diff --git a/internal_test.go b/internal_test.go
index 4a655cff0..8ba92722a 100644
--- a/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal_test.go
@@ -383,3 +383,38 @@ var _ = Describe("ClusterClient", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("isLoopback", func() {
+	DescribeTable("should correctly identify loopback addresses",
+		func(host string, expected bool) {
+			result := isLoopback(host)
+			Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
+		},
+		// IP addresses
+		Entry("IPv4 loopback", "127.0.0.1", true),
+		Entry("IPv6 loopback", "::1", true),
+		Entry("IPv4 non-loopback", "192.168.1.1", false),
+		Entry("IPv6 non-loopback", "2001:db8::1", false),
+
+		// Well-known loopback hostnames
+		Entry("localhost lowercase", "localhost", true),
+		Entry("localhost uppercase", "LOCALHOST", true),
+		Entry("localhost mixed case", "LocalHost", true),
+
+		// Docker-specific loopbacks
+		Entry("host.docker.internal", "host.docker.internal", true),
+		Entry("HOST.DOCKER.INTERNAL", "HOST.DOCKER.INTERNAL", true),
+		Entry("custom.docker.internal", "custom.docker.internal", true),
+		Entry("app.docker.internal", "app.docker.internal", true),
+
+		// Non-loopback hostnames
+		Entry("redis hostname", "redis-cluster", false),
+		Entry("FQDN", "redis.example.com", false),
+		Entry("docker but not internal", "redis.docker.com", false),
+
+		// Edge cases
+		Entry("empty string", "", false),
+		Entry("invalid IP", "256.256.256.256", false),
+		Entry("partial docker internal", "docker.internal", false),
+	)
+})
diff --git a/osscluster.go b/osscluster.go
index 0f678e602..87c1f096e 100644
--- a/osscluster.go
+++ b/osscluster.go
@@ -770,12 +770,25 @@ func replaceLoopbackHost(nodeAddr, originHost string) string {
 	return net.JoinHostPort(originHost, nodePort)
 }
 
+// isLoopback returns true if the host is a loopback address.
+// For IP addresses, it uses net.IP.IsLoopback().
+// For hostnames, it recognizes well-known loopback hostnames like "localhost"
+// and Docker-specific loopback patterns like "*.docker.internal".
 func isLoopback(host string) bool {
 	ip := net.ParseIP(host)
-	if ip == nil {
+	if ip != nil {
+		return ip.IsLoopback()
+	}
+
+	if strings.ToLower(host) == "localhost" {
 		return true
 	}
-	return ip.IsLoopback()
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(host), ".docker.internal") {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 func (c *clusterState) slotMasterNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {