diff --git a/Doc/library/smtplib.rst b/Doc/library/smtplib.rst
index 24aff0589bf..afe6b7b8240 100644
--- a/Doc/library/smtplib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/smtplib.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ details of SMTP and ESMTP operation, consult :rfc:`821` (Simple Mail Transfer
 Protocol) and :rfc:`1869` (SMTP Service Extensions).
 
 
-.. class:: SMTP(host='', port=0, local_hostname=None[, timeout])
+.. class:: SMTP(host='', port=0, local_hostname=None[, timeout], source_address=None)
 
    A :class:`SMTP` instance encapsulates an SMTP connection.  It has methods
    that support a full repertoire of SMTP and ESMTP operations. If the optional
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ Protocol) and :rfc:`1869` (SMTP Service Extensions).
    raised if the specified host doesn't respond correctly. The optional
    *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations
    like the connection attempt (if not specified, the global default timeout
-   setting will be used).
+   setting will be used). The optional source_address parameter allows to bind to some
+   specific source address in a machine with multiple network interfaces,
+   and/or to some specific source tcp port. It takes a 2-tuple (host, port),
+   for the socket to bind to as its source address before connecting. If
+   ommited (or if host or port are '' and/or 0 respectively) the OS default
+   behavior will be used.
 
    For normal use, you should only require the initialization/connect,
    :meth:`sendmail`, and :meth:`quit` methods.  An example is included below.
@@ -48,8 +53,10 @@ Protocol) and :rfc:`1869` (SMTP Service Extensions).
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       Support for the :keyword:`with` statement was added.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+      source_address parameter.
 
-.. class:: SMTP_SSL(host='', port=0, local_hostname=None, keyfile=None, certfile=None[, timeout], context=None)
+.. class:: SMTP_SSL(host='', port=0, local_hostname=None, keyfile=None, certfile=None[, timeout], context=None, source_address=None)
 
    A :class:`SMTP_SSL` instance behaves exactly the same as instances of
    :class:`SMTP`. :class:`SMTP_SSL` should be used for situations where SSL is
@@ -62,18 +69,28 @@ Protocol) and :rfc:`1869` (SMTP Service Extensions).
    keyfile and certfile must be None.  The optional *timeout*
    parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations like the
    connection attempt (if not specified, the global default timeout setting
-   will be used).
+   will be used). The optional source_address parameter allows to bind to some
+   specific source address in a machine with multiple network interfaces,
+   and/or to some specific source tcp port. It takes a 2-tuple (host, port),
+   for the socket to bind to as its source address before connecting. If
+   ommited (or if host or port are '' and/or 0 respectively) the OS default
+   behavior will be used.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       *context* was added.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.3
+      source_address parameter.
 
-.. class:: LMTP(host='', port=LMTP_PORT, local_hostname=None)
+
+.. class:: LMTP(host='', port=LMTP_PORT, local_hostname=None, source_address=None)
 
    The LMTP protocol, which is very similar to ESMTP, is heavily based on the
-   standard SMTP client. It's common to use Unix sockets for LMTP, so our :meth:`connect`
-   method must support that as well as a regular host:port server. To specify a
-   Unix socket, you must use an absolute path for *host*, starting with a '/'.
+   standard SMTP client. It's common to use Unix sockets for LMTP, so our
+   :meth:`connect` method must support that as well as a regular host:port
+   server. The optional parameters local_hostname and source_address has the
+   same meaning as that of SMTP client.To specify a Unix socket, you must use
+   an absolute path for *host*, starting with a '/'. 
 
    Authentication is supported, using the regular SMTP mechanism. When using a Unix
    socket, LMTP generally don't support or require any authentication, but your
diff --git a/Lib/smtplib.py b/Lib/smtplib.py
index c7ff821bd67..20395927190 100644
--- a/Lib/smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/smtplib.py
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ class SMTP:
     default_port = SMTP_PORT
 
     def __init__(self, host='', port=0, local_hostname=None,
-                 timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+                 timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+                 source_address=None):
         """Initialize a new instance.
 
         If specified, `host' is the name of the remote host to which to
@@ -223,11 +224,16 @@ class SMTP:
         By default, smtplib.SMTP_PORT is used.  An SMTPConnectError is raised
         if the specified `host' doesn't respond correctly.  If specified,
         `local_hostname` is used as the FQDN of the local host.  By default,
-        the local hostname is found using socket.getfqdn().
+        the local hostname is found using socket.getfqdn(). The
+        `source_address` parameter takes a 2-tuple (host, port) for the socket
+        to bind to as its source address before connecting. If the host is ''
+        and port is 0, the OS default behavior will be used.
 
         """
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.esmtp_features = {}
+        self.source_address = source_address
+
         if host:
             (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
             if code != 220:
@@ -276,10 +282,11 @@ class SMTP:
         # This makes it simpler for SMTP_SSL to use the SMTP connect code
         # and just alter the socket connection bit.
         if self.debuglevel > 0:
-            print('connect:', (host, port), file=stderr)
-        return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout)
+            print('connect: to', (host, port), self.source_address, file=stderr)
+        return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout,
+                                        self.source_address)
 
-    def connect(self, host='localhost', port=0):
+    def connect(self, host='localhost', port=0, source_address=None):
         """Connect to a host on a given port.
 
