diff --git i/qmail-control.9 w/qmail-control.9
index 822f397..f3f77d6 100644
--- i/qmail-control.9
+++ w/qmail-control.9
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ control	default	used by
 .I localiphost	\fIme	\fRqmail-smtpd
 .I locals	\fIme	\fRqmail-send
 .I morercpthosts	\fR(none)	\fRqmail-smtpd
+.I outgoingip	\fR0.0.0.0	\fRqmail-remote
 .I percenthack	\fR(none)	\fRqmail-send
 .I plusdomain	\fIme	\fRqmail-inject
 .I qmqpservers	\fR(none)	\fRqmail-qmqpc
diff --git i/qmail-remote.8 w/qmail-remote.8
index 685f47c..0a29a0b 100644
--- i/qmail-remote.8
+++ w/qmail-remote.8
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ is the fully-qualified domain name of the server).
 .IR (tlshosts/<FQDN>.pem 
 takes precedence over this file however).
 
+.TP 5
+.I outgoingip
+IP address to be used on outgoing connections.
+Default: system-defined.
+The value 
+.IR 0.0.0.0 
+is equivalent to the system default.
 .TP 5
 .I smtproutes
 Artificial SMTP routes.
diff --git i/qmail-remote.c w/qmail-remote.c
index 9787135..254b078 100644
--- i/qmail-remote.c
+++ w/qmail-remote.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ GEN_ALLOC_readyplus(saa,stralloc,sa,len,a,i,n,x,10,saa_readyplus)
 static stralloc sauninit = {0};
 
 stralloc helohost = {0};
+stralloc outgoingip = {0};
 stralloc routes = {0};
 struct constmap maproutes;
 stralloc host = {0};
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ stralloc sender = {0};
 saa reciplist = {0};
 
 struct ip_address partner;
+struct ip_address outip;
 
 #ifdef TLS
 # include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ for (i = 0;i < sa->len;++i) {
 ch = sa->s[i]; if (ch < 33) ch = '?'; if (ch > 126) ch = '?';
 if (substdio_put(subfdoutsmall,&ch,1) == -1) _exit(0); } }
 
+void temp_noip() { out("Zinvalid ipaddr in control/outgoingip (#4.3.0)\n"); zerodie(); }
 void temp_nomem() { out("ZOut of memory. (#4.3.0)\n"); zerodie(); }
 void temp_oserr() { out("Z\
 System resources temporarily unavailable. (#4.3.0)\n"); zerodie(); }
@@ -742,6 +745,7 @@ int flagcname;
 
 void getcontrols()
 {
+  int r;
   if (control_init() == -1) temp_control();
   if (control_readint(&timeout,"control/timeoutremote") == -1) temp_control();
   if (control_readint(&timeoutconnect,"control/timeoutconnect") == -1)
@@ -756,6 +760,12 @@ void getcontrols()
     case 1:
       if (!constmap_init(&maproutes,routes.s,routes.len,1)) temp_nomem(); break;
   }
+ r = control_readline(&outgoingip,"control/outgoingip");
+ if (-1 == r) { if (errno == error_nomem) temp_nomem(); temp_control(); }
+ if (0 == r && !stralloc_copys(&outgoingip, "0.0.0.0")) temp_nomem();
+ if (str_equal(outgoingip.s, "0.0.0.0"))
+   { outip.d[0]=outip.d[1]=outip.d[2]=outip.d[3]=(unsigned long) 0; }
+ else if (!ip_scan(outgoingip.s, &outip)) temp_noip();
 }
 
 void main(argc,argv)
@@ -854,7 +864,7 @@ char **argv;
     smtpfd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0);
     if (smtpfd == -1) temp_oserr();
  
-    if (timeoutconn(smtpfd,&ip.ix[i].ip,(unsigned int) port,timeoutconnect) == 0) {
+    if (timeoutconn(smtpfd,&ip.ix[i].ip,&outip,(unsigned int) port,timeoutconnect) == 0) {
       tcpto_err(&ip.ix[i].ip,0);
       partner = ip.ix[i].ip;
 #ifdef TLS
diff --git i/qmail-showctl.c w/qmail-showctl.c
index a24aa63..4e44beb 100644
--- i/qmail-showctl.c
+++ w/qmail-showctl.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void main()
   do_str("localiphost",1,"localiphost","Local IP address becomes ");
   do_lst("locals","Messages for me are delivered locally.","Messages for "," are delivered locally.");
   do_str("me",0,"undefined! Uh-oh","My name is ");
+  do_str("outgoingip",0,"0.0.0.0","Outgoing IP address is ");
   do_lst("percenthack","The percent hack is not allowed.","The percent hack is allowed for user%host@",".");
   do_str("plusdomain",1,"plusdomain","Plus domain name is ");
   do_lst("qmqpservers","No QMQP servers.","QMQP server: ",".");
diff --git i/remoteinfo.c w/remoteinfo.c
index c7abd70..5532813 100644
--- i/remoteinfo.c
+++ w/remoteinfo.c
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ int timeout;
   s = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0);
   if (s == -1) return 0;
  
-  byte_zero(&sin,sizeof(sin));
+/*  byte_zero(&sin,sizeof(sin));
   sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
   byte_copy(&sin.sin_addr,4,ipl);
   sin.sin_port = 0;
-  if (bind(s,(struct sockaddr *) &sin,sizeof(sin)) == -1) { close(s); return 0; }
-  if (timeoutconn(s,ipr,113,timeout) == -1) { close(s); return 0; }
+  if (bind(s,(struct sockaddr *) &sin,sizeof(sin)) == -1) { close(s); return 0; } */
+  if (timeoutconn(s,ipr,ipl,113,timeout) == -1) { close(s); return 0; }
   fcntl(s,F_SETFL,fcntl(s,F_GETFL,0) & ~O_NDELAY);
  
   len = 0;
diff --git i/timeoutconn.c w/timeoutconn.c
index 33a16d9..e768b52 100644
--- i/timeoutconn.c
+++ w/timeoutconn.c
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #include "byte.h"
 #include "timeoutconn.h"
 
-int timeoutconn(s,ip,port,timeout)
+int timeoutconn(s,ip,outip,port,timeout)
 int s;
 struct ip_address *ip;
+struct ip_address *outip;
 unsigned int port;
 int timeout;
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ int timeout;
   fd_set wfds;
   struct timeval tv;
  
+  /* bind() an outgoing ipaddr */
+  byte_zero(&sin,sizeof(sin));
+  byte_copy(&sin.sin_addr.s_addr,4,outip);
+  sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+
+  if (-1 == bind(s,(struct sockaddr *) &sin,sizeof(sin))) return -1;
+
   byte_zero(&sin,sizeof(sin));
   byte_copy(&sin.sin_addr,4,ip);
   x = (char *) &sin.sin_port;