diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainer.java
index 98bf1661b..de875ba8b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainer.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static Result parseRequest(Request request) {
         if (Strings.isNotBlank(forwardedHost)) {
             String[] split = forwardedHost.split("[ ,]");
             forwardedHost = split[0];
-            int colonIndex = forwardedHost.lastIndexOf(":");
+            int colonIndex = forwardedHost.endsWith("]") ? -1 : forwardedHost.lastIndexOf(":");
             if (colonIndex > -1) {
                 if (originalPort == -1) {
                     originalPort = request.getServerPort();
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/changelog.yaml b/core/src/main/resources/changelog.yaml
index ade78548e..3ab702d58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/changelog.yaml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/changelog.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     date: "2025-01-05"
     changes:
       -   type: "fix"
-          text: "Fix paging for search / download / notification history"
+          text: "Fix paging for search / download / notification history."
+      -   type: "fix"
+          text: "Hopefully actually fix ipv6 reverse proxies access. See #980"
     final: true
 -   version: "v7.11.3"
     date: "2025-01-03"
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainerTest.java
index d8810b183..459710ba3 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/nzbhydra/auth/HydraEmbeddedServletContainerTest.java
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ void shouldHandleIpv6ForwardedHost() {
         assertThat(result.forwardedHost()).isEqualTo("[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldHandleIpv6ForwardedHostWithoutPort() {
+        when(request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-Host")).thenReturn("[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]");
+        when(serverNameMB.getString()).thenReturn("original.com");
+        when(request.getServerPort()).thenReturn(8080);
+
+        HydraEmbeddedServletContainer.Result result = parseRequest(request);
+
+        assertThat(result.originalPort()).isEqualTo(80);
+        assertThat(result.forwardedHost()).isEqualTo("[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldHandleForwardedHostWithPort() {
         when(request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-Host")).thenReturn("example.com:9443");