diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df831fe3..92d68d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "d3-ng2-service": "^2.2.0",
     "eev": "^0.1.5",
     "ini": "^2.0.0",
+    "ipaddr.js": "^2.1.0",
     "material-design-icons": "^3.0.1",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.5",
     "ng-circle-progress": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
index 299eb81f..57f5df01 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Node } from '../../../../../cartography/models/node';
 import { Server } from '../../../../../models/server';
 import { NodeService } from '../../../../../services/node.service';
 import { ToasterService } from '../../../../../services/toaster.service';
+import * as ipaddr from 'ipaddr.js';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-console-device-action-browser',
@@ -63,14 +64,18 @@ export class ConsoleDeviceActionBrowserComponent {
 
       try {
         var uri;
+        var host = this.node.console_host;
+        if (ipaddr.IPv6.isValid(host)) {
+           host = `[${host}]`;
+        }
         if (this.node.console_type === 'telnet') {
-          uri = `gns3+telnet://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
+          uri = `gns3+telnet://${host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
         } else if (this.node.console_type === 'vnc') {
-          uri = `gns3+vnc://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
+          uri = `gns3+vnc://${host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`;
         } else if (this.node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
-          uri = `gns3+spice://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
+          uri = `gns3+spice://${host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
         } else if (this.node.console_type.startsWith('http')) {
-          uri = `${this.node.console_type}://[${this.node.console_host}]:${this.node.console}`
+          uri = `${this.node.console_type}://${host}:${this.node.console}`
           return window.open(uri);  // open an http console directly in a new window/tab
         } else {
           this.toasterService.error('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent.');
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
index 5de9592e..59412210 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { NodeConsoleService } from '../../../services/nodeConsole.service';
 import { ThemeService } from '../../../services/theme.service';
 import { version } from '../../../version';
 import { LogEventsDataSource } from './log-events-datasource';
+import * as ipaddr from 'ipaddr.js';
 
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
@@ -224,20 +225,24 @@ export class LogConsoleComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         } else if (this.regexConsole.test(this.command)) {
           if (node.status === 'started') {
             this.showCommand(`Launching console for node ${splittedCommand[1]}...`);
+            var host = node.console_host;
+            if (ipaddr.IPv6.isValid(host)) {
+               host = `[${host}]`;
+            }
             if (node.console_type === 'telnet') {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+telnet://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+telnet://${host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type === 'vnc') {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+vnc://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+vnc://${host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
               location.assign(
-                `gns3+spice://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
+                `gns3+spice://${host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else if (node.console_type.startsWith('http')) {
-               window.open(`${node.console_type}://[${node.console_host}]:${node.console}`);
+               window.open(`${node.console_type}://${host}:${node.console}`);
             } else {
               this.showCommand('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent');
             }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b7c9fe3d..597441de 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6148,6 +6148,11 @@ ipaddr.js@1.9.1, ipaddr.js@^1.9.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-0KI/607xoxSToH7GjN1FfSbLoU0+btTicjsQSWQlh/hZykN8KpmMf7uYwPW3R+akZ6R/w18ZlXSHBYXiYUPO3g==
 
+ipaddr.js@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-2.1.0.tgz#2119bc447ff8c257753b196fc5f1ce08a4cdf39f"
+  integrity sha512-LlbxQ7xKzfBusov6UMi4MFpEg0m+mAm9xyNGEduwXMEDuf4WfzB/RZwMVYEd7IKGvh4IUkEXYxtAVu9T3OelJQ==
+
 is-absolute-url@^3.0.3:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-absolute-url/-/is-absolute-url-3.0.3.tgz#96c6a22b6a23929b11ea0afb1836c36ad4a5d698"