diff --git a/FluentFTP.CSharpExamples/LocalIpAddress.cs b/FluentFTP.CSharpExamples/LocalIpAddress.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a6b8fb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FluentFTP.CSharpExamples/LocalIpAddress.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace CSharpExamples
+{
+	using System.Net;
+	using System.Net.Sockets;
+
+	using FluentFTP;
+
+	public static class LocalIpAddress
+	{
+		public static void LocaIpAddressExample()
+		{
+			// IP addresses for current host inside myprivatedomain
+			var localIpAddresses = new[]
+				                       {
+					                       IPAddress.Parse("10.244.191.143"),
+					                       IPAddress.Parse("fcec:177:cfbd:6555:8f8c::1")
+				                       };
+
+			foreach (var localIpAddress in localIpAddresses)
+			{
+				// let's say that ftp.myprivatedomain has ipv4 and ipv5 addresses
+				using (var f = new FtpClient("ftp.myprivatedomain", "test", "test")
+				{
+					InternetProtocolVersions = localIpAddress.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6 ? FtpIpVersion.IPv6 : FtpIpVersion.IPv4,
+
+					// Equivalent to lftp's ftp:port-ipv[4|6] and net:socket-bind-ipv[4|6] (see http://manpages.org/lftp)
+					LocalIpAddress = localIpAddress
+				})
+				{
+					f.Connect();
+
+					Console.WriteLine($"Connected to {f.RemoteEndPoint} from {f.LocalEndPoint}");
+					foreach (var file in f.GetListing())
+					{
+						Console.Out.WriteLine(file);
+					}
+
+					f.Disconnect();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Connection.cs b/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Connection.cs
index ac8f42567..c4320c1ca 100644
--- a/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Connection.cs
+++ b/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Connection.cs
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ protected FtpClient CloneConnection() {
 			conn.ServerHandler = ServerHandler;
 			conn.UploadDirectoryDeleteExcluded = UploadDirectoryDeleteExcluded;
 			conn.DownloadDirectoryDeleteExcluded = DownloadDirectoryDeleteExcluded;
+			conn.LocalIpAddress = LocalIpAddress;
 
 			// configure new connection as clone of self (.NET core props only)
 #if CORE
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ public virtual void Connect() {
 				}
 
 				if (m_stream == null) {
-					m_stream = new FtpSocketStream(m_SslProtocols);
+					m_stream = new FtpSocketStream(m_SslProtocols, m_LocalIpAddress);
 					m_stream.Client = this;
 					m_stream.ValidateCertificate += new FtpSocketStreamSslValidation(FireValidateCertficate);
 				}
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ public virtual void Connect() {
 			}
 
 			if (m_stream == null) {
-				m_stream = new FtpSocketStream(m_SslProtocols);
+				m_stream = new FtpSocketStream(m_SslProtocols, m_LocalIpAddress);
 				m_stream.Client = this;
 				m_stream.ValidateCertificate += new FtpSocketStreamSslValidation(FireValidateCertficate);
 			}
diff --git a/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Properties.cs b/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Properties.cs
index 6fa96ea8f..d7c039f4b 100644
--- a/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Properties.cs
+++ b/FluentFTP/Client/FtpClient_Properties.cs
@@ -1042,6 +1042,20 @@ public string SendHostDomain {
 			set => m_SendHostDomain = value;
 		}
 
