diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 001ac84f12..7322f78963 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -625,11 +625,13 @@
     name: devstack-ipv6
     parent: devstack
     description: |
-      Devstack single node job for integration gate with IPv6.
+      Devstack single node job for integration gate with IPv6,
+      all services and tunnels using IPv6 addresses.
     vars:
       devstack_localrc:
         SERVICE_IP_VERSION: 6
         SERVICE_HOST: ""
+        TUNNEL_IP_VERSION: 6
 
 - job:
     name: devstack-enforce-scope
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 40a8725b8d..757b4001d9 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ behavior:
 can be configured with any valid IPv6 prefix. The default values make
 use of an auto-generated ``IPV6_GLOBAL_ID`` to comply with RFC4193.
 
-Service Version
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Service IP Version
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 DevStack can enable service operation over either IPv4 or IPv6 by
 setting ``SERVICE_IP_VERSION`` to either ``SERVICE_IP_VERSION=4`` or
@@ -542,6 +542,27 @@ optionally be used to alter the default IPv6 address::
 
   HOST_IPV6=${some_local_ipv6_address}
 
+Tunnel IP Version
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+DevStack can enable tunnel operation over either IPv4 or IPv6 by
+setting ``TUNNEL_IP_VERSION`` to either ``TUNNEL_IP_VERSION=4`` or
+``TUNNEL_IP_VERSION=6`` respectively.
+
+When set to ``4`` Neutron will use an IPv4 address for tunnel endpoints,
+for example, ``HOST_IP``.
+
+When set to ``6`` Neutron will use an IPv6 address for tunnel endpoints,
+for example, ``HOST_IPV6``.
+
+The default value for this setting is ``4``.  Dual-mode support, for
+example ``4+6`` is not supported, as this value must match the address
+family of the local tunnel endpoint IP(v6) address.
+
+The value of ``TUNNEL_IP_VERSION`` has a direct relationship to the
+setting of ``TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP``, which will default to ``HOST_IP``
+when set to ``4``, and ``HOST_IPV6`` when set to ``6``.
+
 Multi-node setup
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index be966e96a6..f299ef1cc9 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ KILL_PATH="$(which kill)"
 STACK_ENV_VARS="BASE_SQL_CONN DATA_DIR DEST ENABLED_SERVICES HOST_IP \
     KEYSTONE_SERVICE_URI \
     LOGFILE OS_CACERT SERVICE_HOST STACK_USER TLS_IP \
-    HOST_IPV6 SERVICE_IP_VERSION"
+    HOST_IPV6 SERVICE_IP_VERSION TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP TUNNEL_IP_VERSION"
 
 
 # Saves significant environment variables to .stackenv for later use
diff --git a/lib/neutron b/lib/neutron
index f24ccfb1a9..1b78493919 100644
--- a/lib/neutron
+++ b/lib/neutron
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ function configure_neutron_new {
             mech_drivers+=",linuxbridge"
         fi
         iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ml2 mechanism_drivers $mech_drivers
+        iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ml2 overlay_ip_version $TUNNEL_IP_VERSION
 
         iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ml2_type_vxlan vni_ranges 1001:2000
         iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ml2_type_flat flat_networks $PUBLIC_NETWORK_NAME
@@ -251,10 +252,10 @@ function configure_neutron_new {
         # Configure the neutron agent
         if [[ $NEUTRON_AGENT == "linuxbridge" ]]; then
             iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF securitygroup firewall_driver iptables
-            iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF vxlan local_ip $HOST_IP
+            iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF vxlan local_ip $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
         elif [[ $NEUTRON_AGENT == "openvswitch" ]]; then
             iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF securitygroup firewall_driver openvswitch
-            iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ovs local_ip $HOST_IP
+            iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF ovs local_ip $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
 
             if [[ "$NEUTRON_DISTRIBUTED_ROUTING" = "True" ]]; then
                 iniset $NEUTRON_CORE_PLUGIN_CONF agent l2_population True
diff --git a/lib/neutron-legacy b/lib/neutron-legacy
index e9b55b6b02..5e6af0f249 100644
--- a/lib/neutron-legacy
+++ b/lib/neutron-legacy
@@ -246,13 +246,6 @@ if [[ $Q_AGENT == "linuxbridge" && -z ${LB_PHYSICAL_INTERFACE} ]]; then
     LB_PHYSICAL_INTERFACE=$default_route_dev
 fi
 
