diff --git a/modules/access_output/http.c b/modules/access_output/http.c
index 61095f5..18ffc9a 100644
--- a/modules/access_output/http.c
+++ b/modules/access_output/http.c
@@ -72,9 +72,17 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
                   PASS_TEXT, PASS_LONGTEXT, true )
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mime", "",
                 MIME_TEXT, MIME_LONGTEXT, true )
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mark-start", "",
+                "lol", "Fancy option", -1 )
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mark-end", "",
+                "rotfl", "Should maybe also be set", -1 )
     set_callbacks( Open, Close )
 vlc_module_end ()
 
+// globals
+extern vlc_mutex_t mark_lock;
+extern int *mark_used;
+extern int mark_start, mark_end;
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Exported prototypes
@@ -178,6 +186,21 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
+    fprintf(stderr, "tjobing\n");
+    if (mark_used == NULL) {
+      mark_start = var_InheritInteger( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mark-start");
+      mark_end = var_InheritInteger( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "mark-end");
+      fprintf(stderr, "jabla: %d -> %d\n", mark_start, mark_end);
+
+      if (mark_start >= 0 && mark_end > mark_start) {
+        vlc_mutex_init(&mark_lock);
+        mark_used = (int *)malloc((mark_end - mark_start) * sizeof(int));
+        for (int i = 0; i < mark_end - mark_start; ++i) {
+          mark_used[i] = 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     psz_user = var_GetNonEmptyString( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "user" );
     psz_pwd = var_GetNonEmptyString( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "pwd" );
     if( p_access->psz_access && !strcmp( p_access->psz_access, "mmsh" ) )
diff --git a/src/libvlccore.sym b/src/libvlccore.sym
index 25d83c5..335edda 100644
--- a/src/libvlccore.sym
+++ b/src/libvlccore.sym
@@ -631,3 +631,7 @@ xml_ReaderDelete
 xml_ReaderReset
 vlc_keycode2str
 vlc_str2keycode
+mark_end
+mark_lock
+mark_start
+mark_used
diff --git a/src/network/httpd.c b/src/network/httpd.c
index f76c47c..d7897bb 100644
--- a/src/network/httpd.c
+++ b/src/network/httpd.c
@@ -67,6 +67,50 @@
 
 static void httpd_ClientClean( httpd_client_t *cl );
 
+VLC_API vlc_mutex_t mark_lock;
+VLC_API int *mark_used = NULL;
+VLC_API int mark_start = -1;
+VLC_API int mark_end = -1;
+
+void mark_socket(int fd)
+{
+    vlc_mutex_lock(&mark_lock);
+    int best_mark = mark_start;
+    int best_mark_val = mark_used[0];
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < mark_end - mark_start; ++i) {
+        if (mark_used[i] < best_mark_val) {
+            best_mark = mark_start + i;
+            best_mark_val = mark_used[i];
+        }
+    }
+    fprintf( stderr, "PICKED MARK %d WITH OLD USAGE %d\n", best_mark, best_mark_val);
+    if (setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_MARK, &best_mark, sizeof(best_mark)) == -1) {
+        perror("setsockopt(SO_MARK)");
+    } else {
+        ++mark_used[best_mark - mark_start];
+    }
+    vlc_mutex_unlock(&mark_lock);
+}
+
+void unmark_socket(int fd)
+{
+    int mark;
+    socklen_t mark_len = sizeof(mark);
+    if (getsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_MARK, &mark, &mark_len) == -1) {
+        perror("getsockopt(SO_MARK)");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (mark < mark_start || mark >= mark_end) {
+        fprintf("UNKNOWN MARK %d\n", mark);
+    }
+
+    vlc_mutex_lock(&mark_lock);
+    --mark_used[mark - mark_start];
+    fprintf(stderr, "UNMARKED MARK %d WITH NEW USAGE %d\n", mark, mark_used[mark - mark_start]);
+    vlc_mutex_unlock(&mark_lock);
+}
+
 /* each host run in his own thread */
 struct httpd_host_t
 {
@@ -1295,6 +1339,7 @@ static void httpd_ClientClean( httpd_client_t *cl )
     {
         if( cl->p_tls != NULL )
             vlc_tls_SessionDelete( cl->p_tls );
+        unmark_socket( cl->fd );
         net_Close( cl->fd );
         cl->fd = -1;
     }
@@ -2309,6 +2354,11 @@ static void* httpd_HostThread( void *data )
             setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
                         &(int){ 1 }, sizeof(int));
 
+            // find a free mark
+            if (mark_used != NULL) {
+                mark_socket(fd);
+            }
+
             vlc_tls_t *p_tls;
 
             if( host->p_tls != NULL )