diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
index 72f5fc058c..85b5911f86 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
@@ -1071,6 +1071,17 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     path: string;
   }
 
+  /** **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
+   *
+   * @category Network
+   */
+  export interface UdpListenOptions extends ListenOptions {
+    /** When `true` the specified address will be reused, even if another
+     * process has already bound a socket on it. This effectively steals the
+     * socket from the listener. Defaults to `false`. */
+    reuseAddress?: boolean;
+  }
+
   /** **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
    *
    * Listen announces on the local transport address.
@@ -1110,7 +1121,7 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * @category Network
    */
   export function listenDatagram(
-    options: ListenOptions & { transport: "udp" },
+    options: UdpListenOptions & { transport: "udp" },
   ): DatagramConn;
 
   /** **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/net_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/net_test.ts
index eeaada05e4..d2beb55665 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/net_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/net_test.ts
@@ -906,3 +906,102 @@ Deno.test({
   );
   listener.close();
 });
+
+Deno.test({ permissions: { net: true } }, async function netTcpReuseAddr() {
+  const listener1 = Deno.listen({
+    hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: 3500,
+  });
+  listener1.accept().then(
+    (conn) => {
+      conn.close();
+    },
+  );
+
+  const conn1 = await Deno.connect({ hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 3500 });
+  const buf1 = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  await conn1.read(buf1);
+  listener1.close();
+  conn1.close();
+
+  const listener2 = Deno.listen({
+    hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: 3500,
+  });
+
+  listener2.accept().then(
+    (conn) => {
+      conn.close();
+    },
+  );
+
+  const conn2 = await Deno.connect({ hostname: "127.0.0.1", port: 3500 });
+  const buf2 = new Uint8Array(1024);
+  await conn2.read(buf2);
+
+  listener2.close();
+  conn2.close();
+});
+
+Deno.test(
+  { permissions: { net: true } },
+  async function netUdpReuseAddr() {
+    const sender = Deno.listenDatagram({
+      port: 4002,
+      transport: "udp",
+    });
+    const listener1 = Deno.listenDatagram({
+      port: 4000,
+      transport: "udp",
+      reuseAddress: true,
+    });
+    const listener2 = Deno.listenDatagram({
+      port: 4000,
+      transport: "udp",
+      reuseAddress: true,
+    });
+
+    const sent = new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]);
+    await sender.send(sent, listener1.addr);
+    await Promise.any([listener1.receive(), listener2.receive()]).then(
+      ([recvd, remote]) => {
+        assert(remote.transport === "udp");
+        assertEquals(recvd.length, 3);
+        assertEquals(1, recvd[0]);
+        assertEquals(2, recvd[1]);
+        assertEquals(3, recvd[2]);
+      },
+    );
+    sender.close();
+    listener1.close();
+    listener2.close();
+  },
+);
+
+Deno.test(
+  { permissions: { net: true } },
+  function netUdpNoReuseAddr() {
+    let listener1;
+    try {
+      listener1 = Deno.listenDatagram({
+        port: 4001,
+        transport: "udp",
+        reuseAddress: false,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert(err);
+      assert(err instanceof Deno.errors.AddrInUse); // AddrInUse from previous test
+    }
+
+    assertThrows(() => {
+      Deno.listenDatagram({
+        port: 4001,
+        transport: "udp",
+        reuseAddress: false,
+      });
+    }, Deno.errors.AddrInUse);
+    if (typeof listener1 !== "undefined") {
+      listener1.close();
+    }
+  },
+);
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
index 860965e499..df82f6ef69 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/tls_test.ts
@@ -1376,3 +1376,54 @@ Deno.test(
     await Promise.all([server(), startTlsClient()]);
   },
 );
+
+Deno.test(
+  { permissions: { read: false, net: true } },
+  async function listenTlsWithReuseAddr() {
+    const resolvable1 = deferred();
+    const hostname = "localhost";
+    const port = 3500;
