diff --git a/dbus_next/message_bus.py b/dbus_next/message_bus.py
index 2a25f6b..7d9ca27 100644
--- a/dbus_next/message_bus.py
+++ b/dbus_next/message_bus.py
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         # buffer messages until connect
         self._buffered_messages = []
         self._serial = 0
-        self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM | socket.SOCK_NONBLOCK)
-        self._stream = self._sock.makefile('rwb')
-        self._fd = self._sock.fileno()
         self._user_message_handlers = []
         # the key is the name and the value is the unique name of the owner.
         # This cache is kept up to date by the NameOwnerChanged signal and is
@@ -503,23 +500,48 @@ def _setup_socket(self):
 
         for transport, options in self._bus_address:
             filename = None
+            ip_addr = ''
+            ip_port = 0
 
             if transport == 'unix':
+                self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX,
+                                           socket.SOCK_STREAM | socket.SOCK_NONBLOCK)
+                self._stream = self._sock.makefile('rwb')
+                self._fd = self._sock.fileno()
+
                 if 'path' in options:
                     filename = options['path']
                 elif 'abstract' in options:
                     filename = f'\0{options["abstract"]}'
                 else:
                     raise InvalidAddressError('got unix transport with unknown path specifier')
+
+                try:
+                    self._sock.connect(filename)
+                    break
+                except Exception as e:
+                    err = e
+
+            elif transport == 'tcp':
+                self._sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+                self._stream = self._sock.makefile('rwb')
+                self._fd = self._sock.fileno()
+
+                if 'host' in options:
+                    ip_addr = options['host']
+                if 'port' in options:
+                    ip_port = int(options['port'])
+
+                try:
+                    self._sock.connect((ip_addr, ip_port))
+                    self._sock.setblocking(False)
+                    break
+                except Exception as e:
+                    err = e
+
             else:
                 raise InvalidAddressError(f'got unknown address transport: {transport}')
 
-            try:
-                self._sock.connect(filename)
-                break
-            except Exception as e:
-                err = e
-
         if err:
             raise err
 
diff --git a/examples/aio-tcp-notification.py b/examples/aio-tcp-notification.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..357c6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/aio-tcp-notification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# In order for this to work a local tcp connection to the DBus a port
+# must be opened to forward to the dbus socket file. The easiest way
+# to achieve this is using "socat":
+# socat TCP-LISTEN:55556,reuseaddr,fork,range=127.0.0.1/32 UNIX-CONNECT:$(echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS | sed 's/unix:path=//g')
+# For actual DBus transport over network the authentication might
+# be a further problem. More information here:
+# https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#auth-mechanisms
+
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/..'))
+
+from dbus_next.aio import MessageBus
+
+import asyncio
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+
+async def main():
+    bus = await MessageBus(bus_address="tcp:host=127.0.0.1,port=55556").connect()
+    introspection = await bus.introspect('org.freedesktop.Notifications',
+                                         '/org/freedesktop/Notifications')
+    obj = bus.get_proxy_object('org.freedesktop.Notifications', '/org/freedesktop/Notifications',
+                               introspection)
+    notification = obj.get_interface('org.freedesktop.Notifications')
+    await notification.call_notify("test.py", 0, "", "DBus Test", "Test notification", [""], dict(),
+                                   5000)
+
+
+loop.run_until_complete(main())
diff --git a/test/test_address_parser.py b/test/test_address_parser.py
index 3991024..5d63c3f 100644
--- a/test/test_address_parser.py
+++ b/test/test_address_parser.py
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ def test_valid_addresses():
         })],
         'unix:escaped=hello%20world': [('unix', {
             'escaped': 'hello world'
+        })],
+        'tcp:host=127.0.0.1,port=55556': [('tcp', {
+            'host': '127.0.0.1',
+            'port': '55556'
         })]
     }
 
diff --git a/test/test_aio_low_level.py b/test/test_aio_low_level.py
index 1042a1a..f855e26 100644
--- a/test/test_aio_low_level.py
+++ b/test/test_aio_low_level.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from dbus_next.aio import MessageBus
 from dbus_next import Message, MessageType, MessageFlag
 
+import asyncio
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -136,3 +137,14 @@ def message_handler(signal):
     assert signal.member == 'SomeSignal'
     assert signal.signature == 's'
     assert signal.body == ['a signal']
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_connection_via_tcp():
+    server = await asyncio.start_server(None, '127.0.0.1', 55556)
+    bus = MessageBus(bus_address="tcp:host=127.0.0.1,port=55556")
+    assert bus._sock.getpeername()[0] == '127.0.0.1'
+    assert bus._sock.getsockname()[0] == '127.0.0.1'
+    assert bus._sock.gettimeout() == 0
+    assert bus._stream.closed is False
+    server.close()