diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index 41e85b4..5259149 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fmt, str};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::{Async, Future, Poll};
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ struct Config {
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
     tls: TlsBackend,
     http2_only: bool,
+    local_address: Option<IpAddr>,
 }
 
 impl ClientBuilder {
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
                 tls: TlsBackend::default(),
                 http2_only: false,
+                local_address: None,
             },
         }
     }
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                         id.add_to_native_tls(&mut tls)?;
                     }
 
-                    Connector::new_default_tls(tls, proxies.clone())?
+                    Connector::new_default_tls(tls, proxies.clone(), config.local_address)?
                 },
                 #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
                 TlsBackend::Rustls => {
@@ -166,18 +169,19 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                         id.add_to_rustls(&mut tls)?;
                     }
 
-                    Connector::new_rustls_tls(tls, proxies.clone())?
+                    Connector::new_rustls_tls(tls, proxies.clone(), config.local_address)?
                 }
             }
 
             #[cfg(not(feature = "tls"))]
-            Connector::new(proxies.clone())?
+            Connector::new(proxies.clone(), config.local_address)?
         };
 
         let mut builder = ::hyper::Client::builder();
         if config.http2_only {
             builder.http2_only(true);
         }
+
         let hyper_client = builder.build(connector);
 
         let proxies_maybe_http_auth = proxies
@@ -325,6 +329,15 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     pub fn dns_threads(self, _threads: usize) -> ClientBuilder {
         self
     }
+
+    /// Bind to a local IP Address
+    pub fn local_address<T>(mut self, addr: T) -> ClientBuilder
+    where
+        T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>,
+    {
+        self.config.local_address = addr.into();
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 type HyperClient = ::hyper::Client<Connector>;
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index b93deee..455ba39 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::thread;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 use futures::{Async, Future, Stream};
 use futures::future::{self, Either};
@@ -306,6 +307,24 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     pub fn h2_prior_knowledge(self) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.with_inner(|inner| inner.h2_prior_knowledge())
     }
+
+    /// Bind to a local IP Address
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::net::IpAddr;
+    /// let local_addr = IpAddr::from([12, 4, 1, 8]);
+    /// let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+    ///     .local_address(local_addr)
+    ///     .build().unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn local_address<T>(self, addr: T) -> ClientBuilder
+    where
+        T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>,
+    {
+        self.with_inner(move |inner| inner.local_address(addr))
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/connect.rs b/src/connect.rs
index 86f512f..351bd73 100644
--- a/src/connect.rs
+++ b/src/connect.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use http::uri::Scheme;
 use hyper::client::connect::{Connect, Connected, Destination};
 use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
+
 #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
 use native_tls::{TlsConnector, TlsConnectorBuilder};
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use bytes::BufMut;
 
 use std::io;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
 use dns::TrustDnsResolver;
@@ -39,8 +41,13 @@ enum Inner {
 
 impl Connector {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "tls"))]
-    pub(crate) fn new(proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>) -> ::Result<Connector> {
-        let http = http_connector()?;
+    pub(crate) fn new<T>(proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>, local_addr: T) -> ::Result<Connector>
+    where
+        T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>
+    {
+
+        let mut http = http_connector()?;
+        http.set_local_address(local_addr.into());
         Ok(Connector {
             proxies,
             inner: Inner::Http(http)
@@ -48,10 +55,17 @@ impl Connector {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    pub(crate) fn new_default_tls(tls: TlsConnectorBuilder, proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>) -> ::Result<Connector> {
+    pub(crate) fn new_default_tls<T>(
+        tls: TlsConnectorBuilder,
+        proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>,
+        local_addr: T) -> ::Result<Connector>
+        where
+            T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>,
+    {
         let tls = try_!(tls.build());
 
         let mut http = http_connector()?;
+        http.set_local_address(local_addr.into());
         http.enforce_http(false);
         let http = ::hyper_tls::HttpsConnector::from((http, tls.clone()));
 
@@ -62,8 +76,15 @@ impl Connector {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-    pub(crate) fn new_rustls_tls(tls: rustls::ClientConfig, proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>) -> ::Result<Connector> {
+    pub(crate) fn new_rustls_tls<T>(
+        tls: rustls::ClientConfig,
+        proxies: Arc<Vec<Proxy>>,
+        local_addr: T) -> ::Result<Connector>
+        where
+            T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>,
+    {
         let mut http = http_connector()?;
+        http.set_local_address(local_addr.into());
         http.enforce_http(false);
         let http = ::hyper_rustls::HttpsConnector::from((http, tls.clone()));