diff --git a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.cpp b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.cpp
index b422a1cb67..3890f8a8b3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ InterprocessConnectionServer::~InterprocessConnectionServer()
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-bool InterprocessConnectionServer::beginWaitingForSocket (const int portNumber)
+bool InterprocessConnectionServer::beginWaitingForSocket (const int portNumber, const String& bindAddress)
 {
     stop();
 
     socket = new StreamingSocket();
 
-    if (socket->createListener (portNumber))
+    if (socket->createListener (portNumber, bindAddress))
     {
         startThread();
         return true;
diff --git a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.h b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.h
index 32350837bc..01bee327dc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.h
+++ b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.h
@@ -57,9 +57,16 @@ public:
 
         Use stop() to stop the thread running.
 
+        @param portNumber    The port on which the server will receive
+                             connections
+        @param bindAddress   The address on which the server will listen
+                             for connections. An empty string indicates
+                             that it should listen on all addresses
+                             assigned to this machine.
+
         @see createConnectionObject, stop
     */
-    bool beginWaitingForSocket (int portNumber);
+    bool beginWaitingForSocket (int portNumber, const String& bindAddress = String());
 
     /** Terminates the listener thread, if it's active.