diff --git a/pkg/gotenberg/outbound.go b/pkg/gotenberg/outbound.go
index 01329306..bb9aaf75 100644
--- a/pkg/gotenberg/outbound.go
+++ b/pkg/gotenberg/outbound.go
@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ import (
 // example [::ffff:127.0.0.1]).
 var ErrNonPublicIP = errors.New("non-public IP")
 
-// netipResolver is the subset of [net.Resolver] used by
-// [ResolveAndCheckPublic]. Defining it as an interface allows tests to
-// substitute a stub resolver.
+// ErrPublicIP indicates that an outbound URL targets an IP address that is
+// reachable on the public internet. It is returned when a caller opts
+// into denying public destinations via [WithDenyPublicIPs]; typical use
+// cases are air-gapped or data-governed deployments where Gotenberg must
+// only talk to hosts on a private network.
+var ErrPublicIP = errors.New("public IP")
+
+// netipResolver is the subset of [net.Resolver] used by [resolveHost].
+// Defining it as an interface allows tests to substitute a stub resolver.
 type netipResolver interface {
 	LookupNetIP(ctx context.Context, network, host string) ([]netip.Addr, error)
 }
 
-// outboundResolver is the resolver used by [ResolveAndCheckPublic]. It is a
+// outboundResolver is the resolver used by [resolveHost]. It is a
 // package-level variable so that tests can substitute a stub resolver.
 var outboundResolver netipResolver = net.DefaultResolver
 
@@ -62,27 +68,40 @@ func IsPublicIP(addr netip.Addr) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// ResolveAndCheckPublic resolves host and returns the resolved addresses,
-// or an error if any resolved address fails [IsPublicIP]. If host is itself
-// an IP literal, it is checked directly without performing a DNS lookup.
-// The returned slice can be used to pin a subsequent dial to a specific IP
-// and prevent DNS rebinding between this validation and the connect.
+// ResolveAndCheckPublic resolves host and rejects any resolved address
+// that fails [IsPublicIP] with [ErrNonPublicIP]. It is the strict
+// equivalent of [DecideOutbound] with [WithDenyPrivateIPs] true for a
+// bare host. Callers that need a different policy should use
+// [DecideOutbound] directly.
 func ResolveAndCheckPublic(ctx context.Context, host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
-	return resolveHost(ctx, host, false)
+	return resolveHost(ctx, host, true, false)
 }
 
-// resolveHost resolves host and returns the addresses. When checkPublic is
-// true, each resolved address must pass [IsPublicIP] or the call returns
-// [ErrNonPublicIP]. When false, non-public addresses are accepted and
-// returned; the caller must pin the dial to them to retain rebind
-// protection even when the public-IP filter is off.
-func resolveHost(ctx context.Context, host string, allowPrivate bool) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+// resolveHost resolves host and returns the addresses. When denyPrivate
+// is true, a non-public address is rejected with [ErrNonPublicIP]. When
+// denyPublic is true, a public address is rejected with [ErrPublicIP].
+// Both checks may be active at the same time, in which case any
+// resolved address fails and the caller must rely on an allow-list
+// bypass.
+func resolveHost(ctx context.Context, host string, denyPrivate, denyPublic bool) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
 	if host == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("empty host")
 	}
+
+	check := func(a netip.Addr) error {
+		public := IsPublicIP(a)
+		if denyPublic && public {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%q: %w", a, ErrPublicIP)
+		}
+		if denyPrivate && !public {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%q: %w", a, ErrNonPublicIP)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(host); err == nil {
-		if !allowPrivate && !IsPublicIP(addr) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: %w", addr, ErrNonPublicIP)
+		if err := check(addr); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		return []netip.Addr{addr}, nil
 	}
@@ -93,11 +112,9 @@ func resolveHost(ctx context.Context, host string, allowPrivate bool) ([]netip.A
 	if len(addrs) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve %q: no addresses returned", host)
 	}
-	if !allowPrivate {
-		for _, a := range addrs {
-			if !IsPublicIP(a) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q resolves to non-public address %q: %w", host, a, ErrNonPublicIP)
-			}
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		if err := check(a); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q resolves to rejected address %w", host, err)
 		}
 	}
 	return addrs, nil
@@ -115,9 +132,9 @@ type OutboundDecision struct {
 	// should dial directly without an additional IP check.
 	Bypass bool
 
-	// Pinned holds the IPs resolved by [ResolveAndCheckPublic] for the URL
-	// host. The caller should dial one of these via [DialPinned] to
-	// prevent DNS rebinding between validation and connect.
+	// Pinned holds the IPs resolved for the URL host. The caller should
+	// dial one of these via [DialPinned] to prevent DNS rebinding between
+	// validation and connect.
 	Pinned []netip.Addr
 }
 
@@ -128,30 +145,40 @@ type outboundDecisionKey struct{}
 // decideConfig carries optional settings for [DecideOutbound] and
 // [FilterOutboundURL]. See [DecideOption] for how callers configure it.
 type decideConfig struct {
-	allowPrivateIPs bool
+	denyPrivateIPs bool
+	denyPublicIPs  bool
 }
 
 // DecideOption customizes how [DecideOutbound] and [FilterOutboundURL]
-// validate a URL. Options are applied in order and layered on top of the
-// defaults.
+// validate a URL. Options are applied in order on top of the permissive
+// defaults (no IP-class rejection).
 type DecideOption func(*decideConfig)
 
-// WithAllowPrivateIPs disables the public-IP filter on the resolved host.
-// DNS is still resolved and the returned [OutboundDecision] still carries
-// the pinned IPs, so the caller retains rebind protection. Only the
-// "non-public address" rejection is lifted.
-//
-// Use this for Chromium deployments behind private networks (Docker
-// Compose, Kubernetes with ClusterIP services) where legitimate
-// sub-resources resolve to RFC1918 or loopback addresses. The regex
-// allow-list and deny-list still apply.
-func WithAllowPrivateIPs(allow bool) DecideOption {
-	return func(c *decideConfig) { c.allowPrivateIPs = allow }
+// WithDenyPrivateIPs rejects URLs whose host resolves to a non-public IP
+// address (loopback, RFC1918, link-local, unique-local, multicast,
+// unspecified). DNS still runs and the returned [OutboundDecision] still
+// carries the resolved IPs for dial pinning, so enabling or disabling
+// this option does not affect DNS-rebinding protection. Use it on
+// internet-exposed deployments to mitigate SSRF against internal
+// services.
+func WithDenyPrivateIPs(deny bool) DecideOption {
+	return func(c *decideConfig) { c.denyPrivateIPs = deny }
+}
+
+// WithDenyPublicIPs rejects URLs whose host resolves to a public IP
+// address. Use it on air-gapped or data-governed deployments where
+// Gotenberg must only reach hosts on a private network; the option
+// prevents data exfiltration to attacker-controlled public servers via
+// webhook callbacks, downloadFrom URLs, or user-supplied stamp sources.
+// May be combined with [WithDenyPrivateIPs]; in that case every resolved
+// address fails and only an allow-list bypass permits a destination.
+func WithDenyPublicIPs(deny bool) DecideOption {
+	return func(c *decideConfig) { c.denyPublicIPs = deny }
 }
 
