diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6624d4c09c257c8b3f3d88e868945f8925545253..c4b090b2f3de57e86ab145f3312a35e3c2319553 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #   String. Optional. Default: undef
 #   The hostname of your system
 #
+# [*ipv6_autoconf*]
+#   String. Optional. Default: undef
+#   Globally disable / enable SLAAC for IPv6
+#
 # [*config_file_notify*]
 #   String or Boolean. Optional. Default: 'class_default'
 #   Defