diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 66ba55d..75fc895 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -44,11 +44,18 @@
 # define sock_write(sd, buf, len) send((SOCKET)sd, buf, len, 0)
 # define sock_read(sd, buf, len) recv((SOCKET)sd, buf, len, 0)
 # define sock_close(sd) closesocket((SOCKET)sd)
+// Support for Unix-domain sockets was added in Windows SDK 17061.
+# define UNIX_PATH_MAX 108
+typedef struct sockaddr_un {
+    ADDRESS_FAMILY sun_family;
+    char sun_path[UNIX_PATH_MAX];
+} SOCKADDR_UN, *PSOCKADDR_UN;
 #else
 # include <netdb.h>
 # include <netinet/in.h>
 # include <arpa/inet.h>
 # include <sys/socket.h>
+# include <sys/un.h>
 # ifdef HAVE_LIBGEN_H
 #  include <libgen.h>
 # endif
@@ -929,6 +936,67 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Open a socket channel to the UNIX socket at "path".
+ * Returns the channel for success.
+ * Returns NULL for failure.
+ */
+    static channel_T *
+channel_open_unix(
+	const char *path,
+	void (*nb_close_cb)(void))
+{
+    channel_T		*channel = NULL;
+    int			sd = -1;
+    size_t		path_len = STRLEN(path);
+    struct sockaddr_un	server;
+    size_t		server_len;
+    int			waittime = -1;
+
+    if (*path == NUL || path_len >= sizeof(server.sun_path))
+    {
+	semsg(_(e_invalid_argument_str), path);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    channel = add_channel();
+    if (channel == NULL)
+    {
+	ch_error(NULL, "Cannot allocate channel.");
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    CLEAR_FIELD(server);
+    server.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    STRNCPY(server.sun_path, path, sizeof(server.sun_path) - 1);
+
+    ch_log(channel, "Trying to connect to %s", path);
+
+    server_len = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + path_len + 1;
+    sd = channel_connect(channel, (struct sockaddr *)&server, (int)server_len,
+								   &waittime);
+
+    if (sd < 0)
+    {
+	channel_free(channel);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ch_log(channel, "Connection made");
+
+    channel->CH_SOCK_FD = (sock_T)sd;
+    channel->ch_nb_close_cb = nb_close_cb;
+    channel->ch_hostname = (char *)vim_strsave((char_u *)path);
+    channel->ch_port = 0;
+    channel->ch_to_be_closed |= (1U << PART_SOCK);
+
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+    channel_gui_register_one(channel, PART_SOCK);
+#endif
+
+    return channel;
+}
+
+/*
  * Open a socket channel to "hostname":"port".
  * "waittime" is the time in msec to wait for the connection.
  * When negative wait forever.
@@ -1301,8 +1369,9 @@
     char_u	*address;
     char_u	*p;
     char	*rest;
-    int		port;
+    int		port = 0;
     int		is_ipv6 = FALSE;
+    int		is_unix = FALSE;
     jobopt_T    opt;
     channel_T	*channel = NULL;
 
@@ -1319,8 +1388,18 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-    // parse address
-    if (*address == '[')
+    if (*address == NUL)
+    {
+	semsg(_(e_invalid_argument_str), address);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!STRNCMP(address, "unix:", 5))
+    {
+	is_unix = TRUE;
+	address += 5;
+    }
+    else if (*address == '[')
     {
 	// ipv6 address
 	is_ipv6 = TRUE;
@@ -1333,6 +1412,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
+	// ipv4 address
 	p = vim_strchr(address, ':');
 	if (p == NULL)
 	{
@@ -1340,27 +1420,32 @@
 	    return NULL;
 	}
     }
-    port = strtol((char *)(p + 1), &rest, 10);
-    if (*address == NUL || port <= 0 || port >= 65536 || *rest != NUL)
+
+    if (!is_unix)
     {
-	semsg(_(e_invalid_argument_str), address);
-	return NULL;
+	port = strtol((char *)(p + 1), &rest, 10);
+	if (port <= 0 || port >= 65536 || *rest != NUL)
+	{
+	    semsg(_(e_invalid_argument_str), address);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+	if (is_ipv6)
+	{
+	    // strip '[' and ']'
+	    ++address;
+	    *(p - 1) = NUL;
+	}
+	else
+	    *p = NUL;
     }
-    if (is_ipv6)
-    {
-	// strip '[' and ']'
-	++address;
-	*(p - 1) = NUL;
-    }
-    else
-	*p = NUL;
 
     // parse options
     clear_job_options(&opt);
     opt.jo_mode = MODE_JSON;
     opt.jo_timeout = 2000;
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
-	    JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_WAITTIME + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL, 0) == FAIL)
+	    JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL
+		+ (is_unix? 0 : JO_WAITTIME), 0) == FAIL)
 	goto theend;
     if (opt.jo_timeout < 0)
     {
@@ -1368,7 +1453,10 @@
 	goto theend;
     }
 
