diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 5e1214295..3b93ac200 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -1055,7 +1055,11 @@ registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'umodes',
 
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'vhost',
     registry.String('', _("""Determines what vhost the bot will bind to before
-    connecting to the IRC server.""")))
+    connecting a server (IRC, HTTP, …) via IPv4.""")))
+
+registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'vhostv6',
+    registry.String('', _("""Determines what vhost the bot will bind to before
+    connecting a server (IRC, HTTP, …) via IPv6.""")))
 
 registerGlobalValue(supybot.protocols.irc, 'maxHistoryLength',
     registry.Integer(1000, _("""Determines how many old messages the bot will
diff --git a/src/drivers/Socket.py b/src/drivers/Socket.py
index cab96264a..1dc2984e9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Socket.py
+++ b/src/drivers/Socket.py
@@ -293,8 +293,6 @@ class SocketDriver(drivers.IrcDriver, drivers.ServersMixin):
         drivers.log.connect(self.currentServer)
         try:
             self.conn = utils.net.getSocket(address, socks_proxy)
-            vhost = conf.supybot.protocols.irc.vhost()
-            self.conn.bind((vhost, 0))
         except socket.error as e:
             drivers.log.connectError(self.currentServer, e)
             self.scheduleReconnect()
diff --git a/src/utils/net.py b/src/utils/net.py
index cb8b522a3..45352b74c 100644
--- a/src/utils/net.py
+++ b/src/utils/net.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def getAddressFromHostname(host, attempt=0):
             addresses.append(sockaddr[0])
     return addresses[attempt % len(addresses)]
 
-def getSocket(host, socks_proxy=None):
+def getSocket(host, socks_proxy=None, vhost=None, vhostv6=None):
     """Returns a socket of the correct AF_INET type (v4 or v6) in order to
     communicate with host.
     """
@@ -62,10 +62,21 @@ def getSocket(host, socks_proxy=None):
         s.setproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5, hostname, int(port),
                 rdns=True)
         return s
+    import supybot.conf as conf
     if isIPV4(host):
-        return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        if not vhost:
+            vhost = conf.supybot.protocols.irc.vhost()
+        if vhost:
+            s.bind((vhost, 0))
+        return s
     elif isIPV6(host):
-        return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        if not vhostv6:
+            vhostv6 = conf.supybot.protocols.irc.vhostv6()
+        if vhostv6:
+            s.bind((vhostv6, 0))
+        return s
     else:
         raise socket.error('Something wonky happened.')