diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 2f18026..a8bb486 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl ManageConnection for ConnectionManager {
 
 enum Transport {
     Tcp(TcpOptions),
-    Udp,
+    Udp(UdpOptions),
     #[cfg(unix)]
     Unix,
     #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ struct TcpOptions {
     nodelay: bool,
 }
 
+struct UdpOptions {
+    bind_addr: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl UdpOptions {
+    fn from_url(url: &Url) -> Self {
+        let bind_addr = url.query_pairs().find(|(k, _)| k == "bind").map(|(_, v)| v.to_string());
+        UdpOptions { bind_addr }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
 fn get_param(url: &Url, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
     return url
@@ -173,7 +184,7 @@ impl Transport {
         if let Some(proto) = parts.next() {
             return match proto {
                 "tcp" => Ok(Transport::Tcp(TcpOptions::from_url(url))),
-                "udp" => Ok(Transport::Udp),
+                "udp" => Ok(Transport::Udp(UdpOptions::from_url(url))),
                 #[cfg(unix)]
                 "unix" => Ok(Transport::Unix),
                 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -186,7 +197,7 @@ impl Transport {
 
         let is_udp = url.query_pairs().any(|(ref k, ref v)| k == "udp" && v == "true");
         if is_udp {
-            return Ok(Transport::Udp);
+            return Ok(Transport::Udp(UdpOptions::from_url(url)));
         }
 
         #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -220,7 +231,7 @@ impl Connection {
         let is_ascii = url.query_pairs().any(|(ref k, ref v)| k == "protocol" && v == "ascii");
         let stream: Stream = match transport {
             Transport::Tcp(options) => Stream::Tcp(tcp_stream(url, &options)?),
-            Transport::Udp => Stream::Udp(UdpStream::new(url)?),
+            Transport::Udp(options) => Stream::Udp(UdpStream::new(url, options.bind_addr.as_deref())?),
             #[cfg(unix)]
             Transport::Unix => Stream::Unix(UnixStream::connect(url.path())?),
             #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
diff --git a/src/stream/udp_stream.rs b/src/stream/udp_stream.rs
index cc17245..44c2292 100644
--- a/src/stream/udp_stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream/udp_stream.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,23 @@ pub struct UdpStream {
 }
 
 impl UdpStream {
-    pub fn new(addr: &Url) -> Result<Self, MemcacheError> {
-        let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0")?;
-        socket.connect(&*addr.socket_addrs(|| None)?)?;
+    pub fn new(addr: &Url, bind_addr: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self, MemcacheError> {
+        let remote_addrs = addr.socket_addrs(|| None)?;
+
+        let bind = match bind_addr {
+            Some(addr) => format!("{}:0", addr),
+            None => {
+                // Auto-detect: use loopback if target is loopback
+                if remote_addrs.iter().any(|a| a.ip().is_loopback()) {
+                    "127.0.0.1:0".to_string()
+                } else {
+                    "0.0.0.0:0".to_string()
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let socket = UdpSocket::bind(&bind)?;
+        socket.connect(&*remote_addrs)?;
         return Ok(UdpStream {
             socket,
             read_buf: Vec::new(),