 // httpLikeScheme reports whether scheme is one of http, https, ws, or wss.
-// Only these schemes go through the IP-based public-address check; data,
-// blob, file, and other schemes are filtered by the regex layer alone.
+// Only these schemes go through the IP-based address check; data, blob,
+// file, and other schemes are filtered by the regex layer alone.
 func httpLikeScheme(scheme string) bool {
 	switch scheme {
 	case "http", "https", "ws", "wss":
@@ -160,31 +187,29 @@ func httpLikeScheme(scheme string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// DecideOutbound parses rawURL, runs the regex allow/deny lists against the
-// normalized form, and (when no allow-list match) resolves the host and
-// rejects any non-public address. It returns the resulting
-// [OutboundDecision] so the caller can pin the dial to the IPs that were
-// resolved here and skip a second DNS lookup later. This closes the DNS
-// rebinding window that affects callers that only receive an error from
-// [FilterOutboundURL].
+// DecideOutbound parses rawURL, runs the regex allow/deny lists against
+// the normalized form, and (when no allow-list match) resolves the host
+// and applies the IP-class checks selected by opts. It returns the
+// resulting [OutboundDecision] so the caller can pin the dial to the IPs
+// that were resolved here and skip a second DNS lookup later, which
+// closes the DNS rebinding window that affects callers that only receive
+// an error from [FilterOutboundURL].
 //
-// The semantics match [FilterOutboundURL]:
+// The semantics:
 //
 //  1. The URL is parsed and its scheme and host lowercased.
 //  2. allowList and denyList apply against the normalized form with OR
 //     semantics. The deny-list always applies.
 //  3. For http, https, ws, and wss, the host is resolved and every
-//     resolved address must pass [IsPublicIP]. An allow-list match
-//     bypasses the IP check and the returned decision carries Bypass
-//     true. Otherwise the decision carries Pinned with the resolved
-//     addresses.
+//     resolved address must satisfy the enabled IP-class checks
+//     ([WithDenyPrivateIPs], [WithDenyPublicIPs]). An allow-list match
+//     bypasses the IP-class checks and the returned decision carries
+//     Bypass true. Otherwise the decision carries Pinned with the
+//     resolved addresses.
 //
 // Callers that dial the destination themselves must honor Bypass and
 // Pinned: bypassed URLs dial the hostname directly (operator opt-in);
 // pinned URLs must dial one of Pinned via [DialPinned].
-//
-// Options customize behavior. [WithAllowPrivateIPs] for example disables
-// the non-public-address rejection while keeping DNS pinning.
 func DecideOutbound(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp, deadline time.Time, opts ...DecideOption) (OutboundDecision, error) {
 	cfg := decideConfig{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -254,12 +279,16 @@ func DecideOutbound(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, allowList, denyList []*r
 		return OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("URL %q has no host: %w", rawURL, ErrFiltered)
 	}
 
-	addrs, err := resolveHost(ctx, host, cfg.allowPrivateIPs)
+	addrs, err := resolveHost(ctx, host, cfg.denyPrivateIPs, cfg.denyPublicIPs)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrNonPublicIP) {
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(err, ErrNonPublicIP):
 			return OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("'%s' targets a non-public address: %w", normalized, ErrFiltered)
+		case errors.Is(err, ErrPublicIP):
+			return OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("'%s' targets a public address: %w", normalized, ErrFiltered)
+		default:
+			return OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("validate '%s' host: %w", normalized, err)
 		}
-		return OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("validate '%s' host: %w", normalized, err)
 	}
 
 	return OutboundDecision{Pinned: addrs}, nil
@@ -267,41 +296,29 @@ func DecideOutbound(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, allowList, denyList []*r
 
 // FilterOutboundURL validates that rawURL is acceptable for an outbound
 // request from Gotenberg. It is the URL-aware replacement for
-// [FilterDeadline] and should be preferred for any new code that filters a
-// URL before issuing or instructing an outbound request.
+// [FilterDeadline] and should be preferred for any new code that filters
+// a URL before issuing or instructing an outbound request.
 //
-// The function:
-//
-//  1. Parses rawURL with [net/url] and lowercases the scheme and host. This
-//     prevents case-variant bypasses such as HTTP://127.0.0.1 from evading
-//     case-sensitive deny-list regexes.
-//  2. Applies allowList and denyList against the normalized form using the
-//     same OR semantics as [FilterDeadline].
-//  3. When no allow-list entry explicitly matched and the scheme is one of
-//     http, https, ws, or wss, resolves the host and verifies every
-//     resolved address with [IsPublicIP]. This blocks loopback, private,
-//     link-local, and other internal targets even when the regex layer
-//     does not cover the textual form (for example IPv4-mapped IPv6 like
-//     [::ffff:127.0.0.1], or hostnames that resolve to a private address).
-//
-// An allow-list match bypasses the IP check, allowing operators to opt
-// into specific internal destinations via --*-allow-list flags. The
-// deny-list always applies and cannot be bypassed by an allow-list match.
+// The default behavior is permissive: the URL passes as long as it clears
+// the regex allow-list and deny-list. Callers that need IP-class checks
+// opt in via [WithDenyPrivateIPs] or [WithDenyPublicIPs]. The deny-list
+// always applies and cannot be bypassed by an allow-list match.
 func FilterOutboundURL(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp, deadline time.Time, opts ...DecideOption) error {
 	_, err := DecideOutbound(ctx, rawURL, allowList, denyList, deadline, opts...)
 	return err
 }
 
