diff --git a/api/swagger.yaml b/api/swagger.yaml
index e57f10409183a..d7c438dbca3b9 100644
--- a/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -6005,7 +6005,7 @@ definitions:
           accept un-encrypted (HTTP) and/or untrusted (HTTPS with certificates
           from unknown CAs) communication.
 
-          By default, local registries (`127.0.0.0/8`) are configured as
+          By default, local registries (`::1/128` and `127.0.0.0/8`) are configured as
           insecure. All other registries are secure. Communicating with an
           insecure registry is not possible if the daemon assumes that registry
           is secure.
diff --git a/daemon/reload_test.go b/daemon/reload_test.go
index 5d220632b1490..e1ec217a1350e 100644
--- a/daemon/reload_test.go
+++ b/daemon/reload_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func TestDaemonReloadAllowNondistributableArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	registries := []string{
+		"::1/128",
 		"127.0.0.0/8",
 		"10.10.1.11:5000",
 		"10.10.1.33:5000", // This will be added during reload.
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func TestDaemonReloadInsecureRegistries(t *testing.T) {
 	// initialize daemon with existing insecure registries: "127.0.0.0/8", "10.10.1.11:5000", "10.10.1.22:5000"
 	daemon.registryService, err = registry.NewService(registry.ServiceOptions{
 		InsecureRegistries: []string{
+			"::1/128",
 			"127.0.0.0/8",
 			"10.10.1.11:5000",
 			"10.10.1.22:5000", // this will be removed when reloading
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ func TestDaemonReloadInsecureRegistries(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	insecureRegistries := []string{
+		"::1/128",             // this will be kept
 		"127.0.0.0/8",         // this will be kept
 		"10.10.1.11:5000",     // this will be kept
 		"10.10.1.33:5000",     // this will be newly added
diff --git a/integration/system/info_test.go b/integration/system/info_test.go
index f0f32242b492c..25950cbe72e0b 100644
--- a/integration/system/info_test.go
+++ b/integration/system/info_test.go
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ func TestInfoInsecureRegistries(t *testing.T) {
 	defer d.Stop(t)
 
 	info := d.Info(t)
-	assert.Assert(t, is.Len(info.RegistryConfig.InsecureRegistryCIDRs, 2))
+	assert.Assert(t, is.Len(info.RegistryConfig.InsecureRegistryCIDRs, 3))
 	cidrs := []string{
 		info.RegistryConfig.InsecureRegistryCIDRs[0].String(),
 		info.RegistryConfig.InsecureRegistryCIDRs[1].String(),
+		info.RegistryConfig.InsecureRegistryCIDRs[2].String(),
 	}
 	assert.Assert(t, is.Contains(cidrs, registryCIDR))
+	assert.Assert(t, is.Contains(cidrs, "::1/128"))
 	assert.Assert(t, is.Contains(cidrs, "127.0.0.0/8"))
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, *info.RegistryConfig.IndexConfigs["docker.io"], registry.IndexInfo{Name: "docker.io", Mirrors: []string{}, Secure: true, Official: true})
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, *info.RegistryConfig.IndexConfigs[registryHost], registry.IndexInfo{Name: registryHost, Mirrors: []string{}, Secure: false, Official: false})
diff --git a/registry/config.go b/registry/config.go
index e1b0a0ca14c62..3ec6ec715d918 100644
--- a/registry/config.go
+++ b/registry/config.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (config *serviceConfig) loadMirrors(mirrors []string) error {
 func (config *serviceConfig) loadInsecureRegistries(registries []string) error {
 	// Localhost is by default considered as an insecure registry. This is a
 	// stop-gap for people who are running a private registry on localhost.
-	registries = append(registries, "127.0.0.0/8")
+	registries = append(registries, "::1/128", "127.0.0.0/8")
 
 	var (
 		insecureRegistryCIDRs = make([]*registry.NetIPNet, 0)