diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index d7b08a15..38d6a9a4 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 # See: https://github.com/DataDog/dd-agent/wiki/Network-Traffic-and-Proxy-Configuration
 default['datadog']['non_local_traffic'] = false
 
+# The loopback address the Forwarder and Dogstatsd will bind.
+default['datadog']['bind_host'] = 'localhost'
+
 # How often you want the agent to collect data, in seconds. Any value between
 # 15 and 60 is a reasonable interval.
 default['datadog']['check_freq'] = 15
diff --git a/templates/default/datadog.conf.erb b/templates/default/datadog.conf.erb
index 21f2c090..2fd76b7c 100644
--- a/templates/default/datadog.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/datadog.conf.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ check_freq: <%= node['datadog']['check_freq'] %>
 hostname: <%= node['datadog']['hostname'] %>
 use_mount: <%= node['datadog']['use_mount'] ? "yes" : "no"  %>
 listen_port: <%= node['datadog']['agent_port'] %>
+bind_host: <%= node['datadog']['bind_host'] %>
 <% if node['datadog']['autorestart'] -%>
 autorestart: <%= node['datadog']['autorestart'] %>
 <% end -%>