diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fb38aca1..9b30bd6a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ver. 0.10.6-dev (20??/??/??) - development edition
 * introduced new prefix `{UNB}` for `datepattern` to disable word boundaries in regex;
 * datetemplate: improved anchor detection for capturing groups `(^...)`;
 * performance optimization of `datepattern` (better search algorithm in datedetector, especially for single template);
+* fail2ban-client: extended to unban IP range(s) by subnet (CIDR/mask) or hostname (DNS), gh-2791;
 
 
 ver. 0.10.5 (2020/01/10) - deserve-more-respect-a-jedis-weapon-must
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/actions.py b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
index 6123605d..4689b9d7 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/actions.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 		if ip is None:
 			return self.__flushBan(db)
 		# Multiple IPs:
-		if isinstance(ip, list):
+		if isinstance(ip, (list, tuple)):
 			missed = []
 			cnt = 0
 			for i in ip:
@@ -273,6 +273,18 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 			# Unban the IP.
 			self.__unBan(ticket)
 		else:
+			# Multiple IPs by subnet or dns:
+			if not isinstance(ip, IPAddr):
+				ipa = IPAddr(ip)
+				if not ipa.isSingle: # subnet (mask/cidr) or raw (may be dns/hostname):
+					ips = filter(
+						lambda i: (
+							isinstance(i, IPAddr) and (i == ipa or i.isSingle and i.isInNet(ipa))
+						), self.__banManager.getBanList()
+					)
+					if ips:
+						return self.removeBannedIP(ips, db, ifexists)
+			# not found:
 			msg = "%s is not banned" % ip
 			logSys.log(logging.MSG, msg)
 			if ifexists:
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
index fd6d6bbd..104e4c57 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
@@ -1158,13 +1158,26 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		self.assertNotLogged("[test-jail1] Found 192.0.2.5")
 
 		# unban single ips:
-		self.pruneLog("[test-phase 6]")
+		self.pruneLog("[test-phase 6a]")
 		self.execCmd(SUCCESS, startparams,
 			"--async", "unban", "192.0.2.5", "192.0.2.6")
 		self.assertLogged(
 			"192.0.2.5 is not banned",
 			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.6", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME
 		)
+		# unban ips by subnet (cidr/mask):
+		self.pruneLog("[test-phase 6b]")
+		self.execCmd(SUCCESS, startparams,
+			"--async", "unban", "192.0.2.2/31")
+		self.assertLogged(
+			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.2",
+			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.3", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME
+		)		
+		self.execCmd(SUCCESS, startparams,
+			"--async", "unban", "192.0.2.8/31", "192.0.2.100/31")
+		self.assertLogged(
+			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.8",
+			"192.0.2.100/31 is not banned", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME)
 
 		# reload all (one jail) with unban all:
 		self.pruneLog("[test-phase 7]")
@@ -1175,8 +1188,6 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		self.assertLogged(
 			"Jail 'test-jail1' reloaded",
 			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.1",
-			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.2",
-			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.3",
 			"[test-jail1] Unban 192.0.2.4", all=True
 		)
 		# no restart occurred, no more ban (unbanned all using option "--unban"):
@@ -1184,8 +1195,6 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 			"Jail 'test-jail1' stopped",
 			"Jail 'test-jail1' started",
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.1",
-			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.2",
-			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.3",
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.4", all=True
 		)