diff --git a/Lib/imaplib.py b/Lib/imaplib.py
index 7807e8f..f13350e 100644
--- a/Lib/imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/imaplib.py
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@
         """
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        self.sock.connect((host, port))
+        self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
         self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb')
 
 
@@ -1145,8 +1144,7 @@
             """
             self.host = host
             self.port = port
-            self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-            self.sock.connect((host, port))
+            self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
             self.sslobj = ssl.wrap_socket(self.sock, self.keyfile, self.certfile)
 
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 93b4aac..23690c2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1655: Make imaplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.
+
 - Issue #1664: Make nntplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.
 
 - Issue #5971: StreamHandler.handleError now swallows IOErrors which occur when