diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
index c9f8c21e0a3..e89031cb265 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import datetime
 from ipaddress import IPv4Network, IPv6Network, ip_network
 import logging
 import os
+import socket
 import ssl
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from typing import Any, Final, TypedDict, cast
@@ -98,11 +99,14 @@ STORAGE_KEY: Final = DOMAIN
 STORAGE_VERSION: Final = 1
 SAVE_DELAY: Final = 180
 
+_HAS_IPV6 = hasattr(socket, "AF_INET6")
+_DEFAULT_BIND = ["0.0.0.0", "::"] if _HAS_IPV6 else ["0.0.0.0"]
+
 HTTP_SCHEMA: Final = vol.All(
     cv.deprecated(CONF_BASE_URL),
     vol.Schema(
         {
-            vol.Optional(CONF_SERVER_HOST): vol.All(
+            vol.Optional(CONF_SERVER_HOST, default=_DEFAULT_BIND): vol.All(
                 cv.ensure_list, vol.Length(min=1), [cv.string]
             ),
             vol.Optional(CONF_SERVER_PORT, default=SERVER_PORT): cv.port,
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     if conf is None:
         conf = cast(ConfData, HTTP_SCHEMA({}))
 
-    server_host = conf.get(CONF_SERVER_HOST)
+    server_host = conf[CONF_SERVER_HOST]
     server_port = conf[CONF_SERVER_PORT]
     ssl_certificate = conf.get(CONF_SSL_CERTIFICATE)
     ssl_peer_certificate = conf.get(CONF_SSL_PEER_CERTIFICATE)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_check_config.py b/tests/scripts/test_check_config.py
index 96d63206cfc..79c64259f8b 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_check_config.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_check_config.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def test_secrets(mock_is_file, event_loop, mock_hass_config_yaml: None) -> None:
         "server_port": 8123,
         "ssl_profile": "modern",
         "use_x_frame_options": True,
+        "server_host": ["0.0.0.0", "::"],
     }
     assert res["secret_cache"] == {
         get_test_config_dir("secrets.yaml"): {"http_pw": "http://google.com"}