diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/modes/preference_panes.py b/deluge/ui/console/modes/preference_panes.py
index 09350addf..3fb80ab8e 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/modes/preference_panes.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/modes/preference_panes.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 from deluge.ui.console.modes.input_popup import TextInput,SelectInput,CheckedInput,IntSpinInput,FloatSpinInput,CheckedPlusInput
 import deluge.ui.console.modes.alltorrents
+from deluge.common import is_ip
 
 try:
     import curses
@@ -106,12 +107,16 @@ class BasePane:
                 # gross, have to special case in/out ports since they are tuples
                 if ipt.name in ("listen_ports_to", "listen_ports_from", "out_ports_from", "out_ports_to",
                                 "i2p_port", "i2p_hostname", "proxy_type", "proxy_username", "proxy_hostnames",
-                                "proxy_password", "proxy_hostname", "proxy_port", "proxy_peer_connections"
-                                ):
+                                "proxy_password", "proxy_hostname", "proxy_port", "proxy_peer_connections",
+                                "listen_interface"):
                     if ipt.name == "listen_ports_to":
                         conf_dict["listen_ports"] = (self.infrom.get_value(),self.into.get_value())
                     elif ipt.name == "out_ports_to":
                         conf_dict["outgoing_ports"] = (self.outfrom.get_value(),self.outto.get_value())
+                    elif ipt.name == "listen_interface":
+                        interface = ipt.get_value().strip()
+                        if is_ip(interface) or not interface:
+                            conf_dict["listen_interface"] = interface
                     elif ipt.name == "i2p_port":
                         conf_dict.setdefault("i2p_proxy", {})["port"] = ipt.get_value()
                     elif ipt.name == "i2p_hostname":
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ class BasePane:
                     elif ipt.name == "proxy_peer_connections":
                         conf_dict.setdefault("proxy", {})["proxy_peer_connections"] = ipt.get_value()
 
+
                 else:
                     conf_dict[ipt.name] = ipt.get_value()
                 if hasattr(ipt,"get_child"):
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/NetworkPage.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/NetworkPage.js
index ad2a79ef2..0dc8840bb 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/NetworkPage.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/NetworkPage.js
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
  */
 Ext.namespace('Deluge.preferences');
 
+// custom Vtype for vtype:'IPAddress'
+Ext.apply(Ext.form.field.VTypes, {
+    IPAddress:  function(v) {
+        return /^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$/.test(v);
+    },
+    IPAddressText: 'Must be a numeric IP address',
+    IPAddressMask: /[\d\.]/i
+});
+
 /**
  * @class Deluge.preferences.Network
  * @extends Ext.form.FormPanel
@@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ Deluge.preferences.Network = Ext.extend(Ext.form.FormPanel, {
     initComponent: function() {
         Deluge.preferences.Network.superclass.initComponent.call(this);
         var optMan = deluge.preferences.getOptionsManager();
-
+        console.log(Ext.form.VTypes);
         fieldset = this.add({
             xtype: 'fieldset',
             border: false,
@@ -58,7 +67,8 @@ Deluge.preferences.Network = Ext.extend(Ext.form.FormPanel, {
             name: 'listen_interface',
             fieldLabel: '',
             labelSeparator: '',
-            width: 200
+            width: 200,
+            vtype: 'IPAddress',
         }));
 
         var fieldset = this.add({