diff --git a/Lib/http/server.py b/Lib/http/server.py
index 47a4fcf9a6518f..b9a2717681f536 100644
--- a/Lib/http/server.py
+++ b/Lib/http/server.py
@@ -1282,4 +1282,16 @@ def test(HandlerClass=BaseHTTPRequestHandler,
     else:
         handler_class = partial(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler,
                                 directory=args.directory)
-    test(HandlerClass=handler_class, port=args.port, bind=args.bind)
+
+    # ensure dual-stack is not disabled; ref #38907
+    class DualStackServer(ThreadingHTTPServer):
+        def server_bind(self):
+            self.socket.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, socket.IPV6_V6ONLY, 0)
+            return super().server_bind()
+
+    test(
+        HandlerClass=handler_class,
+        ServerClass=DualStackServer,
+        port=args.port,
+        bind=args.bind,
+    )
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-01-06-02-14-38.bpo-38907.F1RkCR.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-01-06-02-14-38.bpo-38907.F1RkCR.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a6e79f7809521d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-01-06-02-14-38.bpo-38907.F1RkCR.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+In http.server script, restore binding to IPv4 on Windows.
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