diff --git a/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/11e4bb2bb8ef_fix_ipv6_vip.py b/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/11e4bb2bb8ef_fix_ipv6_vip.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a87d0a821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/11e4bb2bb8ef_fix_ipv6_vip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2017 Rackspace, US Inc.
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Fix_IPv6_VIP
+
+Revision ID: 11e4bb2bb8ef
+Revises: 211982b05afc
+Create Date: 2019-01-28 08:35:35.333616
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '11e4bb2bb8ef'
+down_revision = '211982b05afc'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column(u'vip', u'ip_address', type_=sa.String(64))
diff --git a/octavia/tests/functional/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py b/octavia/tests/functional/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
index ba7ff0fe68..27ce031a20 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/functional/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/functional/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -316,6 +316,40 @@ class TestLoadBalancer(base.BaseAPITest):
         self.assertEqual(network.id, api_lb.get('vip_network_id'))
         self.assertEqual(ip_address, api_lb.get('vip_address'))
 
+    # Note: This test is using the unique local address range to
+    #       validate that we handle a fully expaned IP address properly.
+    #       This is not possible with the documentation/testnet range.
+    def test_create_with_vip_network_and_address_full_ipv6(self):
+        ip_address = 'fdff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff'
+        network_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        subnet1 = network_models.Subnet(id=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+                                        network_id=network_id,
+                                        cidr='fc00::/7',
+                                        ip_version=6)
+        subnet2 = network_models.Subnet(id=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+                                        network_id=network_id,
+                                        cidr='198.51.100.0/24',
+                                        ip_version=4)
+        network = network_models.Network(id=network_id,
+                                         subnets=[subnet1.id, subnet2.id])
+        lb_json = {'vip_network_id': network.id,
+                   'vip_address': ip_address,
+                   'project_id': self.project_id}
+        body = self._build_body(lb_json)
+        with mock.patch(
+                "octavia.network.drivers.noop_driver.driver.NoopManager"
+                ".get_network") as mock_get_network, mock.patch(
+            "octavia.network.drivers.noop_driver.driver.NoopManager"
+                ".get_subnet") as mock_get_subnet:
+            mock_get_network.return_value = network
+            mock_get_subnet.side_effect = [subnet1, subnet2]
+            response = self.post(self.LBS_PATH, body)
+        api_lb = response.json.get(self.root_tag)
+        self._assert_request_matches_response(lb_json, api_lb)
+        self.assertEqual(subnet1.id, api_lb.get('vip_subnet_id'))
+        self.assertEqual(network.id, api_lb.get('vip_network_id'))
+        self.assertEqual(ip_address, api_lb.get('vip_address'))
+
     def test_create_with_vip_port_1_fixed_ip(self):
         ip_address = '198.51.100.1'
         subnet = network_models.Subnet(id=uuidutils.generate_uuid())
diff --git a/octavia/tests/functional/db/test_repositories.py b/octavia/tests/functional/db/test_repositories.py
index 9b3df9baf4..2a5ed91221 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/functional/db/test_repositories.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/functional/db/test_repositories.py
@@ -2958,6 +2958,23 @@ class VipRepositoryTest(BaseRepositoryTest):
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_lb)
         self.assertIsNone(new_lb.vip)
 
+    def test_create_ipv6(self):
+        vip = self.vip_repo.create(self.session, load_balancer_id=self.lb.id,
+                                   ip_address="2001:DB8::10")
+        self.assertEqual(self.lb.id, vip.load_balancer_id)
+        self.assertEqual("2001:DB8::10", vip.ip_address)
+
+    # Note: This test is using the unique local address range to
+    #       validate that we handle a fully expaned IP address properly.
+    #       This is not possible with the documentation/testnet range.
+    def test_create_ipv6_full(self):
+        vip = self.vip_repo.create(
+            self.session, load_balancer_id=self.lb.id,
+            ip_address="fdff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff")
+        self.assertEqual(self.lb.id, vip.load_balancer_id)
+        self.assertEqual("fdff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff",
+                         vip.ip_address)
+
 
 class SNIRepositoryTest(BaseRepositoryTest):
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-IPv6-vip-079a3285f78686ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-IPv6-vip-079a3285f78686ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55605d25e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-IPv6-vip-079a3285f78686ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    To fix IPv6 VIP addresses, you must run the "octavia-db-manage upgrade
+    head" migration script.
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fully expanded IPv6 VIP addresses would fail to store with "Data too long
+    for column 'ip_address' at row 1". This patch includes a database migration
+    to fix this column.