diff --git a/src/server/portal/portal.py b/src/server/portal/portal.py
index d4d3333055..8d2c953c85 100644
--- a/src/server/portal/portal.py
+++ b/src/server/portal/portal.py
@@ -175,11 +175,8 @@ if TELNET_ENABLED:
     from src.server.portal import telnet
 
     for interface in TELNET_INTERFACES:
-        if ":" in interface:
-            print "  iPv6 interfaces not yet supported"
-            continue
         ifacestr = ""
-        if interface != '0.0.0.0' or len(TELNET_INTERFACES) > 1:
+        if interface not in ('0.0.0.0', '::') or len(TELNET_INTERFACES) > 1:
             ifacestr = "-%s" % interface
         for port in TELNET_PORTS:
             pstring = "%s:%s" % (ifacestr, port)
@@ -199,11 +196,8 @@ if SSL_ENABLED:
     from src.server.portal import ssl
 
     for interface in SSL_INTERFACES:
-        if ":" in interface:
-            print "  iPv6 interfaces not yet supported"
-            continue
         ifacestr = ""
-        if interface != '0.0.0.0' or len(SSL_INTERFACES) > 1:
+        if interface not in ('0.0.0.0', '::') or len(SSL_INTERFACES) > 1:
             ifacestr = "-%s" % interface
         for port in SSL_PORTS:
             pstring = "%s:%s" % (ifacestr, port)
@@ -228,11 +222,8 @@ if SSH_ENABLED:
     from src.server.portal import ssh
 
     for interface in SSH_INTERFACES:
-        if ":" in interface:
-            print "  iPv6 interfaces not yet supported"
-            continue
         ifacestr = ""
-        if interface != '0.0.0.0' or len(SSH_INTERFACES) > 1:
+        if interface not in ('0.0.0.0', '::') or len(SSH_INTERFACES) > 1:
             ifacestr = "-%s" % interface
         for port in SSH_PORTS:
             pstring = "%s:%s" % (ifacestr, port)
@@ -250,11 +241,8 @@ if WEBSERVER_ENABLED:
     # Start a reverse proxy to relay data to the Server-side webserver
 
     for interface in WEBSERVER_INTERFACES:
-        if ":" in interface:
-            print "  iPv6 interfaces not yet supported"
-            continue
         ifacestr = ""
-        if interface != '0.0.0.0' or len(WEBSERVER_INTERFACES) > 1:
+        if interface not in ('0.0.0.0', '::') or len(WEBSERVER_INTERFACES) > 1:
             ifacestr = "-%s" % interface
         for proxyport, serverport in WEBSERVER_PORTS:
             pstring = "%s:%s<->%s" % (ifacestr, proxyport, serverport)
diff --git a/src/settings_default.py b/src/settings_default.py
index dca957a9c8..a03c0d8d10 100644
--- a/src/settings_default.py
+++ b/src/settings_default.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TELNET_ENABLED = True
 # A list of ports the Evennia telnet server listens on
 # Can be one or many.
 TELNET_PORTS = [4000]
-# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all.
+# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all. Use :: for IPv6.
 TELNET_INTERFACES = ['0.0.0.0']
 # OOB (out-of-band) telnet communication allows Evennia to communicate
 # special commands and data with enabled Telnet clients. This is used
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
 # the internal ports the proxy uses to forward data to the Server-side
 # webserver (these should not be publicly open)
 WEBSERVER_PORTS = [(8000, 5001)]
-# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all.
+# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all. Use :: for IPv6.
 WEBSERVER_INTERFACES = ['0.0.0.0']
 # IP addresses that may talk to the server in a reverse proxy configuration,
 # like NginX.
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ WEBCLIENT_ENABLED = True
 SSH_ENABLED = False
 # Ports to use for SSH
 SSH_PORTS = [8022]
-# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all.
+# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all. Use :: for IPv6.
 SSH_INTERFACES = ['0.0.0.0']
 # Actiave SSL protocol (SecureSocketLibrary)
 SSL_ENABLED = False
 # Ports to use for SSL
 SSL_PORTS = [4001]
-# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all.
+# Interface addresses to listen to. If 0.0.0.0, listen to all. Use :: for IPv6.
 SSL_INTERFACES = ['0.0.0.0']
 # The path that contains this settings.py file (no trailing slash).
 BASE_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))