diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240527-124405.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240527-124405.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dd2850609d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240527-124405.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Add --host flag to dbt docs serve, defaulting to '127.0.0.1'
+time: 2024-05-27T12:44:05.040843-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: michelleark
+  Issue: "10229"
diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/main.py b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
index a03e6afdcb0..285357a0975 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/main.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ def docs_generate(ctx, **kwargs):
 @click.pass_context
 @global_flags
 @p.browser
+@p.host
 @p.port
 @p.profile
 @p.profiles_dir
diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/params.py b/core/dbt/cli/params.py
index b29cd0fefd1..b874adeafff 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/params.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/params.py
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@
     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/serve.py b/core/dbt/task/serve.py
index ef378342f98..3ba95580ee0 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/serve.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/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 c7937c01a16..5d3193b6f46 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)