diff --git a/src/app/machines/views/MachineDetails/MachineConfiguration/PowerForm/PowerForm.test.tsx b/src/app/machines/views/MachineDetails/MachineConfiguration/PowerForm/PowerForm.test.tsx
index 534a0f7999..0a83c93470 100644
--- a/src/app/machines/views/MachineDetails/MachineConfiguration/PowerForm/PowerForm.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/machines/views/MachineDetails/MachineConfiguration/PowerForm/PowerForm.test.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import { PowerFieldScope, PowerFieldType } from "@/app/store/general/types";
 import { machineActions } from "@/app/store/machine";
 import type { RootState } from "@/app/store/root/types";
 import * as factory from "@/testing/factories";
-import { userEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@/testing/utils";
+import {
+  userEvent,
+  render,
+  screen,
+  waitFor,
+  renderWithBrowserRouter,
+} from "@/testing/utils";
 
 const mockStore = configureStore();
 
@@ -42,6 +48,17 @@ beforeEach(() => {
             ],
             name: PowerTypeNames.APC,
           }),
+          factory.powerType({
+            fields: [
+              factory.powerField({
+                name: "ip_address",
+                label: "IP address",
+                field_type: PowerFieldType.IP_ADDRESS,
+                scope: PowerFieldScope.NODE,
+              }),
+            ],
+            name: PowerTypeNames.IPMI,
+          }),
         ],
         loaded: true,
       }),
@@ -53,9 +70,15 @@ beforeEach(() => {
           power_type: PowerTypeNames.AMT,
           system_id: "abc123",
         }),
+        factory.machineDetails({
+          permissions: ["edit"],
+          power_type: PowerTypeNames.IPMI,
+          system_id: "def456",
+        }),
       ],
       statuses: factory.machineStatuses({
         abc123: factory.machineStatus(),
+        def456: factory.machineStatus(),
       }),
     }),
   });
@@ -116,6 +139,83 @@ it("renders read-only text fields until edit button is pressed", async () => {
   ).toBeInTheDocument();
 });
 
+it("can validate IPv6 addresses with a port for IPMI power type", async () => {
+  const store = mockStore(state);
+  renderWithBrowserRouter(<PowerForm systemId="def456" />, { store });
+
+  await userEvent.click(
+    screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: Labels.EditButton })[0]
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.selectOptions(
+    screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Power type" }),
+    PowerTypeNames.IPMI
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.clear(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }));
+  await userEvent.type(
+    screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }),
+    "not an ip address"
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.tab();
+
+  expect(
+    screen.getByText("Please enter a valid IP address.")
+  ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  await userEvent.clear(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }));
+  await userEvent.type(
+    screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }),
+    // This is entered as [2001:db8::1]:8080, since square brackets are
+    // special characters in testing-library user events and can be escaped by doubling.
+    "[[2001:db8::1]:8080"
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.tab();
+
+  expect(
+    screen.queryByText("Please enter a valid IP address.")
+  ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("can validate IPv4 addresses with a port for IPMI power type", async () => {
+  const store = mockStore(state);
+  renderWithBrowserRouter(<PowerForm systemId="def456" />, { store });
+
+  await userEvent.click(
+    screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: Labels.EditButton })[0]
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.selectOptions(
+    screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Power type" }),
+    PowerTypeNames.IPMI
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.clear(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }));
+  await userEvent.type(
+    screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }),
+    "not an ip address"
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.tab();
+
+  expect(
+    screen.getByText("Please enter a valid IP address.")
+  ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  await userEvent.clear(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }));
+  await userEvent.type(
+    screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "IP address" }),
+    "192.168.0.2:8080"
+  );
+
+  await userEvent.tab();
+
+  expect(
+    screen.queryByText("Please enter a valid IP address.")
+  ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
 it("correctly dispatches an action to update a machine's power", async () => {
   const machine = factory.machineDetails({
     permissions: ["edit"],
diff --git a/src/app/store/general/utils/powerTypes.ts b/src/app/store/general/utils/powerTypes.ts
index 06409386cd..4fa51ac28c 100644
--- a/src/app/store/general/utils/powerTypes.ts
+++ b/src/app/store/general/utils/powerTypes.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { isIP } from "is-ip";
+import { isIP, isIPv6 } from "is-ip";
 import * as Yup from "yup";
 import type { ObjectShape } from "yup/lib/object";
 
 import type { PowerField, PowerType } from "@/app/store/general/types";
 import { PowerFieldScope, PowerFieldType } from "@/app/store/general/types";
 import type { PowerParameters } from "@/app/store/types/node";
+import { isValidPortNumber } from "@/app/utils/isValidPortNumber";
 
 /**
  * Formats power parameters by what is expected by the api. Also, React expects
@@ -56,12 +57,44 @@ const getPowerFieldSchema = (fieldType: PowerFieldType) => {
     case PowerFieldType.MULTIPLE_CHOICE:
       return Yup.array().of(Yup.string());
     case PowerFieldType.IP_ADDRESS:
-    case PowerFieldType.VIRSH_ADDRESS:
-    case PowerFieldType.LXD_ADDRESS:
       return Yup.string().test({
         name: "is-ip-address",
         message: "Please enter a valid IP address.",
-        test: (value) => isIP(value as string),
+        test: (value) => {
+          if (typeof value !== "string") {
+            return false;
+          }
+          // reject if value contains whitespace
+          if (value.includes(" ")) {
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (value.includes("[") && value.includes("]")) {
+            // This is an IPv6 address with a port number
+            const openingBracketIndex = value.indexOf("[");
+            const closingBracketIndex = value.indexOf("]");
+            const ip = value.slice(
+              openingBracketIndex + 1,
+              closingBracketIndex
+            );
+            // We use +2 here to include the `:` before the port number
+            const port = value.slice(closingBracketIndex + 2);
+            return (
+              isIPv6(ip) &&
+              !isNaN(parseInt(port)) &&
+              isValidPortNumber(parseInt(port))
+            );
+          } else if (value.split(":").length === 2) {
+            // This is an IPv4 address with a port number
+            const [ip, port] = value.split(":");
+            return (
+              isIP(ip) &&
+              !isNaN(parseInt(port)) &&
+              isValidPortNumber(parseInt(port))
+            );
+          } else {
+            return isIP(value);
+          }
+        },
       });
     default:
       return Yup.string();
diff --git a/src/app/utils/index.ts b/src/app/utils/index.ts
index f40bb889b9..a65da56276 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/index.ts
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ export {
   timeSpanToMinutes,
 } from "./timeSpan";
 export { parseCommaSeparatedValues } from "./parseCommaSeparatedValues";
+export { isValidPortNumber } from "./isValidPortNumber";
diff --git a/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.test.ts b/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c311d856b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { isValidPortNumber } from ".";
+
+it("returns true for any number between 0 and 65535", () => {
+  for (let i = 0; i <= 65535; i++) {
+    expect(isValidPortNumber(i)).toBe(true);
+  }
+});
+
+it("returns false for numbers larger than 65535", () => {
+  expect(isValidPortNumber(65536)).toBe(false);
+});
+
+it("returns false for numbers smaller than 0", () => {
+  expect(isValidPortNumber(-1)).toBe(false);
+});
diff --git a/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.ts b/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a8ac73098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/isValidPortNumber.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Checks if a given port number is valid (between 0 and 65535).
+ *
+ * @param port The port number to check.
+ * @returns True if valid, false otherwise.
+ */
+export const isValidPortNumber = (port: number): boolean => {
+  return port >= 0 && port <= 65535;
+};