diff --git a/docs/topics/telnetconsole.rst b/docs/topics/telnetconsole.rst
index 831bcd6d4..5e234fd5c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/telnetconsole.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/telnetconsole.rst
@@ -140,3 +140,28 @@ Telnet Console signals
     :param telnet_vars: the dict of telnet variables
     :type telnet_vars: dict
 
+Telnet settings
+===============
+
+These are the settings that control the telnet console's behaviour:
+
+.. setting:: TELNETCONSOLE_HOST
+
+TELNETCONSOLE_PORT
+------------------
+
+Default: ``[6023, 6073]``
+
+The port range to use for the etlnet console. If set to ``None`` or ``0``, a
+dynamically assigned port is used.
+
+
+.. setting:: TELNETCONSOLE_HOST
+
+TELNETCONSOLE_HOST
+------------------
+
+Default: ``'0.0.0.0'``
+
+The interface the telnet console should listen on
+
diff --git a/docs/topics/webservice.rst b/docs/topics/webservice.rst
index b15db661b..1b05d1ed9 100644
--- a/docs/topics/webservice.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/webservice.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ Default: ``[6080, 7030]``
 The port range to use for the web service. If set to ``None`` or ``0``, a
 dynamically assigned port is used.
 
+.. setting:: WEBSERVICE_HOST
+
+WEBSERVICE_HOST
+---------------
+
+Default: ``'0.0.0.0'``
+
+The interface the web service should listen on
+
 WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/scrapy/settings/default_settings.py b/scrapy/settings/default_settings.py
index c48bc0fe6..aaf445c7f 100644
--- a/scrapy/settings/default_settings.py
+++ b/scrapy/settings/default_settings.py
@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@ USER_AGENT = '%s/%s' % (BOT_NAME, BOT_VERSION)
 
 TELNETCONSOLE_ENABLED = 1
 TELNETCONSOLE_PORT = [6023, 6073]
+TELNETCONSOLE_HOST = '0.0.0.0'
 
 WEBSERVICE_ENABLED = True
 WEBSERVICE_LOGFILE = None
 WEBSERVICE_PORT = [6080, 7030]
+WEBSERVICE_HOST = '0.0.0.0'
 WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES = {}
 WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES_BASE = {
     'scrapy.contrib.webservice.crawler.CrawlerResource': 1,
diff --git a/scrapy/telnet.py b/scrapy/telnet.py
index 1d9d9e1b0..ea8512257 100644
--- a/scrapy/telnet.py
+++ b/scrapy/telnet.py
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ class TelnetConsole(protocol.ServerFactory):
             raise NotConfigured
         self.noisy = False
         self.portrange = map(int, settings.getlist('TELNETCONSOLE_PORT'))
+        self.host = settings['TELNETCONSOLE_HOST']
         dispatcher.connect(self.start_listening, signals.engine_started)
         dispatcher.connect(self.stop_listening, signals.engine_stopped)
 
     def start_listening(self):
-        self.port = listen_tcp(self.portrange, self)
-        log.msg("Telnet console listening on port %d" % self.port.getHost().port,
-            log.DEBUG)
+        self.port = listen_tcp(self.portrange, self.host, self)
+        h = self.port.getHost()
+        log.msg("Telnet console listening on %s:%d" % (h.host, h.port), log.DEBUG)
 
     def stop_listening(self):
         self.port.stopListening()
diff --git a/scrapy/utils/reactor.py b/scrapy/utils/reactor.py
index bd306e0cd..88bb15eb4 100644
--- a/scrapy/utils/reactor.py
+++ b/scrapy/utils/reactor.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 from twisted.internet import reactor, error
 
-def listen_tcp(portrange, factory):
+def listen_tcp(portrange, host, factory):
     """Like reactor.listenTCP but tries different ports in a range."""
     assert len(portrange) <= 2, "invalid portrange: %s" % portrange
     if not hasattr(portrange, '__iter__'):
-        return reactor.listenTCP(portrange, factory)
+        return reactor.listenTCP(portrange, factory, interface=host)
     if not portrange:
-        return reactor.listenTCP(0, factory)
+        return reactor.listenTCP(0, factory, interface=host)
     if len(portrange) == 1:
-        return reactor.listenTCP(portrange[0], factory)
+        return reactor.listenTCP(portrange[0], factory, interface=host)
     for x in range(portrange[0], portrange[1]+1):
         try:
-            return reactor.listenTCP(x, factory)
+            return reactor.listenTCP(x, factory, interface=host)
         except error.CannotListenError:
             if x == portrange[1]:
                 raise
diff --git a/scrapy/webservice.py b/scrapy/webservice.py
index 8ab6513e0..1f3caa018 100644
--- a/scrapy/webservice.py
+++ b/scrapy/webservice.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class WebService(server.Site):
             raise NotConfigured
         logfile = settings['WEBSERVICE_LOGFILE']
         self.portrange = map(int, settings.getlist('WEBSERVICE_PORT'))
+        self.host = settings['WEBSERVICE_HOST']
         root = RootResource()
         reslist = build_component_list(settings['WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES_BASE'], \
             settings['WEBSERVICE_RESOURCES'])
@@ -80,9 +81,9 @@ class WebService(server.Site):
         dispatcher.connect(self.stop_listening, signals.engine_stopped)
 
     def start_listening(self):
-        self.port = listen_tcp(self.portrange, self)
-        log.msg("Web service listening on port %d" % self.port.getHost().port,
-            log.DEBUG)
+        self.port = listen_tcp(self.portrange, self.host, self)
+        h = self.port.getHost()
+        log.msg("Web service listening on %s:%d" % (h.host, h.port), log.DEBUG)
 
     def stop_listening(self):
         self.port.stopListening()