diff --git a/sysutils/ipmi_exporter/files/ipmi_exporter.in b/sysutils/ipmi_exporter/files/ipmi_exporter.in
index e97363374681..215dec45e6c6 100644
--- a/sysutils/ipmi_exporter/files/ipmi_exporter.in
+++ b/sysutils/ipmi_exporter/files/ipmi_exporter.in
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: ipmi_exporter
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
 # to enable this service:
 #
 # ipmi_exporter_enable (bool):	Set to YES to enable the IPMI exporter.
 #			Default: NO
 # ipmi_exporter_config (str):	Set to the path of configuration file.
 #			Default: ""
+# ipmi_exporter_listen_address (str):	Set to the IP or hostname and port to bind to.
+#			Default: ":9290"
+
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 name=ipmi_exporter
 rcvar=${name}_enable
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${ipmi_exporter_enable:="NO"}
 : ${ipmi_exporter_config:=""}
+: ${ipmi_exporter_listen_address:=":9290"}
 
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
 procname="%%PREFIX%%/bin/${name}"
-command_args="-S -p ${pidfile} ${procname} --config.file=\"${ipmi_exporter_config}\""
+command_args="-S -p ${pidfile} ${procname} \
+    --web.listen-address=${ipmi_exporter_listen_address} \
+    --config.file=\"${ipmi_exporter_config}\""
 start_precmd="${name}_precmd"
 
 ipmi_exporter_precmd()
 {
   export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/sbin
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"