diff --git a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/README.md b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/README.md
index af8847af0..51538968c 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/README.md
+++ b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Commandline option|Meaning
 -u url|URL path part to connect to
 -o|Finish after one connection
 --ssl|Open client connection with ssl
+-i <iface>|Bind the client connection to interface iface
 
 ```
  $ ./lws-minimal-ws-client-echo
diff --git a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/minimal-ws-client-echo.c b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/minimal-ws-client-echo.c
index 25a243fb4..4158e1624 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/minimal-ws-client-echo.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/minimal-ws-client-echo.c
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@ static struct lws_protocols protocols[] = {
 
 static struct lws_context *context;
 static int interrupted, port = 7681, options = 0;
-static const char *url = "/", *ads = "localhost";
+static const char *url = "/", *ads = "localhost", *iface = NULL;
 
 /* pass pointers to shared vars to the protocol */
 
-static const struct lws_protocol_vhost_options pvo_ads = {
+static const struct lws_protocol_vhost_options pvo_iface = {
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
+	"iface",		/* pvo name */
+	(void *)&iface	/* pvo value */
+};
+
+static const struct lws_protocol_vhost_options pvo_ads = {
+	&pvo_iface,
+	NULL,
 	"ads",		/* pvo name */
 	(void *)&ads	/* pvo value */
 };
@@ -119,6 +126,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "-s")))
 		ads = p;
 
+	if ((p = lws_cmdline_option(argc, argv, "-i")))
+		iface = p;
+
 	lwsl_user("options %d, ads %s\n", options, ads);
 
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof info); /* otherwise uninitialized garbage */
diff --git a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/protocol_lws_minimal_client_echo.c b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/protocol_lws_minimal_client_echo.c
index d83279855..4a0d6d769 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/protocol_lws_minimal_client_echo.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/ws-client/minimal-ws-client-echo/protocol_lws_minimal_client_echo.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct vhd_minimal_client_echo {
 	int *options;
 	const char **url;
 	const char **ads;
+	const char **iface;
 	int *port;
 };
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ connect_client(struct vhd_minimal_client_echo *vhd)
 	if ((*vhd->options) & 2)
 		i.ssl_connection |= LCCSCF_USE_SSL;
 	i.vhost = vhd->vhost;
+	i.iface = *vhd->iface;
 	//i.protocol = ;
 	i.pwsi = &vhd->client_wsi;
 
@@ -134,6 +136,9 @@ callback_minimal_client_echo(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason,
 		vhd->url = (const char **)lws_pvo_search(
 			(const struct lws_protocol_vhost_options *)in,
 			"url")->value;
+		vhd->iface = (const char **)lws_pvo_search(
+			(const struct lws_protocol_vhost_options *)in,
+			"iface")->value;
 
 		if (connect_client(vhd))
 			schedule_callback(wsi, LWS_CALLBACK_USER, 1);