diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.c b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ bgp_open(struct bgp_proto *p)
   sk->sport = port;
   sk->iface = ifa;
   sk->vrf = p->p.vrf;
-  sk->flags = 0;
+  sk->flags = p->cf->nonlocal_bind ? SKF_BIND_NLOC : 0;
   sk->tos = IP_PREC_INTERNET_CONTROL;
   sk->rbsize = BGP_RX_BUFFER_SIZE;
   sk->tbsize = BGP_TX_BUFFER_SIZE;
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ bgp_connect(struct bgp_proto *p)	/* Enter Connect state and start establishing c
   s->dport = p->cf->remote_port;
   s->iface = p->neigh ? p->neigh->iface : NULL;
   s->vrf = p->p.vrf;
+  s->flags = p->cf->nonlocal_bind ? SKF_BIND_NLOC : 0;
   s->ttl = p->cf->ttl_security ? 255 : hops;
   s->rbsize = p->cf->enable_extended_messages ? BGP_RX_BUFFER_EXT_SIZE : BGP_RX_BUFFER_SIZE;
   s->tbsize = p->cf->enable_extended_messages ? BGP_TX_BUFFER_EXT_SIZE : BGP_TX_BUFFER_SIZE;
diff --git a/proto/bgp/bgp.h b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
--- a/proto/bgp/bgp.h
+++ b/proto/bgp/bgp.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct bgp_config {
   int peer_type;			/* Internal or external BGP (BGP_PT_*, optional) */
   int multihop;				/* Number of hops if multihop */
   int strict_bind;			/* Bind listening socket to local address */
+  int nonlocal_bind;			/* Bind listening socket even to nonexistent address */
   int ttl_security;			/* Enable TTL security [RFC 5082] */
   int compare_path_lengths;		/* Use path lengths when selecting best route */
   int med_metric;			/* Compare MULTI_EXIT_DISC even between routes from differen ASes */
diff --git a/proto/bgp/config.Y b/proto/bgp/config.Y
--- a/proto/bgp/config.Y
+++ b/proto/bgp/config.Y
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CF_KEYWORDS(BGP, LOCAL, NEIGHBOR, AS, HOLD, TIME, CONNECT, RETRY, KEEPALIVE,
 	STRICT, BIND, CONFEDERATION, MEMBER, MULTICAST, FLOW4, FLOW6, LONG,
 	LIVED, STALE, IMPORT, IBGP, EBGP, MANDATORY, INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, SETS,
 	DYNAMIC, RANGE, NAME, DIGITS, BGP_AIGP, AIGP, ORIGINATE, COST, ENFORCE,
-	FIRST)
+	FIRST, NONLOCAL)
 
 %type <i> bgp_nh
 %type <i32> bgp_afi
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ bgp_proto:
    }
  | bgp_proto DYNAMIC NAME DIGITS expr ';' { BGP_CFG->dynamic_name_digits = $5; if ($5>10) cf_error("Dynamic name digits must be at most 10"); }
  | bgp_proto STRICT BIND bool ';' { BGP_CFG->strict_bind = $4; }
+ | bgp_proto NONLOCAL BIND bool ';' { BGP_CFG->nonlocal_bind = $4; }
  | bgp_proto PATH METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->compare_path_lengths = $4; }
  | bgp_proto MED METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->med_metric = $4; }
  | bgp_proto IGP METRIC bool ';' { BGP_CFG->igp_metric = $4; }