diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
index 4bfb7abfbc..01503736b9 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-hashserv
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ The following permissions are supported by the server:
         default=os.environ.get("HASHSERVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD", None),
         help="Create default admin user with password ADMIN_PASSWORD ($HASHSERVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--reuseport",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Enable SO_REUSEPORT, allowing multiple servers to bind to the same port for load balancing",
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -132,7 +137,9 @@ The following permissions are supported by the server:
 
     level = getattr(logging, args.log.upper(), None)
     if not isinstance(level, int):
-        raise ValueError("Invalid log level: %s (Try ERROR/WARNING/INFO/DEBUG)" % args.log)
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Invalid log level: %s (Try ERROR/WARNING/INFO/DEBUG)" % args.log
+        )
 
     logger.setLevel(level)
     console = logging.StreamHandler()
@@ -155,6 +162,7 @@ The following permissions are supported by the server:
         anon_perms=anon_perms,
         admin_username=args.admin_user,
         admin_password=args.admin_password,
+        reuseport=args.reuseport,
     )
     server.serve_forever()
     return 0
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
index a66117acad..46d54fb511 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/asyncrpc/serv.py
@@ -138,14 +138,20 @@ class StreamServer(object):
 
 
 class TCPStreamServer(StreamServer):
-    def __init__(self, host, port, handler, logger):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, handler, logger, *, reuseport=False):
         super().__init__(handler, logger)
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
+        self.reuseport = reuseport
 
     def start(self, loop):
         self.server = loop.run_until_complete(
-            asyncio.start_server(self.handle_stream_client, self.host, self.port)
+            asyncio.start_server(
+                self.handle_stream_client,
+                self.host,
+                self.port,
+                reuse_port=self.reuseport,
+            )
         )
 
         for s in self.server.sockets:
@@ -209,11 +215,12 @@ class UnixStreamServer(StreamServer):
 
 
 class WebsocketsServer(object):
-    def __init__(self, host, port, handler, logger):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, handler, logger, *, reuseport=False):
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.handler = handler
         self.logger = logger
+        self.reuseport = reuseport
 
     def start(self, loop):
         import websockets.server
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ class WebsocketsServer(object):
                 self.host,
                 self.port,
                 ping_interval=None,
+                reuse_port=self.reuseport,
             )
         )
 
@@ -262,14 +270,26 @@ class AsyncServer(object):
         self.loop = None
         self.run_tasks = []
 
-    def start_tcp_server(self, host, port):
-        self.server = TCPStreamServer(host, port, self._client_handler, self.logger)
+    def start_tcp_server(self, host, port, *, reuseport=False):
+        self.server = TCPStreamServer(
+            host,
+            port,
+            self._client_handler,
+            self.logger,
+            reuseport=reuseport,
+        )
 
     def start_unix_server(self, path):
         self.server = UnixStreamServer(path, self._client_handler, self.logger)
 
-    def start_websocket_server(self, host, port):
-        self.server = WebsocketsServer(host, port, self._client_handler, self.logger)
+    def start_websocket_server(self, host, port, reuseport=False):
+        self.server = WebsocketsServer(
+            host,
+            port,
+            self._client_handler,
+            self.logger,
+            reuseport=reuseport,
+        )
 
     async def _client_handler(self, socket):
         address = socket.address
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/hashserv/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/hashserv/__init__.py
index 74367eb6b4..ac891e0174 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/hashserv/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/hashserv/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from bb.asyncrpc.client import parse_address, ADDR_TYPE_UNIX, ADDR_TYPE_WS
 
 User = namedtuple("User", ("username", "permissions"))
 
+
 def create_server(
     addr,
     dbname,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def create_server(
     anon_perms=None,
     admin_username=None,
     admin_password=None,
+    reuseport=False,
 ):
     def sqlite_engine():
         from .sqlite import DatabaseEngine
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ def create_server(
         s.start_unix_server(*a)
     elif typ == ADDR_TYPE_WS:
         url = urlparse(a[0])
-        s.start_websocket_server(url.hostname, url.port)
+        s.start_websocket_server(url.hostname, url.port, reuseport=reuseport)
     else:
-        s.start_tcp_server(*a)
+        s.start_tcp_server(*a, reuseport=reuseport)
 
     return s