diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 15228da99e..85c22c3745 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ append_server() {
 	xappend "--server=$1"
 }
 
+append_address() {
+	xappend "--address=$1"
+}
+
 append_interface() {
 	local ifname=$(uci_get_state network "$1" ifname "$1")
 	xappend "--interface=$ifname"
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ dnsmasq() {
 	append_parm "$cfg" "domain" "--domain"
 	append_parm "$cfg" "local" "--server"
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "server" append_server
+	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "address" append_address
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "interface" append_interface
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "notinterface" append_notinterface
 	config_list_foreach "$cfg" "addnhosts" append_addnhosts