diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/IRI.java b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/IRI.java
index 718c5c595e..2f86d82827 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/IRI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/IRI.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ private static void validateParams(final String[] args) {
         final Option<String> cors = parser.addStringOption('c', "enabled-cors");
         final Option<Boolean> headless = parser.addBooleanOption("headless");
         final Option<Boolean> debug = parser.addBooleanOption('d', "debug");
+        final Option<Boolean> remote = parser.addBooleanOption("remote");
         final Option<String> neighbors = parser.addStringOption('n', "neighbors");
         final Option<Boolean> experimental = parser.addBooleanOption('e', "experimental");
         final Option<Boolean> help = parser.addBooleanOption('h', "help");
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ private static void validateParams(final String[] args) {
         if (parser.getOptionValue(headless) != null) {
             Configuration.put(DefaultConfSettings.HEADLESS, "true");
         }
+        
+        if (parser.getOptionValue(remote) != null) {
+            log.info("Remote access enabled. Binding API socket to listen any interface.");
+            Configuration.put(DefaultConfSettings.API_HOST, "0.0.0.0");
+        }
 
         if (parser.getOptionValue(debug) != null) {
             Configuration.put(DefaultConfSettings.DEBUG, "true");
@@ -140,7 +146,9 @@ private static void printUsage() {
                  "[{-r,--receiver-port} 14265] " + 
                  "[{-c,--enabled-cors} *] " + 
                  "[{-h}] [{--headless}] " + 
-                 "[{-d,--debug}] [{-e,--experimental}]" +
+                 "[{-d,--debug}] " + 
+                 "[{-e,--experimental}]" +
+                 "[{--remote}]" +
                  // + "[{-t,--testnet} false] " // -> TBDiscussed (!)
                  "[{-n,--neighbors} '<list of neighbors>'] ", NAME, VERSION);
         System.exit(0);
@@ -170,7 +178,7 @@ private static void showIotaLogo() {
             final Path path = Paths.get("logo.ans");
             Files.readAllLines(path, Charset.forName(charset)).forEach(log::info);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("Impossible to display logo. Charset {} not supported.", charset);
+            log.error("Impossible to display logo. Charset {} not supported by terminal.", charset);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/conf/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/conf/Configuration.java
index 86c2743d51..6e053c0899 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/conf/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/conf/Configuration.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class Configuration {
 
     public enum DefaultConfSettings {
         API_PORT,
+        API_HOST,
         TANGLE_RECEIVER_PORT,
         CORS_ENABLED,
         TESTNET, // not used yet
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public enum DefaultConfSettings {
     static {
     	// defaults
         conf.put(DefaultConfSettings.API_PORT.name(), "14265");
+        conf.put(DefaultConfSettings.API_HOST.name(), "localhost");
         conf.put(DefaultConfSettings.TANGLE_RECEIVER_PORT.name(), "14265");
         conf.put(DefaultConfSettings.CORS_ENABLED.name(), "*"); 
         conf.put(DefaultConfSettings.TESTNET.name(), "false");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/service/API.java b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/service/API.java
index 06dac228c9..b6b63949cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/service/API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iota/iri/service/API.java
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ public class API {
 
     public void init() throws IOException {
 
-        int apiPort = Configuration.integer(DefaultConfSettings.API_PORT);
+        final int apiPort = Configuration.integer(DefaultConfSettings.API_PORT);
+        final String apiHost = Configuration.string(DefaultConfSettings.API_HOST);
 
-        server = Undertow.builder().addHttpListener(apiPort, "localhost")
+        log.debug("Binding JSON-REST API Undertown server on {}:{}" , apiHost, apiPort);
+        
+        server = Undertow.builder().addHttpListener(apiPort, apiHost)
                 .setHandler(path().addPrefixPath("/", new HttpHandler() {
                     @Override
                     public void handleRequest(final HttpServerExchange exchange) throws Exception {