diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8 b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8
--- a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" @(#)rpcbind.1m 1.19 92/09/14 SMI; from SVr4
 .\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
 .\" Copyright 1991 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-.Dd April 19, 2017
+.Dd August 31, 2023
 .Dt RPCBIND 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .Nd universal addresses to RPC program number mapper
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl 6adiLlswW
+.Op Fl 6adiLlNswW
 .Op Fl h Ar bindip
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
 .Pa /var/run/rpcbind.sock .
 .It Fl l
 Turn on libwrap connection logging.
+.It Fl N
+Run in foreground mode.
+In this mode,
+.Nm
+will not fork when it starts.
 .It Fl s
 Cause
 .Nm
diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.c b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.c
--- a/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/rpcbind/rpcbind.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 #ifdef LIBWRAP
 int libwrap = 0;
 #endif
+int nofork = 0;
 int verboselog = 0;
 
 static char **hosts = NULL;
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
 		} else {
 			printf("\n");
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (!nofork) {
 		if (daemon(0, 0))
 			err(1, "fork failed");
 	}
@@ -809,7 +810,7 @@
 #else
 #define WRAPOP	""
 #endif
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "6adh:iLls" WRAPOP WSOP)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "6adh:iLlNs" WRAPOP WSOP)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case '6':
 			ipv6_only = 1;
@@ -839,6 +840,9 @@
 		case 'l':
 			verboselog = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'N':
+			nofork = 1;
+			break;
 		case 's':
 			runasdaemon = 1;
 			break;