diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
index bc31108a72..2be9c21a26 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Eddú Meléndez
  * @author Venil Noronha
  * @author Henri Kerola
+ * @author Henrich Krämer
+ *
  * @see #setPort(int)
  * @see #setConfigurations(Collection)
  * @see JettyEmbeddedServletContainer
@@ -895,7 +897,7 @@ public class JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory
 				ReflectionUtils.findMethod(connectorClass, "setPort", int.class)
 						.invoke(connector, address.getPort());
 				ReflectionUtils.findMethod(connectorClass, "setHost", String.class)
-						.invoke(connector, address.getHostName());
+						.invoke(connector, address.getHostString());
 				if (acceptors > 0) {
 					ReflectionUtils.findMethod(connectorClass, "setAcceptors", int.class)
 							.invoke(connector, acceptors);
@@ -924,7 +926,7 @@ public class JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory
 		public AbstractConnector createConnector(Server server, InetSocketAddress address,
 				int acceptors, int selectors) {
 			ServerConnector connector = new ServerConnector(server, acceptors, selectors);
-			connector.setHost(address.getHostName());
+			connector.setHost(address.getHostString());
 			connector.setPort(address.getPort());
 			for (ConnectionFactory connectionFactory : connector
 					.getConnectionFactories()) {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
index cce0048cd6..7faf6652e5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.jetty;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.AbstractNetworkConnector;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Connector;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector;
@@ -114,6 +117,32 @@ public class JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void specificIPAddressNotReverseResolved() throws Exception {
+		JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		final String[] refAncHost = new String[1];
+		refAncHost[0] = "HostNotSetInAbstractNetworkConnector";
+		InetAddress lhAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
+		InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByAddress(lhAddress.getAddress());
+		// the address should have no host name associated with ith
+		String expectedHost = address.getHostAddress();
+		factory.setAddress(address);
+		factory.addServerCustomizers(server -> {
+			for (Connector connector : server.getConnectors()) {
+				if (connector instanceof AbstractNetworkConnector) {
+					@SuppressWarnings("resource")
+					AbstractNetworkConnector anc = (AbstractNetworkConnector) connector;
+					String ancHost = anc.getHost();
+					refAncHost[0] = ancHost;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		this.container = factory
+				.getEmbeddedServletContainer(exampleServletRegistration());
+		assertThat(refAncHost[0]).isEqualTo(expectedHost);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void sessionTimeout() throws Exception {
 		JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory factory = getFactory();