diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 89c5b4cbc..e60eba580 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 33. Fix scrobbling when Album is empty.
 34. Fix duration of last track for split CUE files.
 35. Move stream listings to github.
+36. Fix local file playback on remote MPD when MPD's curl is using IPv6.
 
 2.0.1
 -----
diff --git a/http/httpsocket.cpp b/http/httpsocket.cpp
index 3359728e8..efe0dc174 100644
--- a/http/httpsocket.cpp
+++ b/http/httpsocket.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,12 @@ void HttpSocket::readClient()
                 return;
             }
 
+            static const QLatin1String constIpV6Prefix("::ffff:");
+
             QString peer=socket->peerAddress().toString();
             QString ifaceAddress=serverAddress().toString();
-            bool hostOk=peer==ifaceAddress || peer==mpdAddr || peer==QLatin1String("127.0.0.1") || peer==QLatin1String("::ffff:127.0.0.1");
+            bool hostOk=peer==ifaceAddress || peer==mpdAddr || peer==(constIpV6Prefix+mpdAddr) ||
+                        peer==QLatin1String("127.0.0.1") || peer==(constIpV6Prefix+QLatin1String("127.0.0.1"));
 
             DBUG << "peer:" << peer << "mpd:" << mpdAddr << "iface:" << ifaceAddress << "ok:" << hostOk;
             if (!hostOk) {