diff --git a/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua b/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
index d7d5da43..775b4490 100644
--- a/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
+++ b/apisix/cli/ngx_tpl.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stream {
     lua_shared_dict plugin-limit-conn-stream {* stream.lua_shared_dict["plugin-limit-conn-stream"] *};
     lua_shared_dict etcd-cluster-health-check-stream {* stream.lua_shared_dict["etcd-cluster-health-check-stream"] *};
 
-    resolver {% for _, dns_addr in ipairs(dns_resolver or {}) do %} {*dns_addr*} {% end %} {% if dns_resolver_valid then %} valid={*dns_resolver_valid*}{% end %};
+    resolver {% for _, dns_addr in ipairs(dns_resolver or {}) do %} {*dns_addr*} {% end %} {% if dns_resolver_valid then %} valid={*dns_resolver_valid*}{% end %} ipv6={% if enable_ipv6 then %}on{% else %}off{% end %};
     resolver_timeout {*resolver_timeout*};
 
     {% if ssl.ssl_trusted_certificate ~= nil then %}
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ http {
 
     lua_socket_log_errors off;
 
-    resolver {% for _, dns_addr in ipairs(dns_resolver or {}) do %} {*dns_addr*} {% end %} {% if dns_resolver_valid then %} valid={*dns_resolver_valid*}{% end %};
+    resolver {% for _, dns_addr in ipairs(dns_resolver or {}) do %} {*dns_addr*} {% end %} {% if dns_resolver_valid then %} valid={*dns_resolver_valid*}{% end %} ipv6={% if enable_ipv6 then %}on{% else %}off{% end %};
     resolver_timeout {*resolver_timeout*};
 
     lua_http10_buffering off;
diff --git a/apisix/core/dns/client.lua b/apisix/core/dns/client.lua
index a6dbfb37..7d60aeef 100644
--- a/apisix/core/dns/client.lua
+++ b/apisix/core/dns/client.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 -- limitations under the License.
 --
 local require = require
+local config_local = require("apisix.core.config_local")
 local log = require("apisix.core.log")
 local json = require("apisix.core.json")
 local table = require("apisix.core.table")
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ local insert_tab = table.insert
 local math_random = math.random
 local package_loaded = package.loaded
 local ipairs = ipairs
+local table_remove = table.remove
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 
@@ -130,7 +132,22 @@ end
 
 
 function _M.new(opts)
-    opts.ipv6 = true
+    local local_conf = config_local.local_conf()
+
+    if opts.enable_ipv6 == nil then
+        opts.enable_ipv6 = local_conf.apisix.enable_ipv6
+    end
+
+    -- ensure the resolver throws an error when ipv6 is disabled
+    if not opts.enable_ipv6 then
+        for i, v in ipairs(opts.order) do
+            if v == "AAAA" then
+                table_remove(opts.order, i)
+                break
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     opts.timeout = 2000 -- 2 sec
     opts.retrans = 5 -- 5 retransmissions on receive timeout
 
diff --git a/t/cli/test_dns.sh b/t/cli/test_dns.sh
index 62985eac..38a2e9d1 100755
--- a/t/cli/test_dns.sh
+++ b/t/cli/test_dns.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ apisix:
 
 make init
 
-if ! grep "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\]:5353 valid=30;" conf/nginx.conf > /dev/null; then
+if ! grep "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\]:5353 valid=30 ipv6=on;" conf/nginx.conf > /dev/null; then
     echo "failed: dns_resolver_valid doesn't take effect"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ apisix:
 
 make init
 
-count=$(grep -c "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\]:5353 valid=30;" conf/nginx.conf)
+count=$(grep -c "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\]:5353 valid=30 ipv6=on;" conf/nginx.conf)
 if [ "$count" -ne 2 ]; then
     echo "failed: dns_resolver_valid doesn't take effect"
     exit 1
@@ -73,10 +73,26 @@ apisix:
 
 make init
 
-count=$(grep -c "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\] \[::2\];" conf/nginx.conf)
+count=$(grep -c "resolver 127.0.0.1 \[::1\] \[::2\] ipv6=on;" conf/nginx.conf)
 if [ "$count" -ne 2 ]; then
     echo "failed: can't handle IPv6 resolver w/o bracket"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "pass: handle IPv6 resolver w/o bracket"
+
+# ipv6 config test
+echo '
+apisix:
+  enable_ipv6: false
+  dns_resolver:
+    - 127.0.0.1
+  dns_resolver_valid: 30
+' > conf/config.yaml
+
+make init
+
+if ! grep "resolver 127.0.0.1 valid=30 ipv6=off;" conf/nginx.conf > /dev/null; then
+    echo "failed: ipv6 config doesn't take effect"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/t/core/utils.t b/t/core/utils.t
index 9b406103..477b275c 100644
--- a/t/core/utils.t
+++ b/t/core/utils.t
@@ -322,3 +322,51 @@ GET /t
 --- error_log
 error: failed to query the DNS server
 --- timeout: 10
+
+
+
+=== TEST 10: test dns config with ipv6 enable
+--- yaml_config
+apisix:
+  enable_ipv6: true
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local core = require("apisix.core")
+            local domain = "ipv6.local"
+            local ip_info, err = core.utils.dns_parse(domain)
+            if not ip_info then
+                core.log.error("failed to parse domain: ", domain, ", error: ",err)
+                return
+            end
+            ngx.say("ip_info: ", require("toolkit.json").encode(ip_info))
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- response_body
+ip_info: {"address":"[::1]","class":1,"name":"ipv6.local","ttl":315360000,"type":28}
+
+
+
+=== TEST 11: test dns config with ipv6 disable
+--- yaml_config
+apisix:
+  enable_ipv6: false
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local core = require("apisix.core")
+            local domain = "ipv6.local"
+            local ip_info, err = core.utils.dns_parse(domain)
+            if not ip_info then
+                core.log.error("failed to parse domain: ", domain, ", error: ",err)
+                return
+            end
+            ngx.say("ip_info: ", require("toolkit.json").encode(ip_info))
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- error_log
+failed to parse domain: ipv6.local
diff --git a/utils/set-dns.sh b/utils/set-dns.sh
index 2c7689df..021278fb 100755
--- a/utils/set-dns.sh
+++ b/utils/set-dns.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set -ex
 
 # test a domain name is configured as upstream
 echo "127.0.0.1 test.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+echo "::1 ipv6.local" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
 # test certificate verification
 echo "127.0.0.1 admin.apisix.dev" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
 cat /etc/hosts # check GitHub Action's configuration