diff --git a/configs/netns b/configs/netns
index 86f4df3..85a1d8e 100644
--- a/configs/netns
+++ b/configs/netns
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 # IP address of the interface in the global netns connecting to your new netns
 #IPADDR_OUTSIDE=192.168.1.1/24
+#IP6ADDR_OUTSIDE=2a00::1/126
 
 # If you need DHCP
 # In order for this to function for netns-tunnel and
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@
 
 # IP address of the interface in the new netns connecting to the global netns
 #IPADDR=192.168.1.2/24
+#IP6ADDR=2a00::2/126
 # The gateway
 #GATEWAY=192.168.1.1/24
+#GATEWAY6=2a00::1
 
 # If you need static MAC
 #MACADDR=00:11:22:33:44:55
diff --git a/scripts/netnsinit b/scripts/netnsinit
index 76a4060..1c36181 100755
--- a/scripts/netnsinit
+++ b/scripts/netnsinit
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ autoconfigure_tunnel_up_outside() {
 		ip address add "${IPADDR_OUTSIDE}" dev "${DEVNAME_OUTSIDE}"
 	fi
 
+	# add ipv6 address at global end
+	if [ -n "${IP6ADDR_OUTSIDE}" ]; then
+		ip -6 address add "${IP6ADDR_OUTSIDE}" dev "${DEVNAME_OUTSIDE}"
+	fi
+
 	return 0 # additional precation against "set -e" in case of future mods of this function
 }
 
@@ -39,11 +44,21 @@ autoconfigure_tunnel_up_inside() {
 		ip address add "${IPADDR}" dev "${DEVNAME_INSIDE}"
 	fi
 
+	# add ipv6 address at netns end
+	if [ -n "${IP6ADDR}" ]; then
+		ip -6 address add "${IP6ADDR}" dev "${DEVNAME_INSIDE}"
+	fi
+
 	# setup default route
 	if [ -n "${GATEWAY}" ]; then
 		ip route add default via "${GATEWAY%%/*}" dev "${DEVNAME_INSIDE}" onlink
 	fi
 
+	# setup default route
+	if [ -n "${GATEWAY6}" ]; then
+		ip -6 route add default via "${GATEWAY6%%/*}" dev "${DEVNAME_INSIDE}" onlink
+	fi
+
 	# if DHCP is configured
 	if [ "${DHCPV4}" == "1" ]; then
 		! mkdir -p /var/run/netns