diff --git a/lib/Service.js b/lib/Service.js
index c937ceb..ae92413 100644
--- a/lib/Service.js
+++ b/lib/Service.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var os = require('os')
 var util = require('util')
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 var serviceName = require('multicast-dns-service-types')
+var net = require('net') 
 
 var TLD = '.local'
 var REANNOUNCE_MAX_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ var Service = function (opts) {
   this.subtypes = opts.subtypes || null
   this.txt = opts.txt || null
   this.published = false
+  this.ip = opts.ip || null
 
   this._activated = false // indicates intent - true: starting/started, false: stopping/stopped
 }
@@ -104,6 +106,16 @@ var proto = {
   _records: function () {
     var records = [this._rrPtr(), this._rrSrv(), this._rrTxt()]
 
+    if (this.ip) {
+      if (net.isIP(this.ip) === 4) {
+        records.push(rrA(self, this.ip))
+        return records
+      } else if (net.isIP(this.ip) === 6) {
+        records.push(rrAaaa(self, this.ip))
+        return records
+      }
+    }
+    
     var interfaces = os.networkInterfaces()
     for (var ifaceID in interfaces) {
       var iface = interfaces[ifaceID]