diff --git a/sound/shairport-sync/Makefile b/sound/shairport-sync/Makefile
index a35f64386..8c253f970 100644
--- a/sound/shairport-sync/Makefile
+++ b/sound/shairport-sync/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=shairport-sync
-PKG_VERSION:=2.8.2
+PKG_VERSION:=2.8.4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.config b/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.config
index f2256a4e2..96917af6c 100644
--- a/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.config
+++ b/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config shairport-sync 'shairport_sync'
 	option disabled '1'
 	option respawn '1'
 	# General
-	option name 'Shairport-Sync'
+	option name 'Shairport-Sync-%v-%h'
 	option password ''
 	option interpolation '' # basic/soxr
 	option output_backend '' # alsa/pipe/stdout/ao/dummy/pulse/sndio
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@ config shairport-sync 'shairport_sync'
 	option ignore_volume_control '' # no/yes
 	option volume_range_db '' # 30 to 150
 	option regtype '' # _raop._tcp
+	option playback_mode '' # stereo/mono
 	# Metadata
 	option metadata_enabled '' # no/yes
 	option metadata_cover_art '' # no/yes
 	option metadata_pipe_name '' # /tmp/shairport-sync-metadata
+	option metadata_pipe_timeout '' # 5000
+	option metadata_socket_address '' # 226.0.0.1
+	option metadata_socket_port '' # 5555
+	option metadata_socket_msglength # 65000
 	# Session Control
 	option sesctl_run_before_play_begins '' # /etc/shairport-sync-start.sh
 	option sesctl_run_after_play_ends '' # /etc/shairport-sync-stop.sh
diff --git a/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.init b/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.init
index 68c5a6d30..afda520e8 100644
--- a/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.init
+++ b/sound/shairport-sync/files/shairport-sync.init
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ start_instance() {
 		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" ignore_volume_control "ignore_volume_control"
 		append_num "$cfg" "$conf_file" volume_range_db "volume_range_db"
 		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" regtype "regtype"
+		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" playback_mode "playback_mode"
 		echo -e "};\n" >> $conf_file
 
 		# Metadata
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ start_instance() {
 		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_enabled "enabled"
 		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_cover_art "include_cover_art"
 		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_pipe_name "pipe_name"
+		append_num "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_pipe_timeout "pipe_timeout"
+		append_str "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_socket_address "socket_address"
+		append_num "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_socket_port "socket_port"
+		append_num "$cfg" "$conf_file" metadata_socket_msglength "socket_msglength"
 		echo -e "};\n" >> $conf_file
 
 		# Session control