-// outboundRoundTripper is an [http.RoundTripper] that validates each request
-// URL via [DecideOutbound] and stashes the resulting [OutboundDecision] in
-// the request context so that [secureDialContext] can pin the dial or
-// bypass the IP check as appropriate. Because the http.Client invokes
-// RoundTrip again for each redirect hop, this also re-validates redirect
-// targets without a separate CheckRedirect.
+// outboundRoundTripper is an [http.RoundTripper] that validates each
+// request URL via [DecideOutbound] and stashes the resulting
+// [OutboundDecision] in the request context so that [secureDialContext]
+// can pin the dial or bypass the IP check as appropriate. Because the
+// http.Client invokes RoundTrip again for each redirect hop, this also
+// re-validates redirect targets without a separate CheckRedirect.
 type outboundRoundTripper struct {
 	base      http.RoundTripper
 	allowList []*regexp2.Regexp
 	denyList  []*regexp2.Regexp
+	opts      []DecideOption
 }
 
 // RoundTrip validates req.URL and delegates to the base transport.
@@ -311,7 +328,7 @@ func (rt *outboundRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, er
 		deadline = time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	decision, err := DecideOutbound(req.Context(), req.URL.String(), rt.allowList, rt.denyList, deadline)
+	decision, err := DecideOutbound(req.Context(), req.URL.String(), rt.allowList, rt.denyList, deadline, rt.opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -321,15 +338,17 @@ func (rt *outboundRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, er
 }
 
 // NewOutboundHttpClient returns an [http.Client] that validates every
-// outbound request URL via the same logic as [FilterOutboundURL] and pins
-// the resulting dial to a resolved public IP. An allow-list match
-// (operator opt-in to a specific destination) bypasses the IP check.
+// outbound request URL via the same logic as [FilterOutboundURL] and
+// pins the resulting dial to the resolved IPs.
 //
 // The client re-validates redirect targets automatically because the
 // underlying [http.Client] invokes the wrapping [http.RoundTripper] once
 // per hop. This closes the redirect-based SSRF bypass that affects raw
 // [http.Client] usage when no CheckRedirect is set.
-func NewOutboundHttpClient(timeout time.Duration, allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp) *http.Client {
+//
+// The default posture is permissive; callers pass [WithDenyPrivateIPs]
+// or [WithDenyPublicIPs] to opt into IP-class rejection.
+func NewOutboundHttpClient(timeout time.Duration, allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp, opts ...DecideOption) *http.Client {
 	base := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
 	base.DialContext = secureDialContext
 	return &http.Client{
@@ -338,6 +357,7 @@ func NewOutboundHttpClient(timeout time.Duration, allowList, denyList []*regexp2
 			base:      base,
 			allowList: allowList,
 			denyList:  denyList,
+			opts:      opts,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -345,9 +365,11 @@ func NewOutboundHttpClient(timeout time.Duration, allowList, denyList []*regexp2
 // secureDialContext consumes the [OutboundDecision] stashed in ctx by
 // [outboundRoundTripper]. When the decision is to bypass (allow-list
 // match), it dials directly. When the decision contains pinned IPs, it
-// dials each in turn until one connects. When no decision is present (the
-// dialer was used outside of [outboundRoundTripper]), it falls back to
-// resolving and checking the destination itself.
+// dials each in turn until one connects. When no decision is present
+// (the dialer was used outside of [outboundRoundTripper]), it falls back
+// to resolving the destination without IP-class checks so that the
+// fallback matches the permissive default and operators who need
+// restrictions configure them at the caller.
 func secureDialContext(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -363,7 +385,7 @@ func secureDialContext(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	addrs, err := ResolveAndCheckPublic(ctx, host)
+	addrs, err := resolveHost(ctx, host, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -373,8 +395,8 @@ func secureDialContext(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, err
 // DialPinned dials each addr in turn until one connects, returning the
 // first successful connection or the last error. Callers pass the Pinned
 // slice from [OutboundDecision] so that the dial targets exactly the IPs
-// that [DecideOutbound] resolved and validated, preventing DNS rebinding
-// between validation and connect.
+// that [DecideOutbound] resolved, preventing DNS rebinding between
+// validation and connect.
 func DialPinned(ctx context.Context, network string, addrs []netip.Addr, port string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	var lastErr error
 	for _, a := range addrs {
diff --git a/pkg/gotenberg/outbound_test.go b/pkg/gotenberg/outbound_test.go
index 8252835a..c07f851a 100644
--- a/pkg/gotenberg/outbound_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gotenberg/outbound_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 		rawURL       string
 		allow        []*regexp2.Regexp
 		deny         []*regexp2.Regexp
+		opts         []DecideOption
 		stub         func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error)
 		expectErr    bool
 		expectIs     error
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 			scenario:  "Issue 2: IPv4-mapped IPv6 evades deny-list but blocked by IP check",
 			rawURL:    "http://[::ffff:127.0.0.1]:8080/page.pdf",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
@@ -142,28 +144,32 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 			scenario:  "Issue 2: IPv4-mapped IPv6 to RFC1918 blocked by IP check",
 			rawURL:    "http://[::ffff:10.0.0.1]/",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "hostname resolving to public IP passes",
+			scenario:  "hostname resolving to public IP passes with deny-private-ips",
 			rawURL:    "https://example.com/",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			stub:      func(string) ([]netip.Addr, error) { return mustAddrs(t, "93.184.216.34"), nil },
 			expectErr: false,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "hostname resolving to loopback blocked",
+			scenario:  "hostname resolving to loopback blocked with deny-private-ips",
 			rawURL:    "https://rebind.example/",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			stub:      func(string) ([]netip.Addr, error) { return mustAddrs(t, "127.0.0.1"), nil },
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "hostname resolving to mixed public+private blocked",
+			scenario:  "hostname resolving to mixed public+private blocked with deny-private-ips",
 			rawURL:    "https://mixed.example/",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			stub:      func(string) ([]netip.Addr, error) { return mustAddrs(t, "1.1.1.1", "10.0.0.1"), nil },
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 			rawURL:    "http://internal.service/api",
 			allow:     []*regexp2.Regexp{regexp2.MustCompile(`^http://internal\.service`, 0)},
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
-			stub:      func(string) ([]netip.Addr, error) { return mustAddrs(t, "10.0.0.1"), nil },
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -205,23 +211,25 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "Issue 1: Chromium default does not block http to public host (regex layer)",
+			scenario:  "Chromium default permissive passes http to public host",
 			rawURL:    "https://example.com/",
 			deny:      chromiumDeny,
 			stub:      func(string) ([]netip.Addr, error) { return mustAddrs(t, "93.184.216.34"), nil },
 			expectErr: false,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "Issue 1: Chromium default now blocks http to loopback via IP layer",
+			scenario:  "Chromium with deny-private-ips blocks http to loopback",
 			rawURL:    "http://127.0.0.1:3000/health",
 			deny:      chromiumDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "Issue 1: Chromium default now blocks cloud metadata via IP layer",
+			scenario:  "Chromium with deny-private-ips blocks cloud metadata",
 			rawURL:    "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/",
 			deny:      chromiumDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
@@ -237,9 +245,10 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
 		{
-			scenario:  "userinfo cannot mask host",
+			scenario:  "userinfo cannot mask host when deny-private-ips enabled",
 			rawURL:    "http://example.com@127.0.0.1/",
 			deny:      defaultDeny,
+			opts:      []DecideOption{WithDenyPrivateIPs(true)},
 			expectErr: true,
 			expectIs:  ErrFiltered,
 		},
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ func TestFilterOutboundURL(t *testing.T) {
 				})
 			}
 
