diff --git a/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py b/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
index cbb9a2657f6..87e17dace61 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/sanity/checks.py
@@ -354,6 +354,17 @@ def ipset_supported():
         return False
 
 
+def ip6tables_supported():
+    try:
+        cmd = ['ip6tables', '--version']
+        agent_utils.execute(cmd)
+        return True
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError, IndexError, ValueError) as e:
+        LOG.debug("Exception while checking for installed ip6tables. "
+                  "Exception: %s", e)
+        return False
+
+
 def get_minimal_dibbler_version_supported():
     return MINIMUM_DIBBLER_VERSION
 
diff --git a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
index 833a74d494b..c5d8b1281bb 100644
--- a/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
+++ b/neutron/cmd/sanity_check.py
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ def check_ipset():
     return result
 
 
+def check_ip6tables():
+    result = checks.ip6tables_supported()
+    if not result:
+        LOG.error(_LE('Cannot run ip6tables. Please ensure that it '
+                      'is installed.'))
+    return result
+
 # Define CLI opts to test specific features, with a callback for the test
 OPTS = [
     BoolOptCallback('ovs_vxlan', check_ovs_vxlan, default=False,
@@ -243,6 +250,8 @@ OPTS = [
                     help=_('Check minimal dibbler version')),
     BoolOptCallback('ipset_installed', check_ipset,
                     help=_('Check ipset installation')),
+    BoolOptCallback('ip6tables_installed', check_ip6tables,
+                    help=_('Check ip6tables installation')),
 ]
 
 
@@ -282,6 +291,8 @@ def enable_tests_from_config():
         cfg.CONF.set_override('keepalived_ipv6_support', True)
     if cfg.CONF.SECURITYGROUP.enable_ipset:
         cfg.CONF.set_override('ipset_installed', True)
+    if cfg.CONF.SECURITYGROUP.enable_security_group:
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('ip6tables_installed', True)
 
 
 def all_tests_passed():
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/sanity/test_sanity.py b/neutron/tests/functional/sanity/test_sanity.py
index 37e81d5fa24..b6aec474b33 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/sanity/test_sanity.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/sanity/test_sanity.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class SanityTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_ipset_support(self):
         checks.ipset_supported()
 
+    def test_ip6tables_support(self):
+        checks.ip6tables_supported()
+
 
 class SanityTestCaseRoot(functional_base.BaseSudoTestCase):
     """Sanity checks that require root access.