diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index d67f7074e..3f8a41442 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     appFqdn: appFqdn,
     zoneName: zoneName,
     setZoneName: setZoneName,
+    hasIPv6: hasIPv6,
 
     isDemo: isDemo,
 
@@ -232,3 +233,8 @@ function tlsKey() {
     var keyFile = path.join(baseDir(), 'configs/host.key');
     return safe.fs.readFileSync(keyFile, 'utf8');
 }
+
+function hasIPv6() {
+    // require here to avoid cyclic dependencies, it is cached anyways
+    return fs.existsSync(require('./paths.js').IPV6_PROC_FILE);
+}
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diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 6dd863b21..e1dfb57cb 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ADDON_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/addons'),
     COLLECTD_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/collectd/collectd.conf.d'),
     LOGROTATE_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/logrotate.d'),
+    IPV6_PROC_FILE: '/proc/net/if_inet6',
     NGINX_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx'),
     NGINX_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx/applications'),
     NGINX_CERT_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx/cert'),
diff --git a/src/test/config-test.js b/src/test/config-test.js
index b623a7846..216ae5139 100644
--- a/src/test/config-test.js
+++ b/src/test/config-test.js
@@ -94,4 +94,7 @@ describe('config', function () {
         done();
     });
 
+    it('test machine has IPv6 support', function () {
+        expect(config.hasIPv6()).to.equal(true);
+    });
 });