diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml.sample b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
index c46a20a0a..82eeeb655 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ dummy:
 # will go to monitor_interface if both are defined.
 #monitor_interface: interface
 #monitor_address: 0.0.0.0
+# set to either ipv4 or ipv6, whichever your network is using
+#ip_version: ipv4
 #mon_use_fqdn: false # if set to true, the MON name used will be the fqdn in the ceph.conf
 #monitor_address_block: false
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
index b9970b8c6..3000dfdcd 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ rbd_client_admin_socket_path: /var/run/ceph # must be writable by QEMU and allow
 # will go to monitor_interface if both are defined.
 monitor_interface: interface
 monitor_address: 0.0.0.0
+# set to either ipv4 or ipv6, whichever your network is using
+ip_version: ipv4
 mon_use_fqdn: false # if set to true, the MON name used will be the fqdn in the ceph.conf
 monitor_address_block: false
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2 b/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
index e278a6726..24c6a45ec 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ auth service required = none
 auth client required = none
 auth supported = none
 {% endif %}
+{% if ip_version == 'ipv6'  %}
+ms bind ipv6
+{% endif %}
 {% if not mon_containerized_deployment_with_kv and not mon_containerized_deployment %}
 fsid = {{ fsid }}
 {% endif %}
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ mon host = {% for host in groups[mon_group_name] %}
              {% if interface != "interface" %}
                {% for key in hostvars[host].keys() %}
                  {% if hostvars[host][key]['macaddress'] is defined and hostvars[host][key]['device'] is defined and hostvars[host][key]['device'] == interface -%}
-                    {{ hostvars[host][key]['ipv4']['address'] }}
+                    {{ hostvars[host][key][ip_version]['address'] }}
                  {%- endif %}
                {% endfor %}
              {% elif address != "0.0.0.0" -%}