diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/String.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/String.kt
index c01e4db5a2..1608218fcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/String.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/String.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.ext
 
-import android.net.Uri
+import android.net.InetAddresses
+import android.os.Build
 import android.text.Editable
 import android.util.Patterns
 import android.webkit.URLUtil
@@ -44,8 +45,7 @@ fun String.toShortUrl(publicSuffixList: PublicSuffixList): String {
         return inputString
     }
 
-    if (uri.host?.isIpv4() == true ||
-        uri.isIpv6() ||
+    if (uri.host?.isIpv4OrIpv6() == true ||
         // If inputString is just a hostname and not a FQDN, use the entire hostname.
         uri.host?.contains(".") == false
     ) {
@@ -73,13 +73,25 @@ fun String.toShortUrl(publicSuffixList: PublicSuffixList): String {
 
 // impl via FFTV https://searchfox.org/mozilla-mobile/source/firefox-echo-show/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/focus/utils/FormattedDomain.java#129
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-fun String.isIpv4(): Boolean = Patterns.IP_ADDRESS.matcher(this).matches()
+internal fun String.isIpv4(): Boolean = Patterns.IP_ADDRESS.matcher(this).matches()
 
 // impl via FFiOS: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/blob/deb9736c905cdf06822ecc4a20152df7b342925d/Shared/Extensions/NSURLExtensions.swift#L292
 // True IPv6 validation is difficult. This is slightly better than nothing
-private fun Uri.isIpv6(): Boolean {
-    val host = this.host ?: return false
-    return host.isNotEmpty() && host.contains(":")
+internal fun String.isIpv6(): Boolean {
+    return this.isNotEmpty() && this.contains(":")
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the string represents a valid Ipv4 or Ipv6 IP address.
+ * Note: does not validate a dual format Ipv6 ( "y:y:y:y:y:y:x.x.x.x" format).
+ *
+ */
+fun String.isIpv4OrIpv6(): Boolean {
+    return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+        InetAddresses.isNumericAddress(this)
+    } else {
+        this.isIpv4() || this.isIpv6()
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -103,3 +115,9 @@ fun String.simplifiedUrl(): String {
  * Returns an [Editable] for the provided string.
  */
 fun String.toEditable(): Editable = Editable.Factory.getInstance().newEditable(this)
+
+/**
+ * Returns a Ipv6 address with consecutive sections of zeroes replaced with a double colon.
+ */
+fun String?.replaceConsecutiveZeros(): String? =
+    this?.replaceFirst(":0", ":")?.replace(":0", "")
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/StringTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/StringTest.kt
index 751f23491f..eb3b18ca14 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/StringTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/StringTest.kt
@@ -225,9 +225,31 @@ class StringTest {
         assertFalse("2001:db8::1 ".isIpv4())
         assertFalse("2001:db8:0:1:1:1:1:1".isIpv4())
         assertFalse("[2001:db8:a0b:12f0::1]".isIpv4())
+        assertFalse("2001:db8: 3333:4444:5555:6666:1.2.3.4".isIpv4())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIsIPv6WithIPv6() {
+        assertTrue("2001:db8::1".isIpv6())
+        assertTrue("2001:db8:0:1:1:1:1:1".isIpv6())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIsIPv6WithIPv4() {
+        assertFalse("192.168.1.1".isIpv6())
+        assertFalse("8.8.8.8".isIpv6())
+        assertFalse("63.245.215.20".isIpv6())
     }
     // END test cases borrowed from FFTV
 
+    @Test
+    fun testReplaceConsecutiveZeros() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "2001:db8::ff00:42:8329",
+            "2001:db8:0:0:0:ff00:42:8329".replaceConsecutiveZeros()
+        )
+    }
+
     private infix fun String.shortenedShouldBecome(expect: String) {
         assertEquals(expect, this.shortened())
     }