diff --git a/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.api b/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.api
index 13d0d4eb9fd..7fb6a096f8a 100644
--- a/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.api
+++ b/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.api
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ public final class io/ktor/network/sockets/TypeOfService$Companion {
 
 public final class io/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder : io/ktor/network/sockets/Configurable {
 	public final fun bind (Lio/ktor/network/sockets/SocketAddress;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
+	public final fun bind (Ljava/lang/String;ILkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public static synthetic fun bind$default (Lio/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder;Lio/ktor/network/sockets/SocketAddress;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;ILjava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
+	public static synthetic fun bind$default (Lio/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder;Ljava/lang/String;ILkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;ILjava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public synthetic fun configure (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lio/ktor/network/sockets/Configurable;
 	public fun configure (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)Lio/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder;
 	public final fun connect (Lio/ktor/network/sockets/SocketAddress;Lio/ktor/network/sockets/SocketAddress;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
diff --git a/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.klib.api b/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.klib.api
index c3700e181ed..3af84ac69cc 100644
--- a/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.klib.api
+++ b/ktor-network/api/ktor-network.klib.api
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ final class io.ktor.network.sockets/UDPSocketBuilder : io.ktor.network.sockets/C
         final fun <set-options>(io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions) // io.ktor.network.sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.options.<set-options>|<set-options>(io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions){}[0]
 
     final suspend fun bind(io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketAddress? = ..., kotlin/Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions, kotlin/Unit> = ...): io.ktor.network.sockets/BoundDatagramSocket // io.ktor.network.sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.bind|bind(io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketAddress?;kotlin.Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions,kotlin.Unit>){}[0]
+    final suspend fun bind(kotlin/String = ..., kotlin/Int = ..., kotlin/Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions, kotlin/Unit> = ...): io.ktor.network.sockets/BoundDatagramSocket // io.ktor.network.sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.bind|bind(kotlin.String;kotlin.Int;kotlin.Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions,kotlin.Unit>){}[0]
     final suspend fun connect(io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketAddress, io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketAddress? = ..., kotlin/Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets/SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions, kotlin/Unit> = ...): io.ktor.network.sockets/ConnectedDatagramSocket // io.ktor.network.sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.connect|connect(io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketAddress;io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketAddress?;kotlin.Function1<io.ktor.network.sockets.SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions,kotlin.Unit>){}[0]
 }
 
diff --git a/ktor-network/common/src/io/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.kt b/ktor-network/common/src/io/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.kt
index eb8402565e6..7b680260c45 100644
--- a/ktor-network/common/src/io/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.kt
+++ b/ktor-network/common/src/io/ktor/network/sockets/UDPSocketBuilder.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ public class UDPSocketBuilder internal constructor(
         configure: SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions.() -> Unit = {}
     ): BoundDatagramSocket = udpBind(selector, localAddress, options.udp().apply(configure))
 
+    /**
+     * Bind server socket at [port] to listen to [hostname].
+     */
+    public suspend fun bind(
+        hostname: String = "0.0.0.0",
+        port: Int = 0,
+        configure: SocketOptions.UDPSocketOptions.() -> Unit = {}
+    ): BoundDatagramSocket = bind(InetSocketAddress(hostname, port), configure)
+
     /**
      * Create a datagram socket to listen datagrams at [localAddress] and set to [remoteAddress].
      */
diff --git a/ktor-network/jvmAndPosix/test/io/ktor/network/sockets/tests/UDPSocketTest.kt b/ktor-network/jvmAndPosix/test/io/ktor/network/sockets/tests/UDPSocketTest.kt
index 7c5b9f49893..9ed72e30ba6 100644
--- a/ktor-network/jvmAndPosix/test/io/ktor/network/sockets/tests/UDPSocketTest.kt
+++ b/ktor-network/jvmAndPosix/test/io/ktor/network/sockets/tests/UDPSocketTest.kt
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class UDPSocketTest {
     fun testSendReceive() = testSockets { selector ->
         aSocket(selector)
             .udp()
-            .bind(InetSocketAddress("127.0.0.1", 8000)) {
+            .bind("127.0.0.1", 8000) {
                 reuseAddress = true
             }
             .use { socket ->