diff --git a/alpine/packages/proxy/libproxy/proxy.go b/alpine/packages/proxy/libproxy/proxy.go
index b7b89f27d..472a0a5db 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/proxy/libproxy/proxy.go
+++ b/alpine/packages/proxy/libproxy/proxy.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type Proxy interface {
 	BackendAddr() net.Addr
 }
 
-// NewProxy creates a Proxy according to the specified frontendAddr and backendAddr.
-func NewProxy(frontendAddr *vsock.VsockAddr, backendAddr net.Addr) (Proxy, error) {
+// NewVsockProxy creates a Proxy listening on Vsock
+func NewVsockProxy(frontendAddr *vsock.VsockAddr, backendAddr net.Addr) (Proxy, error) {
 	switch backendAddr.(type) {
 	case *net.UDPAddr:
 		listener, err := vsock.Listen(frontendAddr.Port)
@@ -44,3 +44,29 @@ func NewProxy(frontendAddr *vsock.VsockAddr, backendAddr net.Addr) (Proxy, error
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("Unsupported protocol"))
 	}
 }
+
+// NewIPProxy creates a Proxy according to the specified frontendAddr and backendAddr.
+func NewIPProxy(frontendAddr, backendAddr net.Addr) (Proxy, error) {
+        switch frontendAddr.(type) {
+        case *net.UDPAddr:
+                listener, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", frontendAddr.(*net.UDPAddr))
+                if err != nil {
+                        return nil, err
+                }
+                return NewUDPProxy(frontendAddr, listener, backendAddr.(*net.UDPAddr))
+        case *net.TCPAddr:
+                listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", frontendAddr.String())
+                if err != nil {
+                        return nil, err
+                }
+                return NewTCPProxy(listener, backendAddr.(*net.TCPAddr))
+        case *vsock.VsockAddr:
+                listener, err := vsock.Listen(frontendAddr.(*vsock.VsockAddr).Port)
+                if err != nil {
+                        return nil, err
+                }
+                return NewTCPProxy(listener, backendAddr.(*net.TCPAddr))
+        default:
+                panic(fmt.Errorf("Unsupported protocol"))
+        }
+}
diff --git a/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go b/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
index a7ab17b15..aa44b2b8f 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
+++ b/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
@@ -14,19 +14,25 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	host, port, container := parseHostContainerAddrs()
 
-	p, err := libproxy.NewProxy(&vsock.VsockAddr{Port: uint(port)}, container)
+	vsockP, err := libproxy.NewVsockProxy(&vsock.VsockAddr{Port: uint(port)}, container)
 	if err != nil {
 		sendError(err)
 	}
+	ipP, err := libproxy.NewIPProxy(host, container)
+	if err != nil {
+		sendError(err)
+	}
+
 	ctl, err := exposePort(host, port)
 	if err != nil {
 		sendError(err)
 	}
 
-	go handleStopSignals(p)
+	go handleStopSignals(ipP)
 	// TODO: avoid this line if we are running in a TTY
 	sendOK()
-	p.Run()
+	go ipP.Run()
+	vsockP.Run()
 	ctl.Close() // ensure ctl remains alive and un-GCed until here
 	os.Exit(0)
 }