diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 804242f4e1..861cda7fbe 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dnsmasq
 PKG_VERSION:=2.76
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq
diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
index 7612830103..b1f9e2e290 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -660,6 +660,12 @@ dnsmasq_start()
 		append_bool "$cfg" dnsseccheckunsigned "--dnssec-check-unsigned"
 	}
 
+	config_get addmac "$cfg" addmac 0
+	[ "$addmac" != "0" ] && {
+		[ "$addmac" = "1" ] && addmac=
+		xappend "--add-mac${addmac:+="$addmac"}"
+	}
+
 	dhcp_option_add "$cfg" "" 0
 
 	xappend "--dhcp-broadcast=tag:needs-broadcast"