diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Common/Network/PlatformNetworkManagerStub.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Common/Network/PlatformNetworkManagerStub.cpp
index 430f2c111..eee270b72 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Common/Network/PlatformNetworkManagerStub.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Common/Network/PlatformNetworkManagerStub.cpp
@@ -918,7 +918,11 @@ void CPlatformNetworkManagerStub::SearchForGames()
 					info->data.isJoinable = true;
 					strncpy_s(info->data.hostIP, sizeof(info->data.hostIP), ipBuf, _TRUNCATE);
 					info->data.hostPort = port;
-					info->sessionId = static_cast<uint64_t>(inet_addr(ipBuf)) | static_cast<uint64_t>(port) << 32;
+
+					//Hash IP so IPv4 and 6 both are a valid sess id
+					uint64_t ipHash = (uint64_t)std::hash<std::string>{}(ipBuf);
+					info->sessionId = (SessionID)(ipHash ^ (static_cast<uint64_t>(port << 32)));
+
 					friendsSessions[0].push_back(info);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.cpp
index acc043e5f..4d2cd2b5f 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,21 @@ void WinsockNetLayer::Shutdown()
 	}
 }
 
+bool WinsockNetLayer::IsNumericAddress(const char* addr)
+{
+	if (addr == nullptr)
+		return false;
+
+	in6_addr buf{};
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, addr, &buf) == 1)
+		return true;
+
+	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, addr, &buf) == 1)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool WinsockNetLayer::HostGame(int port, const char* bindIp)
 {
 	if (!s_initialized && !Initialize()) return false;
@@ -248,18 +263,26 @@ bool WinsockNetLayer::HostGame(int port, const char* bindIp)
 		s_smallIdToSocket[i] = INVALID_SOCKET;
 	LeaveCriticalSection(&s_smallIdToSocketLock);
 
-	struct addrinfo hints = {};
-	struct addrinfo* result = nullptr;
-
-	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
-	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
-	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
-	hints.ai_flags = (bindIp == nullptr || bindIp[0] == 0) ? AI_PASSIVE : 0;
-
 	char portStr[16];
 	sprintf_s(portStr, "%d", port);
+	const char* resolvedBindIp = (bindIp != NULL && bindIp[0] != 0) ? bindIp : NULL;
 
-	const char* resolvedBindIp = (bindIp != nullptr && bindIp[0] != 0) ? bindIp : nullptr;
+	struct addrinfo hints = {};
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
+
+	if (resolvedBindIp == NULL)
+	{
+		hints.ai_family = AF_INET6;
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+		hints.ai_flags = IsNumericAddress(resolvedBindIp) ? AI_NUMERICHOST : 0;
+	}
+
+	struct addrinfo* result = NULL;
 	int iResult = getaddrinfo(resolvedBindIp, portStr, &hints, &result);
 	if (iResult != 0)
 	{
@@ -278,8 +301,14 @@ bool WinsockNetLayer::HostGame(int port, const char* bindIp)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	int opt = 1;
-	setsockopt(s_listenSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const char*)&opt, sizeof(opt));
+	if (result->ai_family == AF_INET6)
+	{
+		DWORD ipv6only = 0;
+		if (setsockopt(s_listenSocket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, (const char*)&ipv6only, sizeof(ipv6only)) == SOCKET_ERROR)
+		{
+			app.DebugPrintf("setsockopt() failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
+		}
+	}
 
 	iResult = ::bind(s_listenSocket, result->ai_addr, static_cast<int>(result->ai_addrlen));
 	freeaddrinfo(result);
@@ -340,7 +369,12 @@ bool WinsockNetLayer::JoinGame(const char* ip, int port)
 	struct addrinfo hints = {};
 	struct addrinfo* result = nullptr;
 
-	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+	if (IsNumericAddress(ip))
+		hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;
+	else
+		hints.ai_flags = 0;
+
+	hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
 
@@ -755,7 +789,7 @@ static bool RecvExact(SOCKET sock, BYTE* buf, int len)
 }
 
 #if defined(MINECRAFT_SERVER_BUILD)
-static bool TryGetNumericRemoteIp(const sockaddr_in &remoteAddress, std::string *outIp)
+static bool TryGetNumericRemoteIp(const sockaddr_storage& remoteAddress, int remoteAddressLength, std::string* outIp)
 {
 	if (outIp == nullptr)
 	{
@@ -763,14 +797,17 @@ static bool TryGetNumericRemoteIp(const sockaddr_in &remoteAddress, std::string
 	}
 
 	outIp->clear();
-	char ipBuffer[64] = {};
-	const char *ip = inet_ntop(AF_INET, (void *)&remoteAddress.sin_addr, ipBuffer, sizeof(ipBuffer));
-	if (ip == nullptr || ip[0] == 0)
+	char host[NI_MAXHOST] = {};
+	if (getnameinfo((const sockaddr*)&remoteAddress, remoteAddressLength, host, sizeof(host), nullptr, 0, NI_NUMERICHOST) != 0)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (host[0] == 0)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	*outIp = ip;
+	*outIp = host;
 	return true;
 }
 #endif
@@ -809,7 +846,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI WinsockNetLayer::AcceptThreadProc(LPVOID param)
 {
 	while (s_active)
 	{
-		sockaddr_in remoteAddress;
+		sockaddr_storage remoteAddress;
 		ZeroMemory(&remoteAddress, sizeof(remoteAddress));
 		int remoteAddressLength = sizeof(remoteAddress);
 		SOCKET clientSocket = accept(s_listenSocket, (sockaddr*)&remoteAddress, &remoteAddressLength);
@@ -825,7 +862,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI WinsockNetLayer::AcceptThreadProc(LPVOID param)
 
