1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shell/dbshell.cpp b/shell/dbshell.cpp
index e742a0910e8..fa7b4353f2a 100644
--- a/shell/dbshell.cpp
+++ b/shell/dbshell.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ int _main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         ("password,p", po::value<string>(&password), "password for authentication")
         ("help,h", "show this usage information")
         ("version", "show version information")
+        ("ipv6", "enable IPv6 support (disabled by default)")
         ;
 
     hidden_options.add_options()
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ int _main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             }
         }
     }
+    if (params.count("ipv6")){
+        mongo::enableIPv6();
+    }
     
     if ( ! mongo::cmdLine.quiet ) 
         cout << "MongoDB shell version: " << mongo::versionString << endl;