diff --git a/grammers-mtsender/src/configuration.rs b/grammers-mtsender/src/configuration.rs
index 60d11878..0163ba94 100644
--- a/grammers-mtsender/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/grammers-mtsender/src/configuration.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pub struct ConnectionParams {
     /// the host manually and selecting an IP address of your choice.
     #[cfg(feature = "proxy")]
     pub proxy_url: Option<String>,
+    /// Whether to connect via IPv6 instead of defaulting to IPv4.
+    pub use_ipv6: bool,
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub __non_exhaustive: (),
 }
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ impl Default for ConnectionParams {
             app_version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
             system_lang_code,
             lang_code,
+            use_ipv6: false,
             #[cfg(feature = "proxy")]
             proxy_url: None,
             __non_exhaustive: (),
diff --git a/grammers-mtsender/src/sender_pool.rs b/grammers-mtsender/src/sender_pool.rs
index 8be1bfaf..2afd5b47 100644
--- a/grammers-mtsender/src/sender_pool.rs
+++ b/grammers-mtsender/src/sender_pool.rs
@@ -291,23 +291,22 @@ impl SenderPoolRunner {
     ) -> Result<Sender<transport::Full, mtp::Encrypted>, InvocationError> {
         let transport = transport::Full::new;
 
+        let address = if self.connection_params.use_ipv6 {
+            dc_option.ipv6.into()
+        } else {
+            dc_option.ipv4.into()
+        };
+
         #[cfg(feature = "proxy")]
         let addr = || {
             if let Some(proxy) = self.connection_params.proxy_url.clone() {
-                ServerAddr::Proxied {
-                    address: dc_option.ipv4.into(),
-                    proxy,
-                }
+                ServerAddr::Proxied { address, proxy }
             } else {
-                ServerAddr::Tcp {
-                    address: dc_option.ipv4.into(),
-                }
+                ServerAddr::Tcp { address }
             }
         };
         #[cfg(not(feature = "proxy"))]
-        let addr = || ServerAddr::Tcp {
-            address: dc_option.ipv4.into(),
-        };
+        let addr = || ServerAddr::Tcp { address };
 
         let init_connection = tl::functions::InvokeWithLayer {
             layer: tl::LAYER,
diff --git a/grammers-session/src/dc_options.rs b/grammers-session/src/dc_options.rs
index e5fc8d5b..7af0aad5 100644
--- a/grammers-session/src/dc_options.rs
+++ b/grammers-session/src/dc_options.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6};
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddrV4, SocketAddrV6};
 
 use crate::types::DcOption;
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const fn ipv4(a: u8, b: u8, c: u8, d: u8) -> SocketAddrV4 {
     SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(a, b, c, d), 443)
 }
 
-const fn ipv6(a: u8, b: u8, c: u8, d: u8) -> SocketAddrV6 {
-    SocketAddrV6::new(ipv4(a, b, c, d).ip().to_ipv6_compatible(), 443, 0, 0)
+const fn ipv6(a: u16, b: u16, c: u16, d: u16, e: u16, f: u16, g: u16, h: u16) -> SocketAddrV6 {
+    SocketAddrV6::new(Ipv6Addr::new(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h), 443, 0, 0)
 }
 
 /// Hardcoded known `static` options from `functions::help::GetConfig`.
@@ -25,31 +25,31 @@ pub(crate) const KNOWN_DC_OPTIONS: [DcOption; 5] = [
     DcOption {
         id: 1,
         ipv4: ipv4(149, 154, 175, 53),
-        ipv6: ipv6(149, 154, 175, 53),
+        ipv6: ipv6(0x2001, 0xb28, 0xf23d, 0xf001, 0, 0, 0, 0xa),
         auth_key: None,
     },
     DcOption {
         id: 2,
         ipv4: ipv4(149, 154, 167, 41),
-        ipv6: ipv6(149, 154, 167, 41),
+        ipv6: ipv6(0x2001, 0x67c, 0x4e8, 0xf002, 0, 0, 0, 0xa),
         auth_key: None,
     },
     DcOption {
         id: 3,
         ipv4: ipv4(149, 154, 175, 100),
-        ipv6: ipv6(149, 154, 175, 100),
+        ipv6: ipv6(0x2001, 0xb28, 0xf23d, 0xf003, 0, 0, 0, 0xa),
         auth_key: None,
     },
     DcOption {
         id: 4,
         ipv4: ipv4(149, 154, 167, 92),
-        ipv6: ipv6(149, 154, 167, 92),
+        ipv6: ipv6(0x2001, 0x67c, 0x4e8, 0xf004, 0, 0, 0, 0xa),
         auth_key: None,
     },
     DcOption {
         id: 5,
         ipv4: ipv4(91, 108, 56, 104),
-        ipv6: ipv6(91, 108, 56, 104),
+        ipv6: ipv6(0x2001, 0xb28, 0xf23f, 0xf005, 0, 0, 0, 0xa),
         auth_key: None,
     },
 ];