diff --git a/ironic_lib/json_rpc/client.py b/ironic_lib/json_rpc/client.py
index e0aff7b8..d7099de7 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/json_rpc/client.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/json_rpc/client.py
@@ -82,18 +82,34 @@ class Client(object):
         return _can_send_version(version, self.version_cap)
 
     def prepare(self, topic, version=None):
+        """Prepare the client to transmit a request.
+
+        :param topic: Topic which is being addressed. Typically this
+                      is the hostname of the remote json-rpc service.
+        :param version: The RPC API version to utilize.
+        """
+
         host = topic.split('.', 1)[1]
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Originally, I was worried about ip addresses being
+        # used, but looking at the topic split, it would have never really
+        # worked.
+        host, port = netutils.parse_host_port(host)
         return _CallContext(
             host, self.serializer, version=version,
             version_cap=self.version_cap,
-            allowed_exception_namespaces=self.allowed_exception_namespaces)
+            allowed_exception_namespaces=self.allowed_exception_namespaces,
+            port=port)
 
 
 class _CallContext(object):
     """Wrapper object for compatibility with oslo.messaging API."""
 
     def __init__(self, host, serializer, version=None, version_cap=None,
-                 allowed_exception_namespaces=()):
+                 allowed_exception_namespaces=(), port=None):
+        if not port:
+            self.port = CONF.json_rpc.port
+        else:
+            self.port = int(port)
         self.host = host
         self.serializer = serializer
         self.version = version
@@ -190,7 +206,7 @@ class _CallContext(object):
             scheme = 'https'
         url = '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme,
                               netutils.escape_ipv6(self.host),
-                              CONF.json_rpc.port)
+                              self.port)
         LOG.debug("RPC %s to %s with %s", method, url,
                   strutils.mask_dict_password(body))
         try:
@@ -200,7 +216,6 @@ class _CallContext(object):
             raise
         LOG.debug('RPC %s to %s returned %s', method, url,
                   strutils.mask_password(result.text or '<None>'))
-
         if not cast:
             result = result.json()
             self._handle_error(result.get('error'))
diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_json_rpc.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_json_rpc.py
index 106e54a6..71cffc0a 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_json_rpc.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_json_rpc.py
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ class TestClient(base.IronicLibTestCase):
         }
         cctx = self.client.prepare('foo.2001:db8::1')
         self.assertEqual('2001:db8::1', cctx.host)
+        self.assertEqual(8089, cctx.port)
         result = cctx.call(self.context, 'do_something', answer=42)
         self.assertEqual(42, result)
         mock_session.return_value.post.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -404,18 +405,35 @@ class TestClient(base.IronicLibTestCase):
                   'params': {'answer': 42, 'context': self.ctx_json},
                   'id': self.context.request_id})
 
+    def test_call_ipv6_success_rfc2732(self, mock_session):
+        response = mock_session.return_value.post.return_value
+        response.json.return_value = {
+            'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+            'result': 42
+        }
+        cctx = self.client.prepare('foo.[2001:db8::1]:8192')
+        self.assertEqual('2001:db8::1', cctx.host)
+        result = cctx.call(self.context, 'do_something', answer=42)
+        self.assertEqual(42, result)
+        mock_session.return_value.post.assert_called_once_with(
+            'http://[2001:db8::1]:8192',
+            json={'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                  'method': 'do_something',
+                  'params': {'answer': 42, 'context': self.ctx_json},
+                  'id': self.context.request_id})
+
     def test_call_success_with_version(self, mock_session):
         response = mock_session.return_value.post.return_value
         response.json.return_value = {
             'jsonrpc': '2.0',
             'result': 42
         }
-        cctx = self.client.prepare('foo.example.com', version='1.42')
+        cctx = self.client.prepare('foo.example.com:8192', version='1.42')
         self.assertEqual('example.com', cctx.host)
         result = cctx.call(self.context, 'do_something', answer=42)
         self.assertEqual(42, result)
         mock_session.return_value.post.assert_called_once_with(
-            'http://example.com:8089',
+            'http://example.com:8192',
             json={'jsonrpc': '2.0',
                   'method': 'do_something',
                   'params': {'answer': 42, 'context': self.ctx_json,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-port-to-rpc-client-2f2f0cd60547843f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-port-to-rpc-client-2f2f0cd60547843f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a7b6ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-port-to-rpc-client-2f2f0cd60547843f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds the capability for the ``json_rpc`` client to identify and utilize
+    a specific port from the supplied ``topic`` field as opposed to the
+    default configured port.