diff --git a/jupyterhub/app.py b/jupyterhub/app.py
index 727b964f..50809e19 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/app.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/app.py
@@ -561,7 +561,11 @@ class JupyterHub(Application):
     def _url_part_changed(self, change):
         """propagate deprecated ip/port/base_url config to the bind_url"""
         urlinfo = urlparse(self.bind_url)
-        urlinfo = urlinfo._replace(netloc='%s:%i' % (self.ip, self.port))
+        if ':' in self.ip:
+            fmt = '[%s]:%i'
+        else:
+            fmt = '%s:%i'
+        urlinfo = urlinfo._replace(netloc=fmt % (self.ip, self.port))
         urlinfo = urlinfo._replace(path=self.base_url)
         bind_url = urlunparse(urlinfo)
         if bind_url != self.bind_url:
@@ -727,10 +731,10 @@ class JupyterHub(Application):
         help="""The ip or hostname for proxies and spawners to use
         for connecting to the Hub.
 
-        Use when the bind address (`hub_ip`) is 0.0.0.0 or otherwise different
+        Use when the bind address (`hub_ip`) is 0.0.0.0, :: or otherwise different
         from the connect address.
 
-        Default: when `hub_ip` is 0.0.0.0, use `socket.gethostname()`, otherwise use `hub_ip`.
+        Default: when `hub_ip` is 0.0.0.0 or ::, use `socket.gethostname()`, otherwise use `hub_ip`.
 
         Note: Some spawners or proxy implementations might not support hostnames. Check your
         spawner or proxy documentation to see if they have extra requirements.
diff --git a/jupyterhub/objects.py b/jupyterhub/objects.py
index de2ac7a6..e5aa9c1c 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/objects.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/objects.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Server(HasTraits):
         Never used in APIs, only logging,
         since it can be non-connectable value, such as '', meaning all interfaces.
         """
-        if self.ip in {'', '0.0.0.0'}:
+        if self.ip in {'', '0.0.0.0', '::'}:
             return self.url.replace(self._connect_ip, self.ip or '*', 1)
         return self.url
 
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ class Server(HasTraits):
         """The address to use when connecting to this server
 
         When `ip` is set to a real ip address, the same value is used.
-        When `ip` refers to 'all interfaces' (e.g. '0.0.0.0'),
+        When `ip` refers to 'all interfaces' (e.g. '0.0.0.0' or '::'),
         clients connect via hostname by default.
         Setting `connect_ip` explicitly overrides any default behavior.
         """
         if self.connect_ip:
             return self.connect_ip
-        elif self.ip in {'', '0.0.0.0'}:
+        elif self.ip in {'', '0.0.0.0', '::'}:
             # if listening on all interfaces, default to hostname for connect
             return socket.gethostname()
         else:
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ class Server(HasTraits):
         if self.connect_url:
             parsed = urlparse(self.connect_url)
             return "{proto}://{host}".format(proto=parsed.scheme, host=parsed.netloc)
-        return "{proto}://{ip}:{port}".format(
+
+        if ':' in self._connect_ip:
+            fmt = "{proto}://[{ip}]:{port}"
+        else:
+            fmt = "{proto}://{ip}:{port}"
+        return fmt.format(
             proto=self.proto, ip=self._connect_ip, port=self._connect_port
         )
 
diff --git a/jupyterhub/services/service.py b/jupyterhub/services/service.py
index fbf1f331..dcd28946 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/services/service.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/services/service.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class Service(LoggingConfigurable):
             env['JUPYTERHUB_SERVICE_PREFIX'] = self.server.base_url
 
         hub = self.hub
-        if self.hub.ip in ('0.0.0.0', ''):
+        if self.hub.ip in ('', '0.0.0.0', '::'):
             # if the Hub is listening on all interfaces,
             # tell services to connect via localhost
             # since they are always local subprocesses
diff --git a/jupyterhub/user.py b/jupyterhub/user.py
index 71ceac4e..4f049817 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/user.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/user.py
@@ -566,7 +566,12 @@ class User:
                 else:
                     # >= 0.7 returns (ip, port)
                     proto = 'https' if self.settings['internal_ssl'] else 'http'
-                    url = '%s://%s:%i' % ((proto,) + url)
+
+                    # check if spawner returned an IPv6 address
+                    if ':' in url[0]:
+                        url = '%s://[%s]:%i' % ((proto,) + url)
+                    else:
+                        url = '%s://%s:%i' % ((proto,) + url)
                 urlinfo = urlparse(url)
                 server.proto = urlinfo.scheme
                 server.ip = urlinfo.hostname
diff --git a/jupyterhub/utils.py b/jupyterhub/utils.py
index 851b4d53..82bcc0c8 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/utils.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/utils.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def can_connect(ip, port):
 
     Return True if we can connect, False otherwise.
     """
-    if ip in {'', '0.0.0.0'}:
+    if ip in {'', '0.0.0.0', '::'}:
         ip = '127.0.0.1'
     try:
         socket.create_connection((ip, port)).close()
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async def exponential_backoff(
 
 async def wait_for_server(ip, port, timeout=10):
     """Wait for any server to show up at ip:port."""
-    if ip in {'', '0.0.0.0'}:
+    if ip in {'', '0.0.0.0', '::'}:
         ip = '127.0.0.1'
     await exponential_backoff(
         lambda: can_connect(ip, port),