diff --git a/pkg/snet/udpaddr.go b/pkg/snet/udpaddr.go
index ea88ff4246..ea7ad91ee5 100644
--- a/pkg/snet/udpaddr.go
+++ b/pkg/snet/udpaddr.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ package snet
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"net/netip"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"inet.af/netaddr"
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/scionproto/scion/pkg/private/serrors"
 )
 
-var addrRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?P<ia>\d+-[\d:A-Fa-f]+),(?P<host>.+)$`)
+var addrRegexpLegacy = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?P<ia>\d+-[\d:A-Fa-f]+),(?P<host>.+)$`)
 
 // UDPAddr to be used when UDP host.
 type UDPAddr struct {
@@ -37,7 +39,53 @@ type UDPAddr struct {
 }
 
 // ParseUDPAddr converts an address string to a SCION address.
-// The supported formats are:
+func ParseUDPAddr(s string) (*UDPAddr, error) {
+	addr, err := parseUDPAddr(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return parseUDPAddrLegacy(s)
+	}
+	return addr, nil
+}
+
+// The supported formats are based on the extensions of RFC 3986:
+// https://scion.docs.anapaya.net/en/latest/uri.html#scion-udp
+//
+// Examples:
+//  - [isd-as,ipv4]:port       (e.g., [1-ff00:0:110,192.0.2.1]:80)
+//  - [isd-as,ipv6%zone]:port  (e.g., [1-ff00:0:110,2001:DB8::1%zone]:80)
+func parseUDPAddr(s string) (*UDPAddr, error) {
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, serrors.WrapStr("invalid address: split host:port", err, "addr", s)
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(host, ",")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil, serrors.New("invalid address: host parts invalid",
+			"expected", 2, "actual", len(parts))
+	}
+	ia, err := addr.ParseIA(parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, serrors.WrapStr("invalid address: IA not parsable", err, "ia", ia)
+	}
+	ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, serrors.WrapStr("invalid address: ip not parsable", err, "ip", parts[1])
+	}
+	p, err := strconv.Atoi(port)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, serrors.WrapStr("invalid address: port invalid", err, "port", port)
+	}
+	udp := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   ip.AsSlice(),
+		Zone: ip.Zone(),
+		Port: p,
+	}
+
+	return &UDPAddr{IA: ia, Host: udp}, nil
+}
+
+// The legacy format of the SCION address URI encoding allows multiple different encodings.
+// The supported legacy formats are:
 //
 // Recommended:
 //  - isd-as,ipv4:port        (e.g., 1-ff00:0:300,192.168.1.1:8080)
@@ -56,7 +104,7 @@ type UDPAddr struct {
 // Not supported:
 //  - isd-as,ipv6:port    (caveat if ipv6:port builds a valid ipv6 address,
 //                         it will successfully parse as ipv6 without error)
-func ParseUDPAddr(s string) (*UDPAddr, error) {
+func parseUDPAddrLegacy(s string) (*UDPAddr, error) {
 	rawIA, rawHost, err := parseAddr(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -128,7 +176,7 @@ func CopyUDPAddr(a *net.UDPAddr) *net.UDPAddr {
 }
 
 func parseAddr(s string) (string, string, error) {
-	match := addrRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+	match := addrRegexpLegacy.FindStringSubmatch(s)
 	if len(match) != 3 {
 		return "", "", serrors.New("invalid address: regex match failed", "addr", s)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/snet/udpaddr_test.go b/pkg/snet/udpaddr_test.go
index 2e0abf033d..c03ace511e 100644
--- a/pkg/snet/udpaddr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/snet/udpaddr_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ func TestParseUDPAddr(t *testing.T) {
 		{address: "1-ff00:0:300,[1.2.3.4]:70000", isError: true},
 		{address: "1-ff00:0:300,[1.2.3.4]]", isError: true},
 		{address: "1-ff00:0:300,::1:60000", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,1.2.3.4]:70:300", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,1.2.3.4,80]:80", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,1.2.3.4]", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-,127.0.0.1]:80", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,1.2.3.4]", isError: true},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,::1%some-zone]", isError: true},
 		{address: "", isError: true},
 		{address: "1-ff00:0:300,[1.2.3.4]:80",
 			ia:   "1-ff00:0:300",
@@ -220,6 +226,26 @@ func TestParseUDPAddr(t *testing.T) {
 			port: 0,
 			zone: "some-zone",
 		},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,192.0.2.1]:80",
+			ia:   "1-ff00:0:110",
+			host: "192.0.2.1",
+			port: 80,
+		},
+		{address: "[1-ff00:0:110,2001:DB8::1]:80",
+			ia:   "1-ff00:0:110",
+			host: "2001:DB8::1",
+			port: 80,
+		},
+		{address: "[1-64496,2001:DB8::1]:80",
+			ia:   "1-64496",
+			host: "2001:DB8::1",
+			port: 80,
+		},
+		{address: "[1-64496,2001:DB8::1]:60000",
+			ia:   "1-64496",
+			host: "2001:DB8::1",
+			port: 60000,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Logf("given address %q", test.address)
@@ -229,7 +255,8 @@ func TestParseUDPAddr(t *testing.T) {
 		} else {
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, test.ia, a.IA.String())
-			assert.Equal(t, net.ParseIP(test.host), a.Host.IP)
+			ip := net.ParseIP(test.host)
+			assert.True(t, ip.Equal(a.Host.IP))
 			assert.Equal(t, test.port, a.Host.Port)
 			assert.Equal(t, test.zone, a.Host.Zone)
 		}