diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 84bfe51..b441c69 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ http.request = function (opts, cb) {
 	var path = opts.path || '/'
 
 	// Necessary for IPv6 addresses
-	if (host && host.indexOf(':') !== -1)
-		host = '[' + host + ']'
+	if (host && host === opts.hostname && host.indexOf(':') !== -1 && host.indexOf('[') !== 0) {
+	  host = '[' + host + ']'
+	}
 
 	// This may be a relative url. The browser should always be able to interpret it correctly.
 	opts.url = (host ? (protocol + '//' + host) : '') + (port ? ':' + port : '') + path
@@ -82,4 +83,4 @@ http.METHODS = [
 	'TRACE',
 	'UNLOCK',
 	'UNSUBSCRIBE'
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/test/node/http-browserify.js b/test/node/http-browserify.js
index 42a718f..f2483be 100644
--- a/test/node/http-browserify.js
+++ b/test/node/http-browserify.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test('Test withCredentials param', function(t) {
 	t.end()
 })
 
-test('Test ipv6 address', function(t) {
+test('Test ipv6 address as string', function(t) {
 	var testUrl = 'http://[::1]:80/foo'
 	var request = http.get(testUrl, noop)
 
@@ -130,6 +130,47 @@ test('Test ipv6 address', function(t) {
 	t.end()
 })
 
+test('Test ipv6 address as opts with hostname [brackets] and port', function(t) {
+	var opts = {
+		protocol: "http:",
+		hostname: "[::1]",
+		port: "80",
+		path: "/foo"
+	}
+	var request = http.get(opts, noop)
+
+	var resolved = url.resolve(location, request._opts.url)
+	t.equal(resolved, 'http://[::1]:80/foo', 'Url should be correct')
+	t.end()
+})
+
+test('Test ipv6 address as opts with hostname [no brackets] and port', function(t) {
+	var opts = {
+		protocol: "http:",
+		hostname: "::1",
+		port: "80",
+		path: "/foo"
+	}
+	var request = http.get(opts, noop)
+
+	var resolved = url.resolve(location, request._opts.url)
+	t.equal(resolved, 'http://[::1]:80/foo', 'Url should be correct')
+	t.end()
+})
+
+test('Test ipv6 address as opts with host', function(t) {
+	var opts = {
+		protocol: "http:",
+		host: "[::1]:80",
+		path: "/foo"
+	}
+	var request = http.get(opts, noop)
+
+	var resolved = url.resolve(location, request._opts.url)
+	t.equal(resolved, 'http://[::1]:80/foo', 'Url should be correct')
+	t.end()
+})
+
 test('Test relative path in url', function(t) {
 	var params = { path: './bar' }
 	var request = http.get(params, noop)