diff --git a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
index 33b70fd..f70ea7d 100644
--- a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
     echo "  -b : (\$BURST)     HW level bursting of SKBs"
     echo "  -v : (\$VERBOSE)   verbose"
     echo "  -x : (\$DEBUG)     debug"
+    echo "  -6 : (\$IP6)       IPv6"
     echo ""
 }
 
 ##  --- Parse command line arguments / parameters ---
 ## echo "Commandline options:"
-while getopts "s:i:d:m:t:c:b:vxh" option; do
+while getopts "s:i:d:m:t:c:b:vxh6" option; do
     case $option in
         i) # interface
           export DEV=$OPTARG
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@
           export DEBUG=yes
           info "Debug mode: DEBUG=$DEBUG"
           ;;
+	6)
+	  export IP6=6
+	  info "IP6: IP6=$IP6"
+	  ;;
         h|?|*)
           usage;
           err 2 "[ERROR] Unknown parameters!!!"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
index cb15903..f3e1bedf 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 # Using invalid DST_MAC will cause the packets to get dropped in
 # ip_rcv() which is part of the test
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$BURST" ] && BURST=1024
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@
 
     # Destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst $DEST_IP"
+    pg_set $dev "dst$IP6 $DEST_IP"
 
     # Inject packet into RX path of stack
     pg_set $dev "xmit_mode netif_receive"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
index 4e4e92b..cc102e9 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 
 # Burst greater than 1 are invalid for queue_xmit mode
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
 
     # Destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst $DEST_IP"
+    pg_set $dev "dst$IP6 $DEST_IP"
 
     # Inject packet into TX qdisc egress path of stack
     pg_set $dev "xmit_mode queue_xmit"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
index 8c9d318..29ef4ba 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 #
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 # Example enforce param "-m" for dst_mac
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && usage && err 2 "Must specify -m dst_mac"
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
 
 # Destination
 pg_set $DEV "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-pg_set $DEV "dst $DEST_IP"
+pg_set $DEV "dst$IP6 $DEST_IP"
 
 # Setup random UDP port src range
 pg_set $DEV "flag UDPSRC_RND"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
index 32467ae..c88a161 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 UDP_MAX=109
 
 # (example of setting default params in your script)
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ] && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 
 # General cleanup everything since last run
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
 
     # Destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst $DEST_IP"
+    pg_set $dev "dst$IP6 $DEST_IP"
 
     # Setup random UDP port src range
     pg_set $dev "flag UDPSRC_RND"
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
index 775f5d0..80cf8f5 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 # Parameter parsing via include
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 # Set some default params, if they didn't get set
-[ -z "$DEST_IP" ]   && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42"
+if [ -z "$DEST_IP" ]; then
+    [ -z "$IP6" ] && DEST_IP="198.18.0.42" || DEST_IP="FD00::1"
+fi
 [ -z "$DST_MAC" ]   && DST_MAC="90:e2:ba:ff:ff:ff"
 [ -z "$BURST" ]     && BURST=32
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="100000"
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 
     # Destination
     pg_set $dev "dst_mac $DST_MAC"
-    pg_set $dev "dst $DEST_IP"
+    pg_set $dev "dst$IP6 $DEST_IP"
 
     # Setup burst, for easy testing -b 0 disable bursting
     # (internally in pktgen default and minimum burst=1)