diff --git a/doc/api/dgram.md b/doc/api/dgram.md
index baeaf0e9315c8d..7cabbcbdb9ade2 100644
--- a/doc/api/dgram.md
+++ b/doc/api/dgram.md
@@ -447,6 +447,42 @@ will be used by default. Once the connection is complete, a `'connect'` event
 is emitted and the optional `callback` function is called. In case of failure,
 the `callback` is called or, failing this, an `'error'` event is emitted.
 
+### `socket.connectSync(port[, address])`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `port` {integer}
+* `address` {string} A numeric IP address to connect to. Unlike
+  [`socket.connect()`][], no DNS resolution is performed, so a host name is not
+  accepted. If omitted, `'127.0.0.1'` (for `udp4` sockets) or `'::1'` (for
+  `udp6` sockets) is used.
+
+The synchronous counterpart of [`socket.connect()`][]. For a UDP socket
+`connect(2)` only records the default peer address and is a local, non-blocking
+system call, so the association is performed inline and any error such as
+`ECONNREFUSED` is thrown synchronously rather than reported via the `'error'`
+event:
+
+```js
+const dgram = require('node:dgram');
+
+const socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+socket.connectSync(41234, '127.0.0.1');
+console.log(socket.remoteAddress()); // { address: '127.0.0.1', family: 'IPv4', port: 41234 }
+```
+
+If the socket is still unbound it is bound synchronously first. After
+`connectSync()` returns, [`socket.remoteAddress()`][] is valid synchronously
+and the `'connect'` event is emitted on the next tick. Trying to call
+`connectSync()` on an already connected socket throws an
+[`ERR_SOCKET_DGRAM_IS_CONNECTED`][] exception.
+
+`address` must be a numeric IP literal; `connectSync()` never performs DNS
+resolution (asynchronous name resolution being the only genuinely blocking part
+of connecting).
+
 ### `socket.disconnect()`
 
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1070,4 +1106,6 @@ and `udp6` sockets). The bound address and port can be retrieved using
 [`socket.address()`]: #socketaddress
 [`socket.bind()`]: #socketbindport-address-callback
 [`socket.close()`]: #socketclosecallback
+[`socket.connect()`]: #socketconnectport-address-callback
+[`socket.remoteAddress()`]: #socketremoteaddress
 [byte length]: buffer.md#static-method-bufferbytelengthstring-encoding
diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 731533f0e791af..d56d263c273f1c 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ function emitListeningNT(socket) {
     socket.emit('listening');
 }
 
+function emitConnectNT(socket) {
+  // Ensure the socket was not closed before the next tick.
+  if (socket[kStateSymbol].handle)
+    socket.emit('connect');
+}
+
 function replaceHandle(self, newHandle) {
   const state = self[kStateSymbol];
   const oldHandle = state.handle;
@@ -501,6 +507,55 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function(port, address, callback) {
   FunctionPrototypeCall(_connect, this, port, address, callback);
 };
 
+// Synchronous counterpart of connect(). For a UDP socket connect(2) only sets
+// the default peer address and is a local, non-blocking operation, so this
+// connects inline and throws synchronously on error. The address must be a
+// numeric IP literal: asynchronous name resolution is the only genuinely
+// blocking part of connect(), so callers resolve names separately. If the
+// socket is still unbound it is bound synchronously first (see bindSync()).
+// The 'connect' event is emitted on the next tick.
+Socket.prototype.connectSync = function(port, address) {
+  healthCheck(this);
+  port = validatePort(port, 'Port', false);
+
+  const state = this[kStateSymbol];
+
+  if (state.connectState !== CONNECT_STATE_DISCONNECTED)
+    throw new ERR_SOCKET_DGRAM_IS_CONNECTED();
+
+  // Validate arguments before mutating state so a bad argument leaves the
+  // socket reusable.
+  if (address == null || address === '') {
+    address = this.type === 'udp4' ? '127.0.0.1' : '::1';
+  } else {
+    validateString(address, 'address');
+    if (isIP(address) === 0) {
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
+        'address', address,
+        'must be a numeric IP address; connectSync does not perform DNS resolution');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (state.bindState === BIND_STATE_UNBOUND)
+    this.bindSync();
+
+  state.connectState = CONNECT_STATE_CONNECTING;
+
+  if (state.sendBlockList?.check(address, `ipv${isIP(address)}`)) {
+    state.connectState = CONNECT_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+    throw new ERR_IP_BLOCKED(address);
+  }
+
+  const err = state.handle.connect(address, port);
+  if (err) {
+    state.connectState = CONNECT_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+    throw new ExceptionWithHostPort(err, 'connect', address, port);
+  }
+
+  state.connectState = CONNECT_STATE_CONNECTED;
+  process.nextTick(emitConnectNT, this);
+};
+
 
