diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
index 9451bb6e..8ca8f8bc 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-chat.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "irc-servers.h"
 #include "irc-queries.h"
-#include "servers-setup.h"
 #include "masks.h"
 
 #include "dcc-chat.h"
@@ -360,8 +359,6 @@ static void sig_chat_connected(CHAT_DCC_REC *dcc)
 
 static void dcc_chat_connect(CHAT_DCC_REC *dcc)
 {
-	IPADDR *own_ip;
-
 	g_return_if_fail(IS_DCC_CHAT(dcc));
 
 	if (dcc->addrstr[0] == '\0' ||
@@ -370,8 +367,7 @@ static void dcc_chat_connect(CHAT_DCC_REC *dcc)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(&dcc->addr) ? source_host_ip6 : source_host_ip4;
-	dcc->handle = net_connect_ip(&dcc->addr, dcc->port, own_ip);
+	dcc->handle = dcc_connect_ip(&dcc->addr, dcc->port);
 	if (dcc->handle != NULL) {
 		dcc->tagconn = g_input_add(dcc->handle,
 					   G_INPUT_WRITE | G_INPUT_READ,
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
index 4afb59be..39b368f6 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-get.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "settings.h"
 
 #include "irc-servers.h"
-#include "servers-setup.h"
 
 #include "dcc-get.h"
 
@@ -214,15 +213,12 @@ static void sig_dccget_connected(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 
 void dcc_get_connect(GET_DCC_REC *dcc)
 {
-	IPADDR *own_ip;
-
 	if (dcc->get_type == DCC_GET_DEFAULT) {
 		dcc->get_type = settings_get_bool("dcc_autorename") ?
 			DCC_GET_RENAME : DCC_GET_OVERWRITE;
 	}
 
-	own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(&dcc->addr) ? source_host_ip6 : source_host_ip4;
-	dcc->handle = net_connect_ip(&dcc->addr, dcc->port, own_ip);
+	dcc->handle = dcc_connect_ip(&dcc->addr, dcc->port);
 	if (dcc->handle != NULL) {
 		dcc->tagconn =
 			g_input_add(dcc->handle,
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
index b586a51e..37bc7854 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "levels.h"
 
 #include "irc-servers.h"
+#include "servers-setup.h"
 
 #include "dcc-chat.h"
 #include "dcc-get.h"
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ GIOChannel *dcc_listen(GIOChannel *iface, IPADDR *ip, int *port)
 	int first, last;
 
 	if (net_getsockname(iface, ip, NULL) == -1)
-                return NULL;
+		return NULL;
 
         /* get first port */
 	dcc_port = settings_get_str("dcc_port");
@@ -233,6 +234,22 @@ GIOChannel *dcc_listen(GIOChannel *iface, IPADDR *ip, int *port)
         return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Connect to specified IP address using the correct own_ip. */
+GIOChannel *dcc_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port)
+{
+	IPADDR *own_ip, temp_ip;
+
+	if (*settings_get_str("dcc_own_ip") == '\0') {
+		own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(ip) ? source_host_ip6 : source_host_ip4;
+	} else {
+                /* use the specified interface for connecting */
+		net_host2ip(settings_get_str("dcc_own_ip"), &temp_ip);
+                own_ip = &temp_ip;
+	}
+
+	return net_connect_ip(ip, port, own_ip);
+}
+
 /* Server connected - update server for DCC records that have
    the same server tag */
 static void sig_server_connected(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.h b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.h
index 57a0e2dc..5a4c9e23 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.h
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ void dcc_str2ip(const char *str, IPADDR *ip);
 
 /* Start listening for incoming connections */
 GIOChannel *dcc_listen(GIOChannel *iface, IPADDR *ip, int *port);
+/* Connect to specified IP address using the correct own_ip. */
+GIOChannel *dcc_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port);
 
 /* Close DCC - sends "dcc closed" signal and calls dcc_destroy() */
 void dcc_close(DCC_REC *dcc);