diff --git a/nsock/include/nsock.h b/nsock/include/nsock.h
index 8f2a7fa69..01cf67632 100644
--- a/nsock/include/nsock.h
+++ b/nsock/include/nsock.h
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ void nsp_settrace(nsock_pool nsp, FILE *file, int level, const struct timeval *b
  * sockets (value of optval will be used directly in the setsockopt() call). */
 void nsp_setbroadcast(nsock_pool nsp, int optval);
 
+/* Sets the name of the interface for new sockets to bind to. */
+void nsp_setdevice(nsock_pool nsp, const char *device);
+
 /* Initializes an Nsock pool to create SSL connections. This sets an internal
  * SSL_CTX, which is like a template that sets options for all connections that
  * are made from it. Returns the SSL_CTX so you can set your own options. */
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c b/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
index e83abac85..3683cbccd 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_connect.c
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ static int nsock_make_socket(mspool *ms, msiod *iod, int family, int proto) {
         nsock_trace(ms, "Setting of IP options failed (IOD #%li)", iod->id);
     }
   }
+  if (ms->device) {
+#ifdef SO_BINDTODEVICE
+    errno = 0;
+    if (setsockopt(iod->sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, ms->device, strlen(ms->device) + 1) == -1) {
+      if ((errno != EPERM && ms->tracelevel > 0) || ms->tracelevel > 5)
+        nsock_trace(ms, "Setting of SO_BROADCAST failed (IOD #%li)", iod->id);
+    }
+#endif
+  }
   if (ms->broadcast) {
     if (setsockopt(iod->sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (const char *)&(ms->broadcast), sizeof(int)) == -1) {
       if (ms->tracelevel > 0)
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
index 8822cee35..47060b936 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ typedef struct {
   /* If true, new sockets will have SO_BROADCAST set */
   int broadcast;
 
+  /* Interface to bind to; only supported on Linux with SO_BINDTODEVICE sockopt. */
+  const char *device;
+
   /* If true, exit the next iteration of nsock_loop with a status of
    * NSOCK_LOOP_QUIT. */
   int quit;
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c b/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
index 55ed0841d..02c41a916 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ void nsp_setbroadcast(nsock_pool nsp, int optval) {
   mt->broadcast = optval;
 }
 
+/* Sets the name of the interface for new sockets to bind to. */
+void nsp_setdevice(nsock_pool nsp, const char *device) {
+  mspool *mt = (mspool *)nsp;
+  mt->device = device;
+}
+
 /* And here is how you create an nsock_pool.  This allocates, initializes, and
  * returns an nsock_pool event aggregator.  In the case of error, NULL will be
  * returned.  If you do not wish to immediately associate any userdata, pass in
@@ -192,6 +198,8 @@ nsock_pool nsp_new(void *userdata) {
 
   nsp->next_event_serial = 1;
 
+  nsp->device = NULL;
+
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL
   nsp->sslctx = NULL;
 #endif