diff --git a/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h b/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
index 0ae441eb9..90f52aae5 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/receiver-t.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define RX_F_MWORKER            0x00000004  /* keep the FD open in the master but close it in the children */
 #define RX_F_MUST_DUP           0x00000008  /* this receiver's fd must be dup() from a reference; ignore socket-level ops here */
 #define RX_F_NON_SUSPENDABLE    0x00000010  /* this socket cannot be suspended hence must always be unbound */
+#define RX_F_PASS_PKTINFO       0x00000020  /* pass pktinfo in received messages */
 
 /* Bit values for rx_settings->options */
 #define RX_O_FOREIGN            0x00000001  /* receives on foreign addresses */
diff --git a/src/proto_udp.c b/src/proto_udp.c
index 98559745c..7308e988b 100644
--- a/src/proto_udp.c
+++ b/src/proto_udp.c
@@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ int udp_bind_listener(struct listener *listener, char *errmsg, int errlen)
 	if (global.tune.frontend_sndbuf)
 		setsockopt(listener->rx.fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &global.tune.frontend_sndbuf, sizeof(global.tune.frontend_sndbuf));
 
+	if (listener->rx.flags & RX_F_PASS_PKTINFO) {
+		/* set IP_PKTINFO to retrieve destination address on recv */
+		switch (listener->rx.addr.ss_family) {
+		case AF_INET:
+#if defined(IP_PKTINFO)
+			setsockopt(listener->rx.fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_PKTINFO, &one, sizeof(one));
+#elif defined(IP_RECVDSTADDR)
+			setsockopt(listener->rx.fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_RECVDSTADDR, &one, sizeof(one));
+#endif /* IP_PKTINFO || IP_RECVDSTADDR */
+			break;
+		case AF_INET6:
+#ifdef IPV6_RECVPKTINFO
+			setsockopt(listener->rx.fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_RECVPKTINFO, &one, sizeof(one));
+#endif
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	listener_set_state(listener, LI_LISTEN);
 
  udp_return: