diff --git a/inventory/service/group_vars/dns.yaml b/inventory/service/group_vars/dns.yaml
index e331b5d7eb..8342e109a0 100644
--- a/inventory/service/group_vars/dns.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/group_vars/dns.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ dns_zones:
 dns_notify:
   - 104.239.140.165
   - 162.253.55.16
-dns_master: 104.239.146.24
+dns_master_ipv4: 104.239.146.24
+dns_master_ipv6: 2001:4800:7819:104:be76:4eff:fe04:43d0
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nameserver/README.rst b/playbooks/roles/nameserver/README.rst
index 353bfe6772..f26a76cf77 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nameserver/README.rst
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nameserver/README.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ nameserver.
       located at ``zones/example_com/zone.db``, then the value here
       should be ``example.com/zones/example_com``.
 
-.. zuul:rolevar:: dns_master
+.. zuul:rolevar:: dns_master_ipv4
 
-   The IP addresses of the master nameserver.
+   Required argument.  The IPv4 addresses of the master nameserver.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: dns_master_ipv6
+
+   Required argument.  The IPv6 addresses of the master nameserver.
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nameserver/templates/nsd.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nameserver/templates/nsd.conf.j2
index 29ddc54b49..5a56d0ef60 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nameserver/templates/nsd.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nameserver/templates/nsd.conf.j2
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ key:
 {% for zone in dns_zones %}
 zone:
     name: {{ zone.name }}
-    allow-notify: {{ dns_master }} NOKEY
-    request-xfr: AXFR {{ dns_master }} tsig
+    allow-notify: {{ dns_master_ipv4 }} NOKEY
+    allow-notify: {{ dns_master_ipv6 }} NOKEY
+    request-xfr: AXFR {{ dns_master_ipv4 }} tsig
 {% endfor %}