diff --git a/pgloader.1 b/pgloader.1
index 9b17dcc..bd3cece 100644
--- a/pgloader.1
+++ b/pgloader.1
@@ -830,6 +830,20 @@ postgresql://unix:/tmp:54321/dbname
 .
 .IP
 The \fInetloc\fR defaults to the value of the \fBPGHOST\fR environment variable, and if it is unset, to either the default \fBunix\fR socket path when running on a Unix system, and \fBlocalhost\fR otherwise\.
+.
+.IP
+Socket path containing colons are supported by doubling the colons within the path, as in the following example:
+.
+.IP "" 4
+.
+.nf
+
+postgresql://unix:/tmp/project::region::instance:5432/dbname
+.
+.fi
+.
+.IP "" 0
+
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
 \fIdbname\fR
diff --git a/pgloader.1.md b/pgloader.1.md
index e1bc0bf..ee326d9 100644
--- a/pgloader.1.md
+++ b/pgloader.1.md
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ Where:
     variable, and if it is unset, to either the default `unix` socket path
     when running on a Unix system, and `localhost` otherwise.
 
+    Socket path containing colons are supported by doubling the colons
+    within the path, as in the following example:
+    
+        postgresql://unix:/tmp/project::region::instance:5432/dbname
+
   - *dbname*
 
 	Should be a proper identifier (letter followed by a mix of letters,
diff --git a/src/parsers/command-db-uri.lisp b/src/parsers/command-db-uri.lisp
index 1bcc494..6351172 100644
--- a/src/parsers/command-db-uri.lisp
+++ b/src/parsers/command-db-uri.lisp
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
   (or (member char #.(quote (coerce "/.-_" 'list)))
       (alphanumericp char)))
 
-(defrule socket-directory (and "unix:" (* (socket-directory-character-p character)))
+(defrule socket-directory (and "unix:"
+                               (* (or (not ":") doubled-colon)))
   (:destructure (unix socket-directory)
 		(declare (ignore unix))
     (list :unix (when socket-directory (text socket-directory)))))