diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 860b3cca5b9..7353583ae16 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## v0.8.5 [unreleased]
 
+### Features
+
+- [Issue #1055](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/issues/1055). Allow
+  graphite and collectd input plugins to have separate binding address
+
 ### Bugfixes
 
 - [Issue #821](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/issues/821). Don't
diff --git a/api/collectd/api.go b/api/collectd/api.go
index 19c8f017413..7796f57a37f 100644
--- a/api/collectd/api.go
+++ b/api/collectd/api.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Server struct {
 func NewServer(config *configuration.Configuration, coord api.Coordinator, clusterConfig *cluster.ClusterConfiguration) *Server {
 	s := &Server{}
 
-	s.listenAddress = config.CollectdPortString()
+	s.listenAddress = config.CollectdBindString()
 	s.database = config.CollectdDatabase
 	s.coordinator = coord
 	s.shutdown = make(chan bool, 1)
diff --git a/api/graphite/api.go b/api/graphite/api.go
index c3dc9b4bb7d..8137c0e031b 100644
--- a/api/graphite/api.go
+++ b/api/graphite/api.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const max_queue = 20000
 // TODO: check that database exists and create it if not
 func NewServer(config *configuration.Configuration, coord api.Coordinator, clusterConfig *cluster.ClusterConfiguration) *Server {
 	self := &Server{}
-	self.listenAddress = config.GraphitePortString()
+	self.listenAddress = config.GraphiteBindString()
 	self.database = config.GraphiteDatabase
 	self.coordinator = coord
 	self.writeSeries = make(chan Record, max_queue)
diff --git a/config.sample.toml b/config.sample.toml
index cf7fbb3705c..e003225ea04 100644
--- a/config.sample.toml
+++ b/config.sample.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ read-timeout = "5s"
   # Configure the graphite api
   [input_plugins.graphite]
   enabled = false
+  # address = "0.0.0.0" # If not set, is actually set to bind-address.
   # port = 2003
   # database = ""  # store graphite data in this database
   # udp_enabled = true # enable udp interface on the same port as the tcp interface
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ read-timeout = "5s"
   # Configure the collectd api
   [input_plugins.collectd]
   enabled = false
+  # address = "0.0.0.0" # If not set, is actually set to bind-address.
   # port = 25826
   # database = ""
   # types.db can be found in a collectd installation or on github:
diff --git a/configuration/configuration.go b/configuration/configuration.go
index 6b1b1d0f085..7e40fa7a2eb 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type ApiConfig struct {
 
 type GraphiteConfig struct {
 	Enabled    bool
+	Address    string
 	Port       int
 	Database   string
 	UdpEnabled bool `toml:"udp_enabled"`
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ type GraphiteConfig struct {
 
 type CollectdInputConfig struct {
 	Enabled  bool
+	Address  string
 	Port     int
 	Database string
 	TypesDB  string `toml:"typesdb"`
@@ -172,11 +174,13 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	ApiReadTimeout  time.Duration
 
 	GraphiteEnabled    bool
+	GraphiteAddress    string
 	GraphitePort       int
 	GraphiteDatabase   string
 	GraphiteUdpEnabled bool
 
 	CollectdEnabled  bool
+	CollectdAddress  string
 	CollectdPort     int
 	CollectdDatabase string
 	CollectdTypesDB  string
@@ -316,11 +320,13 @@ func parseTomlConfiguration(filename string) (*Configuration, error) {
 		ApiReadTimeout:  apiReadTimeout,
 
 		GraphiteEnabled:    tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.Graphite.Enabled,
+		GraphiteAddress:    tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.Graphite.Address,
 		GraphitePort:       tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.Graphite.Port,
 		GraphiteDatabase:   tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.Graphite.Database,
 		GraphiteUdpEnabled: tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.Graphite.UdpEnabled,
 
 		CollectdEnabled:  tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.CollectdInput.Enabled,
+		CollectdAddress:  tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.CollectdInput.Address,
 		CollectdPort:     tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.CollectdInput.Port,
 		CollectdDatabase: tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.CollectdInput.Database,
 		CollectdTypesDB:  tomlConfiguration.InputPlugins.CollectdInput.TypesDB,
@@ -422,20 +428,28 @@ func (self *Configuration) ApiHttpSslPortString() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.BindAddress, self.ApiHttpSslPort)
 }
 
-func (self *Configuration) GraphitePortString() string {
+func (self *Configuration) GraphiteBindString() string {
 	if self.GraphitePort <= 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.BindAddress, self.GraphitePort)
+	if self.GraphiteAddress != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.GraphiteAddress, self.GraphitePort)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.BindAddress, self.GraphitePort)
+	}
 }
 
-func (self *Configuration) CollectdPortString() string {
+func (self *Configuration) CollectdBindString() string {
 	if self.CollectdPort <= 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.BindAddress, self.CollectdPort)
+	if self.CollectdAddress != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.CollectdAddress, self.CollectdPort)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", self.BindAddress, self.CollectdPort)
+	}
 }
 
 func (self *Configuration) UdpInputPortString(port int) string {
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index ac51ea55b60..b452785af88 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (self *Server) ListenAndServe() error {
 		} else if self.Config.GraphiteDatabase == "" {
 			log.Warn(fail_reason("database name is invalid"))
 		} else {
-			log.Info("Starting Graphite Listener on port %d", self.Config.GraphitePort)
+			log.Info("Starting Graphite Listener on %s", self.Config.GraphiteBindString())
 			go self.GraphiteApi.ListenAndServe()
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (self *Server) ListenAndServe() error {
 		} else if _, err := os.Stat(self.Config.CollectdTypesDB); err != nil {
 			log.Warn(failReason("types.db is invalid"))
 		} else {
-			log.Info("Starting Collectd Listener on port %d", self.Config.CollectdPort)
+			log.Info("Starting Collectd Listener on %s", self.Config.CollectdBindString())
 			go self.CollectdApi.ListenAndServe()
 		}
 	} else {