diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de5a30e..8c8f91a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sudo make install
 ## Usage
 
 ```sh
-sbotc [-j] [-T] [-n] [-c <cap>] [-s <host>] [-p <port>] [-k <key>] [-K <keypair_seed>]
+sbotc [-j] [-T] [-n] [-c <cap>] [-s <host>] [-p <port>] [-u <socket_path>] [-k <key>] [-K <keypair_seed>]
       [-t <type>] <method> [<argument>...]
 ```
 
diff --git a/sbotc.1 b/sbotc.1
index 6f2677d..cc050cb 100644
--- a/sbotc.1
+++ b/sbotc.1
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 .Op Fl c Ar cap
 .Op Fl s Ar host
 .Op Fl p Ar port
+.Op Fl u Ar socket_path
 .Op Fl k Ar key
 .Op Fl K Ar keypair_seed
 .Op Fl t Ar type
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ Capability key for secret-handshake. Default is SSB's capability key,
 The hostname to connect to. Default is localhost.
 .It Fl p Ar port
 The port to connect to. Default is 8008.
+.It Fl u Ar socket_path
+Unix socket path to connect to, instead of TCP socket. Conflicts with
+.Fl p
+and
+.Fl s .
 .It Fl k Ar key
 The key to connect to. Default is your public key, as read from your
 private key file.
diff --git a/sbotc.c b/sbotc.c
index d095ac7..0a6118c 100644
--- a/sbotc.c
+++ b/sbotc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <sodium.h>
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ static const unsigned char ssb_cap[] = {
 };
 
 static void usage() {
-	fputs("usage: sbotc [-j] [-T] [-n] [-c <cap>] [-s <host>] [-p <port>] [-k <key>] [-K <keypair_seed>] \n"
+	fputs("usage: sbotc [-j] [-T] [-n] [-c <cap>] [-s <host>] [-p <port>] [-u <socket_path>] [-k <key>] [-K <keypair_seed>]\n"
 	      "             [-t <type>] <method> [<argument>...]\n", stderr);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
@@ -818,6 +819,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	const char *port = "8008";
 	const char *typestr = NULL, *methodstr;
 	const char *shs_cap_key_str = NULL;
+	const char *socket_path = NULL;
 	size_t argument_len;
 	unsigned char private_key[64];
 	unsigned char public_key[32];
@@ -830,6 +832,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	ssize_t len;
 	bool test = false;
 	bool noauth = false;
+	bool host_arg = false;
+	bool port_arg = false;
 	bool shs_cap_key_str_arg = false;
 
 	get_app_dir(app_dir, sizeof(app_dir));
@@ -854,10 +858,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			case 'c': shs_cap_key_str = argv[++i]; shs_cap_key_str_arg = true; break;
 			case 'j': ptype = pkt_type_json; break;
 			case 'T': test = true; break;
-			case 's': host = argv[++i]; break;
+			case 's': host = argv[++i]; host_arg = true; break;
 			case 'k': key = argv[++i]; break;
 			case 'K': keypair_seed_str = argv[++i]; break;
-			case 'p': port = argv[++i]; break;
+			case 'p': port = argv[++i]; port_arg = true; break;
+			case 'u': socket_path = argv[++i]; break;
 			case 't': typestr = argv[++i]; break;
 			case 'n': noauth = true; break;
 			default: usage();
@@ -928,6 +933,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		infd = STDIN_FILENO;
 		outfd = STDOUT_FILENO;
 		s = -1;
+
+	} else if (socket_path) {
+		if (port_arg) errx(1, "-p port conflicts with -u socket_path");
+		if (host_arg) errx(1, "-s host conflicts with -u socket_path");
+		struct sockaddr_un name;
+		size_t path_len = strlen(socket_path);
+		if (path_len >= sizeof(name.sun_path)-1) errx(1, "socket path too long");
+		s = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+		if (s < 0) err(1, "socket");
+		memset(&name, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un));
+		name.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+		strncpy(name.sun_path, socket_path, sizeof(name.sun_path) - 1);
+		rc = connect(s, (const struct sockaddr *)&name, sizeof name);
+		if (rc < 0) err(1, "connect");
+
 	} else {
 		s = tcp_connect(host, port);
 		if (s < 0) err(1, "tcp_connect");