diff --git a/agent/gpg-agent.c b/agent/gpg-agent.c
index d3c3891f3..4dda44cae 100644
--- a/agent/gpg-agent.c
+++ b/agent/gpg-agent.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,18 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
       agent_exit (0);
     }
 
+  if (! opt.extra_socket)
+    {
+      opt.extra_socket = 1;  /* (1 = points into r/o section)  */
+      socket_name_extra = GPG_AGENT_EXTRA_SOCK_NAME;
+    }
+
+  if (! opt.browser_socket)
+    {
+      opt.browser_socket = 1;  /* (1 = points into r/o section)  */
+      socket_name_browser = GPG_AGENT_BROWSER_SOCK_NAME;
+    }
+
   set_debug ();
 
   if (atexit (cleanup))
@@ -1241,13 +1253,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
                                              &socket_nonce_browser);
         }
 
-      if (ssh_support)
-        {
-          socket_name_ssh = create_socket_name (GPG_AGENT_SSH_SOCK_NAME, 1);
-          fd_ssh = create_server_socket (socket_name_ssh, 0, 1,
-                                         &redir_socket_name_ssh,
-                                         &socket_nonce_ssh);
-        }
+      socket_name_ssh = create_socket_name (GPG_AGENT_SSH_SOCK_NAME, 1);
+      fd_ssh = create_server_socket (socket_name_ssh, 0, 1,
+                                     &redir_socket_name_ssh,
+                                     &socket_nonce_ssh);
 
       /* If we are going to exec a program in the parent, we record
          the PID, so that the child may check whether the program is
@@ -1313,8 +1322,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
 	    *socket_name_extra = 0;
 	  if (opt.browser_socket)
 	    *socket_name_browser = 0;
-	  if (ssh_support)
-	    *socket_name_ssh = 0;
+          *socket_name_ssh = 0;
 
           if (argc)
             { /* Run the program given on the commandline.  */
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe432e8a8..85cd69a79 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1753,6 +1753,10 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPGTAR_NAME, "gpgtar", [The name of the gpgtar tool])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPG_AGENT_SOCK_NAME, "S.gpg-agent",
                    [The name of the agent socket])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPG_AGENT_EXTRA_SOCK_NAME, "S.gpg-agent.rstrd",
+                   [The name of the agent socket for remote access])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPG_AGENT_BROWSER_SOCK_NAME, "S.gpg-agent.brwsr",
+                   [The name of the agent socket for browsers])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GPG_AGENT_SSH_SOCK_NAME, "S.gpg-agent.ssh",
                    [The name of the agent socket for ssh])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DIRMNGR_INFO_NAME, "DIRMNGR_INFO",
diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index 53a6f785e..8d86add74 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ pinentry to pop up at the @code{tty} or display you started the agent.
 @anchor{option --extra-socket}
 @item --extra-socket @var{name}
 @opindex extra-socket
+The extra socket is always created, you may use this option to change
+the name of the socket.
+
 Also listen on native gpg-agent connections on the given socket.  The
 intended use for this extra socket is to setup a Unix domain socket
 forwarding from a remote machine to this socket on the local machine.
@@ -552,7 +555,8 @@ remote machine.
 @opindex enable-ssh-support
 @opindex enable-putty-support
 
-Enable the OpenSSH Agent protocol.
+The OpenSSH Agent protocol is always enabled, but @command{gpg-agent}
+will only set the @code{SSH_AUTH_SOCK} variable if this flag is given.
 
 In this mode of operation, the agent does not only implement the
 gpg-agent protocol, but also the agent protocol used by OpenSSH