diff --git a/socket.c b/socket.c
index 0a24879..3c1ffd3 100644
--- a/socket.c
+++ b/socket.c
@@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ bind_ip_address(int sock_fd, IPSockAddr *addr, int flags)
   if (addr->port > 0 && !SCK_SetIntOption(sock_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, 1))
     ;
 
+#if defined(LINUX) && defined(SO_REUSEPORT)
+  /* Allow multiple instances to bind to the same port in order to enable load
+     balancing.  Don't enable this option on non-Linux systems as it has
+     a slightly different meaning there (with some important implications). */
+  if (addr->port > 0 && !SCK_SetIntOption(sock_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, 1))
+    ;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef IP_FREEBIND
   /* Allow binding to an address that doesn't exist yet */
   if (!SCK_SetIntOption(sock_fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_FREEBIND, 1))
diff --git a/sys_linux.c b/sys_linux.c
index 09b96a9..1f08e64 100644
--- a/sys_linux.c
+++ b/sys_linux.c
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ SYS_Linux_EnableSystemCallFilter(int level, SYS_SystemCallContext context)
     { SOL_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY }, { SOL_IPV6, IPV6_RECVPKTINFO },
 #endif
     { SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST }, { SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR },
+#ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
+    { SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT },
+#endif
     { SOL_SOCKET, SO_TIMESTAMP }, { SOL_SOCKET, SO_TIMESTAMPNS },
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_TIMESTAMPING
     { SOL_SOCKET, SO_SELECT_ERR_QUEUE }, { SOL_SOCKET, SO_TIMESTAMPING },