diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 7c0e067..b6e0907 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ function($rootScope,
 
     var connect = function (host, port, passwd, ssl, noCompression) {
         var proto = ssl ? 'wss' : 'ws';
+        // If host is an IPv6 literal wrap it in brackets
+        if (host.indexOf(":") !== -1) {
+            host = "[" + host + "]";
+        }
         var url = proto + "://" + host + ":" + port + "/weechat";
         $log.debug('Connecting to URL: ', url);