diff --git a/examples/twisted/websocket/echo_multicore/server_reuseport.py b/examples/twisted/websocket/echo_multicore/server_reuseport.py
index f187ca1a..f1ea7017 100644
--- a/examples/twisted/websocket/echo_multicore/server_reuseport.py
+++ b/examples/twisted/websocket/echo_multicore/server_reuseport.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ##
 ###############################################################################
 
+import sys
 import os
 import socket
 
@@ -25,10 +26,32 @@ from autobahn.twisted.websocket import WebSocketServerProtocol, \
 
 
 class CustomPort(tcp.Port):
+
+   def __init__(self, port, factory, backlog = 50, interface = '', reactor = None, reuse = False):
+      tcp.Port.__init__(self, port, factory, backlog, interface, reactor)
+      self._reuse = reuse
+
+
    def createInternetSocket(self):
       s = tcp.Port.createInternetSocket(self)
-      s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-      #s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+
+      if self._reuse:
+         ##
+         ## reuse IP Port
+         ##
+         if 'bsd' in sys.platform or \
+             sys.platform.startswith('linux') or \
+             sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEPORT, 1)
+
+         elif sys.platform == 'win32':
+            ## on Windows, REUSEADDR already implies REUSEPORT
+            s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+
+         else:
+            raise Exception("don't know how to set SO_RESUSEPORT on platform {}".format(sys.platform))
+
       return s
 
 
@@ -68,7 +91,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
    #reactor.listenTCP(9000, factory)
 
-   p = CustomPort(9000, factory)
+   p = CustomPort(9000, factory, reuse = True)
    p.startListening()
    print p