diff --git a/client/config/config.go b/client/config/config.go
index 40a01385d..66542b5e7 100644
--- a/client/config/config.go
+++ b/client/config/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Region is the clients region
 	Region string
 
+	// Network interface to be used in network fingerprinting
+	Iface string
+
 	// Servers is a list of known server addresses. These are as "host:port"
 	Servers []string
 
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go b/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
index b02040367..81852523b 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/network_unix.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package fingerprint
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -38,10 +39,13 @@ func (f *NetworkFingerprint) Fingerprint(cfg *config.Config, node *structs.Node)
 	if "darwin" == runtime.GOOS {
 		defaultDevice = "en0"
 	}
+	if cfg.Iface != "" {
+		defaultDevice = cfg.Iface
+	}
 
 	newNetwork.Device = defaultDevice
 
-	if ip := f.ifConfig(defaultDevice); ip != "" {
+	if ip := f.ipAddress(defaultDevice); ip != "" {
 		node.Attributes["network.ip-address"] = ip
 		newNetwork.IP = ip
 		newNetwork.CIDR = newNetwork.IP + "/32"
@@ -129,6 +133,50 @@ func (f *NetworkFingerprint) linkSpeedEthtool(path, device string) int {
 	return mbs
 }
 
+// ipAddress returns the first IPv4 address on the configured default interface
+// Tries Golang native functions and falls back onto ifconfig
+func (f *NetworkFingerprint) ipAddress(device string) string {
+	if ip, err := f.nativeIpAddress(device); err == nil {
+		return ip
+	}
+
+	return f.ifConfig(device)
+}
+
+func (f *NetworkFingerprint) nativeIpAddress(device string) (string, error) {
+	// Find IP address on configured interface
+	var ip string
+	ifaces, err := net.Interfaces()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.New("could not retrieve interface list")
+	}
+
+	// TODO: should we handle IPv6 here? How do we determine precedence?
+	for _, i := range ifaces {
+		if i.Name == device {
+			addrs, _ := i.Addrs()
+			for _, a := range addrs {
+				switch v := a.(type) {
+				case *net.IPNet:
+					if v.IP.To4() != nil {
+						ip = v.IP.String()
+					}
+				case *net.IPAddr:
+					if v.IP.To4() != nil {
+						ip = v.IP.String()
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if net.ParseIP(ip) == nil {
+		return "", errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("could not parse IP address `%s`", ip))
+	}
+
+	return ip, nil
+}
+
 // ifConfig returns the IP Address for this node according to ifConfig, for the
 // specified device.
 func (f *NetworkFingerprint) ifConfig(device string) string {
diff --git a/command/agent/agent.go b/command/agent/agent.go
index c05bc0ed9..a33280c83 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent.go
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ func (a *Agent) setupClient() error {
 		conf.AllocDir = a.config.Client.AllocDir
 	}
 	conf.Servers = a.config.Client.Servers
+	if a.config.Client.Iface != "" {
+		conf.Iface = a.config.Client.Iface
+	}
 
 	// Setup the node
 	conf.Node = new(structs.Node)
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 22fd36bc5..86960ca28 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 
 	// Metadata associated with the node
 	Meta map[string]string `hcl:"meta"`
+
+	// Interface to use for network fingerprinting
+	Iface string `hcl:"iface"`
 }
 
 // ServerConfig is configuration specific to the server mode
@@ -384,6 +387,9 @@ func (a *ClientConfig) Merge(b *ClientConfig) *ClientConfig {
 	if b.NodeClass != "" {
 		result.NodeClass = b.NodeClass
 	}
+	if b.Iface != "" {
+		result.Iface = b.Iface
+	}
 
 	// Add the servers
 	result.Servers = append(result.Servers, b.Servers...)