-			err := FilterOutboundURL(context.Background(), tc.rawURL, tc.allow, tc.deny, time.Now().Add(5*time.Second))
+			err := FilterOutboundURL(context.Background(), tc.rawURL, tc.allow, tc.deny, time.Now().Add(5*time.Second), tc.opts...)
 
 			if tc.expectErr && err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
@@ -307,16 +316,111 @@ func TestResolveAndCheckPublic_HostResolvesToPublic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDecideOutbound_AllowPrivateIPs_DenyListStillApplies(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyPrivateIPs_RejectsLoopbackLiteral(t *testing.T) {
 	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected DNS lookup for %q", host)
 		return nil, nil
 	})
 
-	// Denial must still win over WithAllowPrivateIPs(true). Gherkin
-	// coverage exercises flag on/off against the IP check but not the
-	// interaction with the regex deny-list; keep this primitive test for
-	// that specific combination.
+	_, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://127.0.0.1:8080/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+		WithDenyPrivateIPs(true),
+	)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFiltered) {
+		t.Fatalf("WithDenyPrivateIPs(true) must reject loopback literal, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyPrivateIPs_AllowsPublic(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		return mustAddrs(t, "93.184.216.34"), nil
+	})
+
+	decision, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://example.com/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+		WithDenyPrivateIPs(true),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error for public host, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(decision.Pinned) != 1 || decision.Pinned[0].String() != "93.184.216.34" {
+		t.Fatalf("decision.Pinned = %v, want [93.184.216.34]", decision.Pinned)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyPublicIPs_RejectsPublic(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		return mustAddrs(t, "1.1.1.1"), nil
+	})
+
+	_, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://example.com/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+		WithDenyPublicIPs(true),
+	)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFiltered) {
+		t.Fatalf("WithDenyPublicIPs(true) must reject public host, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyPublicIPs_AllowsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		return mustAddrs(t, "10.0.0.5"), nil
+	})
+
+	decision, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://internal.svc/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+		WithDenyPublicIPs(true),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error for private host, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(decision.Pinned) != 1 || decision.Pinned[0].String() != "10.0.0.5" {
+		t.Fatalf("decision.Pinned = %v, want [10.0.0.5]", decision.Pinned)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyBoth_WhitelistOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		return mustAddrs(t, "1.1.1.1"), nil
+	})
+
+	// Both denies active and no allow-list match: every resolved address
+	// fails. Only an allow-list match can permit a destination under
+	// this posture.
+	_, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://example.com/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+		WithDenyPrivateIPs(true),
+		WithDenyPublicIPs(true),
+	)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFiltered) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ErrFiltered with both denies enabled, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_DenyLists_WinOverDenyPrivateIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected DNS lookup for %q", host)
+		return nil, nil
+	})
+
+	// The regex deny-list fires before any resolution; verifies that
+	// operator-supplied deny patterns remain effective regardless of
+	// IP-class options.
 	deny := []*regexp2.Regexp{regexp2.MustCompile(`^http://evil\.`, 0)}
 
 	_, err := DecideOutbound(
@@ -324,9 +428,30 @@ func TestDecideOutbound_AllowPrivateIPs_DenyListStillApplies(t *testing.T) {
 		"http://evil.local/",
 		nil, deny,
 		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
-		WithAllowPrivateIPs(true),
+		WithDenyPrivateIPs(true),
 	)
 	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFiltered) {
-		t.Fatalf("deny-list must still win with WithAllowPrivateIPs(true), got: %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("deny-list must still reject, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecideOutbound_Permissive_AllowsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	withStubResolver(t, func(host string) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
+		return mustAddrs(t, "10.0.0.5"), nil
+	})
+
+	// No options passed: default posture is permissive across both
+	// IP classes. The caller still gets pinned IPs for dial safety.
+	decision, err := DecideOutbound(
+		context.Background(),
+		"http://internal.svc/",
+		nil, nil,
+		time.Now().Add(5*time.Second),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("permissive default must allow private host, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(decision.Pinned) != 1 || decision.Pinned[0].String() != "10.0.0.5" {
+		t.Fatalf("decision.Pinned = %v, want [10.0.0.5]", decision.Pinned)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/modules/api/api.go b/pkg/modules/api/api.go
index e8a85a5a..69326e52 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/api/api.go
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ type Api struct {
 }
 
 type downloadFromConfig struct {
-	allowList []*regexp2.Regexp
-	denyList  []*regexp2.Regexp
-	maxRetry  int
-	disable   bool
+	allowList      []*regexp2.Regexp
+	denyList       []*regexp2.Regexp
+	denyPrivateIPs bool
+	denyPublicIPs  bool
+	maxRetry       int
+	disable        bool
 }
 
