diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 99f693dd..457ca803 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -472,6 +472,11 @@
 ## Setting this to true will enforce the Single Org Policy to be enabled before you can enable the Reset Password policy.
 # ENFORCE_SINGLE_ORG_WITH_RESET_PW_POLICY=false
 
+## Prefer IPv6 (AAAA) resolving
+## This settings configures the DNS resolver to resolve IPv6 first, and if not available try IPv4
+## This could be useful in IPv6 only environments.
+# DNS_PREFER_IPV6=false
+
 #####################################
 ### SSO settings (OpenID Connect) ###
 #####################################
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 5582e9b0..1b6d3183 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -789,6 +789,10 @@ make_config! {
         /// Bitwarden enforces this by default. In Vaultwarden we encouraged to use multiple organizations because groups were not available.
         /// Setting this to true will enforce the Single Org Policy to be enabled before you can enable the Reset Password policy.
         enforce_single_org_with_reset_pw_policy: bool, false, def, false;
+
+        /// Prefer IPv6 (AAAA) resolving |> This settings configures the DNS resolver to resolve IPv6 first, and if not available try IPv4
+        /// This could be useful in IPv6 only environments.
+        dns_prefer_ipv6: bool, true, def, false;
     },
 
     /// OpenID Connect SSO settings
diff --git a/src/http_client.rs b/src/http_client.rs
index b48f340c..5462ef8e 100644
--- a/src/http_client.rs
+++ b/src/http_client.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ impl CustomDnsResolver {
 
     fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
         match TokioResolver::builder(TokioConnectionProvider::default()) {
-            Ok(builder) => {
+            Ok(mut builder) => {
+                if CONFIG.dns_prefer_ipv6() {
+                    builder.options_mut().ip_strategy = hickory_resolver::config::LookupIpStrategy::Ipv6thenIpv4;
+                }
                 let resolver = builder.build();
                 Arc::new(Self::Hickory(Arc::new(resolver)))
             }