diff --git a/cmd/httpx/httpx.go b/cmd/httpx/httpx.go
index d442b9e..3415b90 100644
--- a/cmd/httpx/httpx.go
+++ b/cmd/httpx/httpx.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	customport "github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/customports"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/fileutil"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/httpx"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/iputil"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/httpx/common/stringz"
 	"github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup"
 )
@@ -111,29 +112,29 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	for sc.Scan() {
-		target := stringz.TrimProtocol(sc.Text())
+		for target := range targets(stringz.TrimProtocol(sc.Text())) {
+			// if no custom ports specified then test the default ones
+			if len(customport.Ports) == 0 {
+				wg.Add()
+				go func(target string) {
+					defer wg.Done()
+					analyze(hp, protocol, target, 0, &scanopts, output)
+				}(target)
+			}
 
-		// if no custom ports specified then test the default ones
-		if len(customport.Ports) == 0 {
-			wg.Add()
-			go func(target string) {
-				defer wg.Done()
-				analyze(hp, protocol, target, 0, &scanopts, output)
-			}(target)
-		}
+			// the host name shouldn't have any semicolon - in case remove the port
+			semicolonPosition := strings.LastIndex(target, ":")
+			if semicolonPosition > 0 {
+				target = target[:semicolonPosition]
+			}
 
-		// the host name shouldn't have any semicolon - in case remove the port
-		semicolonPosition := strings.LastIndex(target, ":")
-		if semicolonPosition > 0 {
-			target = target[:semicolonPosition]
-		}
-
-		for port := range customport.Ports {
-			wg.Add()
-			go func(port int) {
-				defer wg.Done()
-				analyze(hp, protocol, target, port, &scanopts, output)
-			}(port)
+			for port := range customport.Ports {
+				wg.Add()
+				go func(port int) {
+					defer wg.Done()
+					analyze(hp, protocol, target, port, &scanopts, output)
+				}(port)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -144,6 +145,29 @@ func main() {
 	wgoutput.Wait()
 }
 
+// returns all the targets within a cidr range or the single target
+func targets(target string) chan string {
+	results := make(chan string)
+	go func() {
+		defer close(results)
+
+		// test if the target is a cidr
+		if iputil.IsCidr(target) {
+			cidrIps, err := iputil.Ips(target)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			for _, ip := range cidrIps {
+				results <- ip
+			}
+		} else {
+			results <- target
+		}
+
+	}()
+	return results
+}
+
 type scanOptions struct {
 	Method                 string
 	VHost                  bool
diff --git a/common/iputil/iputil.go b/common/iputil/iputil.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f717c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/iputil/iputil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package iputil
+
+import "net"
+
+// IsCidr determines if the given ip is a cidr range
+func IsCidr(ip string) bool {
+	_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(ip)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// IsIP determines if the given string is a valid ip
+func IsIP(ip string) bool {
+	return net.ParseIP(ip) != nil
+}
+
+// Ips of a cidr
+func Ips(cidr string) ([]string, error) {
+	ip, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var ips []string
+	for ip := ip.Mask(ipnet.Mask); ipnet.Contains(ip); inc(ip) {
+		ips = append(ips, ip.String())
+	}
+	// remove network address and broadcast address
+	return ips[1 : len(ips)-1], nil
+}
+
+func inc(ip net.IP) {
+	for j := len(ip) - 1; j >= 0; j-- {
+		ip[j]++
+		if ip[j] > 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d829f9b..83ec27c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.1
 	github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup v1.0.0
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200528225125-3c3fba18258b
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200602114024-627f9648deb9
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a02a06d..947cc64 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181220203305-927f97764cc3/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73r
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190923162816-aa69164e4478/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200528225125-3c3fba18258b h1:IYiJPiJfzktmDAO1HQiwjMjwjlYKHAL7KzeD544RJPs=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200528225125-3c3fba18258b/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200602114024-627f9648deb9 h1:pNX+40auqi2JqRfOP1akLGtYcn15TUbkhwuCO3foqqM=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200602114024-627f9648deb9/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=