diff --git a/td/telegram/MessageContent.cpp b/td/telegram/MessageContent.cpp
index 0955b4ec..133c0d35 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessageContent.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessageContent.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include "td/utils/PathView.h"
 #include "td/utils/tl_helpers.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace td {
diff --git a/tdnet/td/net/GetHostByNameActor.cpp b/tdnet/td/net/GetHostByNameActor.cpp
index 6982f107..a76877c3 100644
--- a/tdnet/td/net/GetHostByNameActor.cpp
+++ b/tdnet/td/net/GetHostByNameActor.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ class GoogleDnsResolver : public Actor {
   double begin_time_ = 0;
 
   void start_up() override {
+    auto r_address = IPAddress::get_ipv4_address(host_);
+    if (r_address.is_ok()) {
+      promise_.set_value(r_address.move_as_ok());
+      return stop();
+    }
+    r_address = IPAddress::get_ipv6_address(host_);
+    if (r_address.is_ok()) {
+      promise_.set_value(r_address.move_as_ok());
+      return stop();
+    }
+
     const int timeout = 10;
     const int ttl = 3;
     begin_time_ = Time::now();
diff --git a/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.cpp b/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.cpp
index 933eef8f..b5d5d1be 100644
--- a/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.cpp
+++ b/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,32 @@ Status IPAddress::init_ipv4_port(CSlice ipv4, int port) {
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+Result<IPAddress> IPAddress::get_ipv4_address(CSlice host) {
+  // sometimes inet_addr allows much more valid IPv4 hosts than inet_pton,
+  // like 0x12.0x34.0x56.0x78, or 0x12345678, or 0x7f.001
+  auto ipv4_numeric_addr = inet_addr(host.c_str());
+  if (ipv4_numeric_addr == INADDR_NONE) {
+    return Status::Error("Host is not valid IPv4 address");
+  }
+
+  host = ::td::get_ip_str(AF_INET, &ipv4_numeric_addr);
+  IPAddress result;
+  auto status = result.init_ipv4_port(host, 1);
+  if (status.is_error()) {
+    return std::move(status);
+  }
+  return std::move(result);
+}
+
+Result<IPAddress> IPAddress::get_ipv6_address(CSlice host) {
+  IPAddress result;
+  auto status = result.init_ipv6_port(host, 1);
+  if (status.is_error()) {
+    return std::move(status);
+  }
+  return std::move(result);
+}
+
 Status IPAddress::init_host_port(CSlice host, int port, bool prefer_ipv6) {
   return init_host_port(host, PSLICE() << port, prefer_ipv6);
 }
diff --git a/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.h b/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.h
index 087fb357..2353e46a 100644
--- a/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.h
+++ b/tdutils/td/utils/port/IPAddress.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class IPAddress {
 
   IPAddress get_any_addr() const;
 
+  static Result<IPAddress> get_ipv4_address(CSlice host);
+  static Result<IPAddress> get_ipv6_address(CSlice host);
+
   Status init_ipv6_port(CSlice ipv6, int port) TD_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
   Status init_ipv6_as_ipv4_port(CSlice ipv4, int port) TD_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
   Status init_ipv4_port(CSlice ipv4, int port) TD_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
diff --git a/test/mtproto.cpp b/test/mtproto.cpp
index 48850535..f491214b 100644
--- a/test/mtproto.cpp
+++ b/test/mtproto.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,21 @@ TEST(Mtproto, GetHostByNameActor) {
       send_closure(actor_id, &GetHostByNameActor::run, host, 443, prefer_ipv6, std::move(promise));
     };
 
-    std::vector<std::string> hosts = {
-        "127.0.0.2", "1.1.1.1", "localhost", "web.telegram.org", "web.telegram.org.",  "москва.рф", "", "%",
-        " ",         "a",       "\x80",      "127.0.0.1.",       "0x12.0x34.0x56.0x78"};
+    std::vector<std::string> hosts = {"127.0.0.2",
+                                      "1.1.1.1",
+                                      "localhost",
+                                      "web.telegram.org",
+                                      "web.telegram.org.",
+                                      "москва.рф",
+                                      "",
+                                      "%",
+                                      " ",
+                                      "a",
+                                      "\x80",
+                                      "127.0.0.1.",
+                                      "0x12.0x34.0x56.0x78",
+                                      "0x7f.001",
+                                      "2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334"};
     for (auto types : {vector<GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType>{GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType::Native},
                        vector<GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType>{GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType::Google},
                        vector<GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType>{GetHostByNameActor::ResolverType::Google,