 function _connect(port, address, callback) {
   const state = this[kStateSymbol];
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-connect-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-connect-sync.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..04ff51259d4f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-connect-sync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const dgram = require('dgram');
+
+// connectSync() connects synchronously, binding the socket first when needed,
+// and remoteAddress() is valid immediately.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+
+  const peer = sock.remoteAddress();
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.address, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.family, 'IPv4');
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.port, 12345);
+
+  // The socket was bound synchronously as part of connecting.
+  assert.ok(sock.address().port > 0);
+
+  // The 'connect' event still fires on the next tick.
+  sock.on('connect', common.mustCall(() => sock.close()));
+}
+
+// Closing synchronously after connectSync() suppresses the deferred 'connect'.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+  sock.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Defaults the address to the udp4 loopback when omitted.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.connectSync(12345);
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.remoteAddress().address, '127.0.0.1');
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Works on a socket already bound with bindSync().
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.bindSync({ address: '127.0.0.1', port: 0 });
+  const boundPort = sock.address().port;
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.address().port, boundPort);
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.remoteAddress().port, 12345);
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Datagrams flow to the connected peer after a synchronous connect.
+{
+  const receiver = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  const addr = receiver.bindSync({ address: '127.0.0.1', port: 0 });
+
+  receiver.on('message', common.mustCall((msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.toString(), 'hello');
+    receiver.close();
+  }));
+
+  const sender = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sender.connectSync(addr.port, '127.0.0.1');
+  sender.send('hello', common.mustCall(() => sender.close()));
+}
+
+// disconnect() works after a synchronous connect, allowing a reconnect.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+  sock.disconnect();
+  sock.connectSync(12346, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.remoteAddress().port, 12346);
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Throws synchronously on a non-numeric address (no DNS resolution).
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    sock.connectSync(12345, 'localhost');
+  }, {
+    code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+    name: 'TypeError',
+  });
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Rejects a non-string address.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  assert.throws(() => sock.connectSync(12345, 12345), {
+    code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+  });
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// A rejected argument leaves the socket unbound and reusable.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  assert.throws(() => sock.connectSync(-1, '127.0.0.1'), {
+    code: 'ERR_SOCKET_BAD_PORT',
+  });
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.remoteAddress().port, 12345);
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// Throws when already connected.
+{
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+  sock.connectSync(12345, '127.0.0.1');
+  assert.throws(() => sock.connectSync(12346, '127.0.0.1'), {
+    code: 'ERR_SOCKET_DGRAM_IS_CONNECTED',
+  });
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// udp6 loopback default.
+if (common.hasIPv6) {
+  const sock = dgram.createSocket('udp6');
+  sock.connectSync(12345);
+  const peer = sock.remoteAddress();
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.address, '::1');
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.family, 'IPv6');
+  assert.strictEqual(peer.port, 12345);
+  sock.close();
+}
+
+// udp6 datagrams flow to the connected peer after a synchronous connect.
+if (common.hasIPv6) {
+  const receiver = dgram.createSocket('udp6');
+  const addr = receiver.bindSync({ address: '::1', port: 0 });
+
+  receiver.on('message', common.mustCall((msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.toString(), 'hello');
+    receiver.close();
+  }));
+
+  const sender = dgram.createSocket('udp6');
+  sender.connectSync(addr.port, '::1');
+  sender.send('hello', common.mustCall(() => sender.close()));
+}