-    channel = channel_open((char *)address, port, opt.jo_waittime, NULL);
+    if (is_unix)
+	channel = channel_open_unix((char *)address, NULL);
+    else
+	channel = channel_open((char *)address, port, opt.jo_waittime, NULL);
     if (channel != NULL)
     {
 	opt.jo_set = JO_ALL;
@@ -3268,8 +3356,14 @@
 
     if (channel->ch_hostname != NULL)
     {
-	dict_add_string(dict, "hostname", (char_u *)channel->ch_hostname);
-	dict_add_number(dict, "port", channel->ch_port);
+	if (channel->ch_port)
+	{
+	    dict_add_string(dict, "hostname", (char_u *)channel->ch_hostname);
+	    dict_add_number(dict, "port", channel->ch_port);
+	}
+	else
+	    // Unix-domain socket.
+	    dict_add_string(dict, "path", (char_u *)channel->ch_hostname);
 	channel_part_info(channel, dict, "sock", PART_SOCK);
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/testdir/check.vim b/src/testdir/check.vim
index 55a64bd..aff0918 100644
--- a/src/testdir/check.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/check.vim
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   endif
 endfunc
 
-" Command to check for running on Linix
+" Command to check for running on Linux
 command CheckLinux call CheckLinux()
 func CheckLinux()
   if !has('linux')
diff --git a/src/testdir/shared.vim b/src/testdir/shared.vim
index 01d741c..8e3dfc9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/shared.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/shared.vim
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@
   if has('unix')
     " We also need the job feature or the pkill command to make sure the server
     " can be stopped.
-    if !(executable('python') && (has('job') || executable('pkill')))
+    if !(has('job') || executable('pkill'))
       return ''
     endif
-    let s:python = 'python'
+    if executable('python')
+      let s:python = 'python'
+    elseif executable('python3')
+      let s:python = 'python3'
+    else
+      return ''
+    end
   elseif has('win32')
     " Use Python Launcher for Windows (py.exe) if available.
     " NOTE: if you get a "Python was not found" error, disable the Python
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.py b/src/testdir/test_channel.py
index 36aad2b..b0c3140 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.py
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 class ThreadedTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
 
     def setup(self):
-        self.request.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
+        if self.server.address_family != socket.AF_UNIX:
+            self.request.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
 
     def handle(self):
         print("=== socket opened ===")
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 122bc57..6ad9dc0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
   if g:testfunc =~ '_ipv6()$' 
     let s:localhost = '[::1]:'
     let s:testscript = 'test_channel_6.py'
+  elseif g:testfunc =~ '_unix()$'
+    let s:localhost = 'unix:Xtestsocket'
+    let s:testscript = 'test_channel_unix.py'
   else
     let s:localhost = 'localhost:'
     let s:testscript = 'test_channel.py'
@@ -39,6 +42,15 @@
   call RunServer(s:testscript, a:testfunc, a:000)
 endfunc
 
+" Returns the address of the test server.
+func s:address(port)
+  if s:localhost =~ '^unix:'
+    return s:localhost
+  else
+    return s:localhost . a:port
+  end
+endfunc
+
 " Return a list of open files.
 " Can be used to make sure no resources leaked.
 " Returns an empty list on systems where this is not supported.
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@
   let s:chopt.drop = 'never'
   " Also add the noblock flag to try it out.
   let s:chopt.noblock = 1
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -77,7 +89,10 @@
   let dict = handle->ch_info()
   call assert_true(dict.id != 0)
   call assert_equal('open', dict.status)
-  call assert_equal(a:port, string(dict.port))
+  if has_key(dict, 'port')
+    " Channels using Unix sockets have no 'port' entry.
+    call assert_equal(a:port, string(dict.port))
+  end
   call assert_equal('open', dict.sock_status)
   call assert_equal('socket', dict.sock_io)
 
@@ -252,13 +267,19 @@
 
 func Test_communicate_ipv6()
   CheckIPv6
-
   call Test_communicate()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_communicate_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_communicate()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
+
 " Test that we can open two channels.
 func Ch_two_channels(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   call assert_equal(v:t_channel, type(handle))
   if handle->ch_status() == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
@@ -267,7 +288,7 @@
 
   call assert_equal('got it', ch_evalexpr(handle, 'hello!'))
 
