diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index e63d36d5..50f14e6d 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ options:
      description: |
         The IP address and netmask of the cluster (back-side) network (e.g.,
         192.168.0.0/24)
+  prefer-ipv6:
+    type: boolean
+    default: False
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diff --git a/hooks/hooks.py b/hooks/hooks.py
index 6379fcb7..c7d79f2d 100755
--- a/hooks/hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/hooks.py
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ import sys
 import ceph
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     log,
+    WARNING,
     ERROR,
     config,
     relation_ids,
     related_units,
     relation_get,
+    relation_set,
     Hooks,
     UnregisteredHookError,
-    service_name
+    service_name,
+    unit_get
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     umount,
@@ -38,11 +41,14 @@ from charmhelpers.fetch import (
 
 from utils import (
     render_template,
-    get_host_ip,
+    setup_ipv6
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.alternatives import install_alternative
-from charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip import is_ipv6
+from charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip import (
+    is_ipv6,
+    get_ipv6_addr
+)
 
 hooks = Hooks()
 
@@ -58,6 +64,10 @@ def install_upstart_scripts():
 def install():
     add_source(config('source'), config('key'))
     apt_update(fatal=True)
+
+    if config('prefer-ipv6'):
+        setup_ipv6()
+
     apt_install(packages=ceph.PACKAGES, fatal=True)
     install_upstart_scripts()
 
@@ -76,6 +86,14 @@ def emit_cephconf():
         'ceph_public_network': config('ceph-public-network'),
         'ceph_cluster_network': config('ceph-cluster-network'),
     }
+
+    if config('prefer-ipv6'):
+        host_ip = get_ipv6_addr()
+        if host_ip:
+            cephcontext['host_ip'] = host_ip
+        else:
+            log("Unable to obtain host address", level=WARNING)
+
     # Install ceph.conf as an alternative to support
     # co-existence with other charms that write this file
     charm_ceph_conf = "/var/lib/charm/{}/ceph.conf".format(service_name())
@@ -95,6 +113,9 @@ def config_changed():
         log('Invalid OSD disk format configuration specified', level=ERROR)
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    if config('prefer-ipv6'):
+        setup_ipv6()
+
     e_mountpoint = config('ephemeral-unmount')
     if (e_mountpoint and ceph.filesystem_mounted(e_mountpoint)):
         umount(e_mountpoint)
@@ -120,8 +141,12 @@ def get_mon_hosts():
     hosts = []
     for relid in relation_ids('mon'):
         for unit in related_units(relid):
-            addr = relation_get('ceph-public-address', unit, relid) or \
-                get_host_ip(relation_get('private-address', unit, relid))
+            if config('prefer-ipv6'):
+                addr = relation_get('ceph-public-address', unit, relid) or \
+                    get_ipv6_addr()
+            else:
+                addr = relation_get('private-address', unit, relid)
+
             if addr is not None:
                 if is_ipv6(addr):
                     hosts.append('[{}]:6789'.format(addr))
@@ -166,6 +191,17 @@ def get_devices():
 @hooks.hook('mon-relation-changed',
             'mon-relation-departed')
 def mon_relation():
+    if config('prefer-ipv6'):
+        host = get_ipv6_addr()
+    else:
+        host = unit_get('private-address')
+
+    if host:
+        relation_data = {'private-address': host}
+        relation_set(**relation_data)
+    else:
+        log("Unable to obtain host address", level=WARNING)
+
     bootstrap_key = relation_get('osd_bootstrap_key')
     if get_fsid() and get_auth() and bootstrap_key:
         log('mon has provided conf- scanning disks')
diff --git a/hooks/utils.py b/hooks/utils.py
index c1044a45..d4bbd38f 100644
--- a/hooks/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/utils.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import socket
 import re
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
-    unit_get,
     cached
 )
 from charmhelpers.fetch import (
@@ -18,6 +17,10 @@ from charmhelpers.fetch import (
     filter_installed_packages
 )
 
+from charmhelpers.core.host import (
+    lsb_release
+)
+
 TEMPLATES_DIR = 'templates'
 
 try:
@@ -27,13 +30,6 @@ except ImportError:
                 fatal=True)
     import jinja2
 
-try:
-    import dns.resolver
-except ImportError:
-    apt_install(filter_installed_packages(['python-dnspython']),
-                fatal=True)
-    import dns.resolver
-
 
 def render_template(template_name, context, template_dir=TEMPLATES_DIR):
     templates = jinja2.Environment(
@@ -59,16 +55,8 @@ def get_unit_hostname():
     return socket.gethostname()
 
 
-@cached
-def get_host_ip(hostname=None):
-    hostname = hostname or unit_get('private-address')
-    try:
-        # Test to see if already an IPv4 address
-        socket.inet_aton(hostname)
-        return hostname
-    except socket.error:
-        # This may throw an NXDOMAIN exception; in which case
-        # things are badly broken so just let it kill the hook
-        answers = dns.resolver.query(hostname, 'A')
-        if answers:
-            return answers[0].address
+def setup_ipv6():
+    ubuntu_rel = float(lsb_release()['DISTRIB_RELEASE'])
+    if ubuntu_rel < 14.04:
+        raise Exception("IPv6 is not supported for Ubuntu "
+                        "versions less than Trusty 14.04")
diff --git a/templates/ceph.conf b/templates/ceph.conf
index def993c3..44336ca0 100644
--- a/templates/ceph.conf
+++ b/templates/ceph.conf
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@
  osd journal size = {{ osd_journal_size }}
  filestore xattr use omap = true
 
+ host = {{ hostname }}
+ public addr = {{ host_ip }}
+ cluster addr = {{ host_ip }}
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