diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index edf3e676..ffdce2b5 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ mode = normal
 #
 filter = %(__name__)s[mode=%(mode)s]
 
+# "ignoregeo" specifies the countries to ignore based on geolocation.
+#ignoregeo = 
+
+# "geoipdb" specifies the path to the GeoIP database.
+#geoipdb = 
 
 #
 # ACTIONS
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/actions.py b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
index 26e80107..1bbf9b63 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/actions.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
@@ -743,3 +743,56 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 				 ("Banned Country list", self.banManager.geBanListExtendedCountry(cymru_info)),
 				 ("Banned RIR list", self.banManager.geBanListExtendedRIR(cymru_info))]
 		return ret
+
+	def perform_geolocation_lookup(self, ip):
+		"""Perform geolocation lookup for the given IP address.
+
+		Parameters
+		----------
+		ip : str
+			The IP address to perform geolocation lookup for.
+
+		Returns
+		-------
+		str
+			The country code of the IP address.
+		"""
+		# Implement the geolocation lookup logic here
+		# For example, you can use an external service like ip-api.com
+		import requests
+		response = requests.get(f"http://ip-api.com/json/{ip}")
+		data = response.json()
+		return data.get("countryCode")
+
+	def ban(self, aInfo):
+		"""Executes the given command ("actionban" or "actionreban").
+
+		Replaces the tags in the action command with actions properties
+		and ban information, and executes the resulting command.
+
+		Parameters
+		----------
+		aInfo : dict
+			Dictionary which includes information in relation to
+			the ban.
+		"""
+		# Perform geolocation lookup
+		ip = aInfo["ip"]
+		country_code = self.perform_geolocation_lookup(ip)
+		aInfo["country_code"] = country_code
+
+		# Check if the IP should be ignored based on geolocation
+		ignoregeo = self._jail.filter.getOptions().get("ignoregeo", "").split()
+		if country_code in ignoregeo:
+			logSys.info("Ignoring IP %s from country %s based on geolocation", ip, country_code)
+			return
+
+		# if we should start the action on demand (conditional by family):
+		family = aInfo.get('family', '')
+		if self._startOnDemand:
+			if not self.__started.get(family):
+				self._start(family, forceStart=True)
+		# ban:
+		if not self._processCmd('<actionban>', aInfo):
+			raise RuntimeError("Error banning %(ip)s" % aInfo)
+		self.__started[family] = self.__started.get(family, 0) | 3; # started and contains items
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py b/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
index d3e89820..906b4a4a 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/banmanager.py
@@ -384,3 +384,23 @@ class BanManager:
 			except KeyError:
 				pass
 		return None						  # if none found
+
+	##
+	# Handle geolocation data for banned IPs.
+	#
+	# @param ticket the ticket
+	# @return True if the IP address is not in the ban list
+
+	def handleGeolocationData(self, ticket):
+		# Perform geolocation lookup
+		ip = ticket.getID()
+		country_code = self.perform_geolocation_lookup(ip)
+		ticket.setData("country_code", country_code)
+
+		# Check if the IP should be ignored based on geolocation
+		ignoregeo = self._jail.filter.getOptions().get("ignoregeo", "").split()
+		if country_code in ignoregeo:
+			logSys.info("Ignoring IP %s from country %s based on geolocation", ip, country_code)
+			return False
+
+		return True
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index 0f8e3566..c0226528 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class Jail(object):
 		if backend is not None:
 			self._realBackend = self._setBackend(backend)
 		self.backend = backend
+		self.__ignoregeo = set()
+		self.__geoipdb = None
 
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return "%s(%r)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name)
@@ -207,6 +209,16 @@ class Jail(object):
 
 		Used by filter to add a failure for banning.
 		"""
+		# Perform geolocation lookup
+		ip = ticket.getID()
+		country_code = self.actions.perform_geolocation_lookup(ip)
+		ticket.setData("country_code", country_code)
+
+		# Check if the IP should be ignored based on geolocation
+		if country_code in self.__ignoregeo:
+			logSys.info("Ignoring IP %s from country %s based on geolocation", ip, country_code)
+			return
+
 		self.__queue.put(ticket)
 		# add ban to database moved to observer (should previously check not already banned 
 		# and increase ticket time if "bantime.increment" set)
@@ -324,6 +336,8 @@ class Jail(object):
 		self.filter.start()
 		self.actions.start()
 		self.restoreCurrentBans()
+		self.__ignoregeo = set(self.filter.getOptions().get("ignoregeo", "").split())
+		self.__geoipdb = self.filter.getOptions().get("geoipdb", None)
 		logSys.info("Jail %r started", self.name)
 
 	def stop(self, stop=True, join=True):