diff --git a/src/jconf.c b/src/jconf.c
index 5421d18d..c03854a6 100644
--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#include "netutils.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "jconf.h"
 #include "json.h"
diff --git a/src/jconf.h b/src/jconf.h
index bf41b05a..06dbf922 100644
--- a/src/jconf.h
+++ b/src/jconf.h
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 #define TCP_AND_UDP  1
 #define UDP_ONLY     3
 
-typedef struct {
-    char *host;
-    char *port;
-} ss_addr_t;
-
 typedef struct {
     char *port;
     char *password;
diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index d882b454..15a583af 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             FATAL("failed to find a free port");
         }
         snprintf(tmp_port, 8, "%d", port);
-        plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        if (is_ipv6only(remote_addr, remote_num)) {
+            plugin_host = "::1";
+        } else {
+            plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        }
         plugin_port = tmp_port;
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 82a5ab28..16af8417 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 
 #include "json.h"
 #include "utils.h"
-#include "manager.h"
 #include "netutils.h"
+#include "manager.h"
 
 #ifndef BUF_SIZE
 #define BUF_SIZE 65535
diff --git a/src/netutils.c b/src/netutils.c
index 96536591..f89e9715 100644
--- a/src/netutils.c
+++ b/src/netutils.c
@@ -283,3 +283,19 @@ validate_hostname(const char *hostname, const int hostname_len)
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+int
+is_ipv6only(ss_addr_t *servers, size_t server_num)
+{
+    struct cork_ip ip;
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < server_num; i++)
+    {
+        if (cork_ip_init(&ip, servers[i].host) != -1) {
+            if (ip.version != 6) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/netutils.h b/src/netutils.h
index 1565dcf2..f7f6dc6b 100644
--- a/src/netutils.h
+++ b/src/netutils.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+typedef struct {
+    char *host;
+    char *port;
+} ss_addr_t;
+
 /* MPTCP_ENABLED setsockopt values for kernel 4 & 3, best behaviour to be independant of kernel version is to test from newest to the latest values */
 #ifndef MPTCP_ENABLED
 static const char mptcp_enabled_values[] = { 42, 26, 0 };
@@ -103,4 +108,6 @@ int sockaddr_cmp_addr(struct sockaddr_storage *addr1,
 
 int validate_hostname(const char *hostname, const int hostname_len);
 
+int is_ipv6only(ss_addr_t *servers, size_t server_num);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index 41339746..be9da078 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             FATAL("failed to find a free port");
         }
         snprintf(tmp_port, 8, "%d", port);
-        plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        if (is_ipv6only(remote_addr, remote_num)) {
+            plugin_host = "::1";
+        } else {
+            plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        }
         plugin_port = tmp_port;
 
         LOGI("plugin \"%s\" enabled", plugin);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 5d80739b..eced490b 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ create_and_bind(const char *host, const char *port, int mptcp)
         }
 
         if (rp->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
-            int ipv6only = host ? 1 : 0;
-            setsockopt(listen_sock, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &ipv6only, sizeof(ipv6only));
+            int opt = host ? 1 : 0;
+            setsockopt(listen_sock, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &opt, sizeof(opt));
         }
 
         int opt = 1;
@@ -1607,6 +1607,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     char *server_port = NULL;
     char *plugin_opts = NULL;
+    char *plugin_host = NULL;
     char *plugin_port = NULL;
     char tmp_port[8];
 
@@ -1834,6 +1835,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    if (is_ipv6only(server_addr, server_num)) {
+        plugin_host = "::1";
+    } else {
+        plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+    }
+
     remote_port = server_port;
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
@@ -1991,7 +1998,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         int err = start_plugin(plugin, plugin_opts, server_str,
-                               plugin_port, "127.0.0.1", server_port,
+                               plugin_port, plugin_host, server_port,
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
                                plugin_watcher.port,
 #endif
@@ -2013,7 +2020,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             const char *port = server_addr[i].port ? server_addr[i].port : server_port;
 
             if (plugin != NULL) {
-                host = "127.0.0.1";
+                host = plugin_host;
             }
 
             if (host && ss_is_ipv6addr(host))
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index f6c2a90b..7a33d33d 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             FATAL("failed to find a free port");
         }
         snprintf(tmp_port, 8, "%d", port);
-        plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        if (is_ipv6only(remote_addr, remote_num)) {
+            plugin_host = "::1";
+        } else {
+            plugin_host = "127.0.0.1";
+        }
         plugin_port = tmp_port;
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__