diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst
index 08be687c90..97059dc272 100644
--- a/HOWTO.rst
+++ b/HOWTO.rst
@@ -4801,6 +4801,10 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way::
 
     fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <job file(s)>
 
+In an IPv6 network, use prefix "ip6:" before the IP address.
+
+   fio --client=ip6:<server1 IPv6 address> <job file(s)> --client=ip6:<server2 IPv6 address> <job file(s)>
+
 If the job file is located on the fio server, then you can tell the server to
 load a local file as well. This is done by using :option:`--remote-config` ::
 
diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 27454b0b89..6c0c431249 100644
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -4547,6 +4547,12 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way:
 $ fio \-\-client=<server1> <job file(s)> \-\-client=<server2> <job file(s)>
 .RE
 .P
+In an IPv6 network, use prefix "ip6:" before the IP address.
+.RS
+.P
+$ fio \-\-client=ip6:<server1 Ipv6 address> <job file(s)> \-\-client=ip6:<server2 IPv6 address> <job file(s)>
+.RE
+.P
 If the job file is located on the fio server, then you can tell the server to
 load a local file as well. This is done by using \fB\-\-remote\-config\fR:
 .RS