-# When Neutron tunnels are enabled it is needed to specify the
-# IP address of the end point in the local server. This IP is set
-# by default to the same IP address that the HOST IP.
-# This variable can be used to specify a different end point IP address
-# Example: ``TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP=1.1.1.1``
-TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP=${TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP:-$HOST_IP}
-
 # With the openvswitch plugin, set to True in ``localrc`` to enable
 # provider GRE tunnels when ``ENABLE_TENANT_TUNNELS`` is False.
 #
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ml2 b/lib/neutron_plugins/ml2
index f00feac6b4..7343606aac 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ml2
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ml2
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_service {
     fi
 
     populate_ml2_config /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ml2 mechanism_drivers=$Q_ML2_PLUGIN_MECHANISM_DRIVERS
+    populate_ml2_config /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ml2 overlay_ip_version=$TUNNEL_IP_VERSION
 
     if [[ -n "$Q_ML2_PLUGIN_TYPE_DRIVERS" ]]; then
         populate_ml2_config /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ml2 type_drivers=$Q_ML2_PLUGIN_TYPE_DRIVERS
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
index dfd55deae5..24bdf92b60 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ovn_agent
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ ENABLE_CHASSIS_AS_GW=$(trueorfalse True ENABLE_CHASSIS_AS_GW)
 OVN_L3_CREATE_PUBLIC_NETWORK=$(trueorfalse True OVN_L3_CREATE_PUBLIC_NETWORK)
 
 export OVSDB_SERVER_LOCAL_HOST=$SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST
+TUNNEL_IP=$TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
 if [[ "$SERVICE_IP_VERSION" == 6 ]]; then
     OVSDB_SERVER_LOCAL_HOST=[$OVSDB_SERVER_LOCAL_HOST]
+    TUNNEL_IP=[$TUNNEL_IP]
 fi
 
 OVN_IGMP_SNOOPING_ENABLE=$(trueorfalse False OVN_IGMP_SNOOPING_ENABLE)
@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ function _start_ovs {
         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:ovn-remote="$OVN_SB_REMOTE"
         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:ovn-bridge="br-int"
         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-type="geneve"
-        sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-ip="$HOST_IP"
+        sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:ovn-encap-ip="$TUNNEL_IP"
         sudo ovs-vsctl --no-wait set open_vswitch . external-ids:hostname="$LOCAL_HOSTNAME"
         # Select this chassis to host gateway routers
         if [[ "$ENABLE_CHASSIS_AS_GW" == "True" ]]; then
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ function _start_ovs {
         if is_service_enabled ovn-controller-vtep ; then
             ovn_base_setup_bridge br-v
             vtep-ctl add-ps br-v
-            vtep-ctl set Physical_Switch br-v tunnel_ips=$HOST_IP
+            vtep-ctl set Physical_Switch br-v tunnel_ips=$TUNNEL_IP
 
             enable_service ovs-vtep
             local vtepcmd="$OVS_SCRIPTDIR/ovs-vtep --log-file --pidfile --detach br-v"
diff --git a/roles/devstack-ipv6-only-deployments-verification/README.rst b/roles/devstack-ipv6-only-deployments-verification/README.rst
index 400a8da222..3bddf5ea60 100644
--- a/roles/devstack-ipv6-only-deployments-verification/README.rst
+++ b/roles/devstack-ipv6-only-deployments-verification/README.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-Verify the IPv6-only deployments
+Verify all addresses in IPv6-only deployments
 
 This role needs to be invoked from a playbook that
-run tests. This role verifies the IPv6 setting on
-devstack side and devstack deploy services on IPv6.
-This role is invoked before tests are run so that
-if any missing IPv6 setting or deployments can fail
+runs tests. This role verifies the IPv6 settings on the
+devstack side and that devstack deploys with all addresses
+being IPv6. This role is invoked before tests are run so that
+if there is any missing IPv6 setting, deployments can fail
 the job early.
 
 
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 0c76de0531..f0039f0043 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -877,6 +877,32 @@ SERVICE_HOST=${SERVICE_HOST:-${DEF_SERVICE_HOST}}
 # This is either 127.0.0.1 for IPv4 or ::1 for IPv6
 SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST=${SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST:-${DEF_SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST}}
 
+# TUNNEL IP version
+# This is the IP version to use for tunnel endpoints
+TUNNEL_IP_VERSION=${TUNNEL_IP_VERSION:-4}
+
+# Validate TUNNEL_IP_VERSION
+if [[ $TUNNEL_IP_VERSION != "4" ]] && [[ $TUNNEL_IP_VERSION != "6" ]]; then
+    die $LINENO "TUNNEL_IP_VERSION must be either 4 or 6"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$TUNNEL_IP_VERSION" == 4 ]]; then
+    DEF_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP=$HOST_IP
+fi
+
+if [[ "$TUNNEL_IP_VERSION" == 6 ]]; then
+    # Only die if the user has not over-ridden the endpoint IP
+    if [[ "$HOST_IPV6" == "" ]] && [[ "$TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP" == "" ]]; then
+        die $LINENO "Could not determine host IPv6 address.  See local.conf for suggestions on setting HOST_IPV6."
+    fi
+
+    DEF_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP=$HOST_IPV6
+fi
+
+# Allow the use of an alternate address for tunnel endpoints.
+# Default is dependent on TUNNEL_IP_VERSION above.
+TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP=${TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP:-${DEF_TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP}}
+
 REGION_NAME=${REGION_NAME:-RegionOne}
 
