diff --git a/extensions/openai/script.py b/extensions/openai/script.py
index 03d99e8d..f23caf9b 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/script.py
+++ b/extensions/openai/script.py
@@ -353,23 +353,38 @@ async def handle_unload_loras():
 
 
 def run_server():
-    server_addr = '0.0.0.0' if shared.args.listen else '127.0.0.1'
+    # Parse configuration
     port = int(os.environ.get('OPENEDAI_PORT', shared.args.api_port))
-
     ssl_certfile = os.environ.get('OPENEDAI_CERT_PATH', shared.args.ssl_certfile)
     ssl_keyfile = os.environ.get('OPENEDAI_KEY_PATH', shared.args.ssl_keyfile)
 
+    # In the server configuration:
+    server_addrs = []
+    if os.environ.get('OPENEDAI_ENABLE_IPV6', shared.args.api_enable_ipv6):
+        server_addrs.append('[::]' if shared.args.listen else '[::1]')
+    if not os.environ.get('OPENEDAI_DISABLE_IPV4', shared.args.api_disable_ipv4):
+        server_addrs.append('0.0.0.0' if shared.args.listen else '127.0.0.1')
+
+    if not server_addrs:
+        raise Exception('you MUST enable IPv6 or IPv4 for the API to work')
+
+    # Log server information
     if shared.args.public_api:
-        def on_start(public_url: str):
-            logger.info(f'OpenAI-compatible API URL:\n\n{public_url}\n')
-
-        _start_cloudflared(port, shared.args.public_api_id, max_attempts=3, on_start=on_start)
+        _start_cloudflared(
+            port,
+            shared.args.public_api_id,
+            max_attempts=3,
+            on_start=lambda url: logger.info(f'OpenAI-compatible API URL:\n\n{url}\n')
+        )
     else:
-        if ssl_keyfile and ssl_certfile:
-            logger.info(f'OpenAI-compatible API URL:\n\nhttps://{server_addr}:{port}\n')
+        url_proto = 'https://' if (ssl_certfile and ssl_keyfile) else 'http://'
+        urls = [f'{url_proto}{addr}:{port}' for addr in server_addrs]
+        if len(urls) > 1:
+            logger.info('OpenAI-compatible API URLs:\n\n' + '\n'.join(urls) + '\n')
         else:
-            logger.info(f'OpenAI-compatible API URL:\n\nhttp://{server_addr}:{port}\n')
+            logger.info('OpenAI-compatible API URL:\n\n' + '\n'.join(urls) + '\n')
 
+    # Log API keys
     if shared.args.api_key:
         if not shared.args.admin_key:
             shared.args.admin_key = shared.args.api_key
@@ -379,8 +394,9 @@ def run_server():
     if shared.args.admin_key and shared.args.admin_key != shared.args.api_key:
         logger.info(f'OpenAI API admin key (for loading/unloading models):\n\n{shared.args.admin_key}\n')
 
+    # Start server
     logging.getLogger("uvicorn.error").propagate = False
-    uvicorn.run(app, host=server_addr, port=port, ssl_certfile=ssl_certfile, ssl_keyfile=ssl_keyfile)
+    uvicorn.run(app, host=server_addrs, port=port, ssl_certfile=ssl_certfile, ssl_keyfile=ssl_keyfile)
 
 
 def setup():
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 7829e462..a0070b1f 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ group.add_argument('--public-api-id', type=str, help='Tunnel ID for named Cloudf
 group.add_argument('--api-port', type=int, default=5000, help='The listening port for the API.')
 group.add_argument('--api-key', type=str, default='', help='API authentication key.')
 group.add_argument('--admin-key', type=str, default='', help='API authentication key for admin tasks like loading and unloading models. If not set, will be the same as --api-key.')
+group.add_argument('--api-enable-ipv6', action='store_true', help='Enable IPv6 for the API')
+group.add_argument('--api-disable-ipv4', action='store_true', help='Disable IPv4 for the API')
 group.add_argument('--nowebui', action='store_true', help='Do not launch the Gradio UI. Useful for launching the API in standalone mode.')
 
 # Multimodal