diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
index 2fd7537..e6a7232 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     size_t                           upstream_buf_size;
     ngx_uint_t                       next_upstream_tries;
     ngx_flag_t                       next_upstream;
+    ngx_addr_t                      *local;
 
 #if (NGX_STREAM_SSL)
     ngx_flag_t                       ssl_enable;
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@
     void *child);
 static char *ngx_stream_proxy_pass(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd,
     void *conf);
+static char *ngx_stream_proxy_bind(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd,
+    void *conf);
 
 #if (NGX_STREAM_SSL)
 
@@ -97,6 +100,13 @@
       0,
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("proxy_bind"),
+      NGX_STREAM_MAIN_CONF|NGX_STREAM_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_stream_proxy_bind,
+      NGX_STREAM_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      0,
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("proxy_connect_timeout"),
       NGX_STREAM_MAIN_CONF|NGX_STREAM_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
       ngx_conf_set_msec_slot,
@@ -301,6 +311,8 @@
     u->peer.log = c->log;
     u->peer.log_error = NGX_ERROR_ERR;
 
+    u->peer.local = pscf->local;
+
     uscf = pscf->upstream;
 
     if (uscf->peer.init(s, uscf) != NGX_OK) {
@@ -1093,6 +1105,7 @@
     conf->upstream_buf_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->next_upstream_tries = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     conf->next_upstream = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->local = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
 
 #if (NGX_STREAM_SSL)
     conf->ssl_enable = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
@@ -1133,6 +1146,8 @@
 
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->next_upstream, prev->next_upstream, 1);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(conf->local, prev->local, NULL);
+
 #if (NGX_STREAM_SSL)
 
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->ssl_enable, prev->ssl_enable, 0);
@@ -1290,3 +1305,45 @@
 
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
+
+
+static char *
+ngx_stream_proxy_bind(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
+{
+    ngx_stream_proxy_srv_conf_t *pscf = conf;
+
+    ngx_int_t   rc;
+    ngx_str_t  *value;
+
+    if (pscf->local != NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR) {
+        return "is duplicate";
+    }
+
+    value = cf->args->elts;
+
+    if (ngx_strcmp(value[1].data, "off") == 0) {
+        pscf->local = NULL;
+        return NGX_CONF_OK;
+    }
+
+    pscf->local = ngx_palloc(cf->pool, sizeof(ngx_addr_t));
+    if (pscf->local == NULL) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    rc = ngx_parse_addr(cf->pool, pscf->local, value[1].data, value[1].len);
+
+    switch (rc) {
+    case NGX_OK:
+        pscf->local->name = value[1];
+        return NGX_CONF_OK;
+
+    case NGX_DECLINED:
+        ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                           "invalid address \"%V\"", &value[1]);
+        /* fall through */
+
+    default:
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+}