diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index e13f066710b..05997810e60 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(/*port, address, callback*/) {
 
   var port = arguments[0];
   var address = arguments[1];
+  if (typeof address === 'function') address = '';  // a.k.a. "any address"
 
   // resolve address first
   self._handle.lookup(address, function(err, ip) {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-dgram-bind-default-address.js b/test/simple/test-dgram-bind-default-address.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96ffa07ae3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-dgram-bind-default-address.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var dgram = require('dgram');
+
+dgram.createSocket('udp4').bind(common.PORT + 0, common.mustCall(function() {
+  assert.equal(this.address().port, common.PORT + 0);
+  assert.equal(this.address().address, '0.0.0.0');
+  this.close();
+}));
+
+dgram.createSocket('udp6').bind(common.PORT + 1, common.mustCall(function() {
+  assert.equal(this.address().port, common.PORT + 1);
+  assert.equal(this.address().address, '::');
+  this.close();
+}));