diff --git a/Lib/nntplib.py b/Lib/nntplib.py
index cc51d1da822..f519b06e55b 100644
--- a/Lib/nntplib.py
+++ b/Lib/nntplib.py
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class NNTP:
         """
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        self.sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
+        self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
         self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb')
         self.debugging = 0
         self.welcome = self.getresp()
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 4f25c56bf1e..ac2b1a4b1aa 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ Doug Moen
 The Dragon De Monsyne
 Skip Montanaro
 Paul Moore
+Derek Morr
 James A Morrison
 Sjoerd Mullender
 Sape Mullender
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8107977d225..cfd72057b4f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1664: Make nntplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.
+
 - Issue #6022: a test file was created in the current working directory by
   test_get_outputs in Distutils.