diff --git a/engine/common/ipv6text.c b/engine/common/ipv6text.c
index c4062c56..edcd0937 100644
--- a/engine/common/ipv6text.c
+++ b/engine/common/ipv6text.c
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ bool ParseIPv6Addr( const char *pszText, unsigned char *pOutIP, int *pOutPort, u
 	{
 		// Next thing must be a quad, or end of input.  Is it a quad?
 		int quadDigit = ParseIPv6Addr_HexDigitVal( *s );
+		const char *pszStartQuad;
 		int quad;
+
 		if ( quadDigit < 0 )
 		{
 			if ( bQuadMustFollow )
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ bool ParseIPv6Addr( const char *pszText, unsigned char *pOutIP, int *pOutPort, u
 		if ( d >= pEndIP )
 			return false;
 
+		pszStartQuad = s;
 		++s;
 		quad = quadDigit;
 
@@ -214,6 +217,60 @@ bool ParseIPv6Addr( const char *pszText, unsigned char *pOutIP, int *pOutPort, u
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Check if we hit a period, which would happen if we
+		// have an IPv4 dotted decimal.  For example, "::ffff:192.168.1.210"
+		if ( *s == '.' )
+		{
+			// Make sure we would have room to store four more bytes.
+			unsigned char *pEndDottedDecimal = d+4;
+			if ( pEndDottedDecimal > pEndIP )
+				return false;
+
+			// Parse 4 octets
+			s = pszStartQuad;
+			for (;;)
+			{
+
+				// Parse 1-3 decimal digits
+				int octet = ParseIPv6Addr_DecimalDigitVal( *s );
+				int dig;
+
+				if ( octet < 0 )
+					return false;
+				++s;
+				dig = ParseIPv6Addr_DecimalDigitVal( *s );
+				if ( dig >= 0 )
+				{
+					++s;
+					octet = octet*10 + dig;
+					dig = ParseIPv6Addr_DecimalDigitVal( *s );
+					if ( dig >= 0 )
+					{
+						++s;
+						octet = octet*10 + dig;
+
+						// Make sure value is in range.
+						if ( octet > 255 )
+							return false;
+					}
+				}
+				*(d++) = (unsigned char)octet;
+
+				// All done?
+				if ( d >= pEndDottedDecimal )
+					break;
+
+				// Next thing must be dot dot separator
+				if ( *s != '.' )
+					return false;
+
+				// Eat dot
+				++s;
+			}
+
+			break;
+		}
+
 		// Stash it in the next slot, ignoring for now the issue
 		// of compressed zeros
 		*(d++) = (unsigned char)( quad >> 8 );
@@ -288,7 +345,7 @@ bool ParseIPv6Addr( const char *pszText, unsigned char *pOutIP, int *pOutPort, u
 		int nScopeDigit;
 
 		++s;
-        
+
 		nScopeDigit = ParseIPv6Addr_DecimalDigitVal( *s );
 		if ( nScopeDigit < 0 )
 			return false;
diff --git a/engine/common/ipv6text.h b/engine/common/ipv6text.h
index 088f45ea..6ed0f57f 100644
--- a/engine/common/ipv6text.h
+++ b/engine/common/ipv6text.h
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ extern "C" {
 extern void IPv6IPToString( char *pszOutText, const unsigned char *ip );
 
 /// Format IPv6 IP and port to string.  This uses the recommended
-/// bracket notation, eg [1234::1]:12345.  Your buffer must be
+/// bracket notation, eg [1234::1]:12345.  Your buffer MUST be
 /// at least k_ncchMaxIPV6AddrStringWithPort bytes.
+///
+/// If the scope is zero, it is not printed.
 extern void IPv6AddrToString( char *pszOutText, const unsigned char *ip, uint16_t port, uint32_t scope );
 
 /// Parse IPv6 address string.  Returns true if parsed OK.  Returns false
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ extern void IPv6AddrToString( char *pszOutText, const unsigned char *ip, uint16_
 ///
 /// Leading and trailing whitespace is OK around the entire string,
 /// but not internal whitespace.  The different methods for separating the
-/// port in RFC5952 are supported section 6, except the ambiguous case
+/// port in RFC5952 section 6 are supported, except the ambiguous case
 /// of a colon to separate the port, when the IP contains a double-colon.
 /// Brackets around an IP are OK, even if there is no port.
 ///