diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index f991ade5c..945d4e327 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -2574,7 +2574,15 @@ static bool check_noproxy(const char *name, const char *no_proxy)
     /* NO_PROXY was specified and it wasn't just an asterisk */
 
     no_proxy_len = strlen(no_proxy);
-    endptr = strchr(name, ':');
+    if(name[0] == '[') {
+      /* IPv6 numerical address */
+      endptr = strchr(name, ']');
+      if(!endptr)
+        return FALSE;
+      name++;
+    }
+    else
+      endptr = strchr(name, ':');
     if(endptr)
       namelen = endptr - name;
     else
diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.inc b/tests/data/Makefile.inc
index 55abec873..e28066fcd 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.inc
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test1228 test1229 test1230 test1231 test1232 test1233 test1234 test1235 \
 test1236 test1237 test1238 test1239 test1240 test1241 test1242 test1243 \
 test1244 test1245 test1246 test1247 test1248 test1249 test1250 test1251 \
 test1252 test1253 test1254 test1255 test1256 test1257 test1258 test1259 \
-test1260 test1261 test1262 test1263 test1264 \
+test1260 test1261 test1262 test1263 test1264 test1265 \
 \
 test1280 test1281 test1282 test1283 test1284 test1285 test1286 test1287 \
 test1288 test1289 test1290 test1291 \
diff --git a/tests/data/test1265 b/tests/data/test1265
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d3ef6dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test1265
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+HTTP proxy
+NO_PROXY
+noproxy
+</keywords>
+</info>
+
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<data>
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 4
+Content-Type: text/html
+
+foo
+</data>
+</reply>
+
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<server>
+http-ipv6
+</server>
+<name>
+NO_PROXY with IPv6 numerical address
+</name>
+<setenv>
+http_proxy=http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
+NO_PROXY=::1
+</setenv>
+<command>
+http://%HOST6IP:%HTTP6PORT/1265
+</command>
+</client>
+
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<strip>
+^User-Agent:.*
+</strip>
+<protocol>
+GET /1265 HTTP/1.1
+Host: %HOST6IP:%HTTP6PORT
+Accept: */*
+
+</protocol>
+</verify>
+</testcase>