diff --git a/src/ossia/network/sockets/configuration.hpp b/src/ossia/network/sockets/configuration.hpp
index a384be45878..6c411e25943 100644
--- a/src/ossia/network/sockets/configuration.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/network/sockets/configuration.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ struct receive_fd_configuration : fd_configuration
 struct socket_configuration
 {
   std::string host;
-  uint16_t port;
+  uint16_t port{};
+  bool broadcast{};
 };
 
 struct send_socket_configuration : socket_configuration
diff --git a/src/ossia/network/sockets/udp_socket.hpp b/src/ossia/network/sockets/udp_socket.hpp
index 581126026a6..ec1480c7d9c 100644
--- a/src/ossia/network/sockets/udp_socket.hpp
+++ b/src/ossia/network/sockets/udp_socket.hpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class udp_send_socket
 public:
   udp_send_socket(const socket_configuration& conf, boost::asio::io_context& ctx)
       : m_context{ctx}
-      , m_endpoint{boost::asio::ip::make_address(conf.host), conf.port}
+      , m_endpoint{conf.broadcast ? boost::asio::ip::address_v4::broadcast() : boost::asio::ip::make_address(conf.host), conf.port}
       , m_socket{ctx}
   {
   }
@@ -102,7 +102,15 @@ class udp_send_socket
   {
   }
 
-  void connect() { m_socket.open(boost::asio::ip::udp::v4()); }
+  void connect()
+  {
+    m_socket.open(boost::asio::ip::udp::v4());
+
+    m_socket.set_option(boost::asio::ip::udp::socket::reuse_address(true));
+
+    if(m_endpoint.address() == boost::asio::ip::address_v4::broadcast())
+      m_socket.set_option(boost::asio::socket_base::broadcast(true));
+  }
 
   void close()
   {