diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 9a024ceadf..7646fbd51a 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_VERSION:=2.78
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 0149643959..3d3d83334e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ append_interface() {
 	xappend "--interface=$ifname"
 }
 
+append_listenaddress() {
+	xappend "--listen-address=$1"
+}
+
 append_notinterface() {
 	network_get_device ifname "$1" || ifname="$1"
 	xappend "--except-interface=$ifname"
@@ -835,6 +839,7 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 	append_parm "$cfg" "maxport" "--max-port"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "domain" "--domain"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "local" "--server"
+	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "listen_address" append_listenaddress
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "server" append_server
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "rev_server" append_rev_server
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "address" append_address