diff --git a/capsulflask/console.py b/capsulflask/console.py
index d4cdbe8..2b3ae0c 100644
--- a/capsulflask/console.py
+++ b/capsulflask/console.py
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ def make_capsul_id():
   letters_n_nummers = generate(alphabet="1234567890qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm", size=10)
   return f"capsul-{letters_n_nummers}"
 
-def double_check_capsul_address(id, ipv4, get_ssh_host_keys):
+def double_check_capsul_address(id, ipv4, ipv6, get_ssh_host_keys):
   try:
     result = current_app.config["HUB_MODEL"].get(id, get_ssh_host_keys)
     if result != None and result.ipv4 != None and result.ipv4 != ipv4:
-      ipv4 = result.ipv4
-      get_model().update_vm_ip(email=session["account"], id=id, ipv4=result.ipv4)
+      get_model().update_vm_ipv4(email=session["account"], id=id, ipv4=result.ipv4)
+
+    if result != None and result.ipv6 != None and result.ipv6 != ipv6:
+      get_model().update_vm_ipv6(email=session["account"], id=id, ipv6=result.ipv6)
 
     if result != None and result.ssh_host_keys != None and get_ssh_host_keys:
       get_model().update_vm_ssh_host_keys(email=session["account"], id=id, ssh_host_keys=result.ssh_host_keys)
@@ -61,37 +63,38 @@ def index():
   # for now we are going to check the IP according to the virt model
   # on every request. this could be done by a background job and cached later on...
   for vm in vms:
-    result = double_check_capsul_address(vm["id"], vm["ipv4"], False)
+    result = double_check_capsul_address(vm["id"], vm["ipv4"], vm["ipv6"], False)
     if result is not None:
       vm["ipv4"] = result.ipv4
+      vm["ipv6"] = result.ipv6
       vm["state"] = result.state
     else:
       vm["state"] = "unknown"
 
-
   mappedVms = []
   for vm in vms:
-    ip_display = vm['ipv4']
-    if not ip_display:
-      if vm["state"] == "running":
-        ip_display = "..booting.."
-      else:
-        ip_display = "unknown"
-
-    ip_display_class = "ok"
-    if not vm['ipv4']:
-      if vm["state"] == "running":
-        ip_display_class = "waiting-pulse"
-      else:
-        ip_display_class = "yellow"
+    ip_display = {}
+    ip_display_class = {}
+    for af in ['ipv4', 'ipv6']:
+      ip_display[af] = vm[af]
+      ip_display_class[af] = "ok"
+      if not ip_display[af]:
+        if vm["state"] == "running":
+          ip_display[af] = "..booting.."
+          ip_display_class[af] = "waiting-pulse"
+        else:
+          ip_display[af] = "unknown"
+          ip_display_class[af] = "yellow"
 
     mappedVms.append(dict(
       id=vm['id'], 
       size=vm['size'], 
       state=vm['state'],
-      ipv4=ip_display, 
-      ipv4_status=ip_display_class, 
-      os=vm['os'], 
+      ipv4=ip_display['ipv4'],
+      ipv4_status=ip_display_class['ipv4'],
+      ipv6=ip_display['ipv6'],
+      ipv6_status=ip_display_class['ipv6'],
+      os=vm['os'],
       created=vm['created'].strftime("%b %d %Y")
     ))
 
@@ -168,10 +171,11 @@ def detail(id):
   else:
     needs_ssh_host_keys = "ssh_host_keys" not in vm or len(vm["ssh_host_keys"]) == 0
 
-    vm_from_virt_model = double_check_capsul_address(vm["id"], vm["ipv4"], needs_ssh_host_keys)
+    vm_from_virt_model = double_check_capsul_address(vm["id"], vm["ipv4"], vm['ipv6'], needs_ssh_host_keys)
     
     if vm_from_virt_model is not None:
       vm["ipv4"] = vm_from_virt_model.ipv4
+      vm["ipv6"] = vm_from_virt_model.ipv6
       vm["state"] = vm_from_virt_model.state
       if needs_ssh_host_keys:
         vm["ssh_host_keys"] = vm_from_virt_model.ssh_host_keys
diff --git a/capsulflask/db_model.py b/capsulflask/db_model.py
index ff53381..ce65091 100644
--- a/capsulflask/db_model.py
+++ b/capsulflask/db_model.py
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ class DBModel:
       self.cursor.fetchall()
     ))
 
-  def update_vm_ip(self, email, id, ipv4):
+  def update_vm_ipv4(self, email, id, ipv4):
     self.cursor.execute("UPDATE vms SET public_ipv4 = %s WHERE email = %s AND id = %s", (ipv4, email, id))
     self.connection.commit()
 
+  def update_vm_ipv6(self, email, id, ipv6):
+    self.cursor.execute("UPDATE vms SET public_ipv6 = %s WHERE email = %s AND id = %s", (ipv6, email, id))
+    self.connection.commit()
+
   def update_vm_ssh_host_keys(self, email, id, ssh_host_keys):
     for key in ssh_host_keys:
       self.cursor.execute("""