diff --git a/docs/client-configuration.md b/docs/client-configuration.md
index 1b0194615a..f4aa8e99d6 100644
--- a/docs/client-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/client-configuration.md
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 | Property                 | Default                                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 |--------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | url                      |                                          | `redis[s]://[[username][:password]@][host][:port][/db-number]` (see [`redis`](https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/prov/redis) and [`rediss`](https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/prov/rediss) IANA registration for more details) |
-| socket                   |                                          | Object defining socket connection properties                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| socket.host              | `'localhost'`                            | Hostname to connect to                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| socket                   |                                          | Object defining socket connection properties. Any [`net.createConnection`](https://nodejs.org/api/net.html#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener) option that is not listed here is supported as well                                          |
 | socket.port              | `6379`                                   | Port to connect to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| socket.host              | `'localhost'`                            | Hostname to connect to                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| socket.family            | `0`                                      | Version of IP stack. Must be `4 \| 6 \| 0`. The value `0` indicates that both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are allowed.                                                                                                                                  |
 | socket.path              |                                          | UNIX Socket to connect to                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | socket.connectTimeout    | `5000`                                   | The timeout for connecting to the Redis Server (in milliseconds)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | socket.noDelay           | `true`                                   | Enable/disable the use of [`Nagle's algorithm`](https://nodejs.org/api/net.html#net_socket_setnodelay_nodelay)                                                                                                                                      |
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
index d9930072dd..8267e7a07b 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
         options ??= {};
         if (!(options as net.IpcSocketConnectOpts).path) {
             (options as net.TcpSocketConnectOpts).port ??= 6379;
-            (options as net.TcpSocketConnectOpts).host ??= '127.0.0.1';
+            (options as net.TcpSocketConnectOpts).host ??= 'localhost';
         }
 
         options.connectTimeout ??= 5000;