diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e114486..afce862 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Added
 
+- Shorthand for blocking an IP address `Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.3.4")`
+- Shorthand for blocking an IP subnet `Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.0.0/16")`
+- Shorthand for safelisting an IP address `Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.7.8")`
+- Shorthand for safelisting an IP subnet `Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.0.0/16")`
 - Throw helpful error message when using `allow2ban` but cache store is misconfigured ([#315](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack/issues/315))
 - Throw helpful error message when using `fail2ban` but cache store is misconfigured ([#315](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack/issues/315))
 
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack.rb b/lib/rack/attack.rb
index dd151fd..35b2e35 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require 'rack'
 require 'forwardable'
 require 'rack/attack/path_normalizer'
 require 'rack/attack/request'
+require "ipaddr"
 
 class Rack::Attack
   class MisconfiguredStoreError < StandardError; end
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ class Rack::Attack
       self.blocklists[name] = Blocklist.new(name, block)
     end
 
+    def blocklist_ip(ip)
+      @ip_blocklists ||= []
+      ip_blocklist_proc = lambda { |request| IPAddr.new(ip).include?(IPAddr.new(request.ip)) }
+      @ip_blocklists << Blocklist.new(nil, ip_blocklist_proc)
+    end
+
+    def safelist_ip(ip)
+      @ip_safelists ||= []
+      ip_safelist_proc = lambda { |request| IPAddr.new(ip).include?(IPAddr.new(request.ip)) }
+      @ip_safelists << Safelist.new(nil, ip_safelist_proc)
+    end
+
     def blacklist(name, &block)
       warn "[DEPRECATION] 'Rack::Attack.blacklist' is deprecated.  Please use 'blocklist' instead."
       blocklist(name, &block)
@@ -66,9 +79,8 @@ class Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def safelisted?(req)
-      safelists.any? do |name, safelist|
-        safelist[req]
-      end
+      ip_safelists.any? { |safelist| safelist.match?(req) } ||
+        safelists.any? { |_name, safelist| safelist.match?(req) }
     end
 
     def whitelisted?(req)
@@ -77,9 +89,8 @@ class Rack::Attack
     end
 
     def blocklisted?(req)
-      blocklists.any? do |name, blocklist|
-        blocklist[req]
-      end
+      ip_blocklists.any? { |blocklist| blocklist.match?(req) } ||
+        blocklists.any? { |_name, blocklist| blocklist.match?(req) }
     end
 
     def blacklisted?(req)
@@ -109,6 +120,8 @@ class Rack::Attack
 
     def clear!
       @safelists, @blocklists, @throttles, @tracks = {}, {}, {}, {}
+      @ip_blocklists = []
+      @ip_safelists = []
     end
 
     def blacklisted_response=(res)
@@ -121,6 +134,15 @@ class Rack::Attack
       blocklisted_response
     end
 
+    private
+
+    def ip_blocklists
+      @ip_blocklists ||= []
+    end
+
+    def ip_safelists
+      @ip_safelists ||= []
+    end
   end
 
   # Set defaults
diff --git a/lib/rack/attack/check.rb b/lib/rack/attack/check.rb
index 21451de..8ae9ba1 100644
--- a/lib/rack/attack/check.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/attack/check.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module Rack
         }
       end
 
+      alias_method :match?, :[]
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/blocking_ip_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/blocking_ip_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c599c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/blocking_ip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Blocking an IP" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.3.4")
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request if IP matches" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds if IP doesn't match" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "notifies when the request is blocked" do
+    notified = false
+    notification_type = nil
+
+    ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("rack.attack") do |_name, _start, _finish, _id, request|
+      notified = true
+      notification_type = request.env["rack.attack.match_type"]
+    end
+
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    refute notified
+
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert notified
+    assert_equal :blocklist, notification_type
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/blocking_subnet_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/blocking_subnet_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b4f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/blocking_subnet_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Blocking an IP subnet" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist_ip("1.2.3.4/31")
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request if IP is inside the subnet" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request for another IP in the subnet" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.5"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds if IP is outside the subnet" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.6"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "notifies when the request is blocked" do
+    notified = false
+    notification_type = nil
+
+    ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("rack.attack") do |_name, _start, _finish, _id, request|
+      notified = true
+      notification_type = request.env["rack.attack.match_type"]
+    end
+
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    refute notified
+
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert notified
+    assert_equal :blocklist, notification_type
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38faf72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_ip_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Safelist an IP" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist("admin") do |request|
+      request.path == "/admin"
+    end
+
+    Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.7.8")
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request if blocklist condition is true and safelist is false" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds if blocklist condition is false and safelist is false" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "1.2.3.4"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if blocklist condition is false and safelist is true" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if both blocklist and safelist conditions are true" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "notifies when the request is safe" do
+    notification_type = nil
+
+    ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("rack.attack") do |_name, _start, _finish, _id, request|
+      notification_type = request.env["rack.attack.match_type"]
+    end
+
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.7.8"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal :safelist, notification_type
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/safelisting_subnet_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_subnet_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..920f265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/safelisting_subnet_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require_relative "../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Safelisting an IP subnet" do
+  before do
+    Rack::Attack.blocklist("admin") do |request|
+      request.path == "/admin"
+    end
+
+    Rack::Attack.safelist_ip("5.6.0.0/16")
+  end
+
+  it "forbids request if blocklist condition is true and safelist is false" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.7.0.0"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds if blocklist condition is false and safelist is false" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.7.0.0"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if blocklist condition is false and safelist is true" do
+    get "/", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.0.0"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "succeeds request if both blocklist and safelist conditions are true" do
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.255.255"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+  end
+
+  it "notifies when the request is safe" do
+    notification_type = nil
+
+    ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("rack.attack") do |_name, _start, _finish, _id, request|
+      notification_type = request.env["rack.attack.match_type"]
+    end
+
+    get "/admin", {}, "REMOTE_ADDR" => "5.6.0.0"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal :safelist, notification_type
+  end
+end