diff --git a/src/solaris/classes/sun/net/dns/ResolverConfigurationImpl.java b/src/solaris/classes/sun/net/dns/ResolverConfigurationImpl.java
index 5af3d445e0914198ae8c244cf5d2da0a84d1defc..80759530ff15b2f65900dac4ea8b16791a2641f5 100644
--- a/src/solaris/classes/sun/net/dns/ResolverConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/src/solaris/classes/sun/net/dns/ResolverConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ public class ResolverConfigurationImpl
                     if (val.charAt(0) == '#' || val.charAt(0) == ';') {
                         break;
                     }
+                    if ("nameserver".equals(keyword)) {
+                        if (val.indexOf(':') >= 0 &&
+                            val.indexOf('.') < 0 && // skip for IPv4 literals with port
+                            val.indexOf('[') < 0 &&
+                            val.indexOf(']') < 0 ) {
+                            // IPv6 literal, in non-BSD-style.
+                            val = "[" + val + "]";
+                        }
+                    }
                     ll.add(val);
                     if (--maxvalues == 0) {
                         break;
diff --git a/test/com/sun/jndi/dns/IPv6NameserverPlatformParsingTest.java b/test/com/sun/jndi/dns/IPv6NameserverPlatformParsingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad1dd86497251acfb3ce944a1d79421d8414bad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/com/sun/jndi/dns/IPv6NameserverPlatformParsingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Red Hat, Inc.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+
+import javax.naming.Context;
+import javax.naming.NamingException;
+import javax.naming.spi.NamingManager;
+
+import com.sun.jndi.dns.DnsContext;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6991580
+ * @summary IPv6 Nameservers in resolv.conf throws NumberFormatException
+ * @run main/manual IPv6NameserverPlatformParsingTest
+ *
+ * In order to run this test be sure to place, for example, the following
+ * snippet into your platform's {@code /etc/resolv.conf}:
+ * <pre>
+ * nameserver 127.0.0.1
+ * nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
+ * nameserver [::1]:5353
+ * nameserver 127.0.0.1:5353
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * Then, run this test as manual jtreg test.
+ *
+ * @author Severin Gehwolf
+ *
+ */
+public class IPv6NameserverPlatformParsingTest {
+
+    private static boolean foundIPv6 = false;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Hashtable<String, String> env = new Hashtable<>();
+        env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, com.sun.jndi.dns.DnsContextFactory.class.getName());
+
+        String[] servers;
+        try {
+            Context ctx = NamingManager.getInitialContext(env);
+            if (!com.sun.jndi.dns.DnsContextFactory.platformServersAvailable()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("FAIL: no platform servers available, test does not make sense");
+            }
+            DnsContext context = (DnsContext)ctx;
+            servers = getServersFromContext(context);
+        } catch (NamingException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        for (String server: servers) {
+            System.out.println("DEBUG: 'nameserver = " + server + "'");
+            if (server.indexOf(':') >= 0 && server.indexOf('.') < 0) {
+                System.out.println("DEBUG: ==> Found IPv6 address in servers list: " + server);
+                foundIPv6 = true;
+            }
+        }
+        try {
+            new com.sun.jndi.dns.DnsClient(servers, 100, 1);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("FAIL: Tried to parse non-[]-encapsulated IPv6 address.", e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: Something unexpected happened.");
+        }
+        if (!foundIPv6) {
+            // This is a manual test, since it requires changing /etc/resolv.conf on Linux/Unix
+            // platforms. See comment as to how to run this test.
+            throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: No IPv6 address returned from platform.");
+        }
+        System.out.println("PASS: Found IPv6 address and DnsClient parsed it correctly.");
+    }
+
+    private static String[] getServersFromContext(DnsContext context) {
+        try {
+            Field serversField = DnsContext.class.getDeclaredField("servers");
+            serversField.setAccessible(true);
+            return (String[])serversField.get(context);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}