diff --git a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
index 46755d2fd6..09f115b6fc 100644
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/server.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func run(s *options.KubeletServer, kubeDeps *kubelet.KubeletDeps) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if kubeDeps.CAdvisorInterface == nil {
-		kubeDeps.CAdvisorInterface, err = cadvisor.New(uint(s.CAdvisorPort), s.ContainerRuntime, s.RootDirectory)
+		kubeDeps.CAdvisorInterface, err = cadvisor.New(s.Address, uint(s.CAdvisorPort), s.ContainerRuntime, s.RootDirectory)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
index 676233228b..f0392063e0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ package cadvisor
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ func containerLabels(c *cadvisorapi.ContainerInfo) map[string]string {
 }
 
 // New creates a cAdvisor and exports its API on the specified port if port > 0.
-func New(port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
+func New(address string, port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
 	sysFs := sysfs.NewRealSysFs()
 
 	// Create and start the cAdvisor container manager.
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func New(port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
 		Manager:  m,
 	}
 
-	err = cadvisorClient.exportHTTP(port)
+	err = cadvisorClient.exportHTTP(address, port)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ func (cc *cadvisorClient) Start() error {
 	return cc.Manager.Start()
 }
 
-func (cc *cadvisorClient) exportHTTP(port uint) error {
+func (cc *cadvisorClient) exportHTTP(address string, port uint) error {
 	// Register the handlers regardless as this registers the prometheus
 	// collector properly.
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func (cc *cadvisorClient) exportHTTP(port uint) error {
 	// Only start the http server if port > 0
 	if port > 0 {
 		serv := &http.Server{
-			Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port),
+			Addr:    net.JoinHostPort(address, strconv.Itoa(int(port))),
 			Handler: mux,
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
index efa1b06a6d..2337824277 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type cadvisorUnsupported struct {
 
 var _ Interface = new(cadvisorUnsupported)
 
-func New(port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
+func New(address string, port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
 	return &cadvisorUnsupported{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
index a970f096d5..832208658f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_windows.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type cadvisorClient struct {
 var _ Interface = new(cadvisorClient)
 
 // New creates a cAdvisor and exports its API on the specified port if port > 0.
-func New(port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
+func New(address string, port uint, runtime string, rootPath string) (Interface, error) {
 	return &cadvisorClient{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/environment/conformance.go b/test/e2e_node/environment/conformance.go
index ce50a109f0..d9dac60fe7 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/environment/conformance.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/environment/conformance.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func containerRuntime() error {
 	}
 
 	// Setup cadvisor to check the container environment
-	c, err := cadvisor.New(0 /*don't start the http server*/, "docker", "/var/lib/kubelet")
+	c, err := cadvisor.New("", 0 /*don't start the http server*/, "docker", "/var/lib/kubelet")
 	if err != nil {
 		return printError("Container Runtime Check: %s Could not start cadvisor %v", failed, err)
 	}