diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/params.py b/core/dbt/cli/params.py
index 0c24597a3bc..eb8e5594f76 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/params.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/params.py
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@
     is_flag=True,
 )
 
+host = click.option(
+    "--host",
+    envvar="DBT_HOST",
+    help="host to serve dbt docs on",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    default="127.0.0.1",
+)
+
 indirect_selection = click.option(
     "--indirect-selection",
     envvar="DBT_INDIRECT_SELECTION",
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/docs/serve.py b/core/dbt/task/docs/serve.py
index c0cd4e570ac..ce362eaeb4e 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/docs/serve.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/docs/serve.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ def run(self):
         shutil.copyfile(DOCS_INDEX_FILE_PATH, "index.html")
 
         port = self.args.port
+        host = self.args.host
 
         if self.args.browser:
             webbrowser.open_new_tab(f"http://localhost:{port}")
 
-        with socketserver.TCPServer(("127.0.0.1", port), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler) as httpd:
+        with socketserver.TCPServer((host, port), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler) as httpd:
             click.echo(f"Serving docs at {port}")
             click.echo(f"To access from your browser, navigate to: http://localhost:{port}")
             click.echo("\n\n")
diff --git a/tests/unit/task/docs/test_serve.py b/tests/unit/task/docs/test_serve.py
index cedb234a205..5a832341201 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task/docs/test_serve.py
+++ b/tests/unit/task/docs/test_serve.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def serve_task():
     task = ServeTask(config=MagicMock(), args=MagicMock())
     task.config.project_target_path = "."
     task.args.port = 8000
+    task.args.host = "127.0.0.1"
     return task
 
 
@@ -21,3 +22,13 @@ def test_serve_bind_to_127(serve_task):
         patched_TCPServer.return_value = MagicMock()
         serve_task.run()
         patched_TCPServer.assert_called_once_with(("127.0.0.1", 8000), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
+
+
+def test_serve_bind_to_all(serve_task):
+    serve_task.args.browser = False
+    serve_task.args.host = ""
+
+    with patch("dbt.task.docs.serve.socketserver.TCPServer") as patched_TCPServer:
+        patched_TCPServer.return_value = MagicMock()
+        serve_task.run()
+        patched_TCPServer.assert_called_once_with(("", 8000), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)