diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
index 226edf7d2c2..7534ad39541 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from zeroconf import (
     DNSPointer,
     DNSRecord,
     InterfaceChoice,
+    IPVersion,
     NonUniqueNameException,
     ServiceBrowser,
     ServiceInfo,
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ ZEROCONF_TYPE = "_home-assistant._tcp.local."
 HOMEKIT_TYPE = "_hap._tcp.local."
 
 CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE = "default_interface"
+CONF_IPV6 = "ipv6"
 DEFAULT_DEFAULT_INTERFACE = False
+DEFAULT_IPV6 = True
 
 HOMEKIT_PROPERTIES = "properties"
 HOMEKIT_PAIRED_STATUS_FLAG = "sf"
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
             {
                 vol.Optional(
                     CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE, default=DEFAULT_DEFAULT_INTERFACE
-                ): cv.boolean
+                ): cv.boolean,
+                vol.Optional(CONF_IPV6, default=DEFAULT_IPV6): cv.boolean,
             }
         )
     },
@@ -68,11 +72,17 @@ async def async_get_instance(hass):
     return await hass.async_add_executor_job(_get_instance, hass)
 
 
-def _get_instance(hass, default_interface=False):
+def _get_instance(hass, default_interface=False, ipv6=True):
     """Create an instance."""
     logging.getLogger("zeroconf").setLevel(logging.NOTSET)
-    args = [InterfaceChoice.Default] if default_interface else []
-    zeroconf = HaZeroconf(*args)
+
+    zc_args = {}
+    if default_interface:
+        zc_args["interfaces"] = InterfaceChoice.Default
+    if not ipv6:
+        zc_args["ip_version"] = IPVersion.V4Only
+
+    zeroconf = HaZeroconf(**zc_args)
 
     def stop_zeroconf(_):
         """Stop Zeroconf."""
@@ -115,8 +125,13 @@ class HaZeroconf(Zeroconf):
 
 def setup(hass, config):
     """Set up Zeroconf and make Home Assistant discoverable."""
+    zc_config = config.get(DOMAIN, {})
     zeroconf = hass.data[DOMAIN] = _get_instance(
-        hass, config.get(DOMAIN, {}).get(CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE)
+        hass,
+        default_interface=zc_config.get(
+            CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE, DEFAULT_DEFAULT_INTERFACE
+        ),
+        ipv6=zc_config.get(CONF_IPV6, DEFAULT_IPV6),
     )
 
     # Get instance UUID
diff --git a/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py b/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
index dcde788e050..412e1f5f3f5 100644
--- a/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/zeroconf/test_init.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Test Zeroconf component setup process."""
 import pytest
-from zeroconf import InterfaceChoice, ServiceInfo, ServiceStateChange
+from zeroconf import InterfaceChoice, IPVersion, ServiceInfo, ServiceStateChange
 
 from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
-from homeassistant.components.zeroconf import CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE
+from homeassistant.components.zeroconf import CONF_DEFAULT_INTERFACE, CONF_IPV6
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 from homeassistant.generated import zeroconf as zc_gen
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
@@ -114,6 +114,43 @@ async def test_setup_without_default_interface(hass, mock_zeroconf):
     assert mock_zeroconf.called_with()
 
 
+async def test_setup_without_ipv6(hass, mock_zeroconf):
+    """Test without ipv6."""
+    with patch.object(hass.config_entries.flow, "async_init"), patch.object(
+        zeroconf, "HaServiceBrowser", side_effect=service_update_mock
+    ):
+        mock_zeroconf.get_service_info.side_effect = get_service_info_mock
+        assert await async_setup_component(
+            hass, zeroconf.DOMAIN, {zeroconf.DOMAIN: {CONF_IPV6: False}}
+        )
+
+    assert mock_zeroconf.called_with(ip_version=IPVersion.V4Only)
+
+
+async def test_setup_with_ipv6(hass, mock_zeroconf):
+    """Test without ipv6."""
+    with patch.object(hass.config_entries.flow, "async_init"), patch.object(
+        zeroconf, "HaServiceBrowser", side_effect=service_update_mock
+    ):
+        mock_zeroconf.get_service_info.side_effect = get_service_info_mock
+        assert await async_setup_component(
+            hass, zeroconf.DOMAIN, {zeroconf.DOMAIN: {CONF_IPV6: True}}
+        )
+
+    assert mock_zeroconf.called_with()
+
+
+async def test_setup_with_ipv6_default(hass, mock_zeroconf):
+    """Test without ipv6 as default."""
+    with patch.object(hass.config_entries.flow, "async_init"), patch.object(
+        zeroconf, "HaServiceBrowser", side_effect=service_update_mock
+    ):
+        mock_zeroconf.get_service_info.side_effect = get_service_info_mock
+        assert await async_setup_component(hass, zeroconf.DOMAIN, {zeroconf.DOMAIN: {}})
+
+    assert mock_zeroconf.called_with()
+
+
 async def test_homekit_match_partial_space(hass, mock_zeroconf):
     """Test configured options for a device are loaded via config entry."""
     with patch.dict(