diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
index ceddc7e961e8019f126ad0c5b6508b189d35cf28..4bdcfa8befb4c519f95e5b81e1c04a1a3707cf9b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function makeAddress(host: string, port: number): string {
 }
 
 export function parseAddress(address: string): { host: string, port: number } | undefined {
-	const matches = address.match(/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\:|localhost:)?([0-9]+)$/);
+	const matches = address.match(/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\:|localhost:|[a-zA-Z]+:)?([0-9]+)$/);
 	if (!matches) {
 		return undefined;
 	}