diff --git a/src/program/Context.h b/src/program/Context.h
index 40f59e0a7..90ec473ec 100644
--- a/src/program/Context.h
+++ b/src/program/Context.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ struct Context {
     
     /* Indicate if at least one savestate was performed, for backtrack savestate */
     bool didASavestate = false;
+
+    /* Socket filename */
+    std::string socket_filename;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/program/GameLoop.cpp b/src/program/GameLoop.cpp
index d76e09a4c..c9e0f0e45 100644
--- a/src/program/GameLoop.cpp
+++ b/src/program/GameLoop.cpp
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ void GameLoop::init()
     remove_savestates(context);
 
     /* Remove the file socket */
-    int err = removeSocket();
+    int err = removeSocket(context->socket_filename);
     if (err != 0)
-        emit alertToShow(QString("Could not remove socket file /tmp/libTAS.socket: %2").arg(strerror(err)));
+        emit alertToShow(QString("Could not remove socket file %1: %2").arg(context->socket_filename.c_str(), strerror(err)));
 
     /* Init savestate list */
     SaveStateList::init(context);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void GameLoop::init()
 void GameLoop::initProcessMessages()
 {
     /* Connect to the socket between the program and the game */
-    initSocketProgram();
+    initSocketProgram(context->socket_filename);
 
     /* Receive informations from the game */
     int message = receiveMessage();
diff --git a/src/program/GameThread.cpp b/src/program/GameThread.cpp
index 39e7ab2ee..0ad0e2923 100644
--- a/src/program/GameThread.cpp
+++ b/src/program/GameThread.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ void GameThread::launch(Context *context)
      */
     setenv("PWD", newdir.c_str(), 1);
 
+    /* Set the LIBTAS_SOCKET environment variable to context->socket_filename
+     * so that the game knows what the socket is called
+     */
+    setenv("LIBTAS_SOCKET", context->socket_filename.c_str(), 1);
+
     /* Set where stderr of the game is redirected */
     int fd;
     std::string logfile = context->gamepath + ".log";
diff --git a/src/program/main.cpp b/src/program/main.cpp
index f1e772818..5471b5fe0 100644
--- a/src/program/main.cpp
+++ b/src/program/main.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
+    /* Randomize socket filename */
+    char templ[] = "/tmp/libTAS-XXXXXX";
+    context.socket_filename = mkdtemp(templ);
+    context.socket_filename += "/socket";
+
     /* Create the working directories */
     char *path = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
     if (path) {
diff --git a/src/shared/sockethelpers.cpp b/src/shared/sockethelpers.cpp
index b89445a47..760635e1a 100644
--- a/src/shared/sockethelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/sockethelpers.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #endif
 
-#define SOCKET_FILENAME "/tmp/libTAS.socket"
-
 #ifndef MSG_NOSIGNAL
 #define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0
 #endif
@@ -48,20 +46,21 @@ static int socket_fd = 0;
 
 static std::mutex mutex;
 
-int removeSocket(void) {
-    int ret = unlink(SOCKET_FILENAME);
+int removeSocket(const std::string& socket_filename) {
+    int ret = unlink(socket_filename.c_str());
     if ((ret == -1) && (errno != ENOENT))
         return errno;
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool initSocketProgram(void)
+bool initSocketProgram(const std::string& socket_filename)
 {
 #ifdef __unix__
-    const struct sockaddr_un addr = { AF_UNIX, SOCKET_FILENAME };
+    struct sockaddr_un addr = { AF_UNIX };
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
-    const struct sockaddr_un addr = { sizeof(struct sockaddr_un), AF_UNIX, SOCKET_FILENAME };
+    struct sockaddr_un addr = { sizeof(struct sockaddr_un), AF_UNIX };
 #endif
+    strncpy(addr.sun_path, socket_filename.c_str(), sizeof(addr.sun_path));
     socket_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 
     struct timespec tim = {0, 500L*1000L*1000L};
@@ -85,22 +84,30 @@ bool initSocketProgram(void)
     return true;
 }
 
+std::string getSocketFilenameGame(void)
+{
+    return getenv("LIBTAS_SOCKET");
+}
+
 bool initSocketGame(void)
 {
+    std::string socket_filename = getSocketFilenameGame();
+
     /* Check if socket file already exists. If so, it is probably because
      * the link is already done in another process of the game.
      * In this case, we just return immediately.
      */
     struct stat st;
-    int result = stat(SOCKET_FILENAME, &st);
+    int result = stat(socket_filename.c_str(), &st);
     if (result == 0)
         return false;
 
 #ifdef __unix__
-    const struct sockaddr_un addr = { AF_UNIX, SOCKET_FILENAME };
+    struct sockaddr_un addr = { AF_UNIX };
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
-    const struct sockaddr_un addr = { sizeof(struct sockaddr_un), AF_UNIX, SOCKET_FILENAME };
+    struct sockaddr_un addr = { sizeof(struct sockaddr_un), AF_UNIX };
 #endif
+    strncpy(addr.sun_path, socket_filename.c_str(), sizeof(addr.sun_path));
     const int tmp_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (bind(tmp_fd, reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr*>(&addr), sizeof(struct sockaddr_un)))
     {
diff --git a/src/shared/sockethelpers.h b/src/shared/sockethelpers.h
index 366ee767f..3847b3ef8 100644
--- a/src/shared/sockethelpers.h
+++ b/src/shared/sockethelpers.h
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@
 #include <string>
 
 /* Remove the socket file and return error */
-int removeSocket();
+int removeSocket(const std::string& socket_filename);
+
+/* Returns the socket filename from environment variable (in the game, for
+ * program use context->socket_filename)
+ */
+std::string getSocketFilenameGame(void);
 
 /* Initiate a socket connection with the game */
-bool initSocketProgram(void);
+bool initSocketProgram(const std::string& socket_filename);
 
 /* Initiate a socket connection with libTAS */
 bool initSocketGame(void);