diff --git a/net/tcp/listen.go b/net/tcp/listen.go
index 45efc19c..45a217e3 100644
--- a/net/tcp/listen.go
+++ b/net/tcp/listen.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ListenerFactoryI interface {
-	NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8) (ListenerI, error)
+	NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8, reuseport bool) (ListenerI, error)
 }
 
 type ListenerFactory struct{}
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Listener struct {
 }
 
 // NewListener starts a TCPListener
-func (lf *ListenerFactory) NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8) (ListenerI, error) {
+func (lf *ListenerFactory) NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8, reuseport bool) (ListenerI, error) {
 	l := &Listener{
 		laddr: laddr,
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ func (lf *ListenerFactory) NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8
 	err = unix.SetsockoptInt(fd, unix.SOL_SOCKET, unix.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		unix.Close(fd)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get SO_REUSEADDR %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to set SO_REUSEADDR %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if reuseport {
+		if err := unix.SetsockoptInt(fd, unix.SOL_SOCKET, unix.SO_REUSEPORT, 1); err != nil {
+			unix.Close(fd)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to set SO_REUSEPORT %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ttl != 0 {
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@ type MockListener struct {
 	connCh    chan *MockConn
 }
 
-func (lf *MockListenerFactory) NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8) (ListenerI, error) {
+func (lf *MockListenerFactory) NewListener(v *vrf.VRF, laddr *net.TCPAddr, ttl uint8, reusePort bool) (ListenerI, error) {
 	return &MockListener{
 		localAddr: laddr.IP,
 		localPort: uint16(laddr.Port),
diff --git a/net/tcp/listener_manager.go b/net/tcp/listener_manager.go
index 102d0423..c5a05842 100644
--- a/net/tcp/listener_manager.go
+++ b/net/tcp/listener_manager.go
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ type ListenerManager struct {
 	listenersByVRFmu sync.RWMutex
 	acceptCh         chan ConnWithVRF
 	listenerFactory  ListenerFactoryI
+	reusePort        bool
 }
 
-func NewListenerManager(listenAddrsByVRF map[string][]string) *ListenerManager {
+func NewListenerManager(listenAddrsByVRF map[string][]string, reusePort bool) *ListenerManager {
 	return &ListenerManager{
 		listenAddrsByVRF: listenAddrsByVRF,
 		listenersByVRF:   make(map[string][]ListenerI),
 		listenerFactory:  NewListenerFactory(),
 		acceptCh:         make(chan ConnWithVRF),
+		reusePort:        reusePort,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func (lm *ListenerManager) _addListener(vrf *vrf.VRF, addr string, ch chan ConnW
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Listener manager: Starting TCP listener on %s in VRF %s", addr, vrf.Name())
-	l, err := lm.listenerFactory.NewListener(vrf, tcpaddr, 255)
+	l, err := lm.listenerFactory.NewListener(vrf, tcpaddr, 255, lm.reusePort)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/server/server.go b/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
index 1bba09ff..fc065e7c 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
+++ b/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type BGPServerConfig struct {
 
 	// Optional attributes
 	DefaultLocalPreference *uint32
+	ReusePort              bool
 }
 
 type bgpServer struct {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func newBGPServer(config BGPServerConfig) *bgpServer {
 	server := &bgpServer{
 		config:          config,
 		peers:           newPeerManager(),
-		listenerManager: tcp.NewListenerManager(config.ListenAddrsByVRF),
+		listenerManager: tcp.NewListenerManager(config.ListenAddrsByVRF, config.ReusePort),
 	}
 
 	server.metrics = &metricsService{server}
diff --git a/tests/bgp_integration_test.go b/tests/bgp_integration_test.go
index 6356ddcf..27e7a09d 100644
--- a/tests/bgp_integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/bgp_integration_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestBGP(t *testing.T) {
 		"main": {
 			"0.0.0.0:179",
 		},
-	})
+	}, false)
 
 	lm.SetListenerFactory(tcp.NewMockListenerFactory())
 	b.SetListenerManager(lm)