diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 24a4448..b775bf5 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_CAT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR_FMT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_AB_SELECT=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHCP6=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_DNS2=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PCAP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTPPUT=y
diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_net.py b/test/py/tests/test_net.py
index 9ca6743..0447c0b 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_net.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_net.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 # set to False.
 env__net_dhcp_server = True
 
+# True if a DHCPv6 server is attached to the network, and should be tested.
+# If DHCPv6 testing is not possible or desired, this variable may be omitted or
+# set to False.
+env__net_dhcp6_server = True
+
 # A list of environment variables that should be set in order to configure a
 # static IP. If solely relying on DHCP, this variable may be omitted or set to
 # an empty list.
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@
 """
 
 net_set_up = False
+net6_set_up = False
 
 def test_net_pre_commands(u_boot_console):
     """Execute any commands required to enable network hardware.
@@ -93,6 +99,25 @@
     global net_set_up
     net_set_up = True
 
+@pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_dhcp6')
+def test_net_dhcp6(u_boot_console):
+    """Test the dhcp6 command.
+
+    The boardenv_* file may be used to enable/disable this test; see the
+    comment at the beginning of this file.
+    """
+
+    test_dhcp6 = u_boot_console.config.env.get('env__net_dhcp6_server', False)
+    if not test_dhcp6:
+        pytest.skip('No DHCP6 server available')
+
+    u_boot_console.run_command('setenv autoload no')
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command('dhcp6')
+    assert 'DHCP6 client bound to ' in output
+
+    global net6_set_up
+    net6_set_up = True
+
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('net')
 def test_net_setup_static(u_boot_console):
     """Set up a static IP configuration.