diff --git a/libs/hbb_common/src/lib.rs b/libs/hbb_common/src/lib.rs
index 49be934fb..1069cb8cf 100644
--- a/libs/hbb_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/hbb_common/src/lib.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ pub fn is_ip_str(id: &str) -> bool {
     is_ipv4_str(id) || is_ipv6_str(id)
 }
 
+#[inline]
+pub fn is_hostname_port_str(id: &str) -> bool {
+    regex::Regex::new(r"^[\-.0-9a-zA-Z]+:\d{1,5}$")
+        .unwrap()
+        .is_match(id)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test_lib {
     use super::*;
@@ -340,4 +347,19 @@ mod test_lib {
         assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("[1:2::0]:"), false);
         assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("1:2::0]:1"), false);
     }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_hostname_port() {
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("a:12"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("a.b.c:12"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("test.com:12"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("1.2.3:12"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("a.b.c:123456"), false);
+        // todo: should we also check for these edge case?
+        // out-of-range port
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("test.com:0"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("test.com:98989"), true);
+        // invalid hostname
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str("---:12"), true);
+        assert_eq!(is_ipv6_str(".:12"), true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 8b2edbcda..f3cca9b36 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,17 @@ impl Client {
                 true,
             ));
         }
+        // Allow connect to {hostname}:{port}
+        if hbb_common.is_hostname_port_str(peer) {
+            return Ok((
+                socket_client::connect_tcp(
+                    peer,
+                    RENDEZVOUS_TIMEOUT,
+                )
+                .await?,
+                true,
+            ));
+        }
         let (mut rendezvous_server, servers, contained) = crate::get_rendezvous_server(1_000).await;
         let mut socket = socket_client::connect_tcp(&*rendezvous_server, RENDEZVOUS_TIMEOUT).await;
         debug_assert!(!servers.contains(&rendezvous_server));