diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
index df7035c03cc2..17cfdfb24462 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ let
   dependentCertNames = unique (map (hostOpts: hostOpts.certName) acmeEnabledVhosts);
 
   mkListenInfo = hostOpts:
-    if hostOpts.listen != [] then hostOpts.listen
-    else (
-      optional (hostOpts.onlySSL || hostOpts.addSSL || hostOpts.forceSSL) { ip = "*"; port = 443; ssl = true; } ++
-      optional (!hostOpts.onlySSL) { ip = "*"; port = 80; ssl = false; }
-    );
+    if hostOpts.listen != [] then
+      hostOpts.listen
+    else
+      optionals (hostOpts.onlySSL || hostOpts.addSSL || hostOpts.forceSSL) (map (addr: { ip = addr; port = 443; ssl = true; }) hostOpts.listenAddresses) ++
+      optionals (!hostOpts.onlySSL) (map (addr: { ip = addr; port = 80; ssl = false; }) hostOpts.listenAddresses)
+    ;
 
   listenInfo = unique (concatMap mkListenInfo vhosts);
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/vhost-options.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/vhost-options.nix
index 394f9a305546..3f732a5c9f33 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/vhost-options.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/vhost-options.nix
@@ -47,12 +47,29 @@ in
       ];
       description = ''
         Listen addresses and ports for this virtual host.
-        <note><para>
+        <note>
+        <para>
           This option overrides <literal>addSSL</literal>, <literal>forceSSL</literal> and <literal>onlySSL</literal>.
-        </para></note>
+        </para>
+        <para>
+          If you only want to set the addresses manually and not the ports, take a look at <literal>listenAddresses</literal>.
+        </para>
+        </note>
       '';
     };
 
+    listenAddresses = mkOption {
+      type = with types; nonEmptyListOf str;
+
+      description = ''
+        Listen addresses for this virtual host.
+        Compared to <literal>listen</literal> this only sets the addreses
+        and the ports are chosen automatically.
+      '';
+      default = [ "*" ];
+      example = [ "127.0.0.1" ];
+    };
+
     enableSSL = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       visible = false;