 // Router is a module interface that adds routes to the [Api].
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@ func (a *Api) Descriptor() gotenberg.ModuleDescriptor {
 			fs.String("api-correlation-id-header", "Gotenberg-Trace", "Set the header name to use for identifying requests")
 			fs.Bool("api-enable-basic-auth", false, "Enable basic authentication - will look for the GOTENBERG_API_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME and GOTENBERG_API_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD environment variables")
 			fs.StringSlice("api-download-from-allow-list", []string{}, "Set the allowed URLs for the download from feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
-			fs.StringSlice("api-download-from-deny-list", []string{`^https?://(10\.|172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\.|192\.168\.|169\.254\.|0\.0\.0\.0|127\.|localhost|\[::1\]|\[fd)`}, "Set the denied URLs for the download from feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
+			fs.StringSlice("api-download-from-deny-list", []string{}, "Set the denied URLs for the download from feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
+			fs.Bool("api-download-from-deny-private-ips", false, "Reject downloadFrom URLs whose host resolves to a non-public IP address (loopback, RFC1918, link-local, unique-local). Enable on deployments that accept untrusted downloadFrom sources to mitigate SSRF against internal services")
+			fs.Bool("api-download-from-deny-public-ips", false, "Reject downloadFrom URLs whose host resolves to a public IP address. Enable on air-gapped or data-governed deployments to prevent downloads from reaching the public internet")
 			fs.Int("api-download-from-max-retry", 4, "Set the maximum number of retries for the download from feature")
 			fs.Bool("api-disable-download-from", false, "Disable the download from feature")
 			fs.Bool("api-disable-health-check-route-telemetry", true, "Disable telemetry for health check route")
@@ -235,10 +239,12 @@ func (a *Api) Provision(ctx *gotenberg.Context) error {
 	a.rootPath = flags.MustString("api-root-path")
 	a.correlationIdHeader = flags.MustDeprecatedString("api-trace-header", "api-correlation-id-header")
 	a.downloadFromCfg = downloadFromConfig{
-		allowList: flags.MustRegexpSlice("api-download-from-allow-list"),
-		denyList:  flags.MustRegexpSlice("api-download-from-deny-list"),
-		maxRetry:  flags.MustInt("api-download-from-max-retry"),
-		disable:   flags.MustBool("api-disable-download-from"),
+		allowList:      flags.MustRegexpSlice("api-download-from-allow-list"),
+		denyList:       flags.MustRegexpSlice("api-download-from-deny-list"),
+		denyPrivateIPs: flags.MustBool("api-download-from-deny-private-ips"),
+		denyPublicIPs:  flags.MustBool("api-download-from-deny-public-ips"),
+		maxRetry:       flags.MustInt("api-download-from-max-retry"),
+		disable:        flags.MustBool("api-disable-download-from"),
 	}
 	a.disableHealthCheckRouteTelemetry = flags.MustDeprecatedBool("api-disable-health-check-logging", "api-disable-health-check-route-telemetry")
 	a.disableRootRouteTelemetry = flags.MustBool("api-disable-root-route-telemetry")
diff --git a/pkg/modules/api/context.go b/pkg/modules/api/context.go
index 802923dd..a0bc3d2f 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/api/context.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/api/context.go
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ func newContext(echoCtx echo.Context, logger *slog.Logger, fs *gotenberg.FileSys
 					)
 				}
 
-				err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, dl.Url, downloadFromCfg.allowList, downloadFromCfg.denyList, deadline)
+				ipOpts := []gotenberg.DecideOption{
+					gotenberg.WithDenyPrivateIPs(downloadFromCfg.denyPrivateIPs),
+					gotenberg.WithDenyPublicIPs(downloadFromCfg.denyPublicIPs),
+				}
+				err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, dl.Url, downloadFromCfg.allowList, downloadFromCfg.denyList, deadline, ipOpts...)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("filter URL: %w", err)
 				}
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ func newContext(echoCtx echo.Context, logger *slog.Logger, fs *gotenberg.FileSys
 				}
 
 				client := &retryablehttp.Client{
-					HTTPClient:   gotenberg.NewOutboundHttpClient(time.Until(deadline), downloadFromCfg.allowList, downloadFromCfg.denyList),
+					HTTPClient:   gotenberg.NewOutboundHttpClient(time.Until(deadline), downloadFromCfg.allowList, downloadFromCfg.denyList, ipOpts...),
 					RetryMax:     downloadFromCfg.maxRetry,
 					RetryWaitMin: time.Duration(1) * time.Second,
 					RetryWaitMax: time.Until(deadline),
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
index ccbf9597..4eb63c13 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/browser.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ type browserArguments struct {
 	// Tasks specific.
 	allowList         []*regexp2.Regexp
 	denyList          []*regexp2.Regexp
-	allowPrivateIPs   bool
+	denyPrivateIPs    bool
+	denyPublicIPs     bool
 	clearCache        bool
 	clearCookies      bool
 	disableJavaScript bool
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func newChromiumBrowser(arguments browserArguments) browser {
 		initialCtx:   context.Background(),
 		arguments:    arguments,
 		fs:           gotenberg.NewFileSystem(new(gotenberg.OsMkdirAll)),
-		pinningProxy: newPinningProxy(arguments.allowList, arguments.denyList, arguments.allowPrivateIPs),
+		pinningProxy: newPinningProxy(arguments.allowList, arguments.denyList, arguments.denyPrivateIPs, arguments.denyPublicIPs),
 	}
 	b.isStarted.Store(false)
 
@@ -369,7 +370,10 @@ func (b *chromiumBrowser) do(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, url strin
 
