diff --git a/src/connections/ethernet b/src/connections/ethernet
index 45f46ac..0f5e191 100644
--- a/src/connections/ethernet
+++ b/src/connections/ethernet
@@ -50,12 +50,21 @@ ethernet_up() {
     dhcp)
         if checkyesno "${DHCLIENT:-no}"; then
             rm -r "/var/run/dhclient-${INTERFACE}.pid" >/dev/null 2>&1
-            report_debug ethernet_up dhclient -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -pf "/var/run/dhclient-$INTERFACE.pid" "$INTERFACE"
-            if ! dhclient -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -pf "/var/run/dhclient-${INTERFACE}.pid" ${DHCLIENT_OPTIONS} "$INTERFACE"; then
+            report_debug ethernet_up dhclient -4 -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -lf "/var/state/dhclient/dhclient.leases" -pf "/var/run/dhclient-$INTERFACE.pid" "$INTERFACE"
+            if ! dhclient -4 -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -lf "/var/state/dhclient/dhclient.leases" -pf "/var/run/dhclient-${INTERFACE}.pid" ${DHCLIENT_OPTIONS} "$INTERFACE"; then
                 report_fail "DHCP IP lease attempt failed."
                 stop_80211x
                 return 1
             fi
+            if checkyesno "${DHCLIENT_V6:-no}"; then
+                  rm -r "/var/run/dhclient6-${INTERFACE}.pid" >/dev/null 2>&1
+                  report_debug ethernet_up dhclient -6 -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -lf "/var/state/dhclient/dhclient6.leases" -pf "/var/run/dhclient6-$INTERFACE.pid" "$INTERFACE"
+                  if ! dhclient -6 -q -e TIMEOUT="${DHCP_TIMEOUT:-10}" -lf "/var/state/dhclient/dhclient6.leases" -pf "/var/run/dhclient6-${INTERFACE}.pid" ${DHCLIENT6_OPTIONS} "$INTERFACE"; then
+                      report_fail "DHCPv6 IP lease attempt failed."
+                      stop_80211x
+                      return 1
+                  fi
+            fi
         else
             # Clear remaining pid files.
             rm -f "/var/run/dhcpcd-$INTERFACE".{pid,cache} >/dev/null 2>&1