diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index 6f92d4285c..ee05378043 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ fn main() {
                         .takes_value(true)
                         .required(true),
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("announce_host")
+                        .long("announce-host")
+                        .help("The host that will be reported to the directory server")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("announce_port")
+                        .long("announce-port")
+                        .help("The port that will be reported to the directory server")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                )
                 .arg(
                     Arg::with_name("directory")
                         .long("directory")
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
index f6e151803d..e7ac5b1c65 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mod presence;
 pub mod runner;
 
 pub struct Config {
+    announce_socket_address: SocketAddr,
     directory_server: String,
     layer: usize,
     public_key: MontgomeryPoint,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
index 678d8af880..f10d697087 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl Notifier {
         };
         let net_client = directory_client::Client::new(config);
         let presence = MixNodePresence {
-            host: node_config.socket_address.to_string(), // note: the directory server determines the real incoming IP itself, but uses the socket. Host here is just a placeholder.
+            host: node_config.announce_socket_address.to_string(),
             pub_key: node_config.public_key_string(),
             layer: node_config.layer as u64,
             last_seen: 0,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
index 8f120cc0a7..19640765e5 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         .next()
         .expect("Failed to extract the socket address from the iterator");
 
+    let announce_host = matches.value_of("announce-host").unwrap_or(host);
+    let announce_port = matches
+        .value_of("announce-port")
+        .map(|port| port.parse::<u16>().unwrap())
+        .unwrap_or(port);
+
+    let announce_socket_address = (announce_host, announce_port)
+        .to_socket_addrs()
+        .expect("Failed to combine announce host and port")
+        .next()
+        .expect("Failed to extract the announce socket address from the iterator");
+
     let (secret_key, public_key) = sphinx::crypto::keygen();
 
     let directory_server = matches
@@ -63,6 +75,7 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         layer,
         public_key,
         socket_address,
+        announce_socket_address,
         secret_key,
     }
 }