 	// We validate the "main" URL against our allowed / deny lists, and
 	// against the IP-based outbound URL guard. See [gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL].
-	err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, url, b.arguments.allowList, b.arguments.denyList, deadline, gotenberg.WithAllowPrivateIPs(b.arguments.allowPrivateIPs))
+	err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, url, b.arguments.allowList, b.arguments.denyList, deadline,
+		gotenberg.WithDenyPrivateIPs(b.arguments.denyPrivateIPs),
+		gotenberg.WithDenyPublicIPs(b.arguments.denyPublicIPs),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("filter URL: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -390,7 +394,8 @@ func (b *chromiumBrowser) do(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, url strin
 	listenForEventRequestPaused(taskCtx, logger, eventRequestPausedOptions{
 		allowList:           b.arguments.allowList,
 		denyList:            b.arguments.denyList,
-		allowPrivateIPs:     b.arguments.allowPrivateIPs,
+		denyPrivateIPs:      b.arguments.denyPrivateIPs,
+		denyPublicIPs:       b.arguments.denyPublicIPs,
 		allowedFilePrefixes: options.AllowedFilePrefixes,
 		extraHttpHeaders:    options.ExtraHttpHeaders,
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
index c392c1bc..ecabb54b 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/chromium.go
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ func (mod *Chromium) Descriptor() gotenberg.ModuleDescriptor {
 			fs.String("chromium-proxy-server", "", "Set the outbound proxy server; this switch only affects HTTP and HTTPS requests")
 			fs.StringSlice("chromium-allow-list", []string{}, "Set the allowed URLs for Chromium using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
 			fs.StringSlice("chromium-deny-list", []string{`^file:(?!//\/tmp/).*`}, "Set the denied URLs for Chromium using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
-			fs.Bool("chromium-allow-private-ips", false, "Accept sub-resources that resolve to private, loopback, or link-local addresses. Intended for operators running Gotenberg inside a private network (Docker Compose, Kubernetes ClusterIP); the regex allow-list and deny-list still apply")
+			fs.Bool("chromium-deny-private-ips", false, "Reject URLs whose host resolves to a non-public IP address (loopback, RFC1918, link-local, unique-local). Enable on deployments that accept untrusted form input to mitigate SSRF against internal services")
+			fs.Bool("chromium-deny-public-ips", false, "Reject URLs whose host resolves to a public IP address. Enable on air-gapped or data-governed deployments to prevent outbound traffic from leaving a private network")
 			fs.Bool("chromium-clear-cache", false, "Clear Chromium cache between each conversion")
 			fs.Bool("chromium-clear-cookies", false, "Clear Chromium cookies between each conversion")
 			fs.Bool("chromium-disable-javascript", false, "Disable JavaScript")
@@ -499,7 +500,8 @@ func (mod *Chromium) Provision(ctx *gotenberg.Context) error {
 
 		allowList:         flags.MustRegexpSlice("chromium-allow-list"),
 		denyList:          flags.MustRegexpSlice("chromium-deny-list"),
-		allowPrivateIPs:   flags.MustBool("chromium-allow-private-ips"),
+		denyPrivateIPs:    flags.MustBool("chromium-deny-private-ips"),
+		denyPublicIPs:     flags.MustBool("chromium-deny-public-ips"),
 		clearCache:        flags.MustBool("chromium-clear-cache"),
 		clearCookies:      flags.MustBool("chromium-clear-cookies"),
 		disableJavaScript: flags.MustBool("chromium-disable-javascript"),
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/events.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/events.go
index b09ee1b6..e0597c49 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/events.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/events.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 
 type eventRequestPausedOptions struct {
 	allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp
-	allowPrivateIPs     bool
+	denyPrivateIPs      bool
+	denyPublicIPs       bool
 	allowedFilePrefixes []string
 	extraHttpHeaders    []ExtraHttpHeader
 }
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ func listenForEventRequestPaused(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, optio
 					return
 				}
 
-				err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, e.Request.URL, options.allowList, options.denyList, deadline, gotenberg.WithAllowPrivateIPs(options.allowPrivateIPs))
+				err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, e.Request.URL, options.allowList, options.denyList, deadline,
+					gotenberg.WithDenyPrivateIPs(options.denyPrivateIPs),
+					gotenberg.WithDenyPublicIPs(options.denyPublicIPs),
+				)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.WarnContext(ctx, err.Error())
 					allow = false
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy.go
index 6bc92066..6e7ad9c7 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy.go
@@ -53,15 +53,19 @@ type pinningProxy struct {
 }
 
 // newPinningProxy returns a pinning proxy configured with the given
-// allow/deny lists. When allowPrivateIPs is true, the proxy skips the
-// public-IP filter while still pinning resolved IPs to the dial. The
+// allow/deny lists and IP-class policy. The policy bools are applied via
+// [gotenberg.DecideOutbound] on every request the proxy sees, so
+// Chromium inherits whatever posture the operator selected. The
 // returned proxy is not yet listening; call Start.
-func newPinningProxy(allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp, allowPrivateIPs bool) *pinningProxy {
+func newPinningProxy(allowList, denyList []*regexp2.Regexp, denyPrivateIPs, denyPublicIPs bool) *pinningProxy {
 	return &pinningProxy{
 		allowList: allowList,
 		denyList:  denyList,
 		decide: func(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, allow, deny []*regexp2.Regexp, deadline time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
-			return gotenberg.DecideOutbound(ctx, rawURL, allow, deny, deadline, gotenberg.WithAllowPrivateIPs(allowPrivateIPs))
+			return gotenberg.DecideOutbound(ctx, rawURL, allow, deny, deadline,
+				gotenberg.WithDenyPrivateIPs(denyPrivateIPs),
+				gotenberg.WithDenyPublicIPs(denyPublicIPs),
+			)
 		},
 		dialPinned: gotenberg.DialPinned,
 		dialBypass: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy_test.go b/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy_test.go
index 7371e0ea..2b60f618 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/chromium/pinning_proxy_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_Forward_Pinned_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	upstreamURL := mustParseURL(t, upstream.URL)
 
 	var decideCalls atomic.Int32
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		decideCalls.Add(1)
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{Pinned: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.0.1")}}, nil
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_Forward_Pinned_Success(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPinningProxy_Forward_BlockedByDecide(t *testing.T) {
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("nope: %w", gotenberg.ErrFiltered)
 	}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_Forward_Bypass(t *testing.T) {
 	upstreamURL := mustParseURL(t, upstream.URL)
 
 	var bypassCalls atomic.Int32
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{Bypass: true}, nil
 	}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_Forward_StripsHopByHopHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(upstream.Close)
 	upstreamURL := mustParseURL(t, upstream.URL)
 
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{Pinned: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.0.1")}}, nil
 	}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_Forward_StripsHopByHopHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPinningProxy_Forward_RejectsNonAbsoluteURL(t *testing.T) {
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		t.Fatal("decide must not be called for malformed proxy request")
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{}, nil
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_CONNECT_Pinned_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(stop)
 
 	var decideCalls atomic.Int32
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		decideCalls.Add(1)
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{Pinned: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.0.1")}}, nil
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_CONNECT_Pinned_Success(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPinningProxy_CONNECT_BlockedByDecide(t *testing.T) {
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _, _ []*regexp2.Regexp, _ time.Time) (gotenberg.OutboundDecision, error) {
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("nope: %w", gotenberg.ErrFiltered)
 	}
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_DNSRebind_SingleResolution(t *testing.T) {
 		return gotenberg.OutboundDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("rebind lookup: %w", gotenberg.ErrFiltered)
 	}
 
