diff --git a/backend/src/services/app-connection/redis/redis-connection-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/app-connection/redis/redis-connection-fns.ts
index 901016b3c..4141d2f9a 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/app-connection/redis/redis-connection-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/app-connection/redis/redis-connection-fns.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Redis from "ioredis";
 
+import { verifyHostInputValidity } from "@app/ee/services/dynamic-secret/dynamic-secret-fns";
 import { BadRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { AppConnection } from "@app/services/app-connection/app-connection-enums";
 
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ export const getRedisConnectionListItem = () => {
 };
 
 export const validateRedisConnectionCredentials = async (config: TRedisConnectionConfig) => {
+  const [hostIp] = await verifyHostInputValidity(config.credentials.host);
+
   let connection: Redis | null = null;
   try {
     connection = new Redis({
       username: config.credentials.username,
-      host: config.credentials.host,
+      host: hostIp,
       port: config.credentials.port,
       password: config.credentials.password,
       ...(config.credentials.sslEnabled && {
diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/appConnections.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/appConnections.ts
index ab7ee7c90..d0e3dcba1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/appConnections.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/appConnections.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   OnePassConnectionMethod,
   OracleDBConnectionMethod,
   PostgresConnectionMethod,
+  RedisConnectionMethod,
   TAppConnection,
   TeamCityConnectionMethod,
   TerraformCloudConnectionMethod,
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ export const getAppConnectionMethodDetails = (method: TAppConnection["method"])
     case MySqlConnectionMethod.UsernameAndPassword:
     case OracleDBConnectionMethod.UsernameAndPassword:
     case AzureADCSConnectionMethod.UsernamePassword:
+    case RedisConnectionMethod.UsernameAndPassword:
       return { name: "Username & Password", icon: faLock };
     case HCVaultConnectionMethod.AccessToken:
     case TeamCityConnectionMethod.AccessToken: