diff --git a/system/HTTP/CURLRequest.php b/system/HTTP/CURLRequest.php
index 92ab3946b90c..90261a2d051a 100644
--- a/system/HTTP/CURLRequest.php
+++ b/system/HTTP/CURLRequest.php
@@ -649,6 +649,17 @@ protected function setCURLOptions(array $curlOptions = [], array $config = [])
             $this->setHeader('Content-Length', (string) strlen($json));
         }
 
+        // Resolve IP
+        if (array_key_exists('force_ip_resolve', $config) && is_string($config['force_ip_resolve']) && $config['force_ip_resolve'] !== '') {
+            $protocolVersion = $config['force_ip_resolve'];
+
+            if ($protocolVersion === 'v4') {
+                $curlOptions[CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE] = CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4;
+            } elseif ($protocolVersion === 'v6') {
+                $curlOptions[CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE] = CURL_IPRESOLVE_V6;
+            }
+        }
+
         // version
         if (! empty($config['version'])) {
             $version = sprintf('%.1F', $config['version']);
diff --git a/tests/system/HTTP/CURLRequestTest.php b/tests/system/HTTP/CURLRequestTest.php
index 32415c86d3ee..1a8e5657a33c 100644
--- a/tests/system/HTTP/CURLRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/HTTP/CURLRequestTest.php
@@ -1172,6 +1172,41 @@ public function testHTTPv3(): void
         $this->assertSame(CURL_HTTP_VERSION_3, $options[CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION]);
     }
 
+    public function testForceResolveIPv4(): void
+    {
+        $this->request->request('POST', '/post', [
+            'force_ip_resolve' => 'v4',
+        ]);
+
+        $options = $this->request->curl_options;
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, $options);
+        $this->assertSame(CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4, $options[CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE]);
+    }
+
+    public function testForceResolveIPv6(): void
+    {
+        $this->request->request('POST', '/post', [
+            'force_ip_resolve' => 'v6',
+        ]);
+
+        $options = $this->request->curl_options;
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, $options);
+        $this->assertSame(CURL_IPRESOLVE_V6, $options[CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE]);
+    }
+
+    public function testForceResolveIPUnknown(): void
+    {
+        $this->request->request('POST', '/post', [
+            'force_ip_resolve' => 'v?',
+        ]);
+
+        $options = $this->request->curl_options;
+
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey(CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, $options);
+    }
+
     public function testCookieOption(): void
     {
         $holder = SUPPORTPATH . 'HTTP/Files/CookiesHolder.txt';
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest.rst
index 1e06b69cc484..49540613e1cc 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest.rst
@@ -364,6 +364,15 @@ is true:
 
 .. _curlrequest-version:
 
+force_ip_resolve
+================
+
+.. versionadded:: 4.6.0
+
+To set the HTTP handlers to use ``v4`` only ipv4 protocol or ``v6`` for ipv6 protocol:
+
+.. literalinclude:: curlrequest/036.php
+
 version
 =======
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest/036.php b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest/036.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a02787d184bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/curlrequest/036.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+
+// Force ipv4 resolve
+$client->request('GET', '/', ['force_ip_resolve' => 'v4']); // v4 or v6