diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index fd68f61cb..dce6b3a83 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -808,6 +808,13 @@ PAPERLESS_WEBSERVER_WORKERS=<num>
 
     Defaults to 1.
 
+PAPERLESS_BIND_ADDR=<ip address>
+    The IP address the webserver will listen on inside the container. There are
+    special setups where you may need to configure this value to restrict the
+    Ip address or interface the webserver listens on.
+
+    Defaults to [::], meaning all interfaces, including IPv6.
+
 PAPERLESS_PORT=<port>
     The port number the webserver will listen on inside the container. There are
     special setups where you may need this to avoid collisions with other
diff --git a/gunicorn.conf.py b/gunicorn.conf.py
index 7193815b3..daebd4bea 100644
--- a/gunicorn.conf.py
+++ b/gunicorn.conf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-bind = f'[::]:{os.getenv("PAPERLESS_PORT", 8000)}'
+bind = f'{os.getenv("PAPERLESS_BIND_ADDR", "[::]")}:{os.getenv("PAPERLESS_PORT", 8000)}'
 workers = int(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_WEBSERVER_WORKERS", 1))
 worker_class = "paperless.workers.ConfigurableWorker"
 timeout = 120