diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
index db906a7b799..cb64855a68b 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package nfs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
@@ -121,7 +122,10 @@ func (plugin *nfsPlugin) newMounterInternal(spec *volume.Spec, pod *v1.Pod, moun
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
+	// wrap ipv6 into `[ ]`
+	if net.ParseIP(source.Server).To16() != nil {
+		source.Server = fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", source.Server)
+	}
 	return &nfsMounter{
 		nfs: &nfs{
 			volName:         spec.Name(),
diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
index a53855ca9e6..a6fcd166277 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ func TestPluginVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	doTestPlugin(t, volume.NewSpecFromVolume(vol))
 }
 
+func TestIPV6VolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
+	vol := &v1.Volume{
+		Name:         "vol1",
+		VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{NFS: &v1.NFSVolumeSource{Server: "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1", Path: "/somepath", ReadOnly: false}},
+	}
+	doTestPlugin(t, volume.NewSpecFromVolume(vol))
+}
+
 func TestPluginPersistentVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	vol := &v1.PersistentVolume{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{