diff --git a/besu.yml b/besu.yml
index 6cb6db41..740685e6 100644
--- a/besu.yml
+++ b/besu.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ services:
       - EL_EXTRAS=${EL_EXTRAS:-}
       - ARCHIVE_NODE=${ARCHIVE_NODE:-}
       - NETWORK=${NETWORK}
+      - IPV6=${IPV6:-false}
     volumes:
       - besu-el-data:/var/lib/besu
       - besu-eth1-data:/var/lib/besu-og
diff --git a/besu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/besu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5fa93b13..2aee7d17 100755
--- a/besu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/besu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ else
   __datadir="--data-path /var/lib/besu"
 fi
 
+# DiscV5 for IPV6
+if [ "${IPV6:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "Configuring Besu for discv5 for IPv6 advertisements"
+  __ipv6="--Xv5-discovery-enabled"
+else
+  __ipv6=""
+fi
+
 if [ -f /var/lib/besu/prune-marker ]; then
   rm -f /var/lib/besu/prune-marker
   if [ "${ARCHIVE_NODE}" = "true" ]; then
@@ -84,5 +92,5 @@ if [ -f /var/lib/besu/prune-marker ]; then
 else
 # Word splitting is desired for the command line parameters
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  exec "$@" ${__datadir} ${__network} ${__prune} ${__spec} ${EL_EXTRAS}
+  exec "$@" ${__datadir} ${__network} ${__ipv6} ${__prune} ${__spec} ${EL_EXTRAS}
 fi
diff --git a/nethermind.yml b/nethermind.yml
index 0a233b2c..0f404132 100644
--- a/nethermind.yml
+++ b/nethermind.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ services:
       - "6060"
       - --Pruning.FullPruningCompletionBehavior
       - AlwaysShutdown
+      - --Discovery.Discv5Enabled
       - --log
       - ${LOG_LEVEL}
     labels: