diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geoip2.py b/django/contrib/gis/geoip2.py
index 5f49954209df..d0f3bb9fb344 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geoip2.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geoip2.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 directory corresponding to settings.GEOIP_PATH.
 """
 
+import ipaddress
 import socket
 import warnings
 
@@ -172,10 +173,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
     def _check_query(self, query, city=False, city_or_country=False):
         "Check the query and database availability."
-        # Making sure a string was passed in for the query.
-        if not isinstance(query, str):
+        if not isinstance(query, (str, ipaddress.IPv4Address, ipaddress.IPv6Address)):
             raise TypeError(
-                "GeoIP query must be a string, not type %s" % type(query).__name__
+                "GeoIP query must be a string or instance of IPv4Address or "
+                "IPv6Address, not type %s" % type(query).__name__,
             )
 
         # Extra checks for the existence of country and city databases.
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2.txt
index aca31bf78b00..1d27e3965766 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2.txt
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ and given cache setting.
 Querying
 --------
 
-All the following querying routines may take either a string IP address
-or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, both
-``'205.186.163.125'`` and ``'djangoproject.com'`` would be valid query
-parameters.
+All the following querying routines may take an instance of
+:class:`~ipaddress.IPv4Address` or :class:`~ipaddress.IPv6Address`, a string IP
+address, or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example,
+``IPv4Address("205.186.163.125")``, ``"205.186.163.125"``, and
+``"djangoproject.com"`` would all be valid query parameters.
 
 .. method:: GeoIP2.city(query)
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.1.txt b/docs/releases/5.1.txt
index e84a27a0ec42..d458811471a6 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.1.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ Minor features
 * :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.Collect` is now supported on MySQL
   8.0.24+.
 
+* :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geoip2.GeoIP2` now allows querying using
+  :class:`ipaddress.IPv4Address` or :class:`ipaddress.IPv6Address` objects.
+
 :mod:`django.contrib.messages`
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
index 9cd5ffbdfe70..412728b3f432 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip2.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import ipaddress
 import itertools
 import pathlib
 from unittest import mock, skipUnless
@@ -25,15 +26,20 @@ def build_geoip_path(*parts):
 )
 class GeoLite2Test(SimpleTestCase):
     fqdn = "sky.uk"
-    ipv4 = "2.125.160.216"
-    ipv6 = "::ffff:027d:a0d8"
+    ipv4_str = "2.125.160.216"
+    ipv6_str = "::ffff:027d:a0d8"
+    ipv4_addr = ipaddress.ip_address(ipv4_str)
+    ipv6_addr = ipaddress.ip_address(ipv6_str)
+    query_values = (fqdn, ipv4_str, ipv6_str, ipv4_addr, ipv6_addr)
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         # Avoid referencing __file__ at module level.
         cls.enterClassContext(override_settings(GEOIP_PATH=build_geoip_path()))
         # Always mock host lookup to avoid test breakage if DNS changes.
-        cls.enterClassContext(mock.patch("socket.gethostbyname", return_value=cls.ipv4))
+        cls.enterClassContext(
+            mock.patch("socket.gethostbyname", return_value=cls.ipv4_str)
+        )
 
         super().setUpClass()
 
@@ -86,7 +92,10 @@ def test_bad_query(self):
 
         functions += (g.country, g.country_code, g.country_name)
         values = (123, 123.45, b"", (), [], {}, set(), frozenset(), GeoIP2)
-        msg = "GeoIP query must be a string, not type"
+        msg = (
+            "GeoIP query must be a string or instance of IPv4Address or IPv6Address, "
+            "not type"
+        )
         for function, value in itertools.product(functions, values):
             with self.subTest(function=function.__qualname__, type=type(value)):
                 with self.assertRaisesMessage(TypeError, msg):
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ def test_bad_query(self):
 
     def test_country(self):
         g = GeoIP2(city="<invalid>")
-        for query in (self.fqdn, self.ipv4, self.ipv6):
+        for query in self.query_values:
             with self.subTest(query=query):
                 self.assertEqual(
                     g.country(query),
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ def test_country(self):
 
     def test_city(self):
         g = GeoIP2(country="<invalid>")
-        for query in (self.fqdn, self.ipv4, self.ipv6):
+        for query in self.query_values:
             with self.subTest(query=query):
                 self.assertEqual(
                     g.city(query),
@@ -188,15 +197,17 @@ def test_repr(self):
 
     def test_check_query(self):
         g = GeoIP2()
-        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv4), self.ipv4)
-        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv6), self.ipv6)
-        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.fqdn), self.ipv4)
+        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.fqdn), self.ipv4_str)
+        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv4_str), self.ipv4_str)
+        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv6_str), self.ipv6_str)
+        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv4_addr), self.ipv4_addr)
+        self.assertEqual(g._check_query(self.ipv6_addr), self.ipv6_addr)
 
     def test_coords_deprecation_warning(self):
         g = GeoIP2()
         msg = "GeoIP2.coords() is deprecated. Use GeoIP2.lon_lat() instead."
         with self.assertWarnsMessage(RemovedInDjango60Warning, msg):
-            e1, e2 = g.coords(self.ipv4)
+            e1, e2 = g.coords(self.ipv4_str)
         self.assertIsInstance(e1, float)
         self.assertIsInstance(e2, float)