diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index c53cee488a..eff80098a2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ class BitbakeServerInfo():
         self.port = port
 
 class BitBakeServerConnection():
-    def __init__(self, serverinfo):
+    def __init__(self, serverinfo, clientinfo=("localhost", 0)):
         self.connection = _create_server(serverinfo.host, serverinfo.port)
-        self.events = uievent.BBUIEventQueue(self.connection)
+        self.events = uievent.BBUIEventQueue(self.connection, clientinfo)
         for event in bb.event.ui_queue:
             self.events.queue_event(event)
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
index 0e738174e7..28817a22f7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/uievent.py
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ import socket, threading, pickle
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer, SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
 
 class BBUIEventQueue:
-    def __init__(self, BBServer):
+    def __init__(self, BBServer, clientinfo=("localhost, 0")):
 
         self.eventQueue = []
         self.eventQueueLock = threading.Lock()
         self.eventQueueNotify = threading.Event()
 
         self.BBServer = BBServer
+        self.clientinfo = clientinfo
 
         self.t = threading.Thread()
         self.t.setDaemon(True)
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
 
     def startCallbackHandler(self):
 
-        server = UIXMLRPCServer()
+        server = UIXMLRPCServer(self.clientinfo)
         self.host, self.port = server.socket.getsockname()
 
         server.register_function( self.system_quit, "event.quit" )
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class BBUIEventQueue:
 
 class UIXMLRPCServer (SimpleXMLRPCServer):
 
-    def __init__( self, interface = ("localhost", 0) ):
+    def __init__( self, interface ):
         self.quit = False
         SimpleXMLRPCServer.__init__( self,
                                     interface,