diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6 b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a05a4c2d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/php -f
+<?php
+/*
+	ppp-ipv6
+
+	PPP IPv6 helper
+
+	pfSense_BUILDER_BINARIES:	/sbin/ifconfig	/usr/local/sbin/dhcp6c
+
+*/
+
+require_once("globals.inc");
+require_once("interfaces.inc");
+
+function interface_ipv6_lower($interface_real) {
+	global $g, $config;
+
+	if (!empty($interface_real)) {
+		$interface = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($interface_real);
+
+		if (!empty($interface) && is_array($config['interfaces'][$interface]) && interface_isppp_type($interface)) {
+			$ifcfg = $config['interfaces'][$interface];
+
+            if (!empty($ifcfg['ipaddrv6'])) {
+                switch ($ifcfg['ipaddrv6']) {
+                    case 'slaac':
+                    case 'dhcp6':
+                        // bring down dhcp6c if it is running
+                        $pidv6 = find_dhcp6c_process($interface_real);
+                        if ($pidv6) {
+                            posix_kill($pidv6, SIGTERM);
+                            sleep(3);
+                        }
+                        unlink_if_exists("{$g['varetc_path']}/dhcp6c_{$interface}.conf");
+
+                        // disable router advertisements (and therefore SLAAC)
+                        mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($interface_real) . " inet6 -accept_rtadv");
+
+                        // remove any autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
+                        exec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($interface_real) . " inet6", $ifconfig_output);
+                        foreach ($ifconfig_output as $output) {
+                            if (preg_match('{ \A \s+ inet6 \s+ (\S+) .* autoconf .* \Z}xmsi', $output, $matches)) {
+                                mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($interface_real) . " inet6 " . escapeshellarg($matches[1]) . " delete");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function interface_ipv6_raise($interface_real) {
+	global $config;
+
+	if (!empty($interface_real)) {
+		$interface = convert_real_interface_to_friendly_interface_name($interface_real);
+
+		if (!empty($interface) && is_array($config['interfaces'][$interface]) && interface_isppp_type($interface)) {
+			$ifcfg = $config['interfaces'][$interface];
+
+            if (!empty($ifcfg['ipaddrv6'])) {
+                switch ($ifcfg['ipaddrv6']) {
+                    case 'slaac':
+                    case 'dhcp6':
+                        $pidv6 = find_dhcp6c_process($interface_real);
+                        if (empty($pidv6)) {
+                            // only fire if router advertisements off
+                            // (if router advertisements are on, rtsold might be primed to fire dhcp6c already)
+                            exec("/sbin/ifconfig " . escapeshellarg($interface_real) . " inet6", $ifconfig_output);
+                            $start = true;
+                            foreach ($ifconfig_output as $output) {
+                                if (preg_match('{ \A .* ACCEPT_RTADV .* \Z}xmsi', $output)) {
+                                    $start = false;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if ($start) {
+                                interface_dhcpv6_configure($interface, $ifcfg);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// main entry point
+if ($argc != 3) {
+	goto error;
+}
+
+$interface_real = trim($argv[1], " \n\t");
+if (empty($interface_real)) {
+	goto error;
+}
+
+switch (strtolower($argv[2])) {
+	case 'up':
+		interface_ipv6_raise($interface_real);
+		break;
+	case 'down':
+		interface_ipv6_lower($interface_real);
+		break;
+	default:
+		goto error;
+		break;
+}
+
+exit(0);
+
+error:
+if (!empty($argv[0])) {
+	echo("Usage: " . substr(strrchr('/' . $argv[0], '/'), 1) . " <PPP interface> up|down\n");
+}
+exit(1);
+
+?>
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
index 62d07ed346..6fca066c62 100755
--- a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 IF="${1}"
+PROTOCOL="${2}"
 LOCAL_IP="${3}"
 
 if [ -f /tmp/${IF}up ] && [ -f /conf/${IF}.log ]; then
@@ -10,17 +11,20 @@ fi
 
 /etc/rc.kill_states ${IF} ${LOCAL_IP}
 
-if [ -s "/tmp/${IF}_defaultgw" ]; then
+if [ "${PROTOCOL}" == "inet" && -s "/tmp/${IF}_defaultgw" ]; then
 	GW=`head -n 1 /tmp/${IF}_defaultgw`
 	[ -n "${GW}" ] \
-		&& /sbin/route delete default ${GW}
+		&& /sbin/route -q delete default ${GW}
+fi
+if [ "${PROTOCOL}" == "inet6" ]; then
+	/usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6 ${IF} down
 fi
 # delete the node just in case mpd cannot do that
 /usr/sbin/ngctl shutdown ${IF}:
 if [ -f "/var/etc/nameserver_${IF}" ]; then
 	# Remove old entries
 	for nameserver in `cat /var/etc/nameserver_${IF}`; do
-		/sbin/route delete ${nameserver} >/dev/null 2>&1
+		/sbin/route -q delete ${nameserver} >/dev/null 2>&1
 	done
 	/bin/rm -f /var/etc/nameserver_${IF}
 fi
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
index 2d1eb33c54..002af74535 100755
--- a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
@@ -2,61 +2,70 @@
 
 export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
 
-if [ "${2}" == "inet" ]; then
+IF="${1}"
+PROTOCOL="${2}"
+LOCAL_IP="${3}"
+REMOTE_IP="${4}"
+AUTH_NAME="${5}"
+DNS1_RAW="${6}"
+DNS2_RAW="${7}"
 
