diff --git a/realip/real.go b/realip/real.go
index 58835c7..d24e79b 100644
--- a/realip/real.go
+++ b/realip/real.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ var privateRanges = []ipRange{
 	{start: net.ParseIP("192.0.0.0"), end: net.ParseIP("192.0.0.255")},
 	{start: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.0"), end: net.ParseIP("192.168.255.255")},
 	{start: net.ParseIP("198.18.0.0"), end: net.ParseIP("198.19.255.255")},
+	{start: net.ParseIP("::1"), end: net.ParseIP("::1")},
+	{start: net.ParseIP("fc00::"), end: net.ParseIP("fdff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff")},
+	{start: net.ParseIP("fe80::"), end: net.ParseIP("febf:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff")},
 }
 
 // Get returns real ip from the given request
@@ -28,8 +31,6 @@ func Get(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	var firstIP string
 	for _, h := range []string{"X-Forwarded-For", "X-Real-Ip"} {
 		addresses := strings.Split(r.Header.Get(h), ",")
-		// march from right to left until we get a public address
-		// that will be the address right before our proxy.
 		for i := len(addresses) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 			ip := strings.TrimSpace(addresses[i])
 			realIP := net.ParseIP(ip)
@@ -43,12 +44,10 @@ func Get(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// if we cannot find a public address in X-Forwarded-For or X-Real-IP headers, fallback to first ip
 	if firstIP != "" {
 		return firstIP, nil
 	}
 
-	// get IP from RemoteAddr
 	ip, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("can't parse ip %q: %w", r.RemoteAddr, err)
@@ -62,21 +61,18 @@ func Get(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 
 // inRange - check to see if a given ip address is within a range given
 func inRange(r ipRange, ipAddress net.IP) bool {
-	// strcmp type byte comparison
-	if bytes.Compare(ipAddress, r.start) >= 0 && bytes.Compare(ipAddress, r.end) < 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	// ensure the IPs are in the same format for comparison
+	ipAddress = ipAddress.To16()
+	r.start = r.start.To16()
+	r.end = r.end.To16()
+	return bytes.Compare(ipAddress, r.start) >= 0 && bytes.Compare(ipAddress, r.end) <= 0
 }
 
 // isPrivateSubnet - check to see if this ip is in a private subnet
 func isPrivateSubnet(ipAddress net.IP) bool {
-	if ipCheck := ipAddress.To4(); ipCheck != nil {
-		for _, r := range privateRanges {
-			// check if this ip is in a private range
-			if inRange(r, ipAddress) {
-				return true
-			}
+	for _, r := range privateRanges {
+		if inRange(r, ipAddress) {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/realip/real_test.go b/realip/real_test.go
index 1d76228..e8f6a5f 100644
--- a/realip/real_test.go
+++ b/realip/real_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,31 @@ func TestGetFromHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", ip)
 	})
+	t.Run("X-Real-IP IPv6", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/something", http.NoBody)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		req.Header.Add("X-Real-IP", "2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334")
+		adr, err := Get(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334", adr)
+	})
+	t.Run("X-Forwarded-For last IPv6 public", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/something", http.NoBody)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		req.Header.Add("X-Forwarded-For", "2001:db8::ff00:42:8329,::1,fc00::")
+		adr, err := Get(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "2001:db8::ff00:42:8329", adr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("RemoteAddr IPv6 fallback", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/something", http.NoBody)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		req.RemoteAddr = "[2001:db8::ff00:42:8329]:1234"
+		adr, err := Get(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "2001:db8::ff00:42:8329", adr)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestGetFromRemoteAddr(t *testing.T) {