)
 		# Print 'None' if we have no global address
 		[ -z "$ipaddr" ] && ipaddr="None"
 		ipaddr=${ipaddr#* inet6 }
 		ipaddr=${ipaddr%%/*}
 	;;
 	*)
-		ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -4 addr list dev "$interface")
+		ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -4 addr list dev "$interface" scope global)
 		ipaddr=${ipaddr#* inet }
 		ipaddr=${ipaddr%%/*}
 	;;