diff --git a/hiredis.c b/hiredis.c
index 471483e..e06e837 100644
--- a/hiredis.c
+++ b/hiredis.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ redisContext *redisConnect(const char *ip, int port) {
     redisContext *c = redisContextInit();
     c->flags |= REDIS_BLOCK;
     c->flags |= REDIS_CONNECTED;
-    redisContextConnect(c,ip,port);
+    redisContextConnectTcp(c,ip,port);
     return c;
 }
 
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ redisContext *redisConnectNonBlock(const char *ip, int port) {
     redisContext *c = redisContextInit();
     c->flags &= ~REDIS_BLOCK;
     c->flags |= REDIS_CONNECTED;
-    redisContextConnect(c,ip,port);
+    redisContextConnectTcp(c,ip,port);
     return c;
 }
 
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 9d49f23..599ba9d 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "fmacros.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ static int redisSetTcpNoDelay(redisContext *c, int fd) {
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
 
-int redisContextConnect(redisContext *c, const char *addr, int port) {
+int redisContextConnectTcp(redisContext *c, const char *addr, int port) {
     int s;
     int blocking = (c->flags & REDIS_BLOCK);
     struct sockaddr_in sa;
@@ -138,3 +139,29 @@ int redisContextConnect(redisContext *c, const char *addr, int port) {
     c->fd = s;
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
+
+int redisContextConnectUnix(redisContext *c, const char *path) {
+    int s;
+    int blocking = (c->flags & REDIS_BLOCK);
+    struct sockaddr_un sa;
+
+    if ((s = redisCreateSocket(c,AF_LOCAL)) == REDIS_ERR)
+        return REDIS_ERR;
+    if (!blocking && redisSetNonBlock(c,s) != REDIS_OK)
+        return REDIS_ERR;
+
+    sa.sun_family = AF_LOCAL;
+    strncpy(sa.sun_path,path,sizeof(sa.sun_path)-1);
+    if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr*)&sa, sizeof(sa)) == -1) {
+        if (errno == EINPROGRESS && !blocking) {
+            /* This is ok. */
+        } else {
+            __redisSetError(c,REDIS_ERR_IO,NULL);
+            close(s);
+            return REDIS_ERR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    c->fd = s;
+    return REDIS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index f16ad63..0e56000 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #ifndef __NET_H
 #define __NET_H
 
-int redisContextConnect(redisContext *c, const char *addr, int port);
+int redisContextConnectTcp(redisContext *c, const char *addr, int port);
+int redisContextConnectUnix(redisContext *c, const char *path);
 
 #endif