diff --git a/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c b/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
index 41136527f..53fdd1346 100644
--- a/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
+++ b/gio/gsimpleproxyresolver.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "gsimpleproxyresolver.h"
 #include "ginetaddress.h"
+#include "ginetsocketaddress.h"
 #include "ginetaddressmask.h"
 #include "gnetworkingprivate.h"
 #include "gtask.h"
@@ -264,9 +265,13 @@ ignore_host (GSimpleProxyResolver *resolver,
   if (priv->ignore_ips)
     {
       GInetAddress *iaddr;
+      GInetSocketAddress *isaddr = NULL;
 
-      iaddr = g_inet_address_new_from_string (host);
-      if (iaddr)
+      /* Grab the GInetAddress from the GInetSocketAddress in order to support
+       * scope ID. */
+      isaddr = (GInetSocketAddress *) g_inet_socket_address_new_from_string (host, 0);
+      iaddr = (isaddr != NULL) ? g_inet_socket_address_get_address (isaddr) : NULL;
+      if (iaddr != NULL)
 	{
 	  for (i = 0; i < priv->ignore_ips->len; i++)
 	    {
@@ -278,11 +283,12 @@ ignore_host (GSimpleProxyResolver *resolver,
 		  break;
 		}
 	    }
-
-	  g_object_unref (iaddr);
-	  if (ignore)
-	    return TRUE;
 	}
+
+      g_clear_object (&isaddr);
+
+      if (ignore)
+        return TRUE;
     }
 
   if (priv->ignore_domains)