diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a167729..a6e514d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ function parse(str) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (!obj.host && /^git@/.test(str) === true) {
+    // return the correct host for git@ URLs
+    obj.host = url.parse('http://' + str).host;
+  }
+
   obj.path = trimSlash(obj.path);
   obj.pathname = trimSlash(obj.pathname);
   obj.filepath = null;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index c8d566f..1015721 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ describe('parse-github-url', function() {
     assert.equal(gh('https://github.com/assemble/verb').host, 'github.com');
     assert.equal(gh('https://github.one.com/assemble/verb').host, 'github.one.com');
     assert.equal(gh('https://github.one.two.com/assemble/verb').host, 'github.one.two.com');
+    assert.equal(gh('git@gh.pages.com:assemble/verb.git').host, 'gh.pages.com');
+    assert.equal(gh('git@gh.pages.com:assemble/dot.repo.git').host, 'gh.pages.com');
+    assert.equal(gh('git@bitbucket.org:atlassian/atlaskit.git').host, 'bitbucket.org');
+    assert.equal(gh('git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git').host, 'gitlab.com');
   });
 
   it('should assume github.com is the host when not provided:', function() {