diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index ddcace86e..4597680bf 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -433,12 +433,28 @@ module.exports = {
   get ips() {
     const proxy = this.app.proxy;
     const val = this.get(this.app.proxyIpHeader);
-    let ips = proxy && val
-      ? val.split(/\s*,\s*/)
-      : [];
+    let ips = [];
+
+    if (proxy && val) {
+      ips = val.split(/\s*,\s*/)
+        .map(host => {
+          let normalizedHost = host;
+
+          if (net.isIPv6(host)) {
+            normalizedHost = `[${host}]`;
+          }
+
+          const hostname = new URL(`http://${normalizedHost}`).hostname;
+
+          return hostname.replace(/(^\[|\]$)/g, '');
+        })
+        .filter(ip => !!ip);
+    }
+
     if (this.app.maxIpsCount > 0) {
       ips = ips.slice(-this.app.maxIpsCount);
     }
+
     return ips;
   },
 
diff --git a/test/request/ips.js b/test/request/ips.js
index 18ec82ea4..86c77fc61 100644
--- a/test/request/ips.js
+++ b/test/request/ips.js
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ describe('req.ips', () => {
         assert.deepEqual(req.ips, ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.2']);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('and contains IPv4', () => {
+      it('should not return port', () => {
+        const req = request();
+        req.app.proxy = true;
+        req.header['x-forwarded-for'] = '127.0.0.1:80,127.0.0.2';
+        assert.deepEqual(req.ips, ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.2']);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('and contains IPv6', () => {
+      it('should parse correctly', () => {
+        const req = request();
+        req.app.proxy = true;
+        req.header['x-forwarded-for'] = '::1';
+        assert.deepEqual(req.ips, ['::1']);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('when options.proxyIpHeader is present', () => {