diff --git a/src/tipc_address.cpp b/src/tipc_address.cpp
index 44020b29..548e13ee 100644
--- a/src/tipc_address.cpp
+++ b/src/tipc_address.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 zmq::tipc_address_t::tipc_address_t ()
 {
     memset (&address, 0, sizeof address);
+    _random = false;
 }
 
 zmq::tipc_address_t::tipc_address_t (const sockaddr *sa, socklen_t sa_len)
@@ -50,22 +51,42 @@ zmq::tipc_address_t::tipc_address_t (const sockaddr *sa, socklen_t sa_len)
     memset (&address, 0, sizeof address);
     if (sa->sa_family == AF_TIPC)
         memcpy (&address, sa, sa_len);
+
+    _random = false;
 }
 
 zmq::tipc_address_t::~tipc_address_t ()
 {
 }
 
+void zmq::tipc_address_t::set_random ()
+{
+    _random = true;
+}
+bool zmq::tipc_address_t::is_random () const
+{
+    return _random;
+}
+bool zmq::tipc_address_t::is_service () const
+{
+    if (address.addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_ID)
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
 int zmq::tipc_address_t::resolve (const char *name)
 {
     unsigned int type = 0;
     unsigned int lower = 0;
     unsigned int upper = 0;
+    unsigned int ref = 0;
     unsigned int z = 1, c = 0, n = 0;
     char eof;
     const char *domain;
-    const int res = sscanf (name, "{%u,%u,%u}", &type, &lower, &upper);
+    int res = sscanf (name, "{%u,%u,%u}", &type, &lower, &upper);
 
+    if (res == 0)
+        goto portid;
     /* Fetch optional domain suffix. */
     if ((domain = strchr (name, '@'))) {
         if (sscanf (domain, "@%u.%u.%u%c", &z, &c, &n, &eof) != 3)
@@ -93,6 +114,25 @@ nameseq:
     address.addr.nameseq.upper = upper;
     address.scope = TIPC_ZONE_SCOPE;
     return 0;
+portid:
+    res = sscanf (name, "<%u.%u.%u:%u>", &z, &c, &n, &ref);
+    if (res == 4) {
+        address.family = AF_TIPC;
+        address.addrtype = TIPC_ADDR_ID;
+        address.addr.id.node = tipc_addr (z, c, n);
+        address.addr.id.ref = ref;
+        address.scope = 0;
+        return 0;
+    } else if (strncmp (name, "<*>", 3) == 0) {
+        set_random ();
+        address.family = AF_TIPC;
+        address.addrtype = TIPC_ADDR_ID;
+        address.addr.id.node = 0;
+        address.addr.id.ref = 0;
+        address.scope = 0;
+        return 0;
+    } else
+        return EINVAL;
 }
 
 int zmq::tipc_address_t::to_string (std::string &addr_)
@@ -102,11 +142,28 @@ int zmq::tipc_address_t::to_string (std::string &addr_)
         return -1;
     }
     std::stringstream s;
-    s << "tipc://"
-      << "{" << address.addr.nameseq.type;
-    s << ", " << address.addr.nameseq.lower;
-    s << ", " << address.addr.nameseq.upper << "}";
-    addr_ = s.str ();
+    if (address.addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_NAMESEQ
+        || address.addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_NAME) {
+        s << "tipc://"
+          << "{" << address.addr.nameseq.type;
+        s << ", " << address.addr.nameseq.lower;
+        s << ", " << address.addr.nameseq.upper << "}";
+        addr_ = s.str ();
+    } else if (address.addrtype == TIPC_ADDR_ID) {
+        s << "tipc://"
+          << "<" << tipc_zone (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << "." << tipc_cluster (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << "." << tipc_node (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << ":" << address.addr.id.ref << ">";
+        addr_ = s.str ();
+    } else if (is_random ()) {
+        s << "tipc://"
+          << "<" << tipc_zone (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << "." << tipc_cluster (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << "." << tipc_node (address.addr.id.node);
+        s << ":" << address.addr.id.ref << ">";
+        addr_ = s.str ();
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tipc_address.hpp b/src/tipc_address.hpp
index 287d91bc..c6a8d277 100644
--- a/src/tipc_address.hpp
+++ b/src/tipc_address.hpp
@@ -54,10 +54,16 @@ class tipc_address_t
     //  The opposite to resolve()
     int to_string (std::string &addr_);
 
+    // Handling different TIPC address types
+    bool is_service () const;
+    bool is_random () const;
+    void set_random ();
+
     const sockaddr *addr () const;
     socklen_t addrlen () const;
 
   private:
+    bool _random;
     struct sockaddr_tipc address;
 
     tipc_address_t (const tipc_address_t &);
diff --git a/src/tipc_connecter.cpp b/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
index 58b9b5ab..ad900a06 100644
--- a/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ int zmq::tipc_connecter_t::open ()
 {
     zmq_assert (s == retired_fd);
 
+    // Cannot connect to random tipc addresses
+    if (addr->resolved.tipc_addr->is_random ()) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
     //  Create the socket.
     s = open_socket (AF_TIPC, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (s == -1)
diff --git a/src/tipc_listener.cpp b/src/tipc_listener.cpp
index 4ad8fdae..ab8fdd4d 100644
--- a/src/tipc_listener.cpp
+++ b/src/tipc_listener.cpp
@@ -137,12 +137,27 @@ int zmq::tipc_listener_t::set_address (const char *addr_)
     if (s == -1)
         return -1;
 
+    // If address was randomly assigned, update address object to reflect the actual address
+    if (address.is_random ()) {
+        struct sockaddr_storage ss;
+        socklen_t sl = sizeof (ss);
+        int rc = getsockname (s, (sockaddr *) &ss, &sl);
+        if (rc != 0) {
+            return rc;
+        }
+
+        tipc_address_t addr ((struct sockaddr *) &ss, sl);
+    }
+
+
     address.to_string (endpoint);
 
-    //  Bind the socket to tipc name.
-    rc = bind (s, address.addr (), address.addrlen ());
-    if (rc != 0)
-        goto error;
+    //  Bind the socket to tipc name
+    if (address.is_service ()) {
+        rc = bind (s, address.addr (), address.addrlen ());
+        if (rc != 0)
+            goto error;
+    }
 
     //  Listen for incoming connections.
     rc = listen (s, options.backlog);