diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/GeckoDriverService.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/GeckoDriverService.java
index d23e8e81e0d9b..7919639a5800c 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/GeckoDriverService.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/GeckoDriverService.java
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ protected List<String> createArgs() {
       args.add("--allow-origins");
       args.add(String.format("http://127.0.0.1:%d", wsPort));
       args.add(String.format("http://localhost:%d", wsPort));
+      args.add(String.format("http://[::1]:%d", wsPort));
       if (firefoxBinary != null) {
         args.add("-b");
         args.add(firefoxBinary.getPath());