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..a797232f79 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -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..5403f2b28d 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 +36,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet;
+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 +116,19 @@ public class JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void specificIPAddressNotReverseResolved() throws Exception {
+		JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		InetAddress localhost = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
+		factory.setAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(localhost.getAddress()));
+		this.container = factory.getEmbeddedServletContainer();
+		this.container.start();
+		Connector connector = ((JettyEmbeddedServletContainer) this.container).getServer()
+				.getConnectors()[0];
+		assertThat(((ServerConnector) connector).getHost())
+				.isEqualTo(localhost.getHostAddress());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void sessionTimeout() throws Exception {
 		JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory factory = getFactory();