diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index b16fafa40..c315878b2 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ import:
   videos:
     http: # Classic HTTP or all sites supported by youtube-dl https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html
       enabled: false
+      # IPv6 is very strongly rate-limited on most sites supported by youtube-dl
+      forceipv4:
+        enabled: true
       # You can use an HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy with youtube-dl
       proxy:
         enabled: false
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 6c331b8b3..bbaafd9b4 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ import:
   videos:
     http: # Classic HTTP or all sites supported by youtube-dl https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html
       enabled: false
+      # IPv6 is very strongly rate-limited on most sites supported by youtube-dl
+      forceipv4:
+        enabled: true
       # You can use an HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy with youtube-dl
       proxy:
         enabled: false
diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
index c2aa8870a..8733fe6cf 100644
--- a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const processOptions = {
 function getYoutubeDLInfo (url: string, opts?: string[]): Promise<YoutubeDLInfo> {
   return new Promise<YoutubeDLInfo>((res, rej) => {
     let args = opts || [ '-j', '--flat-playlist' ]
+    if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.FORCEIPV4) args.push('--force-ipv4')
     args = wrapWithProxyOptions(args)
 
     safeGetYoutubeDL()
diff --git a/server/initializers/config.ts b/server/initializers/config.ts
index b70361aa9..d1bbbc9a7 100644
--- a/server/initializers/config.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/config.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ const CONFIG = {
     VIDEOS: {
       HTTP: {
         get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('import.videos.http.enabled') },
+        FORCEIPV4: {
+          get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('import.videos.http.forceipv4.enabled') }
+        },
         PROXY: {
           get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('import.videos.http.proxy.enabled') },
           get URL () { return config.get<string>('import.videos.http.proxy.url') }