diff --git a/lib/puma/binder.rb b/lib/puma/binder.rb
index eb9a1d2c..7c68eebe 100644
--- a/lib/puma/binder.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/binder.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Puma
 
             umask = nil
             mode = nil
-            backlog = nil
+            backlog = 1024
 
             if uri.query
               params = Util.parse_query uri.query
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ module Puma
 
     # Tell the server to listen on +path+ as a UNIX domain socket.
     #
-    def add_unix_listener(path, umask=nil, mode=nil, backlog=nil)
+    def add_unix_listener(path, umask=nil, mode=nil, backlog=1024)
       @unix_paths << path
 
       # Let anyone connect by default
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ module Puma
         end
 
         s = UNIXServer.new(path)
-        s.listen backlog if backlog
+        s.listen backlog
         @ios << s
       ensure
         File.umask old_mask
diff --git a/lib/puma/dsl.rb b/lib/puma/dsl.rb
index 0773f6fb..64da03aa 100644
--- a/lib/puma/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/dsl.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,22 @@ module Puma
       @options[:config_files] << file
     end
 
-    # Bind the server to +url+. tcp:// and unix:// are the only accepted
-    # protocols.
+    # Adds a binding for the server to +url+. tcp://, unix://, and ssl:// are the only accepted
+    # protocols. Use query parameters within the url to specify options.
     #
+    # @note multiple urls can be bound to, calling `bind` does not overwrite previous bindings.
+    #
+    # @example Explicitly the socket backlog depth (default is 1024)
+    #   bind('unix:///var/run/puma.sock?backlog=2048')
+    #
+    # @example Set up ssl cert
+    #   bind('ssl://127.0.0.1:9292?key=key.key&cert=cert.pem')
+    #
+    # @example Prefer low-latency over higher throughput (via `Socket::TCP_NODELAY`)
+    #   bind('tcp://0.0.0.0:9292?low_latency=true')
+    #
+    # @example Set socket permissions
+    #   bind('unix:///var/run/puma.sock?umask=0111')
     def bind(url)
       @options[:binds] ||= []
       @options[:binds] << url