Index: modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(revision 620505)
+++ modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(working copy)
@@ -1599,6 +1599,15 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(int) ap_proxy_connect_to_b
                      "proxy: %s: fam %d socket created to connect to %s",
                      proxy_function, backend_addr->family, backend_name);
 
+       if (conf->source_address) {
+           rv = apr_socket_bind(*newsock, conf->source_address);
+           if (rv != APR_SUCCESS) {
+               ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, rv, s,
+                            "proxy: %s: failed to bind socket to local address",
+                            proxy_function);
+           }
+       }
+
         /* make the connection out of the socket */
         rv = apr_socket_connect(*newsock, backend_addr);
 
@@ -2266,6 +2275,7 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(int) ap_proxy_connect_back
     int connected = 0;
     int loglevel;
     apr_sockaddr_t *backend_addr = conn->addr;
+    apr_sockaddr_t *local_addr;
     apr_socket_t *newsock;
     void *sconf = s->module_config;
     proxy_server_conf *conf =
@@ -2339,6 +2349,18 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(int) ap_proxy_connect_back
                      "proxy: %s: fam %d socket created to connect to %s",
                      proxy_function, backend_addr->family, worker->hostname);
 
+        if (conf->source_address_set == 1) {
+            local_addr = apr_pcalloc(conn->pool, sizeof(apr_sockaddr_t));
+            memcpy(local_addr, conf->source_address, sizeof(apr_sockaddr_t));
+            local_addr->pool = conn->pool;
+            rv = apr_socket_bind(newsock, local_addr);
+            if (rv != APR_SUCCESS) {
+                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, rv, s,
+                                "proxy: %s: failed to bind socket to local address",
+                                proxy_function);
+            }
+        }
+
         /* make the connection out of the socket */
         rv = apr_socket_connect(newsock, backend_addr);
 
Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(revision 620505)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(working copy)
@@ -1035,6 +1035,8 @@ static void * create_proxy_config(apr_po
     ps->timeout_set = 0;
     ps->badopt = bad_error;
     ps->badopt_set = 0;
+    ps->source_address = 0;
+    ps->source_address_set = 0;
     ps->pool = p;
 
     return ps;
@@ -1078,6 +1080,8 @@ static void * merge_proxy_config(apr_poo
     ps->badopt_set = overrides->badopt_set || base->badopt_set;
     ps->proxy_status = (overrides->proxy_status_set == 0) ? base->proxy_status : overrides->proxy_status;
     ps->proxy_status_set = overrides->proxy_status_set || base->proxy_status_set;
+    ps->source_address = (overrides->source_address_set == 0) ? base->source_address : overrides->source_address;
+    ps->source_address_set = overrides->source_address_set || base->source_address_set;
     ps->pool = p;
     return ps;
 }
@@ -1846,6 +1850,24 @@ static const char *set_ftp_directory_cha
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static const char *
+    set_source_address(cmd_parms *parms, void *dummy, const char *arg)
+{
+    proxy_server_conf *psf =
+    ap_get_module_config(parms->server->module_config, &proxy_module);
+    struct apr_sockaddr_t *addr;
+
+    if (APR_SUCCESS == apr_sockaddr_info_get(&addr, arg, APR_UNSPEC, 0, 0, psf->pool)) {
+        psf->source_address = addr;
+        psf->source_address_set = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        return "ProxySourceAddress invalid value";
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void ap_add_per_proxy_conf(server_rec *s, ap_conf_vector_t *dir_config)
 {
     proxy_server_conf *sconf = ap_get_module_config(s->module_config,
@@ -2058,6 +2080,8 @@ static const command_rec proxy_cmds[] =
      "A balancer or worker name with list of params"),
     AP_INIT_TAKE1("ProxyFtpDirCharset", set_ftp_directory_charset, NULL,
      RSRC_CONF|ACCESS_CONF, "Define the character set for proxied FTP listings"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("ProxySourceAddress", set_source_address, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
+     "Configure local source IP used for request forward"),
     {NULL}
 };
 
Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(revision 620505)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(working copy)
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ typedef struct {
         status_full
     } proxy_status;             /* Status display options */
     char proxy_status_set;
+    apr_sockaddr_t *source_address;
+    char source_address_set;
     apr_pool_t *pool;           /* Pool used for allocating this struct */
 } proxy_server_conf;