diff --git a/.changeset/thin-impalas-bathe.md b/.changeset/thin-impalas-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789e6a4d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-impalas-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@core/electric": patch
+---
+
+Use the same TCP options for database connections regardless of whether they are initiated by epgsql or the Ecto repo.
diff --git a/components/electric/lib/electric/postgres/repo.ex b/components/electric/lib/electric/postgres/repo.ex
index d566c59624..8e8660f75a 100644
--- a/components/electric/lib/electric/postgres/repo.ex
+++ b/components/electric/lib/electric/postgres/repo.ex
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ defmodule Electric.Postgres.Repo do
       password: conn_opts.password,
       database: conn_opts.database,
       ssl: conn_opts.ssl == :required,
+      # Pass TCP options to the Postgrex adapter. This is used to let the adapter know to
+      # connect to the DB using IPv6, for example.
+      socket_options: Map.get(conn_opts, :tcp_opts, []),
       pool_size: Keyword.get(opts, :pool_size, @default_pool_size),
       log: false,
       after_connect: {__MODULE__, :set_display_settings, []}