-  let newhandle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let newhandle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(newhandle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open second channel")
     return
@@ -292,9 +313,15 @@
   call Test_two_channels()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_two_channels_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_two_channels()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 " Test that a server crash is handled gracefully.
 func Ch_server_crash(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -314,6 +341,12 @@
   call Test_server_crash()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_server_crash_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_server_crash()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 """""""""
 
 func Ch_handler(chan, msg)
@@ -323,7 +356,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Ch_channel_handler(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -352,6 +385,12 @@
   call Test_channel_handler()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_channel_handler_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_channel_handler()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 """""""""
 
 let g:Ch_reply = ''
@@ -367,7 +406,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Ch_channel_zero(port)
-  let handle = (s:localhost .. a:port)->ch_open(s:chopt)
+  let handle = (s:address(a:port))->ch_open(s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -415,6 +454,13 @@
   call Test_zero_reply()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_zero_reply_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_zero_reply()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
+
 """""""""
 
 let g:Ch_reply1 = ""
@@ -436,7 +482,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Ch_raw_one_time_callback(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -462,6 +508,12 @@
   call Test_raw_one_time_callback()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_raw_one_time_callback_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_raw_one_time_callback()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 """""""""
 
 " Test that trying to connect to a non-existing port fails quickly.
@@ -1398,7 +1450,7 @@
 
 " Test that "unlet handle" in a handler doesn't crash Vim.
 func Ch_unlet_handle(port)
-  let s:channelfd = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let s:channelfd = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   eval s:channelfd->ch_sendexpr("test", {'callback': function('s:UnletHandler')})
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('what?', g:Ch_unletResponse)})
 endfunc
@@ -1422,7 +1474,7 @@
 
 " Test that "unlet handle" in a handler doesn't crash Vim.
 func Ch_close_handle(port)
-  let s:channelfd = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let s:channelfd = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   call ch_sendexpr(s:channelfd, "test", {'callback': function('Ch_CloseHandler')})
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('what?', g:Ch_unletResponse)})
 endfunc
@@ -1439,7 +1491,7 @@
 """"""""""
 
 func Ch_open_ipv6(port)
-  let handle = ch_open('[::1]:' .. a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   call assert_notequal('fail', ch_status(handle))
 endfunc
 
@@ -1479,7 +1531,7 @@
 func Ch_open_delay(port)
   " Wait up to a second for the port to open.
   let s:chopt.waittime = 1000
-  let channel = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let channel = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(channel) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -1505,7 +1557,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 function Ch_test_call(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -1529,6 +1581,12 @@
   call Test_call()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_call_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_call()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 """""""""
 
 let g:Ch_job_exit_ret = 'not yet'
@@ -1605,7 +1663,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 function Ch_test_close_callback(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -1625,8 +1683,14 @@
   call Test_close_callback()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_close_callback_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_close_callback()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 function Ch_test_close_partial(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -1651,6 +1715,12 @@
   call Test_close_partial()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_close_partial_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_close_partial()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_job_start_fails()
   " this was leaking memory
   call assert_fails("call job_start([''])", "E474:")
@@ -1920,7 +1990,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 function Ch_test_close_lambda(port)
-  let handle = ch_open(s:localhost . a:port, s:chopt)
+  let handle = ch_open(s:address(a:port), s:chopt)
   if ch_status(handle) == "fail"
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
@@ -1942,6 +2012,12 @@
   call Test_close_lambda()
 endfunc
 
+func Test_close_lambda_unix()
+  CheckUnix
+  call Test_close_lambda()
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
+endfunc
+
 func s:test_list_args(cmd, out, remove_lf)
   try
     let g:out = ''
@@ -2243,6 +2319,8 @@
   let job = job_start("cat ", #{in_io: 'null'})
   call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal("dead", job_status(job))})
   call assert_equal(0, job_info(job).exitval)
+
+  call delete('Xtestsocket')
 endfunc
 
 func Test_ch_getbufnr()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel_unix.py b/src/testdir/test_channel_unix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4836e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel_unix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Server that will accept connections from a Vim channel.
+# Used by test_channel.vim.
+#
+# This requires Python 2.6 or later.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from test_channel import ThreadedTCPServer, ThreadedTCPRequestHandler, \
+    writePortInFile
+import socket
+import threading
+import os
+
+try:
+    FileNotFoundError
+except NameError:
+    # Python 2
+    FileNotFoundError = (IOError, OSError)
+
+class ThreadedUnixServer(ThreadedTCPServer):
+    address_family = socket.AF_UNIX
+
+def main(path):
+    server = ThreadedUnixServer(path, ThreadedTCPRequestHandler)
+
+    # Start a thread with the server.  That thread will then start a new thread
+    # for each connection.
+    server_thread = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever)
+    server_thread.start()
+
+    # Signal the test harness we're ready, the port value has no meaning.
+    writePortInFile(1234)
+
+    print("Listening on {0}".format(server.server_address))
+
+    # Main thread terminates, but the server continues running
+    # until server.shutdown() is called.
+    try:
+        while server_thread.is_alive():
+            server_thread.join(1)
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+        server.shutdown()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        os.remove("Xtestsocket")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+    main("Xtestsocket")
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index e38a569..8034bdb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@
         \ ':5s':        'substitute',
         \ "'<,'>s":     'substitute',
         \ ":'<,'>s":    'substitute',
-        \ 'CheckUni':   'CheckUnix',
-        \ 'CheckUnix':  'CheckUnix',
+        \ 'CheckLin':   'CheckLinux',
+        \ 'CheckLinux': 'CheckLinux',
   \ }
 
   for [in, want] in items(tests)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bf10411..a7df559 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4684,
+/**/
     4683,
 /**/
     4682,