diff --git a/net/socat/Makefile b/net/socat/Makefile
index faf8d302e1..081563f32f 100644
--- a/net/socat/Makefile
+++ b/net/socat/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=socat
 PKG_VERSION:=1.7.3.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download
diff --git a/net/socat/files/socat.init b/net/socat/files/socat.init
index b412935737..a4d3c8224a 100644
--- a/net/socat/files/socat.init
+++ b/net/socat/files/socat.init
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ validate_section_socat()
 {
 	uci_load_validate socat socat "$1" "$2" \
 		'enable:bool:1' \
-		'SocatOptions:string'
+		'SocatOptions:or(string, list(string))'
+}
+
+append_param_command()
+{
+	procd_append_param command "$1"
 }
 
 socat_instance()
 {
+	local is_list
+
 	[ "$2" = 0 ] || {
 		echo "validation failed"
 		return 1
@@ -26,7 +33,14 @@ socat_instance()
 
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command "$PROG"
-	procd_append_param command $SocatOptions
+	config_get is_list "$1" SocatOptions_LENGTH
+	if [ -z "$is_list" ]; then
+		procd_append_param command $SocatOptions
+	else
+		config_list_foreach "$1" SocatOptions append_param_command
+	fi
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
 	procd_close_instance
 }