diff --git a/host.c b/host.c
index 29d8c35..32573e5 100644
--- a/host.c
+++ b/host.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 /** Creates a host for communicating to peers.  
 
+    @param addressFamily the address family of the socket that should be created (ex: PF_INET/PF_INET6)
     @param address   the address at which other peers may connect to this host.  If NULL, then no peers may connect to the host.
     @param peerCount the maximum number of peers that should be allocated for the host.
     @param channelLimit the maximum number of channels allowed; if 0, then this is equivalent to ENET_PROTOCOL_MAXIMUM_CHANNEL_COUNT
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     at any given time.
 */
 ENetHost *
-enet_host_create (const ENetAddress * address, size_t peerCount, size_t channelLimit, enet_uint32 incomingBandwidth, enet_uint32 outgoingBandwidth)
+enet_host_create (int addressFamily, const ENetAddress * address, size_t peerCount, size_t channelLimit, enet_uint32 incomingBandwidth, enet_uint32 outgoingBandwidth)
 {
     ENetHost * host;
     ENetPeer * currentPeer;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ enet_host_create (const ENetAddress * address, size_t peerCount, size_t channelL
     }
     memset (host -> peers, 0, peerCount * sizeof (ENetPeer));
 
-    host -> socket = enet_socket_create (ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM);
+    host -> socket = enet_socket_create (addressFamily, ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM);
     if (host -> socket == ENET_SOCKET_NULL || (address != NULL && enet_socket_bind (host -> socket, address) < 0))
     {
        if (host -> socket != ENET_SOCKET_NULL)
diff --git a/include/enet/enet.h b/include/enet/enet.h
index 02395ba..4f90b5f 100644
--- a/include/enet/enet.h
+++ b/include/enet/enet.h
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ ENET_API void enet_time_set (enet_uint32);
 /** @defgroup socket ENet socket functions
     @{
 */
-ENET_API ENetSocket enet_socket_create (ENetSocketType);
+ENET_API ENetSocket enet_socket_create (int, ENetSocketType);
 ENET_API int        enet_socket_bind (ENetSocket, const ENetAddress *);
 ENET_API int        enet_socket_get_address (ENetSocket, ENetAddress *);
 ENET_API int        enet_socket_listen (ENetSocket, int);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ ENET_API void         enet_packet_destroy (ENetPacket *);
 ENET_API int          enet_packet_resize  (ENetPacket *, size_t);
 ENET_API enet_uint32  enet_crc32 (const ENetBuffer *, size_t);
                 
-ENET_API ENetHost * enet_host_create (const ENetAddress *, size_t, size_t, enet_uint32, enet_uint32);
+ENET_API ENetHost * enet_host_create (int, const ENetAddress *, size_t, size_t, enet_uint32, enet_uint32);
 ENET_API void       enet_host_destroy (ENetHost *);
 ENET_API ENetPeer * enet_host_connect (ENetHost *, const ENetAddress *, size_t, enet_uint32);
 ENET_API int        enet_host_check_events (ENetHost *, ENetEvent *);
diff --git a/unix.c b/unix.c
index 7778f10..89c5527 100644
--- a/unix.c
+++ b/unix.c
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ enet_socket_listen (ENetSocket socket, int backlog)
 }
 
 ENetSocket
-enet_socket_create (ENetSocketType type)
+enet_socket_create (int af, ENetSocketType type)
 {
-    return socket (PF_INET, type == ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM ? SOCK_DGRAM : SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    return socket (af, type == ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM ? SOCK_DGRAM : SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
index 5f34c7e..9e149fc 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ enet_socket_listen (ENetSocket socket, int backlog)
 }
 
 ENetSocket
-enet_socket_create (ENetSocketType type)
+enet_socket_create (int af, ENetSocketType type)
 {
-    return socket (PF_INET, type == ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM ? SOCK_DGRAM : SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    return socket (af, type == ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM ? SOCK_DGRAM : SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 }
 
 int