diff --git a/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua b/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
index b7c1e173..2bfa582c 100644
--- a/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
+++ b/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ stream {
     }
 
     server {
-        {% for _, port in ipairs(stream_proxy.tcp or {}) do %}
-        listen {*port*} {% if enable_reuseport then %} reuseport {% end %} {% if proxy_protocol and proxy_protocol.enable_tcp_pp then %} proxy_protocol {% end %};
+        {% for _, addr in ipairs(stream_proxy.tcp or {}) do %}
+        listen {*addr*} {% if enable_reuseport then %} reuseport {% end %} {% if proxy_protocol and proxy_protocol.enable_tcp_pp then %} proxy_protocol {% end %};
         {% end %}
-        {% for _, port in ipairs(stream_proxy.udp or {}) do %}
-        listen {*port*} udp {% if enable_reuseport then %} reuseport {% end %};
+        {% for _, addr in ipairs(stream_proxy.udp or {}) do %}
+        listen {*addr*} udp {% if enable_reuseport then %} reuseport {% end %};
         {% end %}
 
         {% if proxy_protocol and proxy_protocol.enable_tcp_pp_to_upstream then %}
diff --git a/apisix/cli/ops.lua b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
index 43ae3321..d7b5edf4 100644
--- a/apisix/cli/ops.lua
+++ b/apisix/cli/ops.lua
@@ -183,15 +183,31 @@ local config_schema = {
                             type = "array",
                             minItems = 1,
                             items = {
-                                type = "integer",
-                            }
+                                anyOf = {
+                                    {
+                                        type = "integer",
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        type = "string",
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                            uniqueItems = true,
                         },
                         udp = {
                             type = "array",
                             minItems = 1,
                             items = {
-                                type = "integer",
-                            }
+                                anyOf = {
+                                    {
+                                        type = "integer",
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        type = "string",
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                            uniqueItems = true,
                         },
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/conf/config-default.yaml b/conf/config-default.yaml
index feda21e4..1aca279d 100644
--- a/conf/config-default.yaml
+++ b/conf/config-default.yaml
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ apisix:
   # stream_proxy:                 # TCP/UDP proxy
   #   tcp:                        # TCP proxy port list
   #     - 9100
-  #     - 9101
+  #     - "127.0.0.1:9101"
   #   udp:                        # UDP proxy port list
   #     - 9200
-  #     - 9211
+  #     - "127.0.0.1:9201"
   # dns_resolver:                 # If not set, read from `/etc/resolv.conf`
   #  - 1.1.1.1
   #  - 8.8.8.8
diff --git a/t/cli/test_validate_config.sh b/t/cli/test_validate_config.sh
index 0a58e502..a18b158a 100755
--- a/t/cli/test_validate_config.sh
+++ b/t/cli/test_validate_config.sh
@@ -45,5 +45,27 @@ if echo "$out" | grep 'no such file'; then
     echo "failed: find the certificate correctly"
     exit 1
 fi
+make stop
 
 echo "passed: find the certificate correctly"
+
+echo '
+apisix:
+    node_listen: 9080
+    enable_admin: true
+    port_admin: 9180
+    stream_proxy:
+        tcp:
+            - "localhost:9100"
+        udp:
+            - "127.0.0.1:9101"
+' > conf/config.yaml
+
+out=$(make run 2>&1 || echo "ouch")
+if echo "$out" | grep 'ouch'; then
+    echo "failed: allow configurating address in stream_proxy"
+    exit 1
+fi
+make stop
+
+echo "passed: allow configurating address in stream_proxy"