diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.c b/engine/common/net_ws.c
index de05146a..35106b69 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.c
@@ -2553,7 +2553,13 @@ void HTTP_Run( void )
 		{
 			dword mode;
 
-			curfile->socket = socket( AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP );
+			// IPv6
+			if ( Q_strstr( curfile->server->host, ":" ))
+				curfile->socket = socket( AF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP );
+
+			// IPv4
+			else
+				curfile->socket = socket( AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP );
 
 			// Now set non-blocking mode
 			// You may skip this if not supported by system,
@@ -2575,9 +2581,21 @@ void HTTP_Run( void )
 			if( fResolving )
 				continue;
 
-			Q_snprintf( hostport, sizeof( hostport ), "%s:%d", curfile->server->host, curfile->server->port );
+			// IPv6
+			if ( Q_strstr( curfile->server->host, ":" ))
+			{
+				Q_snprintf( hostport, sizeof( hostport ), "[%s]:%d", curfile->server->host, curfile->server->port );
 
-			res = NET_StringToSockaddr( hostport, &addr, true, AF_INET );
+				res = NET_StringToSockaddr( hostport, &addr, true, AF_INET6 );
+			}
+
+			// IPv4
+			else
+			{
+				Q_snprintf( hostport, sizeof( hostport ), "%s:%d", curfile->server->host, curfile->server->port );
+
+				res = NET_StringToSockaddr( hostport, &addr, true, AF_INET );
+			}
 
 			if( res == NET_EAI_AGAIN )
 			{
@@ -2780,24 +2798,43 @@ HTTP_ParseURL
 */
 static httpserver_t *HTTP_ParseURL( const char *url )
 {
-	httpserver_t *server;
-	int i;
+	httpserver_t *server = Z_Calloc( sizeof( httpserver_t ));
+	int i = 0;
 
-	url = Q_strstr( url, "http://" );
-
-	if( !url )
-		return NULL;
-
-	url += 7;
-	server = Z_Calloc( sizeof( httpserver_t ));
-	i = 0;
-
-	while( *url && ( *url != ':' ) && ( *url != '/' ) && ( *url != '\r' ) && ( *url != '\n' ))
+	// IPv6
+	if( Q_strstr( url, "http://[" ) )
 	{
-		if( i > sizeof( server->host ))
-			return NULL;
+		url += 8;
 
-		server->host[i++] = *url++;
+		while( *url && ( *url != ']' ))
+		{
+			if( i > sizeof( server->host ))
+				return NULL;
+
+			server->host[i++] = *url++;
+		}
+
+		url++; // skip closing entity
+	}
+
+	// IPv4
+	else
+	{
+		if( Q_strstr( url, "http://" ) )
+		{
+			url += 7;
+
+			while( *url && ( *url != ':' ) && ( *url != '/' ) && ( *url != '\r' ) && ( *url != '\n' ))
+			{
+				if( i > sizeof( server->host ))
+					return NULL;
+
+				server->host[i++] = *url++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		else
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
 	server->host[i] = 0;
diff --git a/engine/server/server.h b/engine/server/server.h
index b7f40ff7..684d50e8 100644
--- a/engine/server/server.h
+++ b/engine/server/server.h
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ extern convar_t		sv_maxupdaterate;
 extern convar_t		sv_minrate;
 extern convar_t		sv_maxrate;
 extern convar_t		sv_downloadurl;
+extern convar_t		sv_downloadurl_ipv6;
 extern convar_t		sv_newunit;
 extern convar_t		sv_clienttrace;
 extern convar_t		sv_failuretime;
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_custom.c b/engine/server/sv_custom.c
index f18ad6a3..a5ce12ff 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_custom.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_custom.c
@@ -562,7 +562,14 @@ void SV_SendResources( sv_client_t *cl, sizebuf_t *msg )
 	MSG_WriteLong( msg, svs.spawncount );
 	MSG_WriteLong( msg, 0 );
 
-	if( COM_CheckString( sv_downloadurl.string ) && Q_strlen( sv_downloadurl.string ) < 256 )
+	if ( cl->netchan.remote_address.type6 == NA_IP6 && // If remote is IPv6 - check for sv_downloadurl_ipv6 first #1559
+			 COM_CheckString( sv_downloadurl_ipv6.string ) && Q_strlen( sv_downloadurl_ipv6.string ) < 256 )
+	{
+		MSG_BeginServerCmd( msg, svc_resourcelocation );
+		MSG_WriteString( msg, sv_downloadurl_ipv6.string );
+	}
+
+	else if ( COM_CheckString( sv_downloadurl.string ) && Q_strlen( sv_downloadurl.string ) < 256 )
 	{
 		MSG_BeginServerCmd( msg, svc_resourcelocation );
 		MSG_WriteString( msg, sv_downloadurl.string );
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_main.c b/engine/server/sv_main.c
index 5a67303d..c4b47f89 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_main.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_main.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_allow_upload, "1", FCVAR_SERVER, "allow uploading custom re
 CVAR_DEFINE( sv_allow_download, "sv_allowdownload", "1", FCVAR_SERVER, "allow downloading custom resources to the client" );
 static CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_allow_dlfile, "1", 0, "compatibility cvar, does nothing" );
 CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_uploadmax, "0.5", FCVAR_SERVER, "max size to upload custom resources (500 kB as default)" );
-CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_downloadurl, "", FCVAR_PROTECTED, "location from which clients can download missing files" );
+CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_downloadurl, "", FCVAR_PROTECTED, "IPv4 location from which clients can download missing files (applying for IPv4 connections" );
+CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( sv_downloadurl_ipv6, "", FCVAR_PROTECTED, "IPv6 location from which clients can download missing files (applying for IPv6 connections)" );
 CVAR_DEFINE( sv_consistency, "mp_consistency", "1", FCVAR_SERVER, "enbale consistency check in multiplayer" );
 CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( mp_logecho, "1", 0, "log multiplayer frags to server logfile" );
 CVAR_DEFINE_AUTO( mp_logfile, "1", 0, "log multiplayer frags to console" );
@@ -934,6 +935,7 @@ void SV_Init( void )
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_instancedbaseline );
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_consistency );
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_downloadurl );
+	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_downloadurl_ipv6 );
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_novis );
 	Cvar_RegisterVariable( &sv_hostmap );
 	Cvar_DirectSet( &sv_hostmap, GI->startmap );