1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
index 33124fd..6101eea 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,17 @@ void QHttpNetworkConnectionPrivate::prepareRequest(HttpMessagePair &messagePair)
     // set the host
     value = request.headerField("host");
     if (value.isEmpty()) {
-        QByteArray host = QUrl::toAce(hostName);
+        QHostAddress add;
+        QByteArray host;
+        if(add.setAddress(hostName)) {
+            if(add.protocol() == QAbstractSocket::IPv6Protocol) {
+                host = "[" + hostName.toAscii() + "]";//format the ipv6 in the standard way
+            } else {
+                host = QUrl::toAce(hostName);
+            }
+        } else {
+            host = QUrl::toAce(hostName);
+        }
 
         int port = request.url().port();
         if (port != -1) {