diff --git a/src/twc-config.c b/src/twc-config.c
index 91f0700..e9c94b5 100644
--- a/src/twc-config.c
+++ b/src/twc-config.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ char *twc_profile_option_names[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
     "proxy_port",
     "proxy",
     "udp",
+    "ipv6",
 };
 
 char *twc_profile_option_defaults[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ char *twc_profile_option_defaults[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
     NULL,
     "off",
     "on",
+    "on",
 };
 
 bool twc_profile_option_null_allowed[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ bool twc_profile_option_null_allowed[TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS] =
     true, // we allow proxy information to be null
     true, // -------------------------------------
     false,
-    false
+    false,
+    false,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -220,6 +223,11 @@ twc_config_init_option(struct t_config_section *section,
             description = "automatically load profile and connect to the Tox "
                           "network when WeeChat starts";
             break;
+        case TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_IPV6:
+            type = "boolean";
+            description = "use IPv6 as well as IPv4 to connect to the Tox "
+                          "network";
+            break;
         case TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_MAX_FRIEND_REQUESTS:
             type = "integer";
             description = "maximum amount of friend requests to retain before "
diff --git a/src/twc-profile.c b/src/twc-profile.c
index 5086026..03af8e1 100644
--- a/src/twc-profile.c
+++ b/src/twc-profile.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ twc_profile_load(struct t_twc_profile *profile)
         TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_INTEGER(profile, TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_PROXY_PORT);
     options->udp_disabled =
         !TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_BOOLEAN(profile, TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_UDP);
+    options->ipv6enabled =
+        TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_BOOLEAN(profile, TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_IPV6);
 
     if (options->proxy_enabled)
     {
diff --git a/src/twc-profile.h b/src/twc-profile.h
index ec3143e..36dd696 100644
--- a/src/twc-profile.h
+++ b/src/twc-profile.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum t_twc_profile_option
     TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_PROXY_PORT,
     TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_PROXY_ENABLED,
     TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_UDP,
+    TWC_PROFILE_OPTION_IPV6,
 
     TWC_PROFILE_NUM_OPTIONS,
 };