diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f759ff4a..b159c8d7 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ type configuration struct {
 
 // field ordering is important -- yaml fields will mirror ordering from here
 type dnsConfig struct {
-	Port int `yaml:"port"`
+	BindHost  string `yaml:"bind_host"`
+	Port      int    `yaml:"port"`
 
 	dnsforward.FilteringConfig `yaml:",inline"`
 
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ var config = configuration{
 	BindPort:          3000,
 	BindHost:          "127.0.0.1",
 	DNS: dnsConfig{
-		Port: 53,
+		BindHost: "0.0.0.0",
+		Port:     53,
 		FilteringConfig: dnsforward.FilteringConfig{
 			ProtectionEnabled:  true, // whether or not use any of dnsfilter features
 			FilteringEnabled:   true, // whether or not use filter lists
diff --git a/dns.go b/dns.go
index 6ad93d3c..31d89279 100644
--- a/dns.go
+++ b/dns.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func generateServerConfig() dnsforward.ServerConfig {
 	}
 
 	newconfig := dnsforward.ServerConfig{
-		UDPListenAddr:   &net.UDPAddr{Port: config.DNS.Port},
-		TCPListenAddr:   &net.TCPAddr{Port: config.DNS.Port},
+		UDPListenAddr:   &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(config.DNS.BindHost), Port: config.DNS.Port},
+		TCPListenAddr:   &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(config.DNS.BindHost), Port: config.DNS.Port},
 		FilteringConfig: config.DNS.FilteringConfig,
 		Filters:         filters,
 	}