diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index a1f4240981f6cf..638321f222a940 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -117,6 +117,27 @@ added: v8.3.0
 Cancel all outstanding DNS queries made by this resolver. The corresponding
 callbacks will be called with an error with code `ECANCELLED`.
 
+### `resolver.setLocalAddress([ipv4][, ipv6])`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `ipv4` {string} A string representation of an IPv4 address.
+  **Default:** `'0.0.0.0'`
+* `ipv6` {string} A string representation of an IPv6 address.
+  **Default:** `'::0'`
+
+The resolver instance will send its requests from the specified IP address.
+This allows programs to specify outbound interfaces when used on multi-homed
+systems.
+
+If a v4 or v6 address is not specified, it is set to the default, and the
+operating system will choose a local address automatically.
+
+The resolver will use the v4 local address when making requests to IPv4 DNS
+servers, and the v6 local address when making requests to IPv6 DNS servers.
+The `rrtype` of resolution requests has no impact on the local address used.
+
 ## `dns.getServers()`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.3
diff --git a/lib/internal/dns/promises.js b/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
index 99693445e825a0..e8505a95d12fed 100644
--- a/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/dns/promises.js
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class Resolver {
 
 Resolver.prototype.getServers = CallbackResolver.prototype.getServers;
 Resolver.prototype.setServers = CallbackResolver.prototype.setServers;
+Resolver.prototype.setLocalAddress = CallbackResolver.prototype.setLocalAddress;
 Resolver.prototype.resolveAny = resolveMap.ANY = resolver('queryAny');
 Resolver.prototype.resolve4 = resolveMap.A = resolver('queryA');
 Resolver.prototype.resolve6 = resolveMap.AAAA = resolver('queryAaaa');
diff --git a/lib/internal/dns/utils.js b/lib/internal/dns/utils.js
index 459a67be3d8a78..1c50a089d1d89a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/dns/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/dns/utils.js
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ class Resolver {
       throw new ERR_DNS_SET_SERVERS_FAILED(err, servers);
     }
   }
+
+  setLocalAddress(ipv4, ipv6) {
+    if (typeof ipv4 !== 'string') {
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('ipv4', 'String', ipv4);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof ipv6 !== 'string' && ipv6 !== undefined) {
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('ipv6', ['String', 'undefined'], ipv6);
+    }
+
+    this._handle.setLocalAddress(ipv4, ipv6);
+  }
 }
 
 let defaultResolver = new Resolver();
diff --git a/src/cares_wrap.cc b/src/cares_wrap.cc
index fcffc2bec672a7..6d7a8e66a9d2ce 100644
--- a/src/cares_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/cares_wrap.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "req_wrap-inl.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 #include "uv.h"
+#include "node_errors.h"
 
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -2227,6 +2228,70 @@ void SetServers(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(err);
 }
 
+void SetLocalAddress(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  ChannelWrap* channel;
+  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&channel, args.Holder());
+
+  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 2);
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
+
+  Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
+  node::Utf8Value ip0(isolate, args[0]);
+
+  unsigned char addr0[sizeof(struct in6_addr)];
+  unsigned char addr1[sizeof(struct in6_addr)];
+  int type0 = 0;
+
+  // This function accepts 2 arguments.  The first may be either an IPv4
+  // address or an IPv6 address.  If present, the second argument must be the
+  // other type of address.  Otherwise, the unspecified type of IP is set
+  // to 0 (any).
+
+  if (uv_inet_pton(AF_INET, *ip0, &addr0) == 0) {
+    ares_set_local_ip4(channel->cares_channel(), ReadUint32BE(addr0));
+    type0 = 4;
+  } else if (uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, *ip0, &addr0) == 0) {
+    ares_set_local_ip6(channel->cares_channel(), addr0);
+    type0 = 6;
+  } else {
+    THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(env, "Invalid IP address.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!args[1]->IsUndefined()) {
+    CHECK(args[1]->IsString());
+    node::Utf8Value ip1(isolate, args[1]);
+
+    if (uv_inet_pton(AF_INET, *ip1, &addr1) == 0) {
+      if (type0 == 4) {
+        THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(env, "Cannot specify two IPv4 addresses.");
+        return;
+      } else {
+        ares_set_local_ip4(channel->cares_channel(), ReadUint32BE(addr1));
+      }
+    } else if (uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, *ip1, &addr1) == 0) {
+      if (type0 == 6) {
+        THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(env, "Cannot specify two IPv6 addresses.");
+        return;
+      } else {
+        ares_set_local_ip6(channel->cares_channel(), addr1);
+      }
+    } else {
+      THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(env, "Invalid IP address.");
+      return;
+    }
+  } else {
+    // No second arg specifed
+    if (type0 == 4) {
+      memset(&addr1, 0, sizeof(addr1));
+      ares_set_local_ip6(channel->cares_channel(), addr1);
+    } else {
+      ares_set_local_ip4(channel->cares_channel(), 0);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void Cancel(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   ChannelWrap* channel;
   ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&channel, args.Holder());
@@ -2329,6 +2394,7 @@ void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
 
   env->SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(channel_wrap, "getServers", GetServers);
   env->SetProtoMethod(channel_wrap, "setServers", SetServers);
+  env->SetProtoMethod(channel_wrap, "setLocalAddress", SetLocalAddress);
   env->SetProtoMethod(channel_wrap, "cancel", Cancel);
 
   Local<String> channelWrapString =
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dns-setlocaladdress.js b/test/parallel/test-dns-setlocaladdress.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2e39f3bf910aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dns-setlocaladdress.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const dns = require('dns');
+const resolver = new dns.Resolver();
+const promiseResolver = new dns.promises.Resolver();
+
+// Verifies that setLocalAddress succeeds with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
+{
+  resolver.setLocalAddress('127.0.0.1');
+  resolver.setLocalAddress('::1');
+  resolver.setLocalAddress('127.0.0.1', '::1');
+  promiseResolver.setLocalAddress('127.0.0.1', '::1');
+}
+
+// Verify that setLocalAddress throws if called with an invalid address
+{
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    resolver.setLocalAddress('127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.1');
+  }, Error);
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    resolver.setLocalAddress('::1', '::1');
+  }, Error);
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    resolver.setLocalAddress('bad');
+  }, Error);
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    resolver.setLocalAddress(123);
+  }, Error);
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    resolver.setLocalAddress();
+  }, Error);
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    promiseResolver.setLocalAddress();
+  }, Error);
+}