diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
index 937a210e024..7662da29509 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import re
 import time
 from unittest import mock
 
+from oslo_utils import netutils
 import six
 
 from cinder import context
@@ -700,6 +701,24 @@ class XtremIODriverISCSITestCase(BaseXtremIODriverTestCase):
         self.driver.initialize_connection(self.data.test_volume2,
                                           self.data.connector)
 
+    def test_initialize_connection_escape_ipv6(self, req):
+        req.side_effect = xms_request
+        portals = xms_data['iscsi-portals'].copy()
+        xms_data['iscsi-portals'] = {
+            'fd00:206:553::7/16': {
+                "port-address": "iqn.2008-05.com.xtremio:003e67939c34",
+                "ip-port": 3260,
+                "ip-addr": "fd00:206:553::7/16",
+                "name": "fd00:206:553::7/16",
+                "index": 1,
+            },
+        }
+        lunmap = {'lun': 4}
+        connection_properties = self.driver._get_iscsi_properties(lunmap)
+        result_addr, _ = connection_properties['target_portal'].rsplit(':', 1)
+        self.assertEqual(netutils.escape_ipv6('fd00:206:553::7'), result_addr)
+        xms_data['iscsi-portals'] = portals
+
     def test_terminate_connection(self, req):
         req.side_effect = xms_request
         self.driver.create_volume(self.data.test_volume)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
index c2a5f965e63..53847a7a6c9 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Supports XtremIO version 2.4 and up.
   1.0.10 - option to clean unused IGs
   1.0.11 - add support for multiattach
   1.0.12 - add support for ports filtering
+  1.0.13 - add support for iSCSI IPv6
 """
 
 import json
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import string
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import netutils
 from oslo_utils import strutils
 from oslo_utils import units
 import requests
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ class XtremIOClient42(XtremIOClient4):
 class XtremIOVolumeDriver(san.SanDriver):
     """Executes commands relating to Volumes."""
 
-    VERSION = '1.0.12'
+    VERSION = '1.0.13'
 
     # ThirdPartySystems wiki
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "DellEMC_XtremIO_CI"
@@ -1207,11 +1209,12 @@ class XtremIOISCSIDriver(XtremIOVolumeDriver, driver.ISCSIDriver):
             raise exception.VolumeBackendAPIException(data=msg)
         portal = RANDOM.choice(allowed_portals)
         portal_addr = ('%(ip)s:%(port)d' %
-                       {'ip': portal['ip-addr'],
+                       {'ip': netutils.escape_ipv6(portal['ip-addr']),
                         'port': portal['ip-port']})
 
-        tg_portals = ['%(ip)s:%(port)d' % {'ip': p['ip-addr'],
-                                           'port': p['ip-port']}
+        tg_portals = ['%(ip)s:%(port)d' %
+                      {'ip': netutils.escape_ipv6(p['ip-addr']),
+                       'port': p['ip-port']}
                       for p in allowed_portals]
         properties = {'target_discovered': False,
                       'target_iqn': portal['port-address'],
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1918889-xtremio-iscsi-ipv6-05c59b897da5c01b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1918889-xtremio-iscsi-ipv6-05c59b897da5c01b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f6c933f0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1918889-xtremio-iscsi-ipv6-05c59b897da5c01b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    `Bug #1918889 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1918889>`_:
+    Add support for iSCSI IPv6 in XtremIO driver.