diff --git a/include/iscsi-private.h b/include/iscsi-private.h
index 8d209b9..c16d672 100644
--- a/include/iscsi-private.h
+++ b/include/iscsi-private.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	char connected_portal[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char portal[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char alias[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
+	char bind_interfaces[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 
 	char user[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
 	char passwd[MAX_STRING_SIZE+1];
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ struct iscsi_context {
 	int login_attempts;
 	int is_loggedin;
 	int is_reconnecting;
+	int bind_interface_cnt;
 
 	int chap_a;
 	int chap_i;
diff --git a/include/iscsi.h b/include/iscsi.h
index 6ac7f0e..fde65c8 100644
--- a/include/iscsi.h
+++ b/include/iscsi.h
@@ -1028,6 +1028,13 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int value);
 EXTERN void 
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int value);
 
+/*
+ * This function is to set the interface that outbound connections for this socket are bound to. 
+ * You max specify more than one interface here separated by comma.
+ */
+EXTERN void
+iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, char * interfaces);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index 2fdc3c2..2540779 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ iscsi_create_context(const char *initiator_name)
 		iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt(iscsi,atoi(getenv("LIBISCSI_TCP_SYNCNT")));
 	}
 
+	if (getenv("LIBISCSI_BIND_INTERFACES") != NULL) {
+		iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(iscsi,getenv("LIBISCSI_BIND_INTERFACES"));
+	}
+
 	return iscsi;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.def b/lib/libiscsi.def
index c3a915c..95f4552 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.def
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.def
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepidle
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepcnt
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt
+iscsi_set_bind_interface
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/libiscsi.syms b/lib/libiscsi.syms
index ddf3e1a..4eaeb67 100644
--- a/lib/libiscsi.syms
+++ b/lib/libiscsi.syms
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ iscsi_set_tcp_keepidle
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepcnt
 iscsi_set_tcp_keepintvl
 iscsi_set_tcp_syncnt
+iscsi_set_bind_interface
 iscsi_startstopunit_sync
 iscsi_startstopunit_task
 iscsi_synchronizecache10_sync
diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 0566dc9..84b427e 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -216,6 +216,30 @@ iscsi_connect_async(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, const char *portal,
 		set_tcp_syncnt(iscsi);
 	}
 
+#if __linux
+	if (iscsi->bind_interfaces[0]) {
+		char *pchr = iscsi->bind_interfaces, *pchr2;
+		int iface_n = rand()%iscsi->bind_interface_cnt;
+		int iface_c = 0;
+		do {
+			pchr2 = strchr(pchr,',');
+			if (iface_c == iface_n) {
+			 if (pchr2) pchr2[0]=0x00;
+			 break;
+			}
+			if (pchr2) {pchr=pchr2+1;}
+		} while (pchr2);
+		
+		int res = setsockopt(iscsi->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, pchr, strlen(pchr));
+		if (res < 0) {
+			DPRINTF(iscsi,1,"failed to bind to interface '%s': %s",pchr,strerror(errno));
+		} else {
+			DPRINTF(iscsi,3,"successfully bound to interface '%s'",pchr);
+		}
+		if (pchr2) pchr2[0]=',';
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (connect(iscsi->fd, ai->ai_addr, socksize) != 0
 	    && errno != EINPROGRESS) {
 		iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Connect failed with errno : "
@@ -647,3 +671,21 @@ int iscsi_set_tcp_keepalive(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int idle, int count, in
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void iscsi_set_bind_interfaces(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, char * interfaces)
+{
+#if __linux
+	strncpy(iscsi->bind_interfaces,interfaces,MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+	iscsi->bind_interface_cnt=0;
+	char * pchr = interfaces;
+	char * pchr2 = NULL;
+	do {
+		pchr2 = strchr(pchr,',');
+		if (pchr2) {pchr=pchr2+1;}
+		iscsi->bind_interface_cnt++;
+	} while (pchr2);
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,2,"will bind to one of the following %d interface(s) on next socket creation: %s",iscsi->bind_interface_cnt,interfaces);
+#else
+	DPRINTF(iscsi,1,"binding to an interface is not supported on your OS");
+#endif
+}