+		private IPAddress m_LocalIpAddress;
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Allow to bind sockets to a particular local IP/interface.
+		/// Useful if you have several usable public IP addresses and want to use a particular one.
+		/// </summary>
+		public IPAddress LocalIpAddress
+		{
+			get => m_LocalIpAddress;
+			set => m_LocalIpAddress = value;
+		}
+
+		public IPEndPoint LocalEndPoint => this.m_stream.LocalEndPoint;
+		public IPEndPoint RemoteEndPoint => this.m_stream.RemoteEndPoint;
+
 		// ADD PROPERTIES THAT NEED TO BE CLONED INTO
 		// FtpClient.CloneConnection()
 	}
diff --git a/FluentFTP/Helpers/LocalPorts.cs b/FluentFTP/Helpers/LocalPorts.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9cbd13ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FluentFTP/Helpers/LocalPorts.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="LocalPorts.cs" company="">
+//   
+// </copyright>
+// <summary>
+//   The local ports.
+// </summary>
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace FluentFTP.Helpers
+{
+	#region Usings
+
+	using System;
+	using System.Collections.Generic;
+	using System.Linq;
+	using System.Net;
+	using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
+
+	#endregion
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// The local ports.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class LocalPorts
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The r.
+		/// </summary>
+		internal static readonly Random R = new Random();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Get available.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="localIpAddress">
+		/// The local ip address.
+		/// </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// The <see cref="int"/>.
+		/// </returns>
+		public static int GetRandomAvailable(IPAddress localIpAddress)
+		{
+			lock (R)
+			{
+				var ipGlobalProperties = IPGlobalProperties.GetIPGlobalProperties();
+				var tcpConnInfoArray = ipGlobalProperties.GetActiveTcpListeners();
+				var inUsePorts = new HashSet<int>(
+					tcpConnInfoArray.Where(ipEndPoint => localIpAddress.Equals(ipEndPoint.Address))
+						.Select(ipEndPoint => ipEndPoint.Port));
+				int localPort;
+				do
+				{
+					localPort = 1025 + R.Next(32000);
+				}
+				while (inUsePorts.Contains(localPort));
+
+				return localPort;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpDataStream.cs b/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpDataStream.cs
index 936998d98..6fdbe9739 100644
--- a/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpDataStream.cs
+++ b/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpDataStream.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public void SetPosition(long pos) {
 		/// Creates a new data stream object
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="conn">The control connection to be used for carrying out this operation</param>
-		public FtpDataStream(FtpClient conn) : base(conn.SslProtocols) {
+		public FtpDataStream(FtpClient conn) : base(conn.SslProtocols, conn.LocalIpAddress) {
 			if (conn == null) {
 				throw new ArgumentException("The control connection cannot be null.");
 			}
diff --git a/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpSocketStream.cs b/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpSocketStream.cs
index 0d77550ab..c8b61a769 100644
--- a/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpSocketStream.cs
+++ b/FluentFTP/Streams/FtpSocketStream.cs
@@ -9,22 +9,28 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
+using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
+
+using FluentFTP.Helpers;
 using FluentFTP.Exceptions;
 #if CORE || NET45
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 #endif
 
 namespace FluentFTP {
+
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Stream class used for talking. Used by FtpClient, extended by FtpDataStream
 	/// </summary>
 	public class FtpSocketStream : Stream, IDisposable {
 		private SslProtocols m_SslProtocols;
+		private IPAddress m_LocalIpAddress;
 		public FtpClient Client;
 
-		public FtpSocketStream(SslProtocols defaultSslProtocols) {
+		public FtpSocketStream(SslProtocols defaultSslProtocols, IPAddress localIpAddress) {
 			m_SslProtocols = defaultSslProtocols;
+			m_LocalIpAddress = localIpAddress;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ public void SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel level, SocketOptionName name, bool
 		/// <param name="ipVersions">Internet Protocol versions to support during the connection phase</param>
 		public void Connect(string host, int port, FtpIpVersion ipVersions) {
 #if CORE
-			IPAddress[] addresses = Dns.GetHostAddressesAsync(host).Result;
+			IPAddress[] addresses = Dns.GetHostAddresses(host);
 #else
 			IAsyncResult ar = null;
 			var addresses = Dns.GetHostAddresses(host);
@@ -861,10 +867,14 @@ public void Connect(string host, int port, FtpIpVersion ipVersions) {
 				}
 
 				m_socket = new Socket(addresses[i].AddressFamily, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
+				BindLocalIfNecessary();
+
 #if CORE
+
+
 				var args = new SocketAsyncEventArgs {
-					RemoteEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(addresses[i], port)
-				};
+						                                    RemoteEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(addresses[i], port)
+					                                    };
 				var connectEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
 				args.Completed += (s, e) => { connectEvent.Set(); };
 
@@ -968,6 +978,7 @@ public async Task ConnectAsync(string host, int port, FtpIpVersion ipVersions, C
 				}
 
 				m_socket = new Socket(addresses[i].AddressFamily, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
+				BindLocalIfNecessary();
 #if CORE
 				await EnableCancellation(m_socket.ConnectAsync(addresses[i], port), token, () => CloseSocket());
 				break;
@@ -1305,6 +1316,22 @@ public void EndAccept(IAsyncResult ar) {
 			}
 		}
 #endif
+		private void BindLocalIfNecessary()
+		{
+			if (this.m_LocalIpAddress == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var localPort = LocalPorts.GetRandomAvailable(m_LocalIpAddress);
+			var localEndpoint = new IPEndPoint(m_LocalIpAddress, localPort);
+
+#if DEBUG
+			Client.LogStatus(FtpTraceLevel.Verbose, $"Will now bind to {localEndpoint}");
+#endif
+
+			this.m_socket.Bind(localEndpoint);
+		}
 
 #if CORE
 		internal SocketAsyncEventArgs BeginAccept() {