diff --git a/src/net/cgo_unix.go b/src/net/cgo_unix.go
index 2a7d1ec3fafae3..0a783d08a9f15b 100644
--- a/src/net/cgo_unix.go
+++ b/src/net/cgo_unix.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func cgoLookupHost(ctx context.Context, name string) (hosts []string, err error)
 func cgoLookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (port int, err error) {
 	var hints _C_struct_addrinfo
 	switch network {
-	case "": // no hints
+	case "ip": // no hints
 	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
 		*_C_ai_socktype(&hints) = _C_SOCK_STREAM
 		*_C_ai_protocol(&hints) = _C_IPPROTO_TCP
diff --git a/src/net/lookup.go b/src/net/lookup.go
index 28532075d4f7fc..15165970b6f38f 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup.go
@@ -41,19 +41,20 @@ var services = map[string]map[string]int{
 		"domain": 53,
 	},
 	"tcp": {
-		"ftp":    21,
-		"ftps":   990,
-		"gopher": 70, // ʕ◔ϖ◔ʔ
-		"http":   80,
-		"https":  443,
-		"imap2":  143,
-		"imap3":  220,
-		"imaps":  993,
-		"pop3":   110,
-		"pop3s":  995,
-		"smtp":   25,
-		"ssh":    22,
-		"telnet": 23,
+		"ftp":         21,
+		"ftps":        990,
+		"gopher":      70, // ʕ◔ϖ◔ʔ
+		"http":        80,
+		"https":       443,
+		"imap2":       143,
+		"imap3":       220,
+		"imaps":       993,
+		"pop3":        110,
+		"pop3s":       995,
+		"smtp":        25,
+		"submissions": 465,
+		"ssh":         22,
+		"telnet":      23,
 	},
 }
 
@@ -83,12 +84,20 @@ const maxPortBufSize = len("mobility-header") + 10
 
 func lookupPortMap(network, service string) (port int, error error) {
 	switch network {
-	case "tcp4", "tcp6":
-		network = "tcp"
-	case "udp4", "udp6":
-		network = "udp"
+	case "ip": // no hints
+		if p, err := lookupPortMapWithNetwork("tcp", "ip", service); err == nil {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+		return lookupPortMapWithNetwork("udp", "ip", service)
+	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
+		return lookupPortMapWithNetwork("tcp", "tcp", service)
+	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
+		return lookupPortMapWithNetwork("udp", "udp", service)
 	}
+	return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown network", Name: network + "/" + service}
+}
 
+func lookupPortMapWithNetwork(network, errNetwork, service string) (port int, error error) {
 	if m, ok := services[network]; ok {
 		var lowerService [maxPortBufSize]byte
 		n := copy(lowerService[:], service)
@@ -96,9 +105,9 @@ func lookupPortMap(network, service string) (port int, error error) {
 		if port, ok := m[string(lowerService[:n])]; ok && n == len(service) {
 			return port, nil
 		}
-		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: network + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
+		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
 	}
-	return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown network", Name: network + "/" + service}
+	return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown network", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service}
 }
 
 // ipVersion returns the provided network's IP version: '4', '6' or 0
@@ -415,11 +424,13 @@ func LookupPort(network, service string) (port int, err error) {
 }
 
 // LookupPort looks up the port for the given network and service.
+//
+// The network must be one of "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6", "udp", "udp4", "udp6" or "ip".
 func (r *Resolver) LookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (port int, err error) {
 	port, needsLookup := parsePort(service)
 	if needsLookup {
 		switch network {
-		case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6", "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
+		case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6", "udp", "udp4", "udp6", "ip":
 		case "": // a hint wildcard for Go 1.0 undocumented behavior
 			network = "ip"
 		default:
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
index c9b4da951c96f9..9d2c4cda5bf53d 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
@@ -203,26 +203,36 @@ func (r *Resolver) lookupIP(ctx context.Context, network, host string) (addrs []
 	return
 }
 