         If the hostname ends with a colon (`:') followed by a number, and
@@ -290,6 +297,7 @@ class SMTP:
         specified during instantiation.
 
         """
+        if source_address: self.source_address = source_address
         if not port and (host.find(':') == host.rfind(':')):
             i = host.rfind(':')
             if i >= 0:
@@ -829,7 +837,8 @@ if _have_ssl:
         """ This is a subclass derived from SMTP that connects over an SSL encrypted
         socket (to use this class you need a socket module that was compiled with SSL
         support). If host is not specified, '' (the local host) is used. If port is
-        omitted, the standard SMTP-over-SSL port (465) is used. keyfile and certfile
+        omitted, the standard SMTP-over-SSL port (465) is used. The optional
+        source_address takes a two-tuple (host,port) for socket to bind to. keyfile and certfile
         are also optional - they can contain a PEM formatted private key and
         certificate chain file for the SSL connection. context also optional, can contain
         a SSLContext, and is an alternative to keyfile and certfile; If it is specified both
@@ -840,7 +849,8 @@ if _have_ssl:
 
         def __init__(self, host='', port=0, local_hostname=None,
                      keyfile=None, certfile=None,
-                     timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, context=None):
+                     timeout=socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+                     source_address=None, context=None):
             if context is not None and keyfile is not None:
                 raise ValueError("context and keyfile arguments are mutually "
                                  "exclusive")
@@ -850,12 +860,14 @@ if _have_ssl:
             self.keyfile = keyfile
             self.certfile = certfile
             self.context = context
-            SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname, timeout)
+            SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname, timeout,
+                    source_address)
 
         def _get_socket(self, host, port, timeout):
             if self.debuglevel > 0:
                 print('connect:', (host, port), file=stderr)
-            new_socket = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout)
+            new_socket = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout,
+                    self.source_address)
             if self.context is not None:
                 new_socket = self.context.wrap_socket(new_socket)
             else:
@@ -884,14 +896,16 @@ class LMTP(SMTP):
 
     ehlo_msg = "lhlo"
 
-    def __init__(self, host='', port=LMTP_PORT, local_hostname=None):
+    def __init__(self, host='', port=LMTP_PORT, local_hostname=None,
+            source_address=None):
         """Initialize a new instance."""
-        SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname)
+        SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname = local_hostname,
+                source_address = source_address)
 
-    def connect(self, host='localhost', port=0):
+    def connect(self, host='localhost', port=0, source_address=None):
         """Connect to the LMTP daemon, on either a Unix or a TCP socket."""
         if host[0] != '/':
-            return SMTP.connect(self, host, port)
+            return SMTP.connect(self, host, port, source_address = source_address)
 
         # Handle Unix-domain sockets.
         try:
diff --git a/Lib/test/mock_socket.py b/Lib/test/mock_socket.py
index 803693283b3..d09e78c1d51 100644
--- a/Lib/test/mock_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/mock_socket.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ def socket(family=None, type=None, proto=None):
     return MockSocket()
 
 
-def create_connection(address, timeout=socket_module._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+def create_connection(address, timeout=socket_module._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+                      source_address=None):
     try:
         int_port = int(address[1])
     except ValueError:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_smtplib.py b/Lib/test/test_smtplib.py
index 9f8a05435f2..70654c50cd8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_smtplib.py
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ class GeneralTests(unittest.TestCase):
         smtp = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, self.port)
         smtp.close()
 
+    def testSourceAddress(self):
+        mock_socket.reply_with(b"220 Hola mundo")
+        # connects
+        smtp = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, self.port,
+                source_address=('127.0.0.1',19876))
+        self.assertEqual(smtp.source_address, ('127.0.0.1', 19876))
+        smtp.close()
+
     def testBasic2(self):
         mock_socket.reply_with(b"220 Hola mundo")
         # connects, include port in host name
@@ -206,6 +214,15 @@ class DebuggingServerTests(unittest.TestCase):
         smtp = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, self.port, local_hostname='localhost', timeout=3)
         smtp.quit()
 
+    def testSourceAddress(self):
+        # connect
+        smtp = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, self.port, local_hostname='localhost', timeout=3,
+                            source_address=('127.0.0.1', 19876))
+        self.assertEqual(smtp.source_address, ('127.0.0.1', 19876))
+        self.assertEqual(smtp.local_hostname, 'localhost')
+        print(dir(smtp))
+        smtp.quit()
+
     def testNOOP(self):
         smtp = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, self.port, local_hostname='localhost', timeout=3)
         expected = (250, b'Ok')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5ab2d17ed6e..b0a747c918b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #11281: smtplib.STMP gets source_address parameter, which adds the
+  ability to bind to specific source address on a machine with multiple
+  interfaces. Patch by Paulo Scardine.
+
 - Issue #12464: tempfile.TemporaryDirectory.cleanup() should not follow
   symlinks: fix it. Patch by Petri Lehtinen.