diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6cb326a..09389e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ Create a new TCP server. Options include:
 
 ``` js
 {
-  allowHalfOpen: false // set to true to allow half open TCP connections
+  allowHalfOpen: false, // set to true to allow half open TCP connections
+  reusePort: true // Disable if you don't want SO_REUSEPORT to be set (SO_REUSEADDR on windows)
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index f443a1c..3b3d35b 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class Connection extends events.EventEmitter {
       this._onwrite,
       this._onread,
       this._onfinish,
-      this._onclose
+      this._onclose,
+      0
     )
 
     if (server) {
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index f3ac717..652fd22 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ const binding = require('./binding')
 const Connection = require('./connection')
 const lookup = require('./lookup')
 const events = require('events')
+const semver = require('semver')
+const os = require('os')
 
 class Server extends events.EventEmitter {
   constructor (opts) {
@@ -10,6 +12,12 @@ class Server extends events.EventEmitter {
 
     this.connections = []
     this.allowHalfOpen = !!opts.allowHalfOpen
+    this.reusePort = (opts.reusePort || opts.reusePort == null) ? 1 : 0
+
+    // SO_REUSEPORT is only supported on kernel 3.9+
+    if (os.platform() === 'linux' && !semver.satisfies(semver.coerce(os.release()), '>=3.9')) {
+      this.reusePort = 0
+    }
 
     this._closed = false
     this._address = null
@@ -71,7 +79,8 @@ class Server extends events.EventEmitter {
       null,
       null,
       null,
-      this._onclose
+      this._onclose,
+      this.reusePort
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8feb20..c186991 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "napi-macros": "^1.3.0",
     "node-gyp-build": "^3.3.0",
+    "semver": "^5.5.1",
     "unordered-set": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/turbo_net.c b/src/turbo_net.c
index 2d38326..daed5fa 100644
--- a/src/turbo_net.c
+++ b/src/turbo_net.c
@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ static void on_uv_connect (uv_connect_t* req, int status) {
 }
 
 NAPI_METHOD(turbo_net_tcp_init) {
-  NAPI_ARGV(8)
+  NAPI_ARGV(9)
   NAPI_ARGV_BUFFER_CAST(turbo_net_tcp_t *, self, 0)
+  NAPI_ARGV_UINT32(reusePort, 8)
 
   int err;
   uv_tcp_t *handle = &(self->handle);
@@ -141,7 +142,28 @@ NAPI_METHOD(turbo_net_tcp_init) {
   handle->data = self;
   self->env = env;
 
-  NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), handle));
+  // SO_REUSEADDR on windows
+  #ifdef _WIN32
+    if (!reusePort) {
+        NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), handle));
+    } else {
+        NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_tcp_init_ex(uv_default_loop(), handle, AF_INET));
+        uv_os_fd_t fd;
+        int on = 1;
+        NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_fileno((const uv_handle_t *) handle, &fd));
+        setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on));
+    }
+  #else
+  if (!reusePort) {
+      NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), handle));
+  } else {
+      NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_tcp_init_ex(uv_default_loop(), handle, AF_INET));
+      uv_os_fd_t fd;
+      int on = 1;
+      NAPI_UV_THROWS(err, uv_fileno((const uv_handle_t *) handle, &fd));
+      setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &on, sizeof(on));
+  }
+  #endif
 
   napi_create_reference(env, argv[1], 1, &(self->ctx));
   napi_create_reference(env, argv[2], 1, &(self->on_alloc_connection));
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index edc5053..f44d5bf 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const tape = require('tape')
 const turbo = require('../')
+const os = require('os')
+const semver = require('semver')
 
 tape('listen', function (t) {
   const server = turbo.createServer()
@@ -46,10 +48,14 @@ tape('address no listen', function (t) {
 })
 
 tape('listen on used port', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer()
+  const server = turbo.createServer({
+    reusePort: false
+  })
 
   server.listen(function () {
-    const another = turbo.createServer()
+    const another = turbo.createServer({
+      reusePort: false
+    })
 
     another.on('error', function (err) {
       server.close()
@@ -60,3 +66,24 @@ tape('listen on used port', function (t) {
     another.listen(server.address().port)
   })
 })
+
+tape(`listen on used port (SO_REUSEPORT) (${os.platform()}:${os.release()})`, function (t) {
+  if (os.platform() === 'linux' && !semver.satisfies(semver.coerce(os.release()), '>=3.9')) {
+    t.pass('SO_REUSEPORT only supported on kernel 3.9+')
+    t.end()
+    return
+  }
+
+  const server = turbo.createServer()
+
+  server.listen(function () {
+    const another = turbo.createServer()
+
+    another.listen(server.address().port, function () {
+      server.close()
+      another.close()
+      t.pass('should not error')
+      t.end()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/write.js b/test/write.js
index 84a61ec..0a43e56 100644
--- a/test/write.js
+++ b/test/write.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const tape = require('tape')
 const turbo = require('../')
 
 tape('writev', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer(echo)
+  const server = turbo.createServer(echo, {reusePort: false})
 
   server.listen(function () {
     const client = turbo.connect(server.address().port)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tape('writev', function (t) {
 })
 
 tape('writev after connect', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer(echo)
+  const server = turbo.createServer(echo, {reusePort: false})
 
   server.listen(function () {
     const client = turbo.connect(server.address().port)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tape('writev after connect', function (t) {
 })
 
 tape('writev before and after connect', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer(echo)
+  const server = turbo.createServer(echo, {reusePort: false})
 
   server.listen(function () {
     const client = turbo.connect(server.address().port)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ tape('writev before and after connect', function (t) {
 })
 
 tape('writev twice', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer(echo)
+  const server = turbo.createServer(echo, {reusePort: false})
 
   server.listen(function () {
     const client = turbo.connect(server.address().port)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ tape('writev twice', function (t) {
 })
 
 tape('write 256 buffers', function (t) {
-  const server = turbo.createServer(echo)
+  const server = turbo.createServer(echo, {reusePort: false})
 
   server.listen(function () {
     const client = turbo.connect(server.address().port)