diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index ffbe1d1f..2116da63 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     --http-timeout SECONDS      Timeout for HTTP connections (default: 30.0)
     --proxy URL                 Use the specified proxy
     --source-address IP         Client-side IP address to bind to
+    -4, --force-ipv4            Make all connections via IPv4
+    -6, --force-ipv6            Make all connections via IPv6
     --no-check-certificate      Disable HTTPS certificate validation
 
 ## Downloader Options:
diff --git a/gallery_dl/option.py b/gallery_dl/option.py
index b38ad743..1d94aab9 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/option.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/option.py
@@ -460,6 +460,17 @@ def build_parser():
         dest="source-address", metavar="IP", action=ConfigAction,
         help="Client-side IP address to bind to",
     )
+    networking.add_argument(
+        "-4", "--force-ipv4",
+        dest="source-address", nargs=0, action=ConfigConstAction,
+        const="0.0.0.0",
+        help="Make all connections via IPv4",
+    )
+    networking.add_argument(
+        "-6", "--force-ipv6",
+        dest="source-address", nargs=0, action=ConfigConstAction, const="::",
+        help="Make all connections via IPv6",
+    )
     networking.add_argument(
         "--no-check-certificate",
         dest="verify", nargs=0, action=ConfigConstAction, const=False,