diff --git a/tabby-core/src/api/index.ts b/tabby-core/src/api/index.ts
index 5ca9b636..cc467f96 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/api/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export { BootstrapData, PluginInfo, BOOTSTRAP_DATA } from './mainProcess'
 export { HostWindowService } from './hostWindow'
 export { HostAppService, Platform } from './hostApp'
 export { FileProvider } from './fileProvider'
-export { ProfileProvider, ConnectableProfileProvider, Profile, ConnectableProfile, PartialProfile, ProfileSettingsComponent, ProfileGroup, PartialProfileGroup } from './profileProvider'
+export { ProfileProvider, ConnectableProfileProvider, QuickConnectProfileProvider, Profile, ConnectableProfile, PartialProfile, ProfileSettingsComponent, ProfileGroup, PartialProfileGroup } from './profileProvider'
 export { PromptModalComponent } from '../components/promptModal.component'
 export * from './commands'
 
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
index 01c7b759..ba13b0ff 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
@@ -74,14 +74,12 @@ export abstract class ProfileProvider<P extends Profile> {
     deleteProfile (profile: P): void { }
 }
 
-export abstract class ConnectableProfileProvider<P extends ConnectableProfile> extends ProfileProvider<P> {
+export abstract class ConnectableProfileProvider<P extends ConnectableProfile> extends ProfileProvider<P> {}
 
-    quickConnect (query: string): PartialProfile<P>|null {
-        return null
-    }
+export abstract class QuickConnectProfileProvider<P extends ConnectableProfile> extends ConnectableProfileProvider<P> {
 
-    intoQuickConnectString (profile: P): string|null {
-        return null
-    }
+    abstract quickConnect (query: string): PartialProfile<P>|null
+
+    abstract intoQuickConnectString (profile: P): string|null
 
 }
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/index.ts b/tabby-core/src/index.ts
index d0d06789..e376edec 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { FastHtmlBindDirective } from './directives/fastHtmlBind.directive'
 import { DropZoneDirective } from './directives/dropZone.directive'
 import { CdkAutoDropGroup } from './directives/cdkAutoDropGroup.directive'
 
-import { Theme, CLIHandler, TabContextMenuItemProvider, TabRecoveryProvider, HotkeyProvider, ConfigProvider, PlatformService, FileProvider, ProfilesService, ProfileProvider, ConnectableProfileProvider, SelectorOption, Profile, SelectorService, CommandProvider } from './api'
+import { Theme, CLIHandler, TabContextMenuItemProvider, TabRecoveryProvider, HotkeyProvider, ConfigProvider, PlatformService, FileProvider, ProfilesService, ProfileProvider, QuickConnectProfileProvider, SelectorOption, Profile, SelectorService, CommandProvider } from './api'
 
 import { AppService } from './services/app.service'
 import { ConfigService } from './services/config.service'
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export default class AppModule { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-ex
             callback: () => this.profilesService.openNewTabForProfile(p),
         }))
 
-        if (provider instanceof ConnectableProfileProvider) {
+        if (provider instanceof QuickConnectProfileProvider) {
             options.push({
                 name: this.translate.instant('Quick connect'),
                 freeInputPattern: this.translate.instant('Connect to "%s"...'),
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
index 2501bca0..ad6c991e 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable, Inject } from '@angular/core'
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core'
 import { NewTabParameters } from './tabs.service'
 import { BaseTabComponent } from '../components/baseTab.component'
-import { ConnectableProfileProvider, PartialProfile, PartialProfileGroup, Profile, ProfileGroup, ProfileProvider } from '../api/profileProvider'
+import { QuickConnectProfileProvider, PartialProfile, PartialProfileGroup, Profile, ProfileGroup, ProfileProvider } from '../api/profileProvider'
 import { SelectorOption } from '../api/selector'
 import { AppService } from './app.service'
 import { configMerge, ConfigProxy, ConfigService } from './config.service'
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
     selectorOptionForProfile <P extends Profile, T> (profile: PartialProfile<P>): SelectorOption<T> {
         const fullProfile = this.getConfigProxyForProfile(profile)
         const provider = this.providerForProfile(fullProfile)
-        const freeInputEquivalent = provider instanceof ConnectableProfileProvider ? provider.intoQuickConnectString(fullProfile) ?? undefined : undefined
+        const freeInputEquivalent = provider instanceof QuickConnectProfileProvider ? provider.intoQuickConnectString(fullProfile) ?? undefined : undefined
         return {
             ...profile,
             group: this.resolveProfileGroupName(profile.group ?? ''),
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
                 } catch { }
 
