diff --git a/bin/cli-flags.js b/bin/cli-flags.js
index 153e0b353f..c489acf063 100644
--- a/bin/cli-flags.js
+++ b/bin/cli-flags.js
@@ -349,10 +349,17 @@ module.exports = {
   host: {
     configs: [
       {
-        type: "string",
+        description: "Allows to specify a hostname to use.",
         multiple: false,
+        path: "host",
+        type: "enum",
+        values: ["local-ip", "local-ipv4", "local-ipv6"],
+      },
+      {
         description: "Allows to specify a hostname to use.",
+        multiple: false,
         path: "host",
+        type: "string",
       },
     ],
     description: "Allows to specify a hostname to use.",
diff --git a/lib/options.json b/lib/options.json
index b35816ecb9..fe1cbce6db 100644
--- a/lib/options.json
+++ b/lib/options.json
@@ -283,10 +283,17 @@
       "link": "https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhistoryapifallback"
     },
     "Host": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Allows to specify a hostname to use.",
-      "link": "https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+      "link": "https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost",
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "enum": ["local-ip", "local-ipv4", "local-ipv6"]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "string",
+          "minLength": 1
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "Hot": {
       "anyOf": [
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4 b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
index 69740b58e3..9065f5b7a3 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack4
@@ -258,23 +258,31 @@ exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "historyApiFallback" opti
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with '' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
-   -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+ - options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
+ - options.host should be one of these:
+   \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\" | non-empty string
    -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost
+   Details:
+    * options.host should be one of these:
+      \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\"
+    * options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with 'null' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
+ - options.host should be one of these:
+   \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\" | non-empty string
    -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost
+   Details:
+    * options.host should be one of these:
+      \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\"
+    * options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "hot" option with '' value 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5 b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
index 69740b58e3..9065f5b7a3 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/validate-options.test.js.snap.webpack5
@@ -258,23 +258,31 @@ exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "historyApiFallback" opti
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with '' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
-   -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+ - options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with 'false' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
+ - options.host should be one of these:
+   \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\" | non-empty string
    -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost
+   Details:
+    * options.host should be one of these:
+      \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\"
+    * options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "host" option with 'null' value 1`] = `
 "ValidationError: Invalid options object. Dev Server has been initialized using an options object that does not match the API schema.
- - options.host should be a non-empty string.
+ - options.host should be one of these:
+   \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\" | non-empty string
    -> Allows to specify a hostname to use.
-   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost"
+   -> Read more at https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/#devserverhost
+   Details:
+    * options.host should be one of these:
+      \\"local-ip\\" | \\"local-ipv4\\" | \\"local-ipv6\\"
+    * options.host should be a non-empty string."
 `;
 
 exports[`options validate should throw an error on the "hot" option with '' value 1`] = `