diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index b6c3737da4e9..47eb67b08abd 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct inet_sock {
 				transparent:1,
 				mc_all:1,
 				nodefrag:1;
+	__u8			bind_address_no_port:1;
 	__u8			rcv_tos;
 	__u8			convert_csum;
 	int			uc_index;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/in.h b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
index 641338bef651..83d6236a2f08 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct in_addr {
 #define IP_MINTTL       21
 #define IP_NODEFRAG     22
 #define IP_CHECKSUM	23
+#define IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT	24
 
 /* IP_MTU_DISCOVER values */
 #define IP_PMTUDISC_DONT		0	/* Never send DF frames */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 6ad0f7a711c9..cc858ef44451 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ int inet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		inet->inet_saddr = 0;  /* Use device */
 
 	/* Make sure we are allowed to bind here. */
-	if (sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, snum)) {
+	if ((snum || !inet->bind_address_no_port) &&
+	    sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, snum)) {
 		inet->inet_saddr = inet->inet_rcv_saddr = 0;
 		err = -EADDRINUSE;
 		goto out_release_sock;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 7cfb0893f263..04ae2992a5cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	case IP_TRANSPARENT:
 	case IP_MINTTL:
 	case IP_NODEFRAG:
+	case IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT:
 	case IP_UNICAST_IF:
 	case IP_MULTICAST_TTL:
 	case IP_MULTICAST_ALL:
@@ -732,6 +733,9 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		}
 		inet->nodefrag = val ? 1 : 0;
 		break;
+	case IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT:
+		inet->bind_address_no_port = val ? 1 : 0;
+		break;
 	case IP_MTU_DISCOVER:
 		if (val < IP_PMTUDISC_DONT || val > IP_PMTUDISC_OMIT)
 			goto e_inval;
@@ -1324,6 +1328,9 @@ static int do_ip_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case IP_NODEFRAG:
 		val = inet->nodefrag;
 		break;
+	case IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT:
+		val = inet->bind_address_no_port;
+		break;
 	case IP_MTU_DISCOVER:
 		val = inet->pmtudisc;
 		break;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index f3866c0b6cfe..7de52b65173f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ int inet6_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 		np->saddr = addr->sin6_addr;
 
 	/* Make sure we are allowed to bind here. */
-	if (sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, snum)) {
+	if ((snum || !inet->bind_address_no_port) &&
+	    sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, snum)) {
 		inet_reset_saddr(sk);
 		err = -EADDRINUSE;
 		goto out;