diff --git a/core/io/http_client.cpp b/core/io/http_client.cpp
index 24314e3a1a8..5420521f811 100644
--- a/core/io/http_client.cpp
+++ b/core/io/http_client.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 #include "io/stream_peer_ssl.h"
 
 void HTTPClient::set_ip_type(IP::Type p_type) {
-	tcp_connection->set_ip_type(p_type);
+	ip_type = p_type;
 }
 
-Error HTTPClient::connect(const String &p_host, int p_port, bool p_ssl,bool p_verify_host, IP::Type p_addr_type){
+Error HTTPClient::connect(const String &p_host, int p_port, bool p_ssl,bool p_verify_host){
 
 	close();
+	tcp_connection->set_ip_type(ip_type);
 	conn_port=p_port;
 	conn_host=p_host;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Error HTTPClient::connect(const String &p_host, int p_port, bool p_ssl,bool p_ve
 		status=STATUS_CONNECTING;
 	} else {
 		//is hostname
-		resolving=IP::get_singleton()->resolve_hostname_queue_item(conn_host, p_addr_type);
+		resolving=IP::get_singleton()->resolve_hostname_queue_item(conn_host, ip_type);
 		status=STATUS_RESOLVING;
 
 	}
@@ -638,7 +639,8 @@ Error HTTPClient::_get_http_data(uint8_t* p_buffer, int p_bytes,int &r_received)
 
 void HTTPClient::_bind_methods() {
 
-	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("connect:Error","host","port","use_ssl","verify_host"),&HTTPClient::connect,DEFVAL(false),DEFVAL(true),DEFVAL(IP::TYPE_ANY));
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_ip_type","ip_type"),&HTTPClient::set_ip_type);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("connect:Error","host","port","use_ssl","verify_host"),&HTTPClient::connect,DEFVAL(false),DEFVAL(true));
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_connection","connection:StreamPeer"),&HTTPClient::set_connection);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_connection:StreamPeer"),&HTTPClient::get_connection);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("request_raw","method","url","headers","body"),&HTTPClient::request_raw);
@@ -764,6 +766,7 @@ String HTTPClient::query_string_from_dict(const Dictionary& p_dict) {
 
 HTTPClient::HTTPClient(){
 
+	ip_type = IP::TYPE_ANY;
 	tcp_connection = StreamPeerTCP::create_ref();
 	resolving = IP::RESOLVER_INVALID_ID;
 	status=STATUS_DISCONNECTED;
diff --git a/core/io/http_client.h b/core/io/http_client.h
index 7ec418fd237..fdbf47b9cc9 100644
--- a/core/io/http_client.h
+++ b/core/io/http_client.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+	IP::Type ip_type;
 	Status status;
 	IP::ResolverID resolving;
 	int conn_port;
@@ -164,9 +165,9 @@ private:
 public:
 
 
-	virtual void set_ip_type(IP::Type p_type);
+	void set_ip_type(IP::Type p_type);
 	//Error connect_and_get(const String& p_url,bool p_verify_host=true); //connects to a full url and perform request
-	Error connect(const String &p_host,int p_port,bool p_ssl=false,bool p_verify_host=true, IP::Type p_addr_type = IP::TYPE_ANY);
+	Error connect(const String &p_host,int p_port,bool p_ssl=false,bool p_verify_host=true);
 
 	void set_connection(const Ref<StreamPeer>& p_connection);
 	Ref<StreamPeer> get_connection() const;
diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.cpp b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
index 46678123126..46ab3859546 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ int HTTPRequest::get_body_size() const{
 
 void HTTPRequest::_bind_methods() {
 
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_ip_type","ip_type"),&HTTPRequest::set_ip_type);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("request","url","custom_headers","ssl_validate_domain","method","request_data"),&HTTPRequest::request,DEFVAL(StringArray()),DEFVAL(true),DEFVAL(HTTPClient::METHOD_GET),DEFVAL(String()));
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("cancel_request"),&HTTPRequest::cancel_request);
 
diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.h b/scene/main/http_request.h
index 4dd79234b0b..978ad3428b3 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.h
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 public:
 
-	virtual void set_ip_type(IP::Type p_type);
+	void set_ip_type(IP::Type p_type);
 	Error request(const String& p_url, const Vector<String>& p_custom_headers=Vector<String>(), bool p_ssl_validate_domain=true, HTTPClient::Method p_method=HTTPClient::METHOD_GET, const String& p_request_data=""); //connects to a full url and perform request
 	void cancel_request();
 	HTTPClient::Status get_http_client_status() const;