-func (*Resolver) lookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (port int, err error) {
+func (r *Resolver) lookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (port int, err error) {
 	switch network {
-	case "tcp4", "tcp6":
-		network = "tcp"
-	case "udp4", "udp6":
-		network = "udp"
+	case "ip": // no hints
+		if p, err := r.lookupPortWithNetwork(ctx, "tcp", "ip", service); err == nil {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+		return r.lookupPortWithNetwork(ctx, "udp", "ip", service)
+	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
+		return r.lookupPortWithNetwork(ctx, "tcp", "tcp", service)
+	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
+		return r.lookupPortWithNetwork(ctx, "udp", "udp", service)
+	default:
+		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown network", Name: network + "/" + service}
 	}
+}
+
+func (*Resolver) lookupPortWithNetwork(ctx context.Context, network, errNetwork, service string) (port int, err error) {
 	lines, err := queryCS(ctx, network, "127.0.0.1", toLower(service))
 	if err != nil {
 		if stringsHasSuffix(err.Error(), "can't translate service") {
-			return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: network + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
+			return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
 		}
 		return
 	}
 	if len(lines) == 0 {
-		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: network + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
+		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
 	}
 	f := getFields(lines[0])
 	if len(f) < 2 {
-		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: network + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
+		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
 	}
 	s := f[1]
 	if i := bytealg.IndexByteString(s, '!'); i >= 0 {
@@ -231,7 +241,7 @@ func (*Resolver) lookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (port
 	if n, _, ok := dtoi(s); ok {
 		return n, nil
 	}
-	return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: network + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
+	return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown port", Name: errNetwork + "/" + service, IsNotFound: true}
 }
 
 func (r *Resolver) lookupCNAME(ctx context.Context, name string) (cname string, err error) {
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_test.go b/src/net/lookup_test.go
index ab68d75836e454..1e222763bd0d0d 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_test.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_test.go
@@ -1462,9 +1462,65 @@ func testLookupNoData(t *testing.T, prefix string) {
 }
 
 func TestLookupPortNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := LookupPort("udp", "_-unknown-service-")
-	var dnsErr *DNSError
-	if !errors.As(err, &dnsErr) || !dnsErr.IsNotFound {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	allResolvers(t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := LookupPort("udp", "_-unknown-service-")
+		var dnsErr *DNSError
+		if !errors.As(err, &dnsErr) || !dnsErr.IsNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// submissions service is only available through a tcp network, see:
+// https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml?search=submissions
+var tcpOnlyService = func() string {
+	// plan9 does not have submissions service defined in the service database.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "plan9" {
+		return "https"
 	}
+	return "submissions"
+}()
+
+func TestLookupPortDifferentNetwork(t *testing.T) {
+	allResolvers(t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := LookupPort("udp", tcpOnlyService)
+		var dnsErr *DNSError
+		if !errors.As(err, &dnsErr) || !dnsErr.IsNotFound {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestLookupPortEmptyNetworkString(t *testing.T) {
+	allResolvers(t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := LookupPort("", tcpOnlyService)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestLookupPortIPNetworkString(t *testing.T) {
+	allResolvers(t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := LookupPort("ip", tcpOnlyService)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func allResolvers(t *testing.T, f func(t *testing.T)) {
+	t.Run("default resolver", f)
+	t.Run("forced go resolver", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if fixup := forceGoDNS(); fixup != nil {
+			defer fixup()
+			f(t)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("forced cgo resolver", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if fixup := forceCgoDNS(); fixup != nil {
+			defer fixup()
+			f(t)
+		}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_windows.go b/src/net/lookup_windows.go
index ce0df7ddd88088..b6ef6da716edec 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_windows.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_windows.go
@@ -200,18 +200,28 @@ func (r *Resolver) lookupPort(ctx context.Context, network, service string) (int
 	// TODO(bradfitz): finish ctx plumbing. Nothing currently depends on this.
 	acquireThread()
 	defer releaseThread()
-	var stype int32
+
+	var hints syscall.AddrinfoW
+
 	switch network {
-	case "tcp4", "tcp6":
-		stype = syscall.SOCK_STREAM
-	case "udp4", "udp6":
-		stype = syscall.SOCK_DGRAM
+	case "ip": // no hints
+	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
+		hints.Socktype = syscall.SOCK_STREAM
+		hints.Protocol = syscall.IPPROTO_TCP
+	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
+		hints.Socktype = syscall.SOCK_DGRAM
+		hints.Protocol = syscall.IPPROTO_UDP
+	default:
+		return 0, &DNSError{Err: "unknown network", Name: network + "/" + service}
 	}
-	hints := syscall.AddrinfoW{
-		Family:   syscall.AF_UNSPEC,
-		Socktype: stype,
-		Protocol: syscall.IPPROTO_IP,
+
+	switch ipVersion(network) {
+	case '4':
+		hints.Family = syscall.AF_INET
+	case '6':
+		hints.Family = syscall.AF_INET6
 	}
+
 	var result *syscall.AddrinfoW
 	e := syscall.GetAddrInfoW(nil, syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(service), &hints, &result)
 	if e != nil {