diff --git a/src/net/send_recv/msg.rs b/src/net/send_recv/msg.rs
index 8b81c8d8f..040de22d8 100644
--- a/src/net/send_recv/msg.rs
+++ b/src/net/send_recv/msg.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use crate::backend::{self, c};
 use crate::fd::{AsFd, BorrowedFd, OwnedFd};
 use crate::io::{self, IoSlice, IoSliceMut};
 #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+use crate::net::Ipv6PktInfo;
+#[cfg(linux_kernel)]
 use crate::net::UCred;
 
 use core::iter::FusedIterator;
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ macro_rules! cmsg_space {
             $len * ::core::mem::size_of::<$crate::net::UCred>(),
         )
     };
+    (Ipv6PktInfo) => {
+        $crate::net::__cmsg_space(
+            ::core::mem::size_of::<$crate::net::Ipv6PktInfo>(),
+        )
+    };
 
     // Combo Rules
     ($firstid:ident($firstex:expr), $($restid:ident($restex:expr)),*) => {{
@@ -86,6 +93,11 @@ macro_rules! cmsg_aligned_space {
             $len * ::core::mem::size_of::<$crate::net::UCred>(),
         )
     };
+    (Ipv6PktInfo) => {
+        $crate::net::__cmsg_aligned_space(
+            ::core::mem::size_of::<$crate::net::Ipv6PktInfo>(),
+        )
+    };
 
     // Combo Rules
     ($firstid:ident($firstex:expr), $($restid:ident($restex:expr)),*) => {{
@@ -129,6 +141,10 @@ pub enum SendAncillaryMessage<'slice, 'fd> {
     #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
     #[doc(alias = "SCM_CREDENTIAL")]
     ScmCredentials(UCred),
+    /// IPv6 option to specify source address and outgoing interface index
+    #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+    #[doc(alias = "IPV6_PKTINFO")]
+    Ipv6PktInfo(Ipv6PktInfo),
 }
 
 impl SendAncillaryMessage<'_, '_> {
@@ -140,6 +156,8 @@ impl SendAncillaryMessage<'_, '_> {
             Self::ScmRights(slice) => cmsg_space!(ScmRights(slice.len())),
             #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
             Self::ScmCredentials(_) => cmsg_space!(ScmCredentials(1)),
+            #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+            Self::Ipv6PktInfo(_) => cmsg_space!(Ipv6PktInfo),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -278,6 +296,20 @@ impl<'buf, 'slice, 'fd> SendAncillaryBuffer<'buf, 'slice, 'fd> {
                 };
                 self.push_ancillary(ucred_bytes, c::SOL_SOCKET as _, c::SCM_CREDENTIALS as _)
             }
+            #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+            SendAncillaryMessage::Ipv6PktInfo(ipv6_pktinfo) => {
+                let ipv6_pktinfo_bytes = unsafe {
+                    slice::from_raw_parts(
+                        addr_of!(ipv6_pktinfo).cast::<u8>(),
+                        size_of_val(&ipv6_pktinfo),
+                    )
+                };
+                self.push_ancillary(
+                    ipv6_pktinfo_bytes,
+                    c::IPPROTO_IPV6 as _,
+                    linux_raw_sys::net::IPV6_PKTINFO as _,
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/net/types.rs b/src/net/types.rs
index 14345a213..e0fbdbe11 100644
--- a/src/net/types.rs
+++ b/src/net/types.rs
@@ -1750,6 +1750,19 @@ pub struct UCred {
     pub gid: crate::ugid::Gid,
 }
 
+/// The IPV6_PKTINFO option enables the application to provide the following pieces of information:
+/// [`the source IP address for an outgoing packet`] and
+/// [`the outgoing interface for a packet`].
+#[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct Ipv6PktInfo {
+    /// Source address
+    pub ipi6_addr: crate::net::Ipv6Addr,
+    /// Interface index
+    pub if_index: u32,
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_sizes() {
     use crate::backend::c;
@@ -1779,6 +1792,8 @@ fn test_sizes() {
 
     #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
     assert_eq_size!(UCred, libc::ucred);
+    #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
+    assert_eq_size!(Ipv6PktInfo, libc::in6_pktinfo);
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     assert_eq_size!(super::xdp::XdpUmemReg, c::xdp_umem_reg);