diff --git a/src/mserv.c b/src/mserv.c
index ddabdb6c0..1052de80c 100644
--- a/src/mserv.c
+++ b/src/mserv.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static INT32 GetServersList(void)
 //
 // MS_Connect()
 //
-static INT32 MS_Connect(const char *ip_addr, const char *str_port, INT32 async)
+static INT32 MS_SubConnect(const char *ip_addr, const char *str_port, INT32 async, struct sockaddr *bindaddr, socklen_t bindaddrlen)
 {
 #ifdef NONET
 	(void)ip_addr;
@@ -356,44 +356,48 @@ static INT32 MS_Connect(const char *ip_addr, const char *str_port, INT32 async)
 		socket_fd = socket(runp->ai_family, runp->ai_socktype, runp->ai_protocol);
 		if (socket_fd != (SOCKET_TYPE)ERRSOCKET)
 		{
-			if (async) // do asynchronous connection
+			if (!bindaddr || bind(socket_fd, bindaddr, bindaddrlen) == 0)
 			{
+				if (async) // do asynchronous connection
+				{
 #ifdef FIONBIO
 #ifdef WATTCP
-				char res = 1;
+					char res = 1;
 #else
-				unsigned long res = 1;
+					unsigned long res = 1;
 #endif
 
-				ioctl(socket_fd, FIONBIO, &res);
+					ioctl(socket_fd, FIONBIO, &res);
 #endif
 
-				if (connect(socket_fd, runp->ai_addr, (socklen_t)runp->ai_addrlen) == ERRSOCKET)
-				{
-#ifdef _WIN32 // humm, on win32/win64 it doesn't work with EINPROGRESS (stupid windows)
-					if (WSAGetLastError() != WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
-#else
-					if (errno != EINPROGRESS)
-#endif
+					if (connect(socket_fd, runp->ai_addr, (socklen_t)runp->ai_addrlen) == ERRSOCKET)
 					{
-						con_state = MSCS_FAILED;
-						CloseConnection();
-						I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
-						return MS_CONNECT_ERROR;
+#ifdef _WIN32 // humm, on win32/win64 it doesn't work with EINPROGRESS (stupid windows)
+						if (WSAGetLastError() != WSAEWOULDBLOCK)
+#else
+							if (errno != EINPROGRESS)
+#endif
+							{
+								con_state = MSCS_FAILED;
+								CloseConnection();
+								I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
+								return MS_CONNECT_ERROR;
+							}
 					}
+					con_state = MSCS_WAITING;
+					FD_ZERO(&wset);
+					FD_SET(socket_fd, &wset);
+					select_timeout.tv_sec = 0, select_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+					I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
+					return 0;
+				}
+				else if (connect(socket_fd, runp->ai_addr, (socklen_t)runp->ai_addrlen) != ERRSOCKET)
+				{
+					I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
+					return 0;
 				}
-				con_state = MSCS_WAITING;
-				FD_ZERO(&wset);
-				FD_SET(socket_fd, &wset);
-				select_timeout.tv_sec = 0, select_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-				I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
-				return 0;
-			}
-			else if (connect(socket_fd, runp->ai_addr, (socklen_t)runp->ai_addrlen) != ERRSOCKET)
-			{
-				I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
-				return 0;
 			}
+			close(socket_fd);
 		}
 		runp = runp->ai_next;
 	}
@@ -402,6 +406,42 @@ static INT32 MS_Connect(const char *ip_addr, const char *str_port, INT32 async)
 	return MS_CONNECT_ERROR;
 }
 
+static INT32 MS_Connect(const char *ip_addr, const char *str_port, INT32 async)
+{
+	const char *lhost;
+	struct my_addrinfo hints;
+	struct my_addrinfo *ai, *aip;
+	int c;
+	if (M_CheckParm("-bindaddr") && ( lhost = M_GetNextParm() ))
+	{
+		memset (&hints, 0x00, sizeof(hints));
+#ifdef AI_ADDRCONFIG
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_ADDRCONFIG;
+#endif
+		hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+		hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+		hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
+		if (( c = I_getaddrinfo(lhost, 0, &hints, &ai) ) != 0)
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(
+					"mserv.c: bind to %s: %s\n",
+					lhost,
+					gai_strerror(c));
+			return MS_GETHOSTBYNAME_ERROR;
+		}
+		for (aip = ai; aip; aip = aip->ai_next)
+		{
+			c = MS_SubConnect(ip_addr, str_port, async, aip->ai_addr, aip->ai_addrlen);
+			if (c == 0)
+				return 0;
+		}
+		I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
+		return c;
+	}
+	else
+		return MS_SubConnect(ip_addr, str_port, async, 0, 0);
+}
+
 #define NUM_LIST_SERVER MAXSERVERLIST
 const msg_server_t *GetShortServersList(INT32 room)
 {