diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 775b3fc..2ad7a24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ SslCertificate::download()
    ->forHost($hostName);
 ```
 
+This also works with IPv6 addresses
+```php
+SslCertificate::download()
+    ->fromIpAddress('2a00:1450:4001:80e::200e')
+    ->forHost('google.com');
+```
+
 You can specify [socket context options](https://www.php.net/manual/en/context.socket.php).
 ```php
 SslCertificate::download()
diff --git a/src/Downloader.php b/src/Downloader.php
index 586c0ee..9327bde 100644
--- a/src/Downloader.php
+++ b/src/Downloader.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class Downloader
 
     protected ?string $ipAddress = null;
 
+    protected bool $isIPv6 = false;
+
     protected bool $usingIpAddress = false;
 
     protected int $timeout = 30;
@@ -85,9 +87,14 @@ public function setFollowLocation(int $followLocation): self
 
     public function fromIpAddress(string $ipAddress): self
     {
-        if (! filter_var($ipAddress, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+        $isValidIPv4 = filter_var($ipAddress, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) !== false;
+        $isValidIPv6 = filter_var($ipAddress, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) !== false;
+        if (!$isValidIPv4 && !$isValidIPv6) {
             throw InvalidIpAddress::couldNotValidate($ipAddress);
         }
+        if($isValidIPv6) {
+            $this->isIPv6 = true;
+        }
 
         $this->ipAddress = $ipAddress;
         $this->usingIpAddress = true;
@@ -164,9 +171,11 @@ protected function fetchCertificates(string $hostName): array
             'ssl' => $sslOptions,
         ]);
 
-        $connectTo = ($this->usingIpAddress)
-            ? $this->ipAddress
-            : $hostName;
+        if($this->usingIpAddress) {
+            $connectTo = ($this->isIPv6) ? "[" . $this->ipAddress . ']' : $this->ipAddress;
+        } else {
+            $connectTo = $hostName;
+        }
 
         $client = @stream_socket_client(
             "ssl://{$connectTo}:{$this->port}",
diff --git a/tests/DownloaderTest.php b/tests/DownloaderTest.php
index 9added5..a9e50d8 100644
--- a/tests/DownloaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/DownloaderTest.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function it_can_download_a_certificate_from_a_host_name_with_strange_char
     public function it_can_download_a_certificate_for_a_host_name_from_an_ip_address()
     {
         $sslCertificate = SslCertificate::download()
-            ->fromIpAddress('138.197.187.74')
+            ->fromIpAddress('164.92.244.169')
             ->forHost('spatie.be');
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(SslCertificate::class, $sslCertificate);
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ public function it_can_download_a_certificate_for_a_host_name_from_an_ip_address
         $this->assertInstanceOf(SslCertificate::class, $sslCertificate);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_download_a_certificate_for_a_host_name_from_an_ipv6_address()
+    {
+        if(getenv('GITHUB_ACTIONS')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Github Actions have no IPv6 Support');
+        }
+        $sslCertificate = SslCertificate::download()
+            ->fromIpAddress('2a00:1450:4001:80e::200e')
+            ->forHost('google.com');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(SslCertificate::class, $sslCertificate);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_sets_a_fingerprint_on_the_downloaded_certificate()
     {
@@ -142,7 +155,7 @@ public function it_can_retrieve_the_ip_address_of_the_server_that_served_the_cer
     {
         $sslCertificate = Downloader::downloadCertificateFromUrl('spatie.be');
 
-        $this->assertEquals('138.197.187.74:443', $sslCertificate->getRemoteAddress());
+        $this->assertEquals('164.92.244.169:443', $sslCertificate->getRemoteAddress());
     }
 
     /** @test */