diff --git a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/Makefile
index 6938ba154a..ae3662b3f5 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:=2.66
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 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 560928b764..561f89d33d 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
+++ b/package/network/services/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq.init
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ dnsmasq() {
 
 	dhcp_option_add "$cfg" "" 0
 
+	xappend "--dhcp-broadcast=tag:needs-broadcast"
+
 	echo >> $CONFIGFILE
 }
 
@@ -270,7 +272,10 @@ dhcp_host_add() {
 
 	config_get tag "$cfg" tag
 
-	xappend "--dhcp-host=$macs${networkid:+,net:$networkid}${tag:+,set:$tag}${ip:+,$ip}${name:+,$name}"
+	config_get_bool broadcast "$cfg" broadcast 0
+	[ "$broadcast" = "0" ] && broadcast=
+
+	xappend "--dhcp-host=$macs${networkid:+,net:$networkid}${broadcast:+,set:needs-broadcast}${tag:+,set:$tag}${ip:+,$ip}${name:+,$name}"
 }
 
 dhcp_tag_add() {