                 this.getProviders().forEach(provider => {
-                    if (provider instanceof ConnectableProfileProvider) {
+                    if (provider instanceof QuickConnectProfileProvider) {
                         options.push({
                             name: this.translate.instant('Quick connect'),
                             freeInputPattern: this.translate.instant('Connect to "%s"...'),
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
 
     async quickConnect (query: string): Promise<PartialProfile<Profile>|null> {
         for (const provider of this.getProviders()) {
-            if (provider instanceof ConnectableProfileProvider) {
+            if (provider instanceof QuickConnectProfileProvider) {
                 const profile = provider.quickConnect(query)
                 if (profile) {
                     return profile
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
index 9a3589dc..d9cb446b 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { marker as _ } from '@biesbjerg/ngx-translate-extract-marker'
 import deepClone from 'clone-deep'
 import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core'
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
-import { ConfigService, HostAppService, Profile, SelectorService, ProfilesService, PromptModalComponent, PlatformService, BaseComponent, PartialProfile, ProfileProvider, TranslateService, Platform, ProfileGroup, PartialProfileGroup, ConnectableProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
+import { ConfigService, HostAppService, Profile, SelectorService, ProfilesService, PromptModalComponent, PlatformService, BaseComponent, PartialProfile, ProfileProvider, TranslateService, Platform, ProfileGroup, PartialProfileGroup, QuickConnectProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
 import { EditProfileModalComponent } from './editProfileModal.component'
 import { EditProfileGroupModalComponent, EditProfileGroupModalComponentResult } from './editProfileGroupModal.component'
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export class ProfilesSettingsTabComponent extends BaseComponent {
     }
 
     getQuickConnectProviders (): ProfileProvider<Profile>[] {
-        return this.profileProviders.filter(x => x instanceof ConnectableProfileProvider)
+        return this.profileProviders.filter(x => x instanceof QuickConnectProfileProvider)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
index 64610e03..36de9ce2 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable, InjectFlags, Injector } from '@angular/core'
-import { NewTabParameters, PartialProfile, TranslateService, ConnectableProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
+import { NewTabParameters, PartialProfile, TranslateService, QuickConnectProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
 import * as ALGORITHMS from 'ssh2/lib/protocol/constants'
 import { SSHProfileSettingsComponent } from './components/sshProfileSettings.component'
 import { SSHTabComponent } from './components/sshTab.component'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ALGORITHM_BLACKLIST, SSHAlgorithmType, SSHProfile } from './api'
 import { SSHProfileImporter } from './api/importer'
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
-export class SSHProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {
+export class SSHProfilesService extends QuickConnectProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {
     id = 'ssh'
     name = 'SSH'
     settingsComponent = SSHProfileSettingsComponent
diff --git a/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
index 0c247e8a..212858e9 100644
--- a/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-telnet/src/profiles.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { NewTabParameters, PartialProfile, TranslateService, ConnectableProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
+import { NewTabParameters, PartialProfile, TranslateService, QuickConnectProfileProvider } from 'tabby-core'
 import { TelnetProfileSettingsComponent } from './components/telnetProfileSettings.component'
 import { TelnetTabComponent } from './components/telnetTab.component'
 import { TelnetProfile } from './session'
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
-export class TelnetProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<TelnetProfile> {
+export class TelnetProfilesService extends QuickConnectProfileProvider<TelnetProfile> {
     id = 'telnet'
     name = 'Telnet'
     supportsQuickConnect = true
@@ -96,4 +96,12 @@ export class TelnetProfilesService extends ConnectableProfileProvider<TelnetProf
             },
         }
     }
+
+    intoQuickConnectString (profile: TelnetProfile): string | null {
+        let s = profile.options.host
+        if (profile.options.port !== 23) {
+            s = `${s}:${profile.options.port}`
+        }
+        return s
+    }
 }