diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsocksvr.tex b/Doc/lib/libsocksvr.tex
index 18a2fe8..df53063 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsocksvr.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsocksvr.tex
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
 
 The server classes support the following class variables:
 
+\begin{datadesc}{allow_reuse_address}
+Whether the server will allow the reuse of an address. This defaults
+to true, and can be set in subclasses to change the policy.
+\end{datadesc}
+
 \begin{datadesc}{request_queue_size}
 The size of the request queue.  If it takes a long time to process a
 single request, any requests that arrive while the server is busy are
diff --git a/Lib/SocketServer.py b/Lib/SocketServer.py
index a263f8e..c7439dd 100644
--- a/Lib/SocketServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SocketServer.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
     request_queue_size = 5
 
-    allow_reuse_address = 0
+    allow_reuse_address = 1
 
     def __init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass):
         """Constructor.  May be extended, do not override."""