diff --git a/data/etc/revpipyload/revpipyload.conf b/data/etc/revpipyload/revpipyload.conf
index 52f0d8f..37e1eaa 100644
--- a/data/etc/revpipyload/revpipyload.conf
+++ b/data/etc/revpipyload/revpipyload.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ watchdog = 1
 [XMLRPC]
 xmlrpc = 1
 aclfile = /etc/revpipyload/aclxmlrpc.conf
-bindip = 127.0.0.1
+bindip = socket
 
 [MQTT]
 mqtt = 0
diff --git a/src/revpipyload/revpipyload.py b/src/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
index bb663bd..ff762de 100644
--- a/src/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
+++ b/src/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ __license__ = "GPLv2"
 import gzip
 import os
 import signal
+import socket
 import tarfile
 import zipfile
 from configparser import ConfigParser
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ from . import proginit
 from .helper import get_revpiled_address, pi_control_reset, refullmatch
 from .shared.ipaclmanager import IpAclManager
 from .watchdogs import ResetDriverWatchdog
-from .xrpcserver import SaveXMLRPCServer
+from .xrpcserver import SaveXMLRPCServer, UnixStreamXMLRPCServer
 
 min_revpimodio = "2.5.0"
 
@@ -314,10 +315,20 @@ class RevPiPyLoad:
         # Bind IP lesen und anpassen
         self.xmlrpcbindip = \
             self.globalconfig.get("XMLRPC", "bindip", fallback="127.0.0.1")
-        if self.xmlrpcbindip == "*":
-            self.xmlrpcbindip = ""
-        elif self.xmlrpcbindip == "":
-            self.xmlrpcbindip = "127.0.0.1"
+
+        if self.xmlrpcbindip.lower() == "socket":
+            # Unix Domain Socket mit festem Pfad
+            self.xmlrpcbindip = "/run/revpipyload/xmlrpc.socket"
+            self.xmlrpcisunix = True
+        elif self.xmlrpcbindip.startswith("/"):
+            # Unix Domain Socket
+            self.xmlrpcisunix = True
+        else:
+            self.xmlrpcisunix = False
+            if self.xmlrpcbindip == "*":
+                self.xmlrpcbindip = ""
+            elif self.xmlrpcbindip == "":
+                self.xmlrpcbindip = "127.0.0.1"
 
         self.xmlrpcport = self.globalconfig.getint("XMLRPC", "port", fallback=55123)
 
@@ -388,12 +399,35 @@ class RevPiPyLoad:
             self.xsrv = None
         else:
             proginit.logger.debug("create xmlrpc server")
-            self.xsrv = SaveXMLRPCServer(
-                (self.xmlrpcbindip, self.xmlrpcport),
-                logRequests=False,
-                allow_none=True,
-                ipacl=self.xmlrpcacl
-            )
+
+            if self.xmlrpcisunix:
+                # Unix Domain Socket Server
+                proginit.logger.info(
+                    "starting xmlrpc unix server on {0}".format(self.xmlrpcbindip)
+                )
+
+                # Vorherige Socket-Datei löschen
+                try:
+                    os.unlink(self.xmlrpcbindip)
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    pass
+
+                self.xsrv = UnixStreamXMLRPCServer(
+                    self.xmlrpcbindip,
+                    requestHandler=UnixStreamXMLRPCRequestHandler,
+                    logRequests=False,
+                    allow_none=True,
+                )
+
+            else:
+                # Standard IP Server
+                self.xsrv = SaveXMLRPCServer(
+                    (self.xmlrpcbindip, self.xmlrpcport),
+                    logRequests=False,
+                    allow_none=True,
+                    ipacl=self.xmlrpcacl
+                )
+
             self.xsrv.register_introspection_functions()
             self.xsrv.register_multicall_functions()
 
@@ -936,8 +970,17 @@ class RevPiPyLoad:
 
         if self.xsrv is not None:
             proginit.logger.info("close xmlrpc-server")
+            self.xsrv.shutdown()
             self.xsrv.server_close()
 
+            # Unix Socket aufräumen
+            if hasattr(self.xsrv, "address_family") and \
+                    self.xsrv.address_family == socket.AF_UNIX:
+                try:
+                    os.unlink(self.xsrv.server_address)
+                except (FileNotFoundError, AttributeError):
+                    pass
+
         proginit.logger.debug("leave RevPiPyLoad.stop_xmlrpcserver()")
 
     def xml_getconfig(self):
diff --git a/src/revpipyload/xrpcserver.py b/src/revpipyload/xrpcserver.py
index 9f9a616..583ad64 100644
--- a/src/revpipyload/xrpcserver.py
+++ b/src/revpipyload/xrpcserver.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __author__ = "Sven Sager"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2023 Sven Sager"
 __license__ = "GPLv2"
 
+import socket
 from xmlrpc.server import SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler, SimpleXMLRPCServer
 
 from . import proginit
@@ -102,3 +103,44 @@ class SaveXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             )
 
         return False
+
+
+class UnixStreamXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
+    """XML-RPC Request-Handler fuer Unix Domain Sockets."""
+
+    timeout = 2.0
+
+    def setup(self):
+        """Initialisiert die Verbindung ohne TCP-spezifische Socket-Optionen."""
+        self.connection = self.request
+        if self.timeout is not None:
+            self.connection.settimeout(self.timeout)
+        self.rfile = self.connection.makefile("rb", self.rbufsize)
+        self.wfile = self.connection.makefile("wb", self.wbufsize)
+
+    def address_string(self):
+        """Liefert einen Namen fuer Logging bei Unix Domain Sockets."""
+        return "localhost"
+
+
+class UnixStreamXMLRPCServer(SimpleXMLRPCServer):
+    """XML-RPC Server fuer Unix Domain Sockets."""
+    address_family = socket.AF_UNIX
+
+    def _dispatch(self, method, params):
+        """Prueft ACL Level fuer angeforderte Methode.
+
+        @param method Angeforderte Methode
+        @param params Argumente fuer Methode
+        @return Dispatched data
+
+        """
+        # ACL on a socket is always max level
+        if method == "xmlmodus":
+            params = (4,)
+
+        return super()._dispatch(method, params)
+
+    def register_function(self, acl_level, function, name=None):
+        """Override register_function to ignore acl_level for unix sockets."""
+        return super().register_function(function, name)