double latency_total_square;
 } ping_context_t;
 
-static double opt_interval   = 1.0;
-static int    opt_addrfamily = PING_DEF_AF;
-static int    opt_count      = -1;
+static double  opt_interval   = 1.0;
+static int     opt_addrfamily = PING_DEF_AF;
+static char   *opt_srcaddr    = NULL;
+static int     opt_count      = -1;
 
 void sigint_handler (int signal)
 {
 
        while (1)
        {
-               optchar = getopt (argc, argv, "46c:hi:");
+               optchar = getopt (argc, argv, "46c:hi:I:");
 
                if (optchar == -1)
                        break;
                                                opt_interval = new_interval;
                                }
                                break;
+                       case 'I':
+                               {
+                                       if (opt_srcaddr != NULL)
+                                               free (opt_srcaddr);
+                                       opt_srcaddr = strdup (optarg);
+                               }
+                               break;
 
                        case 'h':
                        default:
        if (opt_addrfamily != PING_DEF_AF)
                ping_setopt (ping, PING_OPT_AF, (void *) &opt_addrfamily);
 
+       if (opt_srcaddr != NULL)
+       {
+               if (ping_setopt (ping, PING_OPT_SOURCE, (void *) opt_srcaddr) != 0)
+               {
+                       fprintf (stderr, "Setting source address failed: %s\n",
+                                       ping_get_error (ping));
+               }
+       }
+
        for (i = optind; i < argc; i++)
        {
                if (ping_host_add (ping, argv[i]) < 0)