diff --git a/samply/src/main.rs b/samply/src/main.rs
index d7387320b..10378ec9b 100644
--- a/samply/src/main.rs
+++ b/samply/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ mod shared;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufReader, BufWriter};
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
@@ -230,6 +232,10 @@ struct ServerArgs {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     no_open: bool,
 
+    /// The address to use for the local web server
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "127.0.0.1")]
+    address: String,
+
     /// The port to use for the local web server
     #[arg(short = 'P', long, default_value = "3000+")]
     port: String,
@@ -554,7 +560,21 @@ impl ServerArgs {
                 std::process::exit(1)
             }
         };
+
+        // parse address from string
+        let address = match IpAddr::from_str(&self.address) {
+            Ok(addr) => addr,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "Could not parse address as IpAddr, got address {:?}, error: {}",
+                    self.address, e
+                );
+                std::process::exit(1)
+            }
+        };
+
         ServerProps {
+            address,
             port_selection,
             verbose: self.verbose,
             open_in_browser,
diff --git a/samply/src/server.rs b/samply/src/server.rs
index 942e6ddfd..9fb0ab443 100644
--- a/samply/src/server.rs
+++ b/samply/src/server.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::ops::Range;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use crate::shared::ctrl_c::CtrlC;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ServerProps {
+    pub address: IpAddr,
     pub port_selection: PortSelection,
     pub verbose: bool,
     pub open_in_browser: bool,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ pub async fn start_server_main(
     start_server(
         Some(file),
         libinfo_map,
+        props.address,
         props.port_selection,
         props.verbose,
         props.open_in_browser,
@@ -70,11 +72,12 @@ impl PortSelection {
 async fn start_server(
     profile_filename: Option<&Path>,
     libinfo_map: HashMap<(String, DebugId), LibraryInfo>,
+    address: IpAddr,
     port_selection: PortSelection,
     verbose: bool,
     open_in_browser: bool,
 ) {
-    let (listener, addr) = make_listener(port_selection).await;
+    let (listener, addr) = make_listener(address, port_selection).await;
 
     let token = generate_token();
     let path_prefix = format!("/{token}");
@@ -179,10 +182,10 @@ fn generate_token() -> String {
     nix_base32::to_nix_base32(&bytes)
 }
 
-async fn make_listener(port_selection: PortSelection) -> (TcpListener, SocketAddr) {
+async fn make_listener(addr: IpAddr, port_selection: PortSelection) -> (TcpListener, SocketAddr) {
     match port_selection {
         PortSelection::OnePort(port) => {
-            let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
+            let addr = SocketAddr::from((addr, port));
             match TcpListener::bind(&addr).await {
                 Ok(listener) => (listener, addr),
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ async fn make_listener(port_selection: PortSelection) -> (TcpListener, SocketAdd
         PortSelection::TryMultiple(range) => {
             let mut error = None;
             for port in range.clone() {
-                let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
+                let addr = SocketAddr::from((addr, port));
                 match TcpListener::bind(&addr).await {
                     Ok(listener) => return (listener, addr),
                     Err(e) => {