diff --git a/examples/abstract-unix-socket.janet b/examples/abstract-unix-socket.janet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e583e7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/abstract-unix-socket.janet
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Linux only - uses abstract unix domain sockets
+(ev/spawn (net/server :unix "@abc123" (fn [conn] (print (:read conn 1024)) (:close conn))))
+(ev/sleep 1)
+(def s (net/connect :unix "@abc123" :stream))
+(:write s "hello")
+(:close s)
diff --git a/src/core/net.c b/src/core/net.c
index f7e62bad..2634ae9d 100644
--- a/src/core/net.c
+++ b/src/core/net.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int janet_get_sockettype(Janet *argv, int32_t argc, int32_t n) {
 /* Needs argc >= offset + 2 */
 /* For unix paths, just rertuns a single sockaddr and sets *is_unix to 1,
  * otherwise 0. Also, ignores is_bind when is a unix socket. */
-static struct addrinfo *janet_get_addrinfo(Janet *argv, int32_t offset, int socktype, int passive, int *is_unix) {
+static struct addrinfo *janet_get_addrinfo(Janet *argv, int32_t offset, int socktype, int passive, int *is_unix, socklen_t *sizeout) {
     /* Unix socket support - not yet supported on windows. */
 #ifndef JANET_WINDOWS
     if (janet_keyeq(argv[offset], "unix")) {
@@ -352,15 +352,14 @@ static struct addrinfo *janet_get_addrinfo(Janet *argv, int32_t offset, int sock
         }
         saddr->sun_family = AF_UNIX;
         size_t path_size = sizeof(saddr->sun_path);
+        snprintf(saddr->sun_path, path_size, "%s", path);
+        *sizeout = sizeof(struct sockaddr_un);
 #ifdef JANET_LINUX
         if (path[0] == '@') {
             saddr->sun_path[0] = '\0';
-            snprintf(saddr->sun_path + 1, path_size - 1, "%s", path + 1);
-        } else
-#endif
-        {
-            snprintf(saddr->sun_path, path_size, "%s", path);
+            *sizeout = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + janet_string_length(path);
         }
+#endif
         *is_unix = 1;
         return (struct addrinfo *) saddr;
     }
@@ -385,6 +384,7 @@ static struct addrinfo *janet_get_addrinfo(Janet *argv, int32_t offset, int sock
         janet_panicf("could not get address info: %s", gai_strerror(status));
     }
     *is_unix = 0;
+    *sizeout = sizeof(struct sockaddr_un);
     return ai;
 }
 
@@ -405,12 +405,13 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_sockaddr,
     int socktype = janet_get_sockettype(argv, argc, 2);
     int is_unix = 0;
     int make_arr = (argc >= 3 && janet_truthy(argv[3]));
-    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 0, &is_unix);
+    socklen_t addrsize = 0;
+    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 0, &is_unix, &addrsize);
 #ifndef JANET_WINDOWS
     /* no unix domain socket support on windows yet */
     if (is_unix) {
-        void *abst = janet_abstract(&janet_address_type, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un));
-        memcpy(abst, ai, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un));
+        void *abst = janet_abstract(&janet_address_type, addrsize);
+        memcpy(abst, ai, addrsize);
         Janet ret = janet_wrap_abstract(abst);
         return make_arr ? janet_wrap_array(janet_array_n(&ret, 1)) : ret;
     }
@@ -461,7 +462,8 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_connect,
     }
 
     /* Where we're connecting to */
-    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 0, &is_unix);
+    socklen_t addrlen = 0;
+    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 0, &is_unix, &addrlen);
 
     /* Check if we're binding address */
     struct addrinfo *binding = NULL;
@@ -486,7 +488,6 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_connect,
     /* Create socket */
     JSock sock = JSOCKDEFAULT;
     void *addr = NULL;
-    socklen_t addrlen = 0;
 #ifndef JANET_WINDOWS
     if (is_unix) {
         sock = socket(AF_UNIX, socktype | JSOCKFLAGS, 0);
@@ -496,7 +497,6 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_connect,
             janet_panicf("could not create socket: %V", v);
         }
         addr = (void *) ai;
-        addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_un);
     } else
 #endif
     {
@@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_listen,
     /* Get host, port, and handler*/
     int socktype = janet_get_sockettype(argv, argc, 2);
     int is_unix = 0;
-    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 1, &is_unix);
+    socklen_t addrlen = 0;
+    struct addrinfo *ai = janet_get_addrinfo(argv, 0, socktype, 1, &is_unix, &addrlen);
     int reuse = !(argc >= 4 && janet_truthy(argv[3]));
 
     JSock sfd = JSOCKDEFAULT;
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_net_listen,
             janet_panicf("could not create socket: %V", janet_ev_lasterr());
         }
         const char *err = serverify_socket(sfd, reuse, 0);
-        if (NULL != err || bind(sfd, (struct sockaddr *)ai, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un))) {
+        if (NULL != err || bind(sfd, (struct sockaddr *)ai, addrlen)) {
             JSOCKCLOSE(sfd);
             janet_free(ai);
             if (err) {