diff --git a/embassy-net/Cargo.toml b/embassy-net/Cargo.toml
index 4692c01c..87982a72 100644
--- a/embassy-net/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy-net/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ defmt = ["dep:defmt", "smoltcp/defmt"]
 tcp = ["smoltcp/socket-tcp"]
 dns = ["smoltcp/socket-dns"]
 dhcpv4 = ["medium-ethernet", "smoltcp/socket-dhcpv4"]
+proto-ipv6 = ["smoltcp/proto-ipv6"]
 medium-ethernet = ["smoltcp/medium-ethernet"]
 medium-ip = ["smoltcp/medium-ip"]
 
diff --git a/embassy-net/src/lib.rs b/embassy-net/src/lib.rs
index 7b5f29f1..243dfda8 100644
--- a/embassy-net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-net/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ pub use smoltcp::time::Instant as SmolInstant;
 #[cfg(feature = "medium-ethernet")]
 pub use smoltcp::wire::{EthernetAddress, HardwareAddress};
 pub use smoltcp::wire::{IpAddress, IpCidr, Ipv4Address, Ipv4Cidr};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "proto-ipv6")]
+pub use smoltcp::wire::{Ipv6Address, Ipv6Cidr};