diff --git a/common/net/json/host.go b/common/net/json/host.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41fade702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/net/json/host.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package json
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net"
+)
+
+type Host struct {
+	domain string
+	ip     net.IP
+}
+
+func NewIPHost(ip net.IP) *Host {
+	return &Host{
+		ip: ip,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewDomainHost(domain string) *Host {
+	return &Host{
+		domain: domain,
+	}
+}
+
+func (this *Host) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var rawStr string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &rawStr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ip := net.ParseIP(rawStr)
+	if ip != nil {
+		this.ip = ip
+	} else {
+		this.domain = rawStr
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (this *Host) IsIP() bool {
+	return this.ip != nil
+}
+
+func (this *Host) IsDomain() bool {
+	return !this.IsIP()
+}
+
+func (this *Host) IP() net.IP {
+	return this.ip
+}
+
+func (this *Host) Domain() string {
+	return this.domain
+}
diff --git a/common/net/json/host_test.go b/common/net/json/host_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eee6633f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/net/json/host_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package json_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/net/json"
+	v2testing "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/testing"
+	"github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/testing/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIPParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	v2testing.Current(t)
+
+	rawJson := "\"8.8.8.8\""
+	host := &Host{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawJson), host)
+	assert.Error(err).IsNil()
+	assert.Bool(host.IsIP()).IsTrue()
+	assert.Bool(host.IsDomain()).IsFalse()
+	assert.Bool(host.IP().Equal(net.ParseIP("8.8.8.8"))).IsTrue()
+}
+
+func TestDomainParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	v2testing.Current(t)
+
+	rawJson := "\"v2ray.com\""
+	host := &Host{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawJson), host)
+	assert.Error(err).IsNil()
+	assert.Bool(host.IsIP()).IsFalse()
+	assert.Bool(host.IsDomain()).IsTrue()
+	assert.StringLiteral(host.Domain()).Equals("v2ray.com")
+}
diff --git a/proxy/dokodemo/dokodemo_test.go b/proxy/dokodemo/dokodemo_test.go
index e7dec464d..702e566ce 100644
--- a/proxy/dokodemo/dokodemo_test.go
+++ b/proxy/dokodemo/dokodemo_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestDokodemoTCP(t *testing.T) {
 		InboundConfigValue: &mocks.ConnectionConfig{
 			ProtocolValue: "dokodemo-door",
 			SettingsValue: &json.DokodemoConfig{
-				Host:         "127.0.0.1",
+				Host:         v2netjson.NewIPHost(net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")),
 				Port:         port,
 				NetworkList:  &networkList,
 				TimeoutValue: 0,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestDokodemoUDP(t *testing.T) {
 		InboundConfigValue: &mocks.ConnectionConfig{
 			ProtocolValue: "dokodemo-door",
 			SettingsValue: &json.DokodemoConfig{
-				Host:         "127.0.0.1",
+				Host:         v2netjson.NewIPHost(net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")),
 				Port:         port,
 				NetworkList:  &networkList,
 				TimeoutValue: 0,
diff --git a/proxy/dokodemo/json/json.go b/proxy/dokodemo/json/json.go
index 72a503c73..560aad72e 100644
--- a/proxy/dokodemo/json/json.go
+++ b/proxy/dokodemo/json/json.go
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 package json
 
 import (
-	"net"
-
 	v2net "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/net"
 	v2netjson "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/net/json"
 	"github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/proxy/common/config/json"
 )
 
 type DokodemoConfig struct {
-	Host         string                 `json:"address"`
+	Host         *v2netjson.Host        `json:"address"`
 	Port         v2net.Port             `json:"port"`
 	NetworkList  *v2netjson.NetworkList `json:"network"`
 	TimeoutValue int                    `json:"timeout"`
 }
 
 func (this *DokodemoConfig) Address() v2net.Address {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(this.Host)
-	if ip != nil {
-		return v2net.IPAddress(ip, this.Port)
+	if this.Host.IsIP() {
+		return v2net.IPAddress(this.Host.IP(), this.Port)
 	} else {
-		return v2net.DomainAddress(this.Host, this.Port)
+		return v2net.DomainAddress(this.Host.Domain(), this.Port)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/proxy/vmess/outbound/json/outbound.go b/proxy/vmess/outbound/json/outbound.go
index 47d8e63ac..d08b8aa54 100644
--- a/proxy/vmess/outbound/json/outbound.go
+++ b/proxy/vmess/outbound/json/outbound.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package json
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"net"
 
 	"github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/log"
 	v2net "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/net"
+	v2netjson "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/common/net/json"
 	proxyconfig "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/proxy/common/config"
 	jsonconfig "github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/proxy/common/config/json"
 	"github.com/v2ray/v2ray-core/proxy/vmess"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type ConfigTarget struct {
 
 func (t *ConfigTarget) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type RawConfigTarget struct {
-		Address string                  `json:"address"`
+		Address *v2netjson.Host         `json:"address"`
 		Port    v2net.Port              `json:"port"`
 		Users   []*vmessjson.ConfigUser `json:"users"`
 	}
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ func (t *ConfigTarget) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return proxyconfig.BadConfiguration
 	}
 	t.Users = rawConfig.Users
-	ip := net.ParseIP(rawConfig.Address)
-	if ip == nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to parse IP: %s", rawConfig.Address)
+	if rawConfig.Address == nil {
+		log.Error("Address is not set in VMess outbound config.")
 		return proxyconfig.BadConfiguration
 	}
-	t.Address = v2net.IPAddress(ip, rawConfig.Port)
+	if rawConfig.Address.IsIP() {
+		t.Address = v2net.IPAddress(rawConfig.Address.IP(), rawConfig.Port)
+	} else {
+		t.Address = v2net.DomainAddress(rawConfig.Address.Domain(), rawConfig.Port)
+	}
 	return nil
 }