diff --git a/core/subscription.c b/core/subscription.c
index 1b28d2eed..79b2fefc2 100644
--- a/core/subscription.c
+++ b/core/subscription.c
@@ -643,7 +643,12 @@ static void send_subscription(int sfd, char *host, char *message, uint16_t messa
 		memset(&udp_addr, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
 		udp_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 		udp_addr.sin_port = htons(atoi(udp_port + 1));
-		udp_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(host);
+		char *resolved = uwsgi_resolve_ip(host);
+		if (!resolved) {
+			uwsgi_error("send_subscription()/socket()");
+			return;
+		}
+		udp_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(resolved);
 		ret = sendto(fd, message, message_size, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &udp_addr, sizeof(udp_addr));
 		udp_port[0] = ':';
 	}
@@ -669,7 +674,7 @@ static void send_subscription(int sfd, char *host, char *message, uint16_t messa
 		close(fd);
 }
 
-static struct uwsgi_buffer *uwsgi_subscription_ub(char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *socket_name, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
+static struct uwsgi_buffer *uwsgi_subscription_ub(char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *address, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
 	struct uwsgi_buffer *ub = uwsgi_buffer_new(4096);
 
 	// make space for uwsgi header
@@ -677,7 +682,7 @@ static struct uwsgi_buffer *uwsgi_subscription_ub(char *key, size_t keysize, uin
 
 	if (uwsgi_buffer_append_keyval(ub, "key", 3, key, keysize))
 		goto end;
-	if (uwsgi_buffer_append_keyval(ub, "address", 7, socket_name, strlen(socket_name)))
+	if (uwsgi_buffer_append_keyval(ub, "address", 7, address, strlen(address)))
 		goto end;
 
 	if (uwsgi.subscribe_with_modifier1) {
@@ -752,16 +757,16 @@ static struct uwsgi_buffer *uwsgi_subscription_ub(char *key, size_t keysize, uin
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void uwsgi_send_subscription_from_fd(int fd, char *udp_address, char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *socket_name, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
+void uwsgi_send_subscription_from_fd(int fd, char *udp_address, char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *address, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
 
-	if (socket_name == NULL && !uwsgi.sockets)
+	if (address == NULL && !uwsgi.sockets)
 		return;
 
-	if (!socket_name) {
-		socket_name = uwsgi.sockets->name;
+	if (!address) {
+		address = uwsgi.sockets->name;
 	}
 
-	struct uwsgi_buffer *ub = uwsgi_subscription_ub(key, keysize, modifier1, modifier2, cmd, socket_name, sign, sni_key, sni_crt, sni_ca);
+	struct uwsgi_buffer *ub = uwsgi_subscription_ub(key, keysize, modifier1, modifier2, cmd, address, sign, sni_key, sni_crt, sni_ca);
 
 	if (!ub)
 		return;
@@ -771,8 +776,8 @@ void uwsgi_send_subscription_from_fd(int fd, char *udp_address, char *key, size_
 }
 
 
-void uwsgi_send_subscription(char *udp_address, char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *socket_name, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
-	uwsgi_send_subscription_from_fd(-1, udp_address, key, keysize, modifier1, modifier2, cmd, socket_name, sign, sni_key, sni_crt, sni_ca);
+void uwsgi_send_subscription(char *udp_address, char *key, size_t keysize, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t modifier2, uint8_t cmd, char *address, char *sign, char *sni_key, char *sni_crt, char *sni_ca) {
+	uwsgi_send_subscription_from_fd(-1, udp_address, key, keysize, modifier1, modifier2, cmd, address, sign, sni_key, sni_crt, sni_ca);
 }
 
 #ifdef UWSGI_SSL
@@ -880,27 +885,43 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe(char *subscription, uint8_t cmd) {
 	int keysize = 0;
 	char *modifier1 = NULL;
 	int modifier1_len = 0;
-	char *socket_name = NULL;
+	char *address = NULL;
+	char *address_resolved = NULL;
 	char *udp_address = subscription;
 	char *udp_port = NULL;
 	char *subscription_key = NULL;
 	char *sign = NULL;
 