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	p.decide = stubDecide
 	p.dialPinned = func(_ context.Context, network string, addrs []netip.Addr, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
 		if len(addrs) != 1 || addrs[0].String() != "93.184.216.34" {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_DNSRebind_SingleResolution(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPinningProxy_StartTwice(t *testing.T) {
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	err := p.Start(testLogger())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("first Start: %v", err)
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func TestPinningProxy_StartTwice(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPinningProxy_StopIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
-	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false)
+	p := newPinningProxy(nil, nil, false, false)
 	// Stop on a never-started proxy is a no-op.
 	if err := p.Stop(testLogger()); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Stop on never-started proxy: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/modules/webhook/middleware.go b/pkg/modules/webhook/middleware.go
index 0660214f..eafcd092 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/webhook/middleware.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/webhook/middleware.go
@@ -127,15 +127,19 @@ func webhookMiddleware(w *Webhook) api.Middleware {
 					}
 
 					// Let's check if the webhook URLs are acceptable according to our
-					// allowed/denied lists, and against the IP-based outbound URL
-					// guard. See [gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL].
-					err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookUrl, w.allowList, w.denyList, deadline)
+					// allowed/denied lists, and against the IP-class options.
+					// See [gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL].
+					ipOpts := []gotenberg.DecideOption{
+						gotenberg.WithDenyPrivateIPs(w.denyPrivateIPs),
+						gotenberg.WithDenyPublicIPs(w.denyPublicIPs),
+					}
+					err := gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookUrl, w.allowList, w.denyList, deadline, ipOpts...)
 					if err != nil {
 						return fmt.Errorf("filter webhook URL: %w", err)
 					}
 
 					if webhookErrorUrl != "" {
-						err = gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookErrorUrl, w.errorAllowList, w.errorDenyList, deadline)
+						err = gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookErrorUrl, w.errorAllowList, w.errorDenyList, deadline, ipOpts...)
 						if err != nil {
 							return fmt.Errorf("filter webhook error URL: %w", err)
 						}
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ func webhookMiddleware(w *Webhook) api.Middleware {
 
 					// Filter the events URL if provided.
 					if webhookEventsUrl != "" {
-						err = gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookEventsUrl, w.allowList, w.denyList, deadline)
+						err = gotenberg.FilterOutboundURL(ctx, webhookEventsUrl, w.allowList, w.denyList, deadline, ipOpts...)
 						if err != nil {
 							return fmt.Errorf("filter webhook events URL: %w", err)
 						}
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ func webhookMiddleware(w *Webhook) api.Middleware {
 						startTime:        startTime,
 
 						client: &retryablehttp.Client{
-							HTTPClient:   gotenberg.NewOutboundHttpClient(w.clientTimeout, w.allowList, w.denyList),
+							HTTPClient:   gotenberg.NewOutboundHttpClient(w.clientTimeout, w.allowList, w.denyList, ipOpts...),
 							RetryMax:     w.maxRetry,
 							RetryWaitMin: w.retryMinWait,
 							RetryWaitMax: w.retryMaxWait,
diff --git a/pkg/modules/webhook/webhook.go b/pkg/modules/webhook/webhook.go
index 544f936c..1e7ebbdb 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type Webhook struct {
 	denyList       []*regexp2.Regexp
 	errorAllowList []*regexp2.Regexp
 	errorDenyList  []*regexp2.Regexp
+	denyPrivateIPs bool
+	denyPublicIPs  bool
 	maxRetry       int
 	retryMinWait   time.Duration
 	retryMaxWait   time.Duration
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ func (w *Webhook) Descriptor() gotenberg.ModuleDescriptor {
 			fs := flag.NewFlagSet("webhook", flag.ExitOnError)
 			fs.Bool("webhook-enable-sync-mode", false, "Enable synchronous mode for the webhook feature")
 			fs.StringSlice("webhook-allow-list", []string{}, "Set the allowed URLs for the webhook feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
-			fs.StringSlice("webhook-deny-list", []string{`^https?://(10\.|172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\.|192\.168\.|169\.254\.|0\.0\.0\.0|127\.|localhost|\[::1\]|\[fd)`}, "Set the denied URLs for the webhook feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
+			fs.StringSlice("webhook-deny-list", []string{}, "Set the denied URLs for the webhook feature using regular expressions - supports multiple values")
+			fs.Bool("webhook-deny-private-ips", false, "Reject webhook URLs whose host resolves to a non-public IP address (loopback, RFC1918, link-local, unique-local). Enable on deployments that accept untrusted webhook destinations to mitigate SSRF against internal services")
+			fs.Bool("webhook-deny-public-ips", false, "Reject webhook URLs whose host resolves to a public IP address. Enable on air-gapped or data-governed deployments to prevent callbacks from leaving a private network")
 			fs.Int("webhook-max-retry", 4, "Set the maximum number of retries for the webhook feature")
 
 			// Deprecated flags.
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ func (w *Webhook) Provision(ctx *gotenberg.Context) error {
 	w.denyList = flags.MustRegexpSlice("webhook-deny-list")
 	w.errorAllowList = flags.MustDeprecatedRegexpSlice("webhook-error-allow-list", "webhook-allow-list")
 	w.errorDenyList = flags.MustDeprecatedRegexpSlice("webhook-error-deny-list", "webhook-deny-list")
+	w.denyPrivateIPs = flags.MustBool("webhook-deny-private-ips")
+	w.denyPublicIPs = flags.MustBool("webhook-deny-public-ips")
 	w.maxRetry = flags.MustInt("webhook-max-retry")
 	w.retryMinWait = flags.MustDuration("webhook-retry-min-wait")
 	w.retryMaxWait = flags.MustDuration("webhook-retry-max-wait")
diff --git a/test/integration/features/chromium_convert_url.feature b/test/integration/features/chromium_convert_url.feature
index b55a187c..d441e411 100644
--- a/test/integration/features/chromium_convert_url.feature
+++ b/test/integration/features/chromium_convert_url.feature
@@ -489,10 +489,21 @@ Feature: /forms/chromium/convert/url
       file:// URLs are not accepted on this route. Use the /convert/html or /convert/markdown routes to render local HTML
       """
 
