diff --git a/include/re_rtp.h b/include/re_rtp.h
index 06c7ff3b7..9b63ecfac 100644
--- a/include/re_rtp.h
+++ b/include/re_rtp.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ int   rtp_alloc(struct rtp_sock **rsp);
 int   rtp_listen(struct rtp_sock **rsp, int proto, const struct sa *ip,
 		 uint16_t min_port, uint16_t max_port, bool enable_rtcp,
 		 rtp_recv_h *recvh, rtcp_recv_h *rtcph, void *arg);
+int   rtp_open(struct rtp_sock **rsp, int af);
 int   rtp_hdr_encode(struct mbuf *mb, const struct rtp_header *hdr);
 int   rtp_hdr_decode(struct rtp_header *hdr, struct mbuf *mb);
 int   rtp_encode(struct rtp_sock *rs, bool ext, bool marker, uint8_t pt,
diff --git a/include/re_udp.h b/include/re_udp.h
index f744f2f9b..f796138bd 100644
--- a/include/re_udp.h
+++ b/include/re_udp.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef void (udp_error_h)(int err, void *arg);
 int  udp_listen(struct udp_sock **usp, const struct sa *local,
 		udp_recv_h *rh, void *arg);
 int  udp_connect(struct udp_sock *us, const struct sa *peer);
+int  udp_open(struct udp_sock **usp, int af);
 int  udp_send(struct udp_sock *us, const struct sa *dst, struct mbuf *mb);
 int  udp_send_anon(const struct sa *dst, struct mbuf *mb);
 int  udp_local_get(const struct udp_sock *us, struct sa *local);
diff --git a/src/rtp/rtp.c b/src/rtp/rtp.c
index 066199d57..dcd74b048 100644
--- a/src/rtp/rtp.c
+++ b/src/rtp/rtp.c
@@ -345,6 +345,39 @@ int rtp_listen(struct rtp_sock **rsp, int proto, const struct sa *ip,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Open RTP Socket without bind.
+ *
+ * @param rsp         Pointer to returned RTP socket
+ * @param af          Address family AF_INET or AF_INET6
+ *
+ * @return 0 for success, otherwise errorcode
+ */
+int rtp_open(struct rtp_sock **rsp, int af)
+{
+	struct rtp_sock *rs;
+	struct udp_sock *us_rtp;
+	int err;
+
+	err = rtp_alloc(&rs);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	rs->proto = IPPROTO_UDP;
+
+	us_rtp = NULL;
+	err = udp_open(&us_rtp, af);
+	rs->sock_rtp = us_rtp;
+
+	if (err)
+		mem_deref(rs);
+	else
+		*rsp = rs;
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Encode a new RTP header into the beginning of the buffer
  *
diff --git a/src/udp/udp.c b/src/udp/udp.c
index f6312ab19..4f29ce9a3 100644
--- a/src/udp/udp.c
+++ b/src/udp/udp.c
@@ -391,6 +391,51 @@ int udp_listen(struct udp_sock **usp, const struct sa *local,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Create an UDP socket with specified address family.
+ *
+ * @param usp   Pointer to returned UDP Socket
+ * @param af    Address family AF_INET or AF_INET6
+ *
+ * @return 0 if success, otherwise errorcode
+ */
+int udp_open(struct udp_sock **usp, int af)
+{
+	struct udp_sock *us = NULL;
+	int err = 0;
+	int fd = -1;
+
+	if (!usp)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	us = mem_zalloc(sizeof(*us), udp_destructor);
+	if (!us)
+		return ENOMEM;
+
+	us->fd  = -1;
+	us->fd6 = -1;
+
+	fd = SOK_CAST socket(af, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		err = errno;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (af == AF_INET)
+		us->fd = fd;
+	else
+		us->fd6 = fd;
+
+ out:
+	if (err)
+		mem_deref(us);
+	else
+		*usp = us;
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Connect a UDP Socket to a specific peer.
  * When connected, this UDP Socket will only receive data from that peer.