diff --git a/src/hms123311.c b/src/hms123311.c
index 6b104417..b7db4d90 100644
--- a/src/hms123311.c
+++ b/src/hms123311.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Documentation available here.
 #include "doomdef.h"
 #include "d_clisrv.h"
 #include "command.h"
+#include "m_argv.h"
 #include "m_menu.h"
 #include "mserv.h"
 #include "i_tcp.h"/* for current_port */
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ HMS_connect (const char *format, ...)
 		curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_STDERR, logstream);
 	}
 
+	if (M_CheckParm("-bindaddr") && M_IsNextParm())
+	{
+		curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INTERFACE, M_GetNextParm());
+	}
+
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4);