+
+    const listener1 = Deno.listenTls({ hostname, port, cert, key });
+
+    const response1 = encoder.encode(
+      "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 12\r\n\r\nHello World\n",
+    );
+
+    listener1.accept().then(
+      async (conn) => {
+        await conn.write(response1);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          conn.close();
+          resolvable1.resolve();
+        }, 0);
+      },
+    );
+
+    const conn1 = await Deno.connectTls({ hostname, port, caCerts });
+    conn1.close();
+    listener1.close();
+    await resolvable1;
+
+    const resolvable2 = deferred();
+    const listener2 = Deno.listenTls({ hostname, port, cert, key });
+    const response2 = encoder.encode(
+      "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 12\r\n\r\nHello World\n",
+    );
+
+    listener2.accept().then(
+      async (conn) => {
+        await conn.write(response2);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          conn.close();
+          resolvable2.resolve();
+        }, 0);
+      },
+    );
+
+    const conn2 = await Deno.connectTls({ hostname, port, caCerts });
+    conn2.close();
+    listener2.close();
+    await resolvable2;
+  },
+);
diff --git a/ext/net/ops.rs b/ext/net/ops.rs
index 41d04467ea..399baa4fde 100644
--- a/ext/net/ops.rs
+++ b/ext/net/ops.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use log::debug;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use socket2::Domain;
+use socket2::Protocol;
 use socket2::Socket;
 use socket2::Type;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -417,9 +418,11 @@ impl Resource for UdpSocketResource {
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct IpListenArgs {
   hostname: String,
   port: u16,
+  reuse_address: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -468,11 +471,35 @@ fn listen_tcp(
 fn listen_udp(
   state: &mut OpState,
   addr: SocketAddr,
+  reuse_address: Option<bool>,
 ) -> Result<(u32, SocketAddr), AnyError> {
-  let std_socket = std::net::UdpSocket::bind(&addr)?;
-  std_socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+  let domain = if addr.is_ipv4() {
+    Domain::IPV4
+  } else {
+    Domain::IPV6
+  };
+  let socket_tmp = Socket::new(domain, Type::DGRAM, Some(Protocol::UDP))?;
+  if reuse_address.unwrap_or(false) {
+    // This logic is taken from libuv:
+    //
+    // On the BSDs, SO_REUSEPORT implies SO_REUSEADDR but with some additional
+    // refinements for programs that use multicast.
+    //
+    // Linux as of 3.9 has a SO_REUSEPORT socket option but with semantics that
+    // are different from the BSDs: it _shares_ the port rather than steal it
+    // from the current listener. While useful, it's not something we can
+    // emulate on other platforms so we don't enable it.
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux"))]
+    socket_tmp.set_reuse_address(true)?;
+    #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "linux")))]
+    socket_tmp.set_reuse_port(true)?;
+  }
+  let socket_addr = socket2::SockAddr::from(addr);
+  socket_tmp.bind(&socket_addr)?;
+  socket_tmp.set_nonblocking(true)?;
   // Enable messages to be sent to the broadcast address (255.255.255.255) by default
-  std_socket.set_broadcast(true)?;
+  socket_tmp.set_broadcast(true)?;
+  let std_socket: std::net::UdpSocket = socket_tmp.into();
   let socket = UdpSocket::from_std(std_socket)?;
   let local_addr = socket.local_addr()?;
   let socket_resource = UdpSocketResource {
@@ -510,9 +537,14 @@ where
         .next()
         .ok_or_else(|| generic_error("No resolved address found"))?;
       let (rid, local_addr) = if transport == "tcp" {
+        if args.reuse_address.is_some() {
+          return Err(generic_error(
+            "The reuseAddress option is not supported for TCP",
+          ));
+        }
         listen_tcp(state, addr)?
       } else {
-        listen_udp(state, addr)?
+        listen_udp(state, addr, args.reuse_address)?
       };
       debug!(
         "New listener {} {}:{}",
@@ -1099,6 +1131,7 @@ mod tests {
     let ip_args = IpListenArgs {
       hostname: String::from(server_addr[0]),
       port: server_addr[1].parse().unwrap(),
+      reuse_address: None,
     };
     let connect_args = ConnectArgs {
       transport: String::from("tcp"),