diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 09000a2c..0b1e2e5c 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -653,6 +653,32 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_udp_set_membership(uv_udp_t* handle,
     const char* multicast_addr, const char* interface_addr,
     uv_membership membership);
 
+/*
+ * Set the multicast ttl
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ *  handle              UDP handle. Should have been initialized with
+ *                      `uv_udp_init`.
+ *  ttl                 1 through 255
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  0 on success, -1 on error.
+ */
+int uv_udp_set_multicast_ttl(uv_udp_t* handle, int ttl);
+
+/*
+ * Set broadcast on or off
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ *  handle              UDP handle. Should have been initialized with
+ *                      `uv_udp_init`.
+ *  on                  1 for on, 0 for off
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  0 on success, -1 on error.
+ */
+int uv_udp_set_broadcast(uv_udp_t* handle, int on);
+
 /*
  * Send data. If the socket has not previously been bound with `uv_udp_bind`
  * or `uv_udp_bind6`, it is bound to 0.0.0.0 (the "all interfaces" address)
diff --git a/src/unix/udp.c b/src/unix/udp.c
index 177d39c9..518c1ac5 100644
--- a/src/unix/udp.c
+++ b/src/unix/udp.c
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ static int uv__bind(uv_udp_t* handle,
     goto out;
   }
 
+  yes = 1;
+  if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &yes, sizeof yes) == -1) {
+    uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, errno);
+    goto out;
+  }
+
   if (flags & UV_UDP_IPV6ONLY) {
 #ifdef IPV6_V6ONLY
     yes = 1;
@@ -506,6 +512,24 @@ int uv_udp_set_membership(uv_udp_t* handle, const char* multicast_addr,
   return 0;
 }
 
+int uv_udp_set_multicast_ttl(uv_udp_t* handle, int ttl) {
+  if (setsockopt(handle->fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL, &ttl, sizeof ttl) == -1) {
+    uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, errno);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int uv_udp_set_broadcast(uv_udp_t* handle, int on) {
+  if (setsockopt(handle->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, &on, sizeof on) == -1) {
+    uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, errno);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 
 int uv_udp_getsockname(uv_udp_t* handle, struct sockaddr* name,
     int* namelen) {
diff --git a/src/win/udp.c b/src/win/udp.c
index 422b0b3c..1b84ae9e 100644
--- a/src/win/udp.c
+++ b/src/win/udp.c
@@ -574,3 +574,24 @@ void uv_process_udp_send_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_udp_t* handle,
   DECREASE_PENDING_REQ_COUNT(handle);
 }
 
+
+int uv_udp_set_multicast_ttl(uv_udp_t* handle, int ttl) {
+  if (setsockopt(handle->socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL,
+      (const char*)&ttl, sizeof ttl) == -1) {
+    uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, WSAGetLastError());
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+int uv_udp_set_broadcast(uv_udp_t* handle, int on) {
+  if (setsockopt(handle->socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (const char*)&on,
+      sizeof on) == -1) {
+    uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, WSAGetLastError());
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}