diff --git a/ip.go b/ip.go
index 5374dc018..6aed8d606 100644
--- a/ip.go
+++ b/ip.go
@@ -228,15 +228,21 @@ func extractIP(req *http.Request) string {
 func ExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(options ...TrustOption) IPExtractor {
 	checker := newIPChecker(options)
 	return func(req *http.Request) string {
+		directIP := extractIP(req)
 		realIP := req.Header.Get(HeaderXRealIP)
-		if realIP != "" {
+		if realIP == "" {
+			return directIP
+		}
+
+		if checker.trust(net.ParseIP(directIP)) {
 			realIP = strings.TrimPrefix(realIP, "[")
 			realIP = strings.TrimSuffix(realIP, "]")
-			if ip := net.ParseIP(realIP); ip != nil && checker.trust(ip) {
+			if rIP := net.ParseIP(realIP); rIP != nil {
 				return realIP
 			}
 		}
-		return extractIP(req)
+
+		return directIP
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ip_test.go b/ip_test.go
index 20e3127a8..cf26e04e8 100644
--- a/ip_test.go
+++ b/ip_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 package echo
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func mustParseCIDR(s string) *net.IPNet {
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ func TestExtractIPDirect(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(t *testing.T) {
-	_, ipForRemoteAddrExternalRange, _ := net.ParseCIDR("203.0.113.199/24")
+	_, ipForRemoteAddrExternalRange, _ := net.ParseCIDR("203.0.113.0/24")
 	_, ipv6ForRemoteAddrExternalRange, _ := net.ParseCIDR("2001:db8::/64")
 
 	var testCases = []struct {
@@ -489,36 +490,42 @@ func TestExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has valid + UNTRUSTED external X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from remote addr",
+			givenTrustOptions: []TrustOption{ // case for "trust direct-facing proxy"
+				TrustIPRange(ipForRemoteAddrExternalRange), // we trust external IP range "203.0.113.199/24"
+			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"203.0.113.199"}, // <-- this is untrusted
+					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"203.0.113.199"},
 				},
-				RemoteAddr: "203.0.113.1:8080",
+				RemoteAddr: "8.8.8.8:8080", // <-- this is untrusted
 			},
-			expectIP: "203.0.113.1",
+			expectIP: "8.8.8.8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has valid + UNTRUSTED external X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from remote addr",
+			givenTrustOptions: []TrustOption{ // case for "trust direct-facing proxy"
+				TrustIPRange(ipv6ForRemoteAddrExternalRange), // we trust external IP range "203.0.113.199/24"
+			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"[2001:db8::113:199]"}, // <-- this is untrusted
+					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"[bc01:1010::9090:1888]"},
 				},
-				RemoteAddr: "[2001:db8::113:1]:8080",
+				RemoteAddr: "[fe64:aa10::1]:8080", // <-- this is untrusted
 			},
-			expectIP: "2001:db8::113:1",
+			expectIP: "fe64:aa10::1",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has valid + TRUSTED X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from X-Real-Ip header",
 			givenTrustOptions: []TrustOption{ // case for "trust direct-facing proxy"
-				TrustIPRange(ipForRemoteAddrExternalRange), // we trust external IP range "203.0.113.199/24"
+				TrustIPRange(ipForRemoteAddrExternalRange), // we trust external IP range "203.0.113.0/24"
 			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"203.0.113.199"},
+					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"8.8.8.8"},
 				},
 				RemoteAddr: "203.0.113.1:8080",
 			},
-			expectIP: "203.0.113.199",
+			expectIP: "8.8.8.8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has valid + TRUSTED X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from X-Real-Ip header",
@@ -527,11 +534,11 @@ func TestExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"[2001:db8::113:199]"},
+					HeaderXRealIP: []string{"[fe64:db8::113:199]"},
 				},
 				RemoteAddr: "[2001:db8::113:1]:8080",
 			},
-			expectIP: "2001:db8::113:199",
+			expectIP: "fe64:db8::113:199",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has XFF and valid + TRUSTED X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from X-Real-Ip header",
@@ -540,12 +547,12 @@ func TestExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP:       []string{"203.0.113.199"},
-					HeaderXForwardedFor: []string{"203.0.113.198, 203.0.113.197"}, // <-- should not affect anything
+					HeaderXRealIP:       []string{"8.8.8.8"},
+					HeaderXForwardedFor: []string{"1.1.1.1 ,8.8.8.8"}, // <-- should not affect anything
 				},
 				RemoteAddr: "203.0.113.1:8080",
 			},
-			expectIP: "203.0.113.199",
+			expectIP: "8.8.8.8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "request is from external IP has XFF and valid + TRUSTED X-Real-Ip header, extract IP from X-Real-Ip header",
@@ -554,12 +561,12 @@ func TestExtractIPFromRealIPHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			whenRequest: http.Request{
 				Header: http.Header{
-					HeaderXRealIP:       []string{"[2001:db8::113:199]"},
-					HeaderXForwardedFor: []string{"[2001:db8::113:198], [2001:db8::113:197]"}, // <-- should not affect anything
+					HeaderXRealIP:       []string{"[fe64:db8::113:199]"},
+					HeaderXForwardedFor: []string{"[feab:cde9::113:198], [fe64:db8::113:199]"}, // <-- should not affect anything
 				},
 				RemoteAddr: "[2001:db8::113:1]:8080",
 			},
-			expectIP: "2001:db8::113:199",
+			expectIP: "fe64:db8::113:199",
 		},
 	}