diff --git a/include/common/standard.h b/include/common/standard.h
index fc044fb6a..a8e1b9952 100644
--- a/include/common/standard.h
+++ b/include/common/standard.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ extern const char *invalid_domainchar(const char *name);
  * If <pfx> is non-null, it is used as a string prefix before any path-based
  * address (typically the path to a unix socket).
  */
-struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char **err, const char *pfx);
+struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char **err, const char *pfx, char **fqdn);
 
 /* converts <str> to a struct in_addr containing a network mask. It can be
  * passed in dotted form (255.255.255.0) or in CIDR form (24). It returns 1
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 6e2bcd72e..71d3fea23 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ int str2listener(char *str, struct proxy *curproxy, struct bind_conf *bind_conf,
 		}
 
 		ss2 = str2sa_range(str, &port, &end, err,
-		                   curproxy == global.stats_fe ? NULL : global.unix_bind.prefix);
+		                   curproxy == global.stats_fe ? NULL : global.unix_bind.prefix,
+		                   NULL);
 		if (!ss2)
 			goto fail;
 
@@ -1597,7 +1598,7 @@ int cfg_parse_global(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 			}
 		}
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s': %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], errmsg);
 			err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -2027,7 +2028,7 @@ int cfg_parse_peers(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		newpeer->last_change = now.tv_sec;
 		newpeer->id = strdup(args[1]);
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], args[1], errmsg);
 			err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -2227,7 +2228,7 @@ int cfg_parse_resolvers(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		newnameserver->conf.line = linenum;
 		newnameserver->id = strdup(args[1]);
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], args[1], errmsg);
 			err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -2411,7 +2412,7 @@ int cfg_parse_mailers(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 
 		newmailer->id = strdup(args[1]);
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], args[1], errmsg);
 			err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -5545,7 +5546,7 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 		else if (warnifnotcap(curproxy, PR_CAP_BE, file, linenum, args[0], NULL))
 			err_code |= ERR_WARN;
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], errmsg);
 			err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -5817,7 +5818,7 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 				}
 			}
 
-			sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+			sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 			if (!sk) {
 				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s': %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], errmsg);
 				err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -5869,7 +5870,7 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 		curproxy->conn_src.iface_name = NULL;
 		curproxy->conn_src.iface_len = 0;
 
-		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+		sk = str2sa_range(args[1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!sk) {
 			Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n",
 			      file, linenum, args[0], args[1], errmsg);
@@ -5954,7 +5955,7 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 				} else {
 					struct sockaddr_storage *sk;
 
-					sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+					sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 					if (!sk) {
 						Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n",
 						      file, linenum, args[cur_arg], args[cur_arg+1], errmsg);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 340a31050..0e5c07999 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 			 *  - IP:+N => port=+N, relative
 			 *  - IP:-N => port=-N, relative
 			 */
-			sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+			sk = str2sa_range(args[2], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 			if (!sk) {
 				Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n", file, linenum, args[0], args[1], errmsg);
 				err_code |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 				int port1, port2;
 				struct protocol *proto;
 
-				sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+				sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 				if (!sk) {
 					Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' : %s\n",
 					      file, linenum, args[cur_arg], errmsg);
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 				}
 
 				newsrv->conn_src.opts |= CO_SRC_BIND;
-				sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port_low, &port_high, &errmsg, NULL);
+				sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port_low, &port_high, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 				if (!sk) {
 					Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n",
 					      file, linenum, args[cur_arg], args[cur_arg+1], errmsg);
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 							struct sockaddr_storage *sk;
 							int port1, port2;
 
-							sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL);
+							sk = str2sa_range(args[cur_arg + 1], &port1, &port2, &errmsg, NULL, NULL);
 							if (!sk) {
 								Alert("parsing [%s:%d] : '%s %s' : %s\n",
 								      file, linenum, args[cur_arg], args[cur_arg+1], errmsg);
diff --git a/src/standard.c b/src/standard.c
index 464173937..58cc5deb4 100644
--- a/src/standard.c
+++ b/src/standard.c
@@ -755,10 +755,15 @@ struct sockaddr_storage *str2ip2(const char *str, struct sockaddr_storage *sa, i
  * If <pfx> is non-null, it is used as a string prefix before any path-based
  * address (typically the path to a unix socket).
  *
+ * if <fqdn> is non-null, it will be filled with :
+ *   - a pointer to the FQDN of the server name to resolve if there's one, and
+ *     that the caller will have to free(),
+ *   - NULL if there was an explicit address that doesn't require resolution.
+ *
  * When a file descriptor is passed, its value is put into the s_addr part of
  * the address when cast to sockaddr_in and the address family is AF_UNSPEC.
  */
-struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char **err, const char *pfx)
+struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char **err, const char *pfx, char **fqdn)
 {
 	static struct sockaddr_storage ss;
 	struct sockaddr_storage *ret = NULL;
@@ -768,6 +773,8 @@ struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char
 	int abstract = 0;
 
 	portl = porth = porta = 0;
+	if (fqdn)
+		*fqdn = NULL;
 
 	str2 = back = env_expand(strdup(str));
 	if (str2 == NULL) {
@@ -840,15 +847,20 @@ struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char
 		memcpy(((struct sockaddr_un *)&ss)->sun_path + prefix_path_len + abstract, str2, adr_len + 1 - abstract);
 	}
 	else { /* IPv4 and IPv6 */
+		int use_fqdn = 0;
+
 		port1 = strrchr(str2, ':');
 		if (port1)
 			*port1++ = '\0';
 		else
 			port1 = "";
 
-		if (str2ip(str2, &ss) == NULL) {
-			memprintf(err, "invalid address: '%s' in '%s'\n", str2, str);
-			goto out;
+		if (str2ip2(str2, &ss, 0) == NULL) {
+			use_fqdn = 1;
+			if (str2ip(str2, &ss) == NULL) {
+				memprintf(err, "invalid address: '%s' in '%s'\n", str2, str);
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (isdigit((int)(unsigned char)*port1)) {	/* single port or range */
@@ -874,6 +886,13 @@ struct sockaddr_storage *str2sa_range(const char *str, int *low, int *high, char
 			goto out;
 		}
 		set_host_port(&ss, porta);
+
+		if (use_fqdn && fqdn) {
+			if (str2 != back)
+				memmove(back, str2, strlen(str2) + 1);
+			*fqdn = back;
+			back = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = &ss;