diff --git a/plugins/host_websocket.go b/plugins/host_websocket.go
index 90403f4c0..8bedf5dc7 100644
--- a/plugins/host_websocket.go
+++ b/plugins/host_websocket.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -245,8 +246,11 @@ func (s *webSocketServiceImpl) getConnection(connectionID string) (*wsConnection
 func (s *webSocketServiceImpl) isHostAllowed(host string) bool {
 	// Strip port from host if present
 	hostWithoutPort := host
-	if idx := strings.LastIndex(host, ":"); idx != -1 {
-		hostWithoutPort = host[:idx]
+	if h, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(host); err == nil {
+		hostWithoutPort = h
+	} else if h, ok := strings.CutPrefix(host, "["); ok {
+		// Bracketed IPv6 literal with no port
+		hostWithoutPort = strings.TrimSuffix(h, "]")
 	}
 
 	for _, pattern := range s.requiredHosts {
diff --git a/plugins/host_websocket_test.go b/plugins/host_websocket_test.go
index e41cfbb82..15028acd2 100644
--- a/plugins/host_websocket_test.go
+++ b/plugins/host_websocket_test.go
@@ -614,3 +614,18 @@ func findWebSocketService(m *Manager, pluginName string) *webSocketServiceImpl {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+var _ = Describe("isHostAllowed", func() {
+	DescribeTable("strips the port before matching",
+		func(allowed []string, host string, expected bool) {
+			svc := &webSocketServiceImpl{requiredHosts: allowed}
+			Expect(svc.isHostAllowed(host)).To(Equal(expected))
+		},
+		Entry("hostname with port", []string{"example.com"}, "example.com:8080", true),
+		Entry("hostname without port", []string{"example.com"}, "example.com", true),
+		Entry("IPv4 with port", []string{"127.0.0.1"}, "127.0.0.1:4533", true),
+		Entry("IPv6 with port", []string{"::1"}, "[::1]:8080", true),
+		Entry("IPv6 without port", []string{"::1"}, "[::1]", true),
+		Entry("IPv6 not in the list", []string{"::2"}, "[::1]:8080", false),
+	)
+})