diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f1c72c0..93f01ef 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,33 @@
           port: 11211
           protocol: tcp
 
+Enable/Disable tcp/udp listener
+===============================
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    memcached:
+      server:
+        enabled: true
+        cache_size: 64
+        slabsize: 2m
+        threads: 1
+        bind:
+          address: 0.0.0.0
+          port: 11211
+          proto:
+            tcp:
+              enabled: True
+            udp:
+              enabled: True
+======
+ Note:
+======
+ The following pillar option is deprecated and does not affect any functionality:
+================================================================================
+.. code-block:: yaml
+       bind:
+         protocol: tcp
 
 References
 ==========
diff --git a/memcached/files/memcached.conf b/memcached/files/memcached.conf
index 01ac54a..5023723 100644
--- a/memcached/files/memcached.conf
+++ b/memcached/files/memcached.conf
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@
 -m {{ server.cache_size }}
 
 # Default connection port is 11211
+{%- if server.bind.get('proto', {}).get('tcp', {}).get('enabled', True) %}
 -p {{ server.bind.port }}
+{%- endif %}
 
+{%- if server.bind.get('proto', {}).get('udp', {}).get('enabled', True) %}
 -U {{ server.bind.port }}
+{%- endif %}
 # Run the daemon as root. The start-memcached will default to running as root if no
 # -u command is present in this config file
 -u memcache
diff --git a/memcached/schemas/server.yaml b/memcached/schemas/server.yaml
index bfccc42..74e70fd 100644
--- a/memcached/schemas/server.yaml
+++ b/memcached/schemas/server.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       Binding options for Memcached service.
     type: object
     additionalProperties: false
-    required: [address, port]
+    required: [address, port, proto]
     properties:
       address:
         description: |
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@
         description: |
           Connection port to use.
         type: integer
+      proto:
+        description: |
+          Listen on TCP/UDP port.
+        type: object
+        additionalProperties: true
diff --git a/tests/pillar/server.sls b/tests/pillar/server.sls
index 41f9846..2bb65aa 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/server.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/server.sls
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@
     bind:
       address: 0.0.0.0
       port: 11211
+      proto:
+        tcp:
+          enabled: True
+        udp:
+          enabled: True