diff --git a/lib/membrane_udp/common_socket_behaviour.ex b/lib/membrane_udp/common_socket_behaviour.ex
index 33ac1fd..3ec6e2c 100644
--- a/lib/membrane_udp/common_socket_behaviour.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane_udp/common_socket_behaviour.ex
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.CommonSocketBehaviour do
         ) ::
           {[Membrane.Element.Action.common_actions() | Membrane.Element.Action.setup()],
            Membrane.Element.state()}
-  def handle_setup(ctx, %{local_socket: %Socket{} = local_socket} = state) do
-    case mockable(Socket).open(local_socket) do
+  def handle_setup(ctx, %{local_socket: %Socket{socket_handle: nil}} = state) do
+    case mockable(Socket).open(state.local_socket) do
       {:ok, socket} ->
         notification = {:connection_info, socket.ip_address, socket.port_no}
 
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.CommonSocketBehaviour do
     end
   end
 
+  def handle_setup(_ctx, state) do
+    {:ok, {socket_address, socket_port}} = :inet.sockname(state.local_socket.socket_handle)
+
+    cond do
+      state.local_socket.ip_address not in [socket_address, :any] ->
+        raise "Local address passed in options not matching the one of the passed socket."
+
+      state.local_socket.port_no not in [socket_port, 0] ->
+        raise "Local port passed in options not matching the one of the passed socket."
+
+      true ->
+        :ok
+    end
+
+    {[], state}
+  end
+
   defp close_socket(%Socket{} = local_socket) do
     mockable(Socket).close(local_socket)
   end
diff --git a/lib/membrane_udp/sink.ex b/lib/membrane_udp/sink.ex
index 452f26f..db1cea8 100644
--- a/lib/membrane_udp/sink.ex
+++ b/lib/membrane_udp/sink.ex
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.Sink do
                 A UDP port number for the socket used to sent packets. If set to `0` (default)
                 the underlying OS will assign a free UDP port.
                 """
+              ],
+              local_socket: [
+                spec: :gen_udp.socket() | nil,
+                default: nil,
+                description: """
+                Already opened UDP socket, if provided it will be used instead of creating
+                and opening a new one.
+                """
               ]
 
   def_input_pad :input, accepted_format: _any
@@ -44,7 +52,8 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.Sink do
       destination_address: dst_address,
       destination_port_no: dst_port_no,
       local_address: local_address,
-      local_port_no: local_port_no
+      local_port_no: local_port_no,
+      local_socket: local_socket
     } = options
 
     state = %{
@@ -54,7 +63,8 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.Sink do
       },
       local_socket: %Socket{
         ip_address: local_address,
-        port_no: local_port_no
+        port_no: local_port_no,
+        socket_handle: local_socket
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/membrane_udp/sink/pipeline_test.exs b/test/membrane_udp/sink/pipeline_test.exs
index b5b5cf2..835129d 100644
--- a/test/membrane_udp/sink/pipeline_test.exs
+++ b/test/membrane_udp/sink/pipeline_test.exs
@@ -13,39 +13,73 @@ defmodule Membrane.UDP.SinkPipelineTest do
   @values 1..100
 
   defp setup_state(_ctx) do
-    open_local_socket = %Socket{
+    dst_socket = %Socket{
       port_no: @destination_port_no,
       ip_address: @local_address,
       sock_opts: [recbuf: 1024 * 1024]
     }
 
-    %{state: %{local_socket: open_local_socket}}
+    local_socket = %Socket{
+      port_no: @local_port_no,
+      ip_address: @local_address,
+      sock_opts: [recbuf: 1024 * 1024]
+    }
+
+    %{state: %{dst_socket: dst_socket, local_socket: local_socket}}
   end
 
   setup [:setup_state, :setup_socket_from_state]
 
-  @tag open_socket_from_state: [:local_socket]
-  test "100 messages passes through pipeline" do
-    data = @values |> Enum.map(&to_string(&1))
-
-    assert pipeline =
-             Pipeline.start_link_supervised!(
-               spec: [
-                 child(:test_source, %Source{output: data})
-                 |> child(:udp_sink, %Sink{
-                   destination_address: @local_address,
-                   destination_port_no: @destination_port_no,
-                   local_address: @local_address,
-                   local_port_no: @local_port_no
-                 })
-               ]
-             )
-
-    Enum.each(@values, fn elem ->
-      expected_value = to_string(elem)
-      assert_receive {:udp, _, @local_address, @local_port_no, ^expected_value}, 1000
-    end)
-
-    Pipeline.terminate(pipeline)
+  describe "100 messages pass through a pipeline when the sink" do
+    @tag open_socket_from_state: [:dst_socket]
+    test "opens its own socket" do
+      data = @values |> Enum.map(&to_string(&1))
+
+      assert pipeline =
+               Pipeline.start_link_supervised!(
+                 spec: [
+                   child(:test_source, %Source{output: data})
+                   |> child(:udp_sink, %Sink{
+                     destination_address: @local_address,
+                     destination_port_no: @destination_port_no,
+                     local_address: @local_address,
+                     local_port_no: @local_port_no
+                   })
+                 ]
+               )
+
+      Enum.each(@values, fn elem ->
+        expected_value = to_string(elem)
+        assert_receive {:udp, _, @local_address, @local_port_no, ^expected_value}, 1000
+      end)
+
+      Pipeline.terminate(pipeline)
+    end
+
+    @tag open_socket_from_state: [:local_socket, :dst_socket]
+    test "gets an open socket via options", %{state: %{local_socket: local_socket}} do
+      data = @values |> Enum.map(&to_string(&1))
+
+      assert pipeline =
+               Pipeline.start_link_supervised!(
+                 spec: [
+                   child(:test_source, %Source{output: data})
+                   |> child(:udp_sink, %Sink{
+                     destination_address: @local_address,
+                     destination_port_no: @destination_port_no,
+                     local_address: @local_address,
+                     local_port_no: @local_port_no,
+                     local_socket: local_socket.socket_handle
+                   })
+                 ]
+               )
+
+      Enum.each(@values, fn elem ->
+        expected_value = to_string(elem)
+        assert_receive {:udp, _, @local_address, @local_port_no, ^expected_value}, 1000
+      end)
+
+      Pipeline.terminate(pipeline)
+    end
   end
 end