diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 86907bc..213ba70 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "qemu/uri.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qapi-visit.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qint.h"
@@ -127,7 +129,9 @@ static bool nbd_has_filename_options_conflict(QDict *options, Error **errp)
         if (!strcmp(e->key, "host")
             || !strcmp(e->key, "port")
             || !strcmp(e->key, "path")
-            || !strcmp(e->key, "export"))
+            || !strcmp(e->key, "export")
+            || !strcmp(e->key, "address")
+            || !strncmp(e->key, "address.", 8))
         {
             error_setg(errp, "Option '%s' cannot be used with a file name",
                        e->key);
@@ -201,44 +205,64 @@ out:
     g_free(file);
 }
 
+static bool nbd_process_legacy_socket_options(QDict *options, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (qdict_haskey(options, "path") && qdict_haskey(options, "host")) {
+        error_setg(errp, "path and host may not be used at the same time");
+        return false;
+    } else if (qdict_haskey(options, "path")) {
+        if (qdict_haskey(options, "port")) {
+            error_setg(errp, "port may not be used without host");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        qdict_put(options, "address.type", qstring_from_str("unix"));
+        qdict_change_key(options, "path", "address.data.path");
+    } else if (qdict_haskey(options, "host")) {
+        qdict_put(options, "address.type", qstring_from_str("inet"));
+        qdict_change_key(options, "host", "address.data.host");
+        if (!qdict_change_key(options, "port", "address.data.port")) {
+            qdict_put(options, "address.data.port",
+                      qstring_from_str(stringify(NBD_DEFAULT_PORT)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 static SocketAddress *nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict *options, char **export,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
-    SocketAddress *saddr;
+    SocketAddress *saddr = NULL;
+    QDict *addr = NULL;
+    QmpInputVisitor *iv;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (qdict_haskey(options, "path") == qdict_haskey(options, "host")) {
-        if (qdict_haskey(options, "path")) {
-            error_setg(errp, "path and host may not be used at the same time");
-        } else {
-            error_setg(errp, "one of path and host must be specified");
-        }
-        return NULL;
+    if (!nbd_process_legacy_socket_options(options, errp)) {
+        goto fail;
     }
-    if (qdict_haskey(options, "port") && !qdict_haskey(options, "host")) {
-        error_setg(errp, "port may not be used without host");
-        return NULL;
+
+    qdict_extract_subqdict(options, &addr, "address.");
+    if (!qdict_unflatten(addr, errp)) {
+        goto fail;
     }
 
-    saddr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
+    if (!qdict_size(addr)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "NBD server address missing");
+        goto fail;
+    }
 
-    if (qdict_haskey(options, "path")) {
-        saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
-        saddr->u.q_unix = g_new0(UnixSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.q_unix->path = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "path"));
-        qdict_del(options, "path");
-    } else {
-        saddr->type = SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_INET;
-        saddr->u.inet = g_new0(InetSocketAddress, 1);
-        saddr->u.inet->host = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "host"));
-        if (!qdict_get_try_str(options, "port")) {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup_printf("%d", NBD_DEFAULT_PORT);
-        } else {
-            saddr->u.inet->port = g_strdup(qdict_get_str(options, "port"));
-        }
-        qdict_del(options, "host");
-        qdict_del(options, "port");
+    iv = qmp_input_visitor_new(QOBJECT(addr));
+    visit_type_SocketAddress(qmp_input_get_visitor(iv), NULL, &saddr,
+                             &local_err);
+    qmp_input_visitor_cleanup(iv);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        goto fail;
     }
 
+    /* TODO: Detect superfluous (unused) options under in addr */
+
     s->client.is_unix = saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_KIND_UNIX;
 
     *export = g_strdup(qdict_get_try_str(options, "export"));
@@ -246,7 +270,12 @@ static SocketAddress *nbd_config(BDRVNBDState *s, QDict *options, char **export,
         qdict_del(options, "export");
     }
 
+    QDECREF(addr);
     return saddr;
+
+fail:
+    QDECREF(addr);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 NbdClientSession *nbd_get_client_session(BlockDriverState *bs)
@@ -425,9 +454,6 @@ static void nbd_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)
     const char *tlscreds = qdict_get_try_str(options, "tls-creds");
 
     if (qdict_get_try_str(options, "address.type")) {
-        /* This path will only be possible as of a future patch;
-         * TODO: Remove this note once it is */
-
         const char *type = qdict_get_str(options, "address.type");
 
         if (!strcmp(type, "unix")) {
@@ -471,9 +497,6 @@ static void nbd_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)
     }
 
     if (qdict_get_try_str(options, "address.type")) {
-        /* This path will only be possible as of a future patch;
-         * TODO: Remove this note once it is */
-
         const QDictEntry *e;
         for (e = qdict_first(options); e; e = qdict_next(options, e)) {
             if (!strncmp(e->key, "address.", 8)) {
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
index 5166bea..82c1694 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.out
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Testing: -drive driver=file
 QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=file: The 'file' block driver requires a file name
 
 Testing: -drive driver=nbd
-QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=nbd: one of path and host must be specified
+QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=nbd: NBD server address missing
 
 Testing: -drive driver=raw
 QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=raw: Can't use 'raw' as a block driver for the protocol level
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Testing: -drive file.driver=file
 QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=file: The 'file' block driver requires a file name
 
 Testing: -drive file.driver=nbd
-QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=nbd: one of path and host must be specified
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=nbd: NBD server address missing
 
 Testing: -drive file.driver=raw
 QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=raw: Can't use 'raw' as a block driver for the protocol level
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
index d0bbfcb..45137b7 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051.pc.out
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Testing: -drive driver=file
 QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=file: The 'file' block driver requires a file name
 
 Testing: -drive driver=nbd
-QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=nbd: one of path and host must be specified
+QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=nbd: NBD server address missing
 
 Testing: -drive driver=raw
 QEMU_PROG: -drive driver=raw: Can't use 'raw' as a block driver for the protocol level
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Testing: -drive file.driver=file
 QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=file: The 'file' block driver requires a file name
 
 Testing: -drive file.driver=nbd
-QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=nbd: one of path and host must be specified
+QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=nbd: NBD server address missing
 
 Testing: -drive file.driver=raw
 QEMU_PROG: -drive file.driver=raw: Can't use 'raw' as a block driver for the protocol level
