diff --git a/include/ap_listen.h b/include/ap_listen.h
index 58c2574..1a53292 100644
--- a/include/ap_listen.h
+++ b/include/ap_listen.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listenbacklog(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listencbratio(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy, const char *arg);
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listener(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
                                                 int argc, char *const argv[]);
+AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_freelistener(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
+                                                    int argc, char *const argv[]);
+
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_send_buffer_size(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
                                                         const char *arg);
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_receive_buffer_size(cmd_parms *cmd,
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ AP_INIT_TAKE1("ListenCoresBucketsRatio", ap_set_listencbratio, NULL, RSRC_CONF,
   "Ratio between the number of CPU cores (online) and the number of listeners buckets"), \
 AP_INIT_TAKE_ARGV("Listen", ap_set_listener, NULL, RSRC_CONF, \
   "A port number or a numeric IP address and a port number, and an optional protocol"), \
+AP_INIT_TAKE_ARGV("ListenFree", ap_set_freelistener, NULL, RSRC_CONF, \
+  "A port number or a numeric IP address and a port number, and an optional protocol"), \
 AP_INIT_TAKE1("SendBufferSize", ap_set_send_buffer_size, NULL, RSRC_CONF, \
   "Send buffer size in bytes"), \
 AP_INIT_TAKE1("ReceiveBufferSize", ap_set_receive_buffer_size, NULL, \
diff --git a/server/listen.c b/server/listen.c
index 6632be3..c10ca19 100644
--- a/server/listen.c
+++ b/server/listen.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static int ap_listenbacklog;
 static int ap_listencbratio;
 static int send_buffer_size;
 static int receive_buffer_size;
+static int ap_listenfreebind;
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSTEMD
 static int use_systemd = -1;
 #endif
@@ -163,6 +164,21 @@ static apr_status_t make_sock(apr_pool_t *p, ap_listen_rec *server, int do_bind_
     }
 #endif
 
+
+#if defined(APR_SO_FREEBIND)
+    if (ap_listenfreebind) {
+        if (apr_socket_opt_set(s, APR_SO_FREEBIND, one) < 0) {
+            stat = apr_get_netos_error();
+            ap_log_perror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_CRIT, stat, p, APLOGNO(02182)
+                          "make_sock: apr_socket_opt_set: "
+                          "error setting APR_SO_FREEBIND");
+            apr_socket_close(s);
+            return stat;
+       }
+   }
+#endif
+
+
     if (do_bind_listen) {
 #if APR_HAVE_IPV6
         if (server->bind_addr->family == APR_INET6) {
@@ -1004,6 +1020,7 @@ AP_DECLARE(void) ap_listen_pre_config(void)
     }
 }
 
+
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listener(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
                                                 int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
@@ -1069,6 +1086,14 @@ AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listener(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
                           scope_id, NULL, cmd->temp_pool);
 }
 
+AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_freelistener(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy,
+                                                    int argc,
+                                                    char *const argv[])
+{
+    ap_listenfreebind = 1;
+    ap_set_listener(cmd, dummy, argc, argv);
+}
+
 AP_DECLARE_NONSTD(const char *) ap_set_listenbacklog(cmd_parms *cmd,
                                                      void *dummy,
                                                      const char *arg)