diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index d6342033..7c62033b 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def main():
     logger.info('-- Starting Mopidy --')
     get_or_create_folder('~/.mopidy/')
     core_queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
-    get_class(settings.SERVER)(core_queue)
+    get_class(settings.SERVER)(core_queue).start()
     core = CoreProcess(core_queue)
     core.start()
     asyncore.loop()
diff --git a/mopidy/mpd/server.py b/mopidy/mpd/server.py
index a5ac95bc..073965e5 100644
--- a/mopidy/mpd/server.py
+++ b/mopidy/mpd/server.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import asynchat
 import asyncore
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
+import re
 import socket
 import sys
 
@@ -27,14 +28,18 @@ class MpdServer(asyncore.dispatcher):
 
     def __init__(self, core_queue):
         asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self)
+        self.core_queue = core_queue
+
+    def start(self):
         try:
-            self.core_queue = core_queue
             self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
             self.set_reuse_addr()
-            self.bind((settings.SERVER_HOSTNAME, settings.SERVER_PORT))
+            self.bind((self._format_hostname(settings.SERVER_HOSTNAME),
+                settings.SERVER_PORT))
             self.listen(1)
             logger.info(u'MPD server running at [%s]:%s',
-                settings.SERVER_HOSTNAME, settings.SERVER_PORT)
+                self._format_hostname(settings.SERVER_HOSTNAME),
+                settings.SERVER_PORT)
         except IOError, e:
             sys.exit('MPD server startup failed: %s' % e)
 
@@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ class MpdServer(asyncore.dispatcher):
     def handle_close(self):
         self.close()
 
+    def _format_hostname(self, hostname):
+        if re.match('\d+.\d+.\d+.\d+', hostname) is not None:
+            hostname = '::ffff:%s' % hostname
+        return hostname
+
 
 class MpdSession(asynchat.async_chat):
     """
diff --git a/tests/mpd/server_test.py b/tests/mpd/server_test.py
index 5407daa1..7c290095 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/server_test.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/server_test.py
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 import unittest
 
-from mopidy.mpd.server import MpdSession
+from mopidy.mpd.server import MpdServer, MpdSession
 
 class MpdServerTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    pass # TODO
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.server = MpdServer(None)
+
+    def test_format_hostname_prefixes_ipv4_addresses(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.server._format_hostname('0.0.0.0'),
+            '::ffff:0.0.0.0')
+        self.assertEqual(self.server._format_hostname('127.0.0.1'),
+            '::ffff:127.0.0.1')
 
 class MpdSessionTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):