 # Configure services to use syslog instead of writing to individual log files
diff --git a/tools/verify-ipv6-only-deployments.sh b/tools/verify-ipv6-only-deployments.sh
index 2596395165..0f0cba8afe 100755
--- a/tools/verify-ipv6-only-deployments.sh
+++ b/tools/verify-ipv6-only-deployments.sh
@@ -23,32 +23,43 @@ function verify_devstack_ipv6_setting {
     _service_listen_address=$(echo $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS | tr -d [])
     local _service_local_host=''
     _service_local_host=$(echo $SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST | tr -d [])
+    local _tunnel_endpoint_ip=''
+    _tunnel_endpoint_ip=$(echo $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP | tr -d [])
     if [[ "$SERVICE_IP_VERSION" != 6 ]]; then
         echo $SERVICE_IP_VERSION "SERVICE_IP_VERSION is not set to 6 which is must for devstack to deploy services with IPv6 address."
         exit 1
     fi
+    if [[ "$TUNNEL_IP_VERSION" != 6 ]]; then
+        echo $TUNNEL_IP_VERSION "TUNNEL_IP_VERSION is not set to 6 so TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP cannot be an IPv6 address."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     is_service_host_ipv6=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$_service_host'"))')
     if [[ "$is_service_host_ipv6" != "True" ]]; then
-        echo $SERVICE_HOST "SERVICE_HOST is not ipv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 address."
+        echo $SERVICE_HOST "SERVICE_HOST is not IPv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 addresses."
         exit 1
     fi
     is_host_ipv6=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$_host_ipv6'"))')
     if [[ "$is_host_ipv6" != "True" ]]; then
-        echo $HOST_IPV6 "HOST_IPV6 is not ipv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 address."
+        echo $HOST_IPV6 "HOST_IPV6 is not IPv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 addresses."
         exit 1
     fi
     is_service_listen_address=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$_service_listen_address'"))')
     if [[ "$is_service_listen_address" != "True" ]]; then
-        echo $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS "SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS is not ipv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 address."
+        echo $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS "SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS is not IPv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 addresses."
         exit 1
     fi
     is_service_local_host=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$_service_local_host'"))')
     if [[ "$is_service_local_host" != "True" ]]; then
-        echo $SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST "SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST is not ipv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 address."
+        echo $SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST "SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST is not IPv6 which means devstack cannot deploy services on IPv6 addresses."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    is_tunnel_endpoint_ip=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$_tunnel_endpoint_ip'"))')
+    if [[ "$is_tunnel_endpoint_ip" != "True" ]]; then
+        echo $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP "TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP is not IPv6 which means devstack will not deploy with an IPv6 endpoint address."
         exit 1
     fi
     echo "Devstack is properly configured with IPv6"
-    echo "SERVICE_IP_VERSION: " $SERVICE_IP_VERSION "HOST_IPV6: " $HOST_IPV6 "SERVICE_HOST: " $SERVICE_HOST "SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS: " $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS "SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST: " $SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST
+    echo "SERVICE_IP_VERSION:" $SERVICE_IP_VERSION "HOST_IPV6:" $HOST_IPV6 "SERVICE_HOST:" $SERVICE_HOST "SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS:" $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS "SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST:" $SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST "TUNNEL_IP_VERSION:" $TUNNEL_IP_VERSION "TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP:" $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
 }
 
 function sanity_check_system_ipv6_enabled {
@@ -72,7 +83,7 @@ function verify_service_listen_address_is_ipv6 {
         is_endpoint_ipv6=$(python3 -c 'import oslo_utils.netutils as nutils; print(nutils.is_valid_ipv6("'$endpoint_address'"))')
         if [[ "$is_endpoint_ipv6" != "True" ]]; then
             all_ipv6=False
-            echo $endpoint ": This is not ipv6 endpoint which means corresponding service is not listening on IPv6 address."
+            echo $endpoint ": This is not an IPv6 endpoint which means corresponding service is not listening on an IPv6 address."
             continue
         fi
         endpoints_verified=True
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@ function verify_service_listen_address_is_ipv6 {
     if [[ "$all_ipv6" == "False"  ]] || [[ "$endpoints_verified" == "False" ]]; then
         exit 1
     fi
-    echo "All services deployed by devstack is on IPv6 endpoints"
+    echo "All services deployed by devstack are on IPv6 endpoints"
     echo $endpoints
 }