-  Scenario: POST /forms/chromium/convert/url (Main URL resolves to a non-public IP, allow-private-ips off)
+  Scenario: POST /forms/chromium/convert/url (Main URL resolves to a non-public IP, permissive default)
     Given I have a Gotenberg container with the following environment variable(s):
       | CHROMIUM_ALLOW_LIST |  |
     Given I have a static server
+    When I make a "POST" request to Gotenberg at the "/forms/chromium/convert/url" endpoint with the following form data and header(s):
+      | url | http://host.docker.internal:%d/html/testdata/page-1-html/index.html | field |
+    Then the response status code should be 200
+    Then the response header "Content-Type" should be "application/pdf"
+    Then there should be 1 PDF(s) in the response
+
+  Scenario: POST /forms/chromium/convert/url (Main URL resolves to a non-public IP, deny-private-ips on)
+    Given I have a Gotenberg container with the following environment variable(s):
+      | CHROMIUM_ALLOW_LIST       |      |
+      | CHROMIUM_DENY_PRIVATE_IPS | true |
+    Given I have a static server
     When I make a "POST" request to Gotenberg at the "/forms/chromium/convert/url" endpoint with the following form data and header(s):
       | url | http://host.docker.internal:%d/html/testdata/page-1-html/index.html | field |
     Then the response status code should be 403
@@ -502,10 +513,10 @@ Feature: /forms/chromium/convert/url
       Forbidden
       """
 
-  Scenario: POST /forms/chromium/convert/url (Main URL resolves to a non-public IP, allow-private-ips on)
+  Scenario: POST /forms/chromium/convert/url (Main URL resolves to a non-public IP, deny-private-ips on with allow-list bypass)
     Given I have a Gotenberg container with the following environment variable(s):
-      | CHROMIUM_ALLOW_LIST        |      |
-      | CHROMIUM_ALLOW_PRIVATE_IPS | true |
+      | CHROMIUM_ALLOW_LIST       | .+  |
+      | CHROMIUM_DENY_PRIVATE_IPS | true |
     Given I have a static server
     When I make a "POST" request to Gotenberg at the "/forms/chromium/convert/url" endpoint with the following form data and header(s):
       | url | http://host.docker.internal:%d/html/testdata/page-1-html/index.html | field |
diff --git a/test/integration/features/debug.feature b/test/integration/features/debug.feature
index f6edca33..1cc15a1e 100644
--- a/test/integration/features/debug.feature
+++ b/test/integration/features/debug.feature
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ Feature: /debug
           "api-disable-root-route-telemetry": "true",
           "api-disable-version-route-telemetry": "true",
           "api-download-from-allow-list": "[.+]",
-          "api-download-from-deny-list": "[^https?://(10\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\\.|192\\.168\\.|169\\.254\\.|0\\.0\\.0\\.0|127\\.|localhost|\\[::1\\]|\\[fd)]",
+          "api-download-from-deny-list": "[]",
+          "api-download-from-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "api-download-from-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "api-download-from-max-retry": "4",
           "api-enable-basic-auth": "false",
           "api-enable-debug-route": "true",
@@ -78,11 +80,12 @@ Feature: /debug
           "chromium-allow-file-access-from-files": "false",
           "chromium-allow-insecure-localhost": "false",
           "chromium-allow-list": "[.+]",
-          "chromium-allow-private-ips": "false",
           "chromium-auto-start": "false",
           "chromium-clear-cache": "false",
           "chromium-clear-cookies": "false",
           "chromium-deny-list": "[^file:(?!//\\/tmp/).*]",
+          "chromium-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "chromium-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "chromium-disable-javascript": "false",
           "chromium-disable-routes": "false",
           "chromium-disable-web-security": "false",
@@ -127,7 +130,9 @@ Feature: /debug
           "prometheus-metrics-path": "/prometheus/metrics",
           "webhook-allow-list": "[.+]",
           "webhook-client-timeout": "30s",
-          "webhook-deny-list": "[^https?://(10\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\\.|192\\.168\\.|169\\.254\\.|0\\.0\\.0\\.0|127\\.|localhost|\\[::1\\]|\\[fd)]",
+          "webhook-deny-list": "[]",
+          "webhook-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "webhook-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "webhook-disable": "false",
           "webhook-error-allow-list": "[]",
           "webhook-error-deny-list": "[]",
@@ -196,7 +201,9 @@ Feature: /debug
           "api-disable-root-route-telemetry": "true",
           "api-disable-version-route-telemetry": "true",
           "api-download-from-allow-list": "[.+]",
-          "api-download-from-deny-list": "[^https?://(10\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\\.|192\\.168\\.|169\\.254\\.|0\\.0\\.0\\.0|127\\.|localhost|\\[::1\\]|\\[fd)]",
+          "api-download-from-deny-list": "[]",
+          "api-download-from-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "api-download-from-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "api-download-from-max-retry": "4",
           "api-enable-basic-auth": "false",
           "api-enable-debug-route": "true",
@@ -211,11 +218,12 @@ Feature: /debug
           "chromium-allow-file-access-from-files": "false",
           "chromium-allow-insecure-localhost": "false",
           "chromium-allow-list": "[.+]",
-          "chromium-allow-private-ips": "false",
           "chromium-auto-start": "false",
           "chromium-clear-cache": "false",
           "chromium-clear-cookies": "false",
           "chromium-deny-list": "[^file:(?!//\\/tmp/).*]",
+          "chromium-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "chromium-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "chromium-disable-javascript": "false",
           "chromium-disable-routes": "false",
           "chromium-disable-web-security": "false",
@@ -260,7 +268,9 @@ Feature: /debug
           "prometheus-metrics-path": "/prometheus/metrics",
           "webhook-allow-list": "[.+]",
           "webhook-client-timeout": "30s",
-          "webhook-deny-list": "[^https?://(10\\.|172\\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[01])\\.|192\\.168\\.|169\\.254\\.|0\\.0\\.0\\.0|127\\.|localhost|\\[::1\\]|\\[fd)]",
+          "webhook-deny-list": "[]",
+          "webhook-deny-private-ips": "false",
+          "webhook-deny-public-ips": "false",
           "webhook-disable": "false",
           "webhook-error-allow-list": "[]",
           "webhook-error-deny-list": "[]",