diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
index 6e53c88866..11c59ea40d 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
 
   private def getClientAddress(c: Channel): Option[RemoteNettyAddress] =
     c.getRemoteAddress match {
-      case inet: InetSocketAddress ⇒ Some(RemoteNettyAddress(inet.getHostName, inet.getPort))
+      case inet: InetSocketAddress ⇒ Some(RemoteNettyAddress(inet.getHostName, Some(inet.getAddress), inet.getPort))
       case _                       ⇒ None
     }
 }