diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty/NettyHttpServerTransport.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty/NettyHttpServerTransport.java
index 79b97ca9634..d485e58c231 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty/NettyHttpServerTransport.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty/NettyHttpServerTransport.java
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ public class NettyHttpServerTransport extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<HttpSer
         this.workerCount = componentSettings.getAsInt("worker_count", Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * 2);
         this.blockingServer = settings.getAsBoolean("http.blocking_server", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING_SERVER, settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING, false)));
         this.port = componentSettings.get("port", settings.get("http.port", "9200-9300"));
-        this.bindHost = componentSettings.get("bind_host");
-        this.publishHost = componentSettings.get("publish_host");
+        this.bindHost = componentSettings.get("bind_host", settings.get("http.bind_host", settings.get("http.host")));
+        this.publishHost = componentSettings.get("publish_host", settings.get("http.publish_host", settings.get("http.host")));
         this.tcpNoDelay = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("tcp_no_delay", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_NO_DELAY, true));
         this.tcpKeepAlive = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("tcp_keep_alive", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_KEEP_ALIVE, true));
         this.reuseAddress = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("reuse_address", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_REUSE_ADDRESS, NetworkUtils.defaultReuseAddress()));
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransport.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransport.java
index a587650446b..2e68321a233 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransport.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransport.java
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ public class NettyTransport extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<Transport> implem
         this.blockingServer = settings.getAsBoolean("transport.tcp.blocking_server", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING_SERVER, settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING, false)));
         this.blockingClient = settings.getAsBoolean("transport.tcp.blocking_client", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING_CLIENT, settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_BLOCKING, false)));
         this.port = componentSettings.get("port", settings.get("transport.tcp.port", "9300-9400"));
-        this.bindHost = componentSettings.get("bind_host");
-        this.publishHost = componentSettings.get("publish_host");
+        this.bindHost = componentSettings.get("bind_host", settings.get("transport.bind_host", settings.get("transport.host")));
+        this.publishHost = componentSettings.get("publish_host", settings.get("transport.publish_host", settings.get("transport.host")));
         this.compress = settings.getAsBoolean("transport.tcp.compress", false);
         this.connectTimeout = componentSettings.getAsTime("connect_timeout", settings.getAsTime("transport.tcp.connect_timeout", settings.getAsTime(TCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, TCP_DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)));
         this.tcpNoDelay = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("tcp_no_delay", settings.getAsBoolean(TCP_NO_DELAY, true));