diff --git a/client/pkg/transport/sockopt.go b/client/pkg/transport/sockopt.go
index 38548ddd7..fe028c613 100644
--- a/client/pkg/transport/sockopt.go
+++ b/client/pkg/transport/sockopt.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ type SocketOpts struct {
 	// in which case lock on data file could result in unexpected
 	// condition. User should take caution to protect against lock race.
 	// [1] https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/socket.7.html
-	ReusePort bool
+	ReusePort bool `json:"reuse-port"`
 	// ReuseAddress enables a socket option SO_REUSEADDR which allows
 	// binding to an address in `TIME_WAIT` state. Useful to improve MTTR
 	// in cases where etcd slow to restart due to excessive `TIME_WAIT`.
 	// [1] https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/socket.7.html
-	ReuseAddress bool
+	ReuseAddress bool `json:"reuse-address"`
 }
 
 func getControls(sopts *SocketOpts) Controls {
diff --git a/server/embed/config.go b/server/embed/config.go
index ec4da2fbd..8394b2ae1 100644
--- a/server/embed/config.go
+++ b/server/embed/config.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	GRPCKeepAliveTimeout time.Duration `json:"grpc-keepalive-timeout"`
 
 	// SocketOpts are socket options passed to listener config.
-	SocketOpts transport.SocketOpts
+	SocketOpts transport.SocketOpts `json:"socket-options"`
 
 	// PreVote is true to enable Raft Pre-Vote.
 	// If enabled, Raft runs an additional election phase
@@ -470,7 +470,10 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 		GRPCKeepAliveInterval: DefaultGRPCKeepAliveInterval,
 		GRPCKeepAliveTimeout:  DefaultGRPCKeepAliveTimeout,
 
-		SocketOpts: transport.SocketOpts{},
+		SocketOpts: transport.SocketOpts{
+			ReusePort:    false,
+			ReuseAddress: false,
+		},
 
 		TickMs:                     100,
 		ElectionMs:                 1000,