-	// check for explicit socket_name
+	// Check for an explicit address. This may be a reference to a shared
+	// socket i.e. "=0=REST", a unix socket "/path/to/socket.sock=REST",
+	// or a udp socket "server-address:port=REST"
 	char *equal = strchr(subscription, '=');
 	if (equal) {
-		socket_name = subscription;
-		if (socket_name[0] == '=') {
-			equal = strchr(socket_name + 1, '=');
+		address = subscription;
+		if (address[0] == '=') {
+			equal = strchr(address + 1, '=');
 			if (!equal)
 				return;
 			*equal = '\0';
-			struct uwsgi_socket *us = uwsgi_get_shared_socket_by_num(atoi(socket_name + 1));
+			struct uwsgi_socket *us = uwsgi_get_shared_socket_by_num(atoi(address + 1));
 			if (!us)
 				return;
-			socket_name = us->name;
+			address = us->name;
 		}
 		*equal = '\0';
+
+		char *address_port = strchr(address, ':');
+		if (address_port) {
+			*address_port = '\0';
+			char *resolved = uwsgi_resolve_ip(address);
+			*address_port = ':';
+
+			if (!resolved)
+				return;
+
+			address_resolved = uwsgi_concat2n(resolved, strlen(resolved), address_port, equal - address_port);
+		}
+
 		udp_address = equal + 1;
 	}
 
@@ -943,7 +964,7 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe(char *subscription, uint8_t cmd) {
 								modifier1_len = strlen(modifier1);
 								keysize = strlen(key);
 							}
-							uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, key, keysize, uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, socket_name, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+							uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, key, keysize, uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, address_resolved ? address_resolved : address, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 							modifier1 = NULL;
 							modifier1_len = 0;
 						}
@@ -961,7 +982,7 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe(char *subscription, uint8_t cmd) {
 								modifier1_len = strlen(modifier1);
 								keysize = strlen(key);
 							}
-							uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, key, keysize, uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, socket_name, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+							uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, key, keysize, uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, address_resolved ? address_resolved : address, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 							modifier1 = NULL;
 							modifier1_len = 0;
 							lines[i] = '\n';
@@ -990,7 +1011,7 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe(char *subscription, uint8_t cmd) {
 			modifier1_len = strlen(modifier1);
 		}
 
-		uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, subscription_key + 1, strlen(subscription_key + 1), uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, socket_name, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		uwsgi_send_subscription(udp_address, subscription_key + 1, strlen(subscription_key + 1), uwsgi_str_num(modifier1, modifier1_len), 0, cmd, address_resolved ? address_resolved : address, sign, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		if (modifier1)
 			modifier1[-1] = ',';
 		if (sign)
@@ -1001,6 +1022,7 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe(char *subscription, uint8_t cmd) {
 	if (equal)
 		*equal = '=';
 	free(udp_address);
+	free(address_resolved);
 
 }
 
@@ -1010,6 +1032,7 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe2(char *arg, uint8_t cmd) {
 	char *s2_key = NULL;
 	char *s2_socket = NULL;
 	char *s2_addr = NULL;
+	char *s2_addr_resolved = NULL;
 	char *s2_weight = NULL;
 	char *s2_sign = NULL;
 	char *s2_modifier1 = NULL;
@@ -1056,7 +1079,18 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe2(char *arg, uint8_t cmd) {
 		modifier2 = atoi(s2_modifier2);
 	}
 
-	uwsgi_send_subscription(s2_server, s2_key, strlen(s2_key), modifier1, modifier2, cmd, s2_addr, s2_sign, s2_sni_key, s2_sni_crt, s2_sni_ca);
+	if (s2_addr) {
+		char *port = strchr(s2_addr, ':');
+		if (port) {
+			*port = '\0';
+			char *resolved = uwsgi_resolve_ip(s2_addr);
+			if (!resolved) goto end;
+			*port = ':';
+			s2_addr_resolved = uwsgi_concat2n(resolved, strlen(resolved), port, strlen(port));
+		}
+	}
+
+	uwsgi_send_subscription(s2_server, s2_key, strlen(s2_key), modifier1, modifier2, cmd, s2_addr_resolved ? s2_addr_resolved : s2_addr, s2_sign, s2_sni_key, s2_sni_crt, s2_sni_ca);
 end:
 	if (s2_server)
 		free(s2_server);
@@ -1066,6 +1100,8 @@ void uwsgi_subscribe2(char *arg, uint8_t cmd) {
 		free(s2_socket);
 	if (s2_addr)
 		free(s2_addr);
+	if (s2_addr_resolved)
+		free(s2_addr_resolved);
 	if (s2_weight)
 		free(s2_weight);
 	if (s2_modifier1)