diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
index f8dc1856cd5b..e5b4502e0ebf 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_net_nif.c
@@ -4751,17 +4751,24 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM encode_address_info_family(ErlNifEnv* env,
 
 /* Convert an "native" socket type to an erlang socket type.
  * Note that this is not currently exhaustive, but only supports
- * stream and dgram. Other values will be returned as is, that is
- * in the form of an integer.
+ * stream, dgram, raw, seqpacket and rdm.
+ * Also, the value 0 (zero) has the special meaning: any.
+ * Other values will be returned as is, that is in the form of
+ * an integer.
  */
 static
 ERL_NIF_TERM encode_address_info_type(ErlNifEnv* env,
                                       int        socktype)
 {
     ERL_NIF_TERM etype;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM zero = MKI(env, 0);
 
     esock_encode_type(env, socktype, &etype);
-    return etype;
+
+    if (IS_IDENTICAL(zero, etype))
+        return esock_atom_any;
+    else
+        return etype;
 }
 
 
@@ -4775,7 +4782,7 @@ void make_address_info(ErlNifEnv*    env,
                        ERL_NIF_TERM* ai)
 {
     ERL_NIF_TERM keys[]  = {esock_atom_family,
-                            esock_atom_type,
+                            esock_atom_socktype,
                             esock_atom_protocol,
                             esock_atom_addr};
     ERL_NIF_TERM vals[]  = {fam, sockType, proto, addr};
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
index c147c07b2223..80d7072c9ae3 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_socket_nif.c
@@ -2260,6 +2260,7 @@ static const struct in6_addr in6addr_loopback =
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(snd_wnd);                         \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(sockaddr);                        \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(socket);                          \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(socktype);                        \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(spec_dst);                        \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(staticarp);		       \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DECL(state);                           \
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
index 82fbd85331a1..c88efdd02d0a 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/socket_int.h
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ typedef long ssize_t;
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(sockaddr);                 \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(socket);                   \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(socket_tag);               \
+    GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(socktype);                 \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(spec_dst);                 \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(state);                    \
     GLOBAL_ATOM_DEF(status);                   \
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/net.erl b/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
index 2f3fe5c83dc7..1513516bac71 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/net.erl
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ net:getifaddrs(
 %% The following (ext) flags has been removed
 %% (as they are deprecated by later version of gcc):
 %%    idn_allow_unassigned | idn_use_std3_ascii_rules.
--type name_info_flag_ext()      :: idn.
--type name_info()               :: #{host    := string(),
-                                     service := string()}.
--type address_info()            :: #{family   := socket:domain(),
-                                     socktype := socket:type(),
-                                     protocol := socket:protocol(),
-                                     address  := socket:sockaddr()}.
+-type name_info_flag_ext() :: idn.
+-type name_info()    :: #{host    := string(),
+                          service := string()}.
+-type address_info() :: #{family   := socket:domain(),
+                          socktype := any | socket:type() | integer(),
+                          protocol := socket:protocol(),
+                          address  := socket:sockaddr()}.
 -type network_interface_name()  :: string().
 -type network_interface_index() :: non_neg_integer().
 
diff --git a/lib/kernel/test/net_SUITE.erl b/lib/kernel/test/net_SUITE.erl
index 62bdbef7f468..a19666dd1a9a 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/test/net_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/test/net_SUITE.erl
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ verify_addr_info2([#{addr     := #{addr   := Addr,
 				   family := Domain,
 				   port   := Port},
                      family   := Domain,
-                     type     := _Type,
+                     socktype := _Type,
                      protocol := _Proto}|T], Domain) 
   when is_integer(Port) andalso
        (((Domain =:= inet) andalso is_tuple(Addr) andalso (size(Addr) =:= 4)) orelse