diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
index 52dc2f8..d84d5d1 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_container_lib.py
@@ -1043,9 +1043,12 @@ class PodmanContainerDiff:
     # TODO(sshnaidm) Need to add port ranges support
     def diffparam_publish(self):
         def compose(p, h):
-            return ":".join(
-                [h['hostip'], str(h["hostport"]), p.replace('/tcp', '')]
+            s = ":".join(
+                [str(h["hostport"]), p.replace('/tcp', '')]
             ).strip(":")
+            if h['hostip']:
+                return ":".join([h['hostip'], s])
+            return s
 
         ports = self.info['hostconfig']['portbindings']
         before = []
@@ -1057,7 +1060,9 @@ class PodmanContainerDiff:
             image_ports = self.image_info['config'].get('exposedports', {})
             if image_ports:
                 after += list(image_ports.keys())
-        after = [i.replace("/tcp", "") for i in after]
+        after = [
+            i.replace("/tcp", "").replace("[", "").replace("]", "")
+            for i in after]
         # No support for port ranges yet
         for ports in after:
             if "-" in ports:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
index ac0b5cc..aba037d 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/podman/podman_pod_lib.py
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ class PodmanPodDiff:
             i.replace('/tcp', '')
         ]).strip(':') for i, j in ports.items()]
         after = self.params['publish'] or []
-        after = [i.replace("/tcp", "") for i in after]
+        after = [
+            i.replace("/tcp", "").replace("[", "").replace("]", "").strip(":")
+            for i in after]
         # No support for port ranges yet
         for ports in after:
             if "-" in ports:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container_idempotency/tasks/root-podman.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container_idempotency/tasks/root-podman.yml
index eccc4e8..b3939d5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container_idempotency/tasks/root-podman.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container_idempotency/tasks/root-podman.yml
@@ -151,3 +151,43 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - info7 is not changed
+
+- name: Run container with publishing ports and ipv6
+  containers.podman.podman_container:
+    image: "{{ idem_image }}"
+    name: root-idempotency
+    state: present
+    command: 1h
+    ports:
+      - "4444:4444/tcp"
+      - "1212:5555"
+      - "8888:19191/udp"
+      - "127.0.0.1:7671:7676/udp"
+      - "127.0.0.3:43423:8872"
+      - "[::1]:34523:35425"
+  register: info8
+
+- name: Check that it is recreated
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - info8 is changed
+
+- name: Run container with publishing ports and ipv6 again
+  containers.podman.podman_container:
+    image: "{{ idem_image }}"
+    name: root-idempotency
+    state: present
+    command: 1h
+    ports:
+      - "4444:4444/tcp"
+      - "1212:5555"
+      - "8888:19191/udp"
+      - "127.0.0.1:7671:7676/udp"
+      - "127.0.0.3:43423:8872"
+      - "[::1]:34523:35425"
+  register: info9
+
+- name: Check that it is recreated
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - info9 is not changed
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
index d002741..1a33041 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_pod/tasks/root-pod.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,42 @@
         that:
           - pod7_info is changed
 
+    - name: Start pod with ports for idempotency and ipv6
+      containers.podman.podman_pod:
+        name: pod1
+        state: started
+        ports:
+          - "4444:4444/tcp"
+          - "8888:19191/udp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:7671:7676/udp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:13122:8871/tcp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:43423:8872"
+          - "[::1]:8743:8745"
+      register: pod8_info
+
+    - name: Check info
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - pod8_info is changed
+
+    - name: Start pod with ports for idempotency and ipv6 again
+      containers.podman.podman_pod:
+        name: pod1
+        state: started
+        ports:
+          - "4444:4444/tcp"
+          - "8888:19191/udp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:7671:7676/udp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:13122:8871/tcp"
+          - "127.0.0.1:43423:8872"
+          - "[::1]:8743:8745"
+      register: pod9_info
+
+    - name: Check info
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - pod9_info is not changed
+
   always:
 
     - name: Delete all pods leftovers from tests