diff --git a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
index 2eb5f2865e..22e119b5aa 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #   core_packedgitlimit:
 #   core_packedgitwindowsize:
 #   sshd_threads:
+#   sshd_listen_address:
 #   httpd_acceptorthreads:
 #   httpd_minthreads:
 #   httpd_maxthreads:
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class gerrit(
   $core_packedgitlimit = '',
   $core_packedgitwindowsize = '',
   $sshd_threads = '',
+  $sshd_listen_address = '*:29418',
   $httpd_acceptorthreads = '',
   $httpd_minthreads = '',
   $httpd_maxthreads = '',
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb b/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
index a31582f94a..ae9c8f6420 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
+++ b/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	packedGitWindowSize = <%= core_packedgitwindowsize %>
 <% end -%>
 [sshd]
-	listenAddress = *:29418
+	listenAddress = <%= sshd_listen_address %>
 <% if sshd_threads != "" -%>
 	threads = <%= sshd_threads %>
 <% end -%>