-	OLD_ROUTER=`cat /tmp/${1}_router`
+if [ "${PROTOCOL}" == "inet" ]; then
+
+	OLD_ROUTER=`cat /tmp/${IF}_router`
 	if [ -n "${OLD_ROUTER}" ]; then
 		echo "Removing states to old router ${OLD_ROUTER}" | logger -t ppp-linkup
-		pfctl -i ${1} -k 0.0.0.0/0 -k ${OLD_ROUTER}/32
-		pfctl -i ${1} -k ${OLD_ROUTER}/32 -k 0.0.0.0/0
+		pfctl -i ${IF} -k 0.0.0.0/0 -k ${OLD_ROUTER}/32
+		pfctl -i ${IF} -k ${OLD_ROUTER}/32 -k 0.0.0.0/0
 	fi
 
 	# let the configuration system know that the ipv4 has changed.
-	echo ${4} > /tmp/${1}_router
-	echo ${3} > /tmp/${1}_ip
-	touch /tmp/${1}up
+	echo ${REMOTE_IP} > /tmp/${IF}_router
+	echo ${LOCAL_IP} > /tmp/${IF}_ip
+	touch /tmp/${IF}up
 
 	if grep -q dnsallowoverride /conf/config.xml; then
 		# write nameservers to file
-		echo -n "" > /var/etc/nameserver_${1}
-		if echo "${6}" | grep -q dns1; then
-			DNS1=`echo "${6}" | awk '{print $2}'`
-			echo "${DNS1}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_${1}
-			route change "${DNS1}" ${4}
+		echo -n "" > /var/etc/nameserver_${IF}
+		if echo "${DNS1_RAW}" | grep -q dns1; then
+			DNS1=`echo "${DNS1_RAW}" | awk '{print $2}'`
+			echo "${DNS1}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_${IF}
+			route change "${DNS1}" ${REMOTE_IP}
 		fi
-		if echo "${7}" | grep -q dns2; then
-			DNS2=`echo "${7}" | awk '{print $2}'`
-			echo "${DNS2}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_${1}
-			route change "${DNS2}" ${4}
+		if echo "${DNS2_RAW}" | grep -q dns2; then
+			DNS2=`echo "${DNS2_RAW}" | awk '{print $2}'`
+			echo "${DNS2}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_${IF}
+			route change "${DNS2}" ${REMOTE_IP}
 		fi
 		pfSctl -c 'service reload dns'
 		sleep 1
 	fi
-	pfSctl -c "interface newip ${1}"
+	pfSctl -c "interface newip ${IF}"
 
-elif [ "${2}" == "inet6" ]; then
+elif [ "${PROTOCOL}" == "inet6" ]; then
+	/usr/local/sbin/ppp-ipv6 ${IF} up
 	# let the configuration system know that the ipv6 has changed.
-	echo ${4} |cut -d% -f1 > /tmp/${1}_routerv6
-	echo ${3} |cut -d% -f1 > /tmp/${1}_ipv6
-	touch /tmp/${1}upv6
+	echo ${REMOTE_IP} |cut -d% -f1 > /tmp/${IF}_routerv6
+	echo ${LOCAL_IP} |cut -d% -f1 > /tmp/${IF}_ipv6
+	touch /tmp/${IF}upv6
 
 	if grep -q dnsallowoverride /conf/config.xml; then
 		# write nameservers to file
-		echo -n "" > /var/etc/nameserver_v6${1}
-		if echo "${6}" | grep -q dns1; then
-			DNS1=`echo "${6}" | awk '{print $2}'`
-			echo "${DNS1}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_v6${1}
-			route change -inet6 "${DNS1}" ${4}
+		echo -n "" > /var/etc/nameserver_v6${IF}
+		if echo "${DNS1_RAW}" | grep -q dns1; then
+			DNS1=`echo "${DNS1_RAW}" | awk '{print $2}'`
+			echo "${DNS1}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_v6${IF}
+			route change -inet6 "${DNS1}" ${REMOTE_IP}
 		fi
-		if echo "${7}" | grep -q dns2; then
-			DNS2=`echo "${7}" | awk '{print $2}'`
-			echo "${DNS2}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_v6${1}
-			route change -inet6 "${DNS2}" ${4}
+		if echo "${DNS2_RAW}" | grep -q dns2; then
+			DNS2=`echo "${DNS2_RAW}" | awk '{print $2}'`
+			echo "${DNS2}" >> /var/etc/nameserver_v6${IF}
+			route change -inet6 "${DNS2}" ${REMOTE_IP}
 		fi
 		pfSctl -c 'service reload dns'
 		sleep 1
 	fi
-	pfSctl -c "interface newipv6 ${1}"
+	pfSctl -c "interface newipv6 ${IF}"
 fi
 
 exit 0