diff --git a/src/client/connect.rs b/src/client/connect.rs
index ae90f94d5a..8e0559440b 100644
--- a/src/client/connect.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect.rs
@@ -403,12 +403,16 @@ mod http {
     use self::http_connector::HttpConnectorBlockingTask;
 
 
-    fn connect(addr: &SocketAddr, local_addr: &Option<IpAddr>, handle: &Option<Handle>) -> io::Result<ConnectFuture> {
+    fn connect(addr: &SocketAddr, local_addr: &Option<IpAddr>, handle: &Option<Handle>, reuse_address: bool) -> io::Result<ConnectFuture> {
         let builder = match addr {
             &SocketAddr::V4(_) => TcpBuilder::new_v4()?,
             &SocketAddr::V6(_) => TcpBuilder::new_v6()?,
         };
 
+        if reuse_address {
+            builder.reuse_address(reuse_address)?;
+        }
+
         if let Some(ref local_addr) = *local_addr {
             // Caller has requested this socket be bound before calling connect
             builder.bind(SocketAddr::new(local_addr.clone(), 0))?;
@@ -446,6 +450,7 @@ mod http {
         nodelay: bool,
         local_address: Option<IpAddr>,
         happy_eyeballs_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+        reuse_address: bool,
     }
 
     impl HttpConnector {
@@ -484,6 +489,7 @@ mod http {
                 nodelay: false,
                 local_address: None,
                 happy_eyeballs_timeout: Some(Duration::from_millis(300)),
+                reuse_address: false,
             }
         }
 
@@ -539,6 +545,15 @@ mod http {
         pub fn set_happy_eyeballs_timeout(&mut self, dur: Option<Duration>) {
             self.happy_eyeballs_timeout = dur;
         }
+
+        /// Set that all socket have `SO_REUSEADDR` set to the supplied value `reuse_address`.
+        ///
+        /// Default is `false`.
+        #[inline]
+        pub fn set_reuse_address(&mut self, reuse_address: bool) -> &mut Self {
+            self.reuse_address = reuse_address;
+            self
+        }
     }
 
     impl fmt::Debug for HttpConnector {
@@ -585,6 +600,7 @@ mod http {
                 keep_alive_timeout: self.keep_alive_timeout,
                 nodelay: self.nodelay,
                 happy_eyeballs_timeout: self.happy_eyeballs_timeout,
+                reuse_address: self.reuse_address,
             }
         }
     }
@@ -597,6 +613,7 @@ mod http {
             keep_alive_timeout: None,
             nodelay: false,
             happy_eyeballs_timeout: None,
+            reuse_address: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -630,6 +647,7 @@ mod http {
         keep_alive_timeout: Option<Duration>,
         nodelay: bool,
         happy_eyeballs_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+        reuse_address: bool,
     }
 
     enum State {
@@ -652,7 +670,7 @@ mod http {
                         // skip resolving the dns and start connecting right away.
                         if let Some(addrs) = dns::IpAddrs::try_parse(host, port) {
                             state = State::Connecting(ConnectingTcp::new(
-                                local_addr, addrs, self.happy_eyeballs_timeout));
+                                local_addr, addrs, self.happy_eyeballs_timeout, self.reuse_address));
                         } else {
                             let host = mem::replace(host, String::new());
                             let work = dns::Work::new(host, port);
@@ -664,7 +682,7 @@ mod http {
                             Async::NotReady => return Ok(Async::NotReady),
                             Async::Ready(addrs) => {
                                 state = State::Connecting(ConnectingTcp::new(
-                                    local_addr, addrs, self.happy_eyeballs_timeout));
+                                    local_addr, addrs, self.happy_eyeballs_timeout, self.reuse_address));
                             }
                         };
                     },
@@ -696,6 +714,7 @@ mod http {
         local_addr: Option<IpAddr>,
         preferred: ConnectingTcpRemote,
         fallback: Option<ConnectingTcpFallback>,
+        reuse_address: bool,
     }
 
     impl ConnectingTcp {
@@ -703,6 +722,7 @@ mod http {
             local_addr: Option<IpAddr>,
             remote_addrs: dns::IpAddrs,
             fallback_timeout: Option<Duration>,
+            reuse_address: bool,
         ) -> ConnectingTcp {
             if let Some(fallback_timeout) = fallback_timeout {
                 let (preferred_addrs, fallback_addrs) = remote_addrs.split_by_preference();
@@ -711,6 +731,7 @@ mod http {
                         local_addr,
                         preferred: ConnectingTcpRemote::new(preferred_addrs),
                         fallback: None,
+                        reuse_address,
                     };
                 }
 
@@ -721,12 +742,14 @@ mod http {
                         delay: Delay::new(Instant::now() + fallback_timeout),
                         remote: ConnectingTcpRemote::new(fallback_addrs),
                     }),
+                    reuse_address,
                 }
             } else {
                 ConnectingTcp {
                     local_addr,
                     preferred: ConnectingTcpRemote::new(remote_addrs),
                     fallback: None,
+                    reuse_address,
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -757,6 +780,7 @@ mod http {
             &mut self,
             local_addr: &Option<IpAddr>,
             handle: &Option<Handle>,
+            reuse_address: bool,
         ) -> Poll<TcpStream, io::Error> {
             let mut err = None;
             loop {
@@ -768,14 +792,14 @@ mod http {
                             err = Some(e);
                             if let Some(addr) = self.addrs.next() {
                                 debug!("connecting to {}", addr);
-                                *current = connect(&addr, local_addr, handle)?;
+                                *current = connect(&addr, local_addr, handle, reuse_address)?;
                                 continue;
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 } else if let Some(addr) = self.addrs.next() {
                     debug!("connecting to {}", addr);
-                    self.current = Some(connect(&addr, local_addr, handle)?);
+                    self.current = Some(connect(&addr, local_addr, handle, reuse_address)?);
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -788,14 +812,14 @@ mod http {
         // not a Future, since passing a &Handle to poll
         fn poll(&mut self, handle: &Option<Handle>) -> Poll<TcpStream, io::Error> {
             match self.fallback.take() {
-                None => self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle),
-                Some(mut fallback) => match self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle) {
+                None => self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle, self.reuse_address),
+                Some(mut fallback) => match self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle, self.reuse_address) {
                     Ok(Async::Ready(stream)) => {
                         // Preferred successful - drop fallback.
                         Ok(Async::Ready(stream))
                     }
                     Ok(Async::NotReady) => match fallback.delay.poll() {
-                        Ok(Async::Ready(_)) => match fallback.remote.poll(&self.local_addr, handle) {
+                        Ok(Async::Ready(_)) => match fallback.remote.poll(&self.local_addr, handle, self.reuse_address) {
                             Ok(Async::Ready(stream)) => {
                                 // Fallback successful - drop current preferred,
                                 // but keep fallback as new preferred.
@@ -825,7 +849,7 @@ mod http {
                     Err(_) => {
                         // Preferred failed - use fallback as new preferred.
                         self.preferred = fallback.remote;
-                        self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle)
+                        self.preferred.poll(&self.local_addr, handle, self.reuse_address)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -980,7 +1004,7 @@ mod http {
                 }
 
                 let addrs = hosts.iter().map(|host| (host.clone(), addr.port()).into()).collect();
-                let connecting_tcp = ConnectingTcp::new(None, dns::IpAddrs::new(addrs), Some(fallback_timeout));
+                let connecting_tcp = ConnectingTcp::new(None, dns::IpAddrs::new(addrs), Some(fallback_timeout), false);
                 let fut = ConnectingTcpFuture(connecting_tcp);
 
                 let start = Instant::now();