diff --git a/include/mqtt_client.h b/include/mqtt_client.h
index 8d85125..e03c615 100644
--- a/include/mqtt_client.h
+++ b/include/mqtt_client.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ typedef struct esp_mqtt_client_config_t {
         bool disable_auto_reconnect;     /*!< Client will reconnect to server (when errors/disconnect). Set
                                  `disable_auto_reconnect=true` to disable */
         esp_transport_handle_t transport; /*!< Custom transport handle to use. Warning: The transport should be valid during the client lifetime and is destroyed when esp_mqtt_client_destroy is called. */
+        struct ifreq * if_name; /*!< The name of interface for data to go through. Use the default interface without setting */    
     } network; /*!< Network configuration */
     /**
      * Client task configuration
diff --git a/lib/include/mqtt_client_priv.h b/lib/include/mqtt_client_priv.h
index 0b5ee48..5a7c16c 100644
--- a/lib/include/mqtt_client_priv.h
+++ b/lib/include/mqtt_client_priv.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int message_retransmit_timeout;
     uint64_t outbox_limit;
     esp_transport_handle_t transport;
+    struct ifreq * if_name;
 } mqtt_config_storage_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/mqtt_client.c b/mqtt_client.c
index 1792206..455f289 100644
--- a/mqtt_client.c
+++ b/mqtt_client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_heap_caps.h"
@@ -303,6 +304,9 @@ static esp_err_t esp_mqtt_client_create_transport(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t clien
             esp_transport_handle_t tcp = esp_transport_tcp_init();
             ESP_MEM_CHECK(TAG, tcp, return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM);
             esp_transport_set_default_port(tcp, MQTT_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT);
+            if (client->config->if_name) {
+                esp_transport_tcp_set_interface_name(tcp, client->config->if_name);
+            }
             esp_transport_list_add(client->transport_list, tcp, MQTT_OVER_TCP_SCHEME);
             if (strncasecmp(client->config->scheme, MQTT_OVER_WS_SCHEME, sizeof(MQTT_OVER_WS_SCHEME)) == 0) {
 #if MQTT_ENABLE_WS
@@ -326,6 +330,9 @@ static esp_err_t esp_mqtt_client_create_transport(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t clien
             esp_transport_handle_t ssl = esp_transport_ssl_init();
             ESP_MEM_CHECK(TAG, ssl, return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM);
             esp_transport_set_default_port(ssl, MQTT_SSL_DEFAULT_PORT);
+            if (client->config->if_name) {
+                esp_transport_ssl_set_interface_name(ssl, client->config->if_name);
+            }
             esp_transport_list_add(client->transport_list, ssl, MQTT_OVER_SSL_SCHEME);
             if (strncasecmp(client->config->scheme, MQTT_OVER_WSS_SCHEME, sizeof(MQTT_OVER_WSS_SCHEME)) == 0) {
 #if MQTT_ENABLE_WS
@@ -487,6 +494,15 @@ esp_err_t esp_mqtt_set_config(esp_mqtt_client_handle_t client, const esp_mqtt_cl
     } else {
         client->config->reconnect_timeout_ms = MQTT_RECON_DEFAULT_MS;
     }
+    if (config->network.transport) {
+        client->config->transport = config->network.transport;
+    }
+
+    if (config->network.if_name) {
+        client->config->if_name = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ifreq) + 1);
+        ESP_MEM_CHECK(TAG, client->config->if_name, goto _mqtt_set_config_failed);
+        memcpy(client->config->if_name, config->network.if_name, sizeof(struct ifreq));
+    }
 
     if (config->broker.verification.alpn_protos) {
         for (int i = 0; i < client->config->num_alpn_protos; i++) {