diff --git a/proxy/cmd/main.go b/proxy/cmd/main.go
index 1e1bbe8..2d4b755 100644
--- a/proxy/cmd/main.go
+++ b/proxy/cmd/main.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ func main() {
 	var wsPort = flag.String("wsPort", "", "websocket port")
 	var vncPass = flag.String("vncPass", "", "password on incoming vnc connections to the proxy, defaults to no password")
 	var recordDir = flag.String("recDir", "", "path to save FBS recordings WILL NOT RECORD if not defined.")
-	var targetVncPort = flag.String("targPort", "", "target vnc server port")
-	var targetVncHost = flag.String("targHost", "", "target vnc server host")
+	var targetVnc = flag.String("target", "", "target vnc server (host:port or /path/to/unix.socket)")
+	var targetVncPort = flag.String("targPort", "", "target vnc server port (deprecated, use -target)")
+	var targetVncHost = flag.String("targHost", "", "target vnc server host (deprecated, use -target)")
 	var targetVncPass = flag.String("targPass", "", "target vnc password")
 	var logLevel = flag.String("logLevel", "info", "change logging level")
 
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if *targetVncPort == "" {
-		logger.Error("no target vnc server port defined")
+	if *targetVnc == "" && *targetVncPort == "" {
+		logger.Error("no target vnc server host/port or socket defined")
 		flag.Usage()
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 		TcpListeningUrl:  tcpUrl,
 		ProxyVncPassword: *vncPass, //empty = no auth
 		SingleSession: &vncproxy.VncSession{
+			Target:         *targetVnc,
 			TargetHostname: *targetVncHost,
 			TargetPort:     *targetVncPort,
 			TargetPassword: *targetVncPass, //"vncPass",
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index ed14ab2..8198ef5 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -24,8 +24,17 @@ type VncProxy struct {
 	sessionManager   *SessionManager
 }
 
-func (vp *VncProxy) createClientConnection(targetServerUrl string, vncPass string) (*client.ClientConn, error) {
-	nc, err := net.Dial("tcp", targetServerUrl)
+func (vp *VncProxy) createClientConnection(target string, vncPass string) (*client.ClientConn, error) {
+	var (
+		nc  net.Conn
+		err error
+	)
+
+	if target[0] == '/' {
+		nc, err = net.Dial("unix", target)
+	} else {
+		nc, err = net.Dial("tcp", target)
+	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("error connecting to vnc server: %s", err)
@@ -85,7 +94,12 @@ func (vp *VncProxy) newServerConnHandler(cfg *server.ServerConfig, sconn *server
 
 	session.Status = SessionStatusInit
 	if session.Type == SessionTypeProxyPass || session.Type == SessionTypeRecordingProxy {
-		cconn, err := vp.createClientConnection(session.TargetHostname+":"+session.TargetPort, session.TargetPassword)
+		target := session.Target
+		if session.TargetHostname != "" && session.TargetPort != "" {
+			target = session.TargetHostname + ":" + session.TargetPort
+		}
+
+		cconn, err := vp.createClientConnection(target, session.TargetPassword)
 		if err != nil {
 			session.Status = SessionStatusError
 			logger.Errorf("Proxy.newServerConnHandler error creating connection: %s", err)
diff --git a/proxy/vnc-session.go b/proxy/vnc-session.go
index eae8a73..dd8ac64 100644
--- a/proxy/vnc-session.go
+++ b/proxy/vnc-session.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type VncSession struct {
+	Target         string
 	TargetHostname string
 	TargetPort     string
 	TargetPassword string