diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Base/HttpServerBase.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Base/HttpServerBase.cs
index ed0210f190..77184a498a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Base/HttpServerBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Base/HttpServerBase.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Base
         protected uint m_Port = 0;
         protected Dictionary<uint, BaseHttpServer> m_Servers =
             new Dictionary<uint, BaseHttpServer>();
+        protected uint m_consolePort = 0;
 
         public IHttpServer HttpServer
         {
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Base
                 Thread.CurrentThread.Abort();
             }
 
+            m_consolePort = (uint)networkConfig.GetInt("ConsolePort", 0);
             m_Port = port;
 
             m_HttpServer = new BaseHttpServer(port);
@@ -111,7 +113,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Base
 
             if (MainConsole.Instance is RemoteConsole)
             {
-                ((RemoteConsole)MainConsole.Instance).SetServer(m_HttpServer);
+                if (m_consolePort == 0)
+                    ((RemoteConsole)MainConsole.Instance).SetServer(m_HttpServer);
+                else
+                    ((RemoteConsole)MainConsole.Instance).SetServer(GetHttpServer(m_consolePort));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.Server.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.Server.ini.example
index f3d222f446..12af0cd2c4 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.Server.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.Server.ini.example
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ port = 8003
 ; * Leave commented to diable logins to the console
 ;ConsoleUser = Test
 ;ConsolePass = secret
+;ConsolePort = 0
 
 ; * As an example, the below configuration precisely mimicks the legacy
 ; * asset server. It is read by the asset IN connector (defined above)