diff --git a/README b/README
index e321af4..d3e37b2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ URL-FORMAT:
 Libnfs uses RFC2224 style URLs extended with some minor libnfs extensions.
 The basic syntax of these URLs is :
 
-nfs://<server|ipv4|ipv6>/path[?arg=val[&arg=val]*]
+nfs://<server|ipv4|ipv6>[:<port>]/path[?arg=val[&arg=val]*]
 
 Arguments supported by libnfs are :
  tcp-syncnt=<int>  : Number of SYNs to send during the session establish
diff --git a/lib/libnfs.c b/lib/libnfs.c
index 9c8045b..4681728 100755
--- a/lib/libnfs.c
+++ b/lib/libnfs.c
@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ nfs_parse_url(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *url, int dir, int incomplete)
 	}
 	*strp = 0;
 
+	strp = strchr(urls->server, ':');
+        if (strp) {
+                *strp++ = 0;
+		nfs->nfsport =  atoi(strp);
+        }
+
 	if (dir) {
 		flagsp = strchr(urls->path, '?');
 		goto flags;