diff --git a/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config.go b/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config.go
index 04d3500157..f62bfc2c42 100644
--- a/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config.go
+++ b/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config.go
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // ProcessConfiguration models the configuration for starting a FoundationDB
@@ -63,8 +65,11 @@ type Argument struct {
 	Multiplier int `json:"multiplier,omitempty"`
 
 	// Offset provides an offset to add to the process number for ProcessNumber
-	// type argujments.
+	// type arguments.
 	Offset int `json:"offset,omitempty"`
+
+	// IPFamily provides the family to use for IPList type arguments.
+	IPFamily int `json:"ipFamily,omitEmpty"`
 }
 
 // ArgumentType defines the types for arguments.
@@ -84,6 +89,10 @@ const (
 	// ProcessNumberArgumentType defines an argument that is calculated using
 	// the number of the process in the process list.
 	ProcessNumberArgumentType = "ProcessNumber"
+
+	// IPListArgumentType defines an argument that is a comma-separated list of
+	// IP addresses, provided through an environment variable.
+	IPListArgumentType = "IPList"
 )
 
 // GenerateArgument processes an argument and generates its string
@@ -112,23 +121,53 @@ func (argument Argument) GenerateArgument(processNumber int, env map[string]stri
 		number = number + argument.Offset
 		return strconv.Itoa(number), nil
 	case EnvironmentArgumentType:
-		var value string
-		var present bool
-		if env != nil {
-			value, present = env[argument.Source]
+		return argument.lookupEnv(env)
+	case IPListArgumentType:
+		envValue, err := argument.lookupEnv(env)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
 		}
-		if !present {
-			value, present = os.LookupEnv(argument.Source)
+		ips := strings.Split(envValue, ",")
+		for _, ipString := range ips {
+			ip := net.ParseIP(ipString)
+			if ip == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			switch argument.IPFamily {
+			case 4:
+				if ip.To4() != nil {
+					return ipString, nil
+				}
+			case 6:
+				if ip.To16() != nil && ip.To4() == nil {
+					return ipString, nil
+				}
+			default:
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported IP family %d", argument.IPFamily)
+			}
 		}
-		if !present {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("Missing environment variable %s", argument.Source)
-		}
-		return value, nil
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find IP with family %d", argument.IPFamily)
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported argument type %s", argument.ArgumentType)
 	}
 }
 
+// lookupEnv looks up the value for an argument from the environment.
+func (argument Argument) lookupEnv(env map[string]string) (string, error) {
+	var value string
+	var present bool
+	if env != nil {
+		value, present = env[argument.Source]
+	}
+	if !present {
+		value, present = os.LookupEnv(argument.Source)
+	}
+	if !present {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("missing environment variable %s", argument.Source)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
 // GenerateArguments interprets the arguments in the process configuration and
 // generates a command invocation.
 func (configuration *ProcessConfiguration) GenerateArguments(processNumber int, env map[string]string) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config_test.go b/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config_test.go
index adaf49457d..3a61447b28 100644
--- a/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config_test.go
+++ b/fdbkubernetesmonitor/api/config_test.go
@@ -120,10 +120,99 @@ func TestGeneratingArgumentForEnvironmentVariable(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 		return
 	}
-	expectedError := "Missing environment variable FDB_ZONE_ID"
+	expectedError := "missing environment variable FDB_ZONE_ID"
 	if err.Error() != expectedError {
 		t.Logf("Expected error %s, but got error %s", expectedError, err)
 		t.Fail()
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGeneratingArgumentForIPList(t *testing.T) {
+	argument := Argument{ArgumentType: IPListArgumentType, Source: "FDB_PUBLIC_IP", IPFamily: 4}
+
+	result, err := argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "127.0.0.1,::1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if result != "127.0.0.1" {
+		t.Logf("Expected result 127.0.0.1, but got result %v", result)
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	result, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "::1,127.0.0.1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if result != "127.0.0.1" {
+		t.Logf("Expected result 127.0.0.1, but got result %v", result)
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	argument.IPFamily = 6
+
+	result, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "127.0.0.1,::1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if result != "::1" {
+		t.Logf("Expected result ::1, but got result %v", result)
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	result, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "::1,127.0.0.1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if result != "::1" {
+		t.Logf("Expected result ::1, but got result %v", result)
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	result, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "bad,::1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if result != "::1" {
+		t.Logf("Expected result ::1, but got result %v", result)
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "127.0.0.1"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Logf("Expected error, but did not get an error")
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+	expectedError := "could not find IP with family 6"
+	if err.Error() != expectedError {
+		t.Logf("Expected error %s, but got error %s", expectedError, err.Error())
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+
+	argument.IPFamily = 5
+
+	_, err = argument.GenerateArgument(1, map[string]string{"FDB_PUBLIC_IP": "127.0.0.1"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Logf("Expected error, but did not get an error")
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+	expectedError = "unsupported IP family 5"
+	if err.Error() != expectedError {
+		t.Logf("Expected error %s, but got error %s", expectedError, err.Error())
+		t.Fail()
+		return
+	}
+}