diff --git a/docs/KNOWN_BUGS b/docs/KNOWN_BUGS
index 4601d48da..d36382740 100644
--- a/docs/KNOWN_BUGS
+++ b/docs/KNOWN_BUGS
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ may have been fixed since this was written!
   to what winhttp does. See http://curl.haxx.se/bug/view.cgi?id=1281867
 
 23. SOCKS-related problems:
-  A) libcurl doesn't support SOCKS for IPv6.
   B) libcurl doesn't support FTPS over a SOCKS proxy.
   E) libcurl doesn't support active FTP over a SOCKS proxy
 
diff --git a/lib/socks.c b/lib/socks.c
index 43e6d95f6..e55964a4c 100644
--- a/lib/socks.c
+++ b/lib/socks.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5(const char *proxy_name,
   bool socks5_resolve_local = (conn->proxytype == CURLPROXY_SOCKS5)?TRUE:FALSE;
   const size_t hostname_len = strlen(hostname);
   ssize_t packetsize = 0;
+  int len;
 
   /* RFC1928 chapter 5 specifies max 255 chars for domain name in packet */
   if(!socks5_resolve_local && hostname_len > 255) {
@@ -474,7 +475,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5(const char *proxy_name,
   else if(socksreq[1] == 2) {
     /* Needs user name and password */
     size_t userlen, pwlen;
-    int len;
     if(proxy_name && proxy_password) {
       userlen = strlen(proxy_name);
       pwlen = strlen(proxy_password);
@@ -554,31 +554,22 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5(const char *proxy_name,
   }
 
   /* Authentication is complete, now specify destination to the proxy */
-  socksreq[0] = 5; /* version (SOCKS5) */
-  socksreq[1] = 1; /* connect */
-  socksreq[2] = 0; /* must be zero */
+  len = 0;
+  socksreq[len++] = 5; /* version (SOCKS5) */
+  socksreq[len++] = 1; /* connect */
+  socksreq[len++] = 0; /* must be zero */
 
   if(!socks5_resolve_local) {
-    packetsize = (ssize_t)(5 + hostname_len + 2);
-
-    socksreq[3] = 3; /* ATYP: domain name = 3 */
-    socksreq[4] = (char) hostname_len; /* address length */
-    memcpy(&socksreq[5], hostname, hostname_len); /* address bytes w/o NULL */
-
-    /* PORT MSB */
-    socksreq[hostname_len+5] = (unsigned char)((remote_port >> 8) & 0xff);
-    /* PORT LSB */
-    socksreq[hostname_len+6] = (unsigned char)(remote_port & 0xff);
+    socksreq[len++] = 3; /* ATYP: domain name = 3 */
+    socksreq[len++] = (char) hostname_len; /* address length */
+    memcpy(&socksreq[len], hostname, hostname_len); /* address bytes w/o NULL */
+    len += hostname_len;
   }
   else {
     struct Curl_dns_entry *dns;
-    Curl_addrinfo *hp=NULL;
+    Curl_addrinfo *hp = NULL;
     int rc = Curl_resolv(conn, hostname, remote_port, &dns);
 
-    packetsize = 10;
-
-    socksreq[3] = 1; /* IPv4 = 1 */
-
     if(rc == CURLRESOLV_ERROR)
       return CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST;
 
@@ -596,16 +587,26 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5(const char *proxy_name,
     if(dns)
       hp=dns->addr;
     if(hp) {
-      char buf[64];
-      unsigned short ip[4];
-      Curl_printable_address(hp, buf, sizeof(buf));
+      struct sockaddr_in *saddr_in;
+      struct sockaddr_in6 *saddr_in6;
+      int i;
 
-      if(4 == sscanf( buf, "%hu.%hu.%hu.%hu",
-                      &ip[0], &ip[1], &ip[2], &ip[3])) {
-        socksreq[4] = (unsigned char)ip[0];
-        socksreq[5] = (unsigned char)ip[1];
-        socksreq[6] = (unsigned char)ip[2];
-        socksreq[7] = (unsigned char)ip[3];
+      if(hp->ai_family == AF_INET) {
+        socksreq[len++] = 1; /* IPv4 = 1 */
+
+        saddr_in = (struct sockaddr_in*)hp->ai_addr;
+        for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+          socksreq[len++] = ((unsigned char*)&saddr_in->sin_addr.s_addr)[i];
+          infof(data, "%d\n", socksreq[len-1]);
+        }
+      }
+      else if(hp->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
+        socksreq[len++] = 4; /* IPv6 = 4 */
+
+        saddr_in6 = (struct sockaddr_in6*)hp->ai_addr;
+        for(i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+          socksreq[len++] = ((unsigned char*)&saddr_in6->sin6_addr.s6_addr)[i];
+        }
       }
       else
         hp = NULL; /* fail! */
@@ -617,11 +618,13 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5(const char *proxy_name,
             hostname);
       return CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST;
     }
-
-    socksreq[8] = (unsigned char)((remote_port >> 8) & 0xff); /* PORT MSB */
-    socksreq[9] = (unsigned char)(remote_port & 0xff);        /* PORT LSB */
   }
 
+  socksreq[len++] = (unsigned char)((remote_port >> 8) & 0xff); /* PORT MSB */
+  socksreq[len++] = (unsigned char)(remote_port & 0xff);        /* PORT LSB */
+
+  packetsize = len;
+
 #if defined(HAVE_GSSAPI) || defined(USE_WINDOWS_SSPI)
   if(conn->socks5_gssapi_enctype) {
     failf(data, "SOCKS5 gssapi protection not yet implemented.");