 #if defined(MINECRAFT_SERVER_BUILD)
 		std::string remoteIp;
-		const bool hasRemoteIp = TryGetNumericRemoteIp(remoteAddress, &remoteIp);
+		const bool hasRemoteIp = TryGetNumericRemoteIp(remoteAddress, remoteAddressLength, &remoteIp);
 		const char *remoteIpForLog = hasRemoteIp ? remoteIp.c_str() : "unknown";
 		if (g_Win64DedicatedServer)
 		{
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.h b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.h
index 8a11e391d..aa633c1a1 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.h
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Network/WinsockNetLayer.h
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class WinsockNetLayer
 public:
 	static bool Initialize();
 	static void Shutdown();
-
-	static bool HostGame(int port, const char* bindIp = nullptr);
+	
+	static bool IsNumericAddress(const char* addr);
+	static bool HostGame(int port, const char* bindIp = NULL);
 	static bool JoinGame(const char* ip, int port);
 
 	enum eJoinState
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
index d6ba64e7e..561255fda 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/ServerProperties.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static const ServerPropertyDefault kServerPropertyDefaults[] =
 	{ "motd", "A Minecraft Server" },
 	{ "natural-regeneration", "true" },
 	{ "pvp", "true" },
-	{ "server-ip", "0.0.0.0" },
+	{ "server-ip", "::" },
 	{ "server-name", "DedicatedServer" },
 	{ "server-port", "25565" },
 	{ "white-list", "false" },
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ ServerPropertiesConfig LoadServerPropertiesConfig()
 	config.worldSaveId = worldSaveId;
 
 	config.serverPort = ReadNormalizedIntProperty(&merged, "server-port", kDefaultServerPort, 1, 65535, &shouldWrite);
-	config.serverIp = ReadNormalizedStringProperty(&merged, "server-ip", "0.0.0.0", 255, &shouldWrite);
+	config.serverIp = ReadNormalizedStringProperty(&merged, "server-ip", "::", 255, &shouldWrite);
 	config.lanAdvertise = ReadNormalizedBoolProperty(&merged, kLanAdvertisePropertyKey, false, &shouldWrite);
 	config.whiteListEnabled = ReadNormalizedBoolProperty(&merged, "white-list", false, &shouldWrite);
 	config.serverName = ReadNormalizedStringProperty(&merged, "server-name", "DedicatedServer", 16, &shouldWrite);
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp b/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
index a8d5fc66b..f9e397228 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Server/Windows64/ServerMain.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void ApplyServerPropertiesToDedicatedConfig(const ServerPropertiesConfig
 	strncpy_s(
 		config->bindIP,
 		sizeof(config->bindIP),
-		serverProperties.serverIp.empty() ? "0.0.0.0" : serverProperties.serverIp.c_str(),
+		serverProperties.serverIp.empty() ? "::" : serverProperties.serverIp.c_str(),
 		_TRUNCATE);
 	strncpy_s(
 		config->name,
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	DedicatedServerConfig config;
 	config.port = WIN64_NET_DEFAULT_PORT;
-	strncpy_s(config.bindIP, sizeof(config.bindIP), "0.0.0.0", _TRUNCATE);
+	strncpy_s(config.bindIP, sizeof(config.bindIP), "::", _TRUNCATE);
 	strncpy_s(config.name, sizeof(config.name), "DedicatedServer", _TRUNCATE);
 	config.maxPlayers = MINECRAFT_NET_MAX_PLAYERS;
 	config.worldSize = e_worldSize_Classic;
@@ -616,7 +616,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	LogStartupStep("server startup complete");
-	LogInfof("startup", "Dedicated server listening on %s:%d", g_Win64MultiplayerIP, g_Win64MultiplayerPort);
+
+	const std::string displayIp = strchr(g_Win64MultiplayerIP, ':')
+		? "[" + std::string(g_Win64MultiplayerIP) + "]" //ipv6 address will always have a :
+		: g_Win64MultiplayerIP;
+
+	LogInfof("startup", "Dedicated server listening on %s:%d", displayIp.c_str(), g_Win64MultiplayerPort);
+
 	if (worldBootstrap.status == eWorldBootstrap_CreatedNew && !IsShutdownRequested() && !app.m_bShutdown)
 	{
 		// Windows64 suppresses saveToDisc right after new world creation
diff --git a/docker/dedicated-server/entrypoint.sh b/docker/dedicated-server/entrypoint.sh
index 26b40da98..935f8a12a 100644
--- a/docker/dedicated-server/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/dedicated-server/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SERVER_DIR="/srv/mc"
 SERVER_EXE="Minecraft.Server.exe"
 # ip & port are fixed since they run inside the container
 SERVER_PORT="25565"
-SERVER_BIND_IP="0.0.0.0"
+SERVER_BIND_IP="::"
 
 PERSIST_DIR="/srv/persist"
 WINE_CMD=""
@@ -163,5 +163,11 @@ args=(
   -bind "${SERVER_BIND_IP}"
 )
 
-echo "[info] Starting ${SERVER_EXE} on ${SERVER_BIND_IP}:${SERVER_PORT}"
+if [[ "$SERVER_BIND_IP" == *:* ]]; then
+  display_ip="[${SERVER_BIND_IP}]"
+else
+  display_ip="$SERVER_BIND_IP"
+fi
+
+echo "[info] Starting ${SERVER_EXE} on ${display_ip}:${SERVER_PORT}"
 exec "${WINE_CMD}" "${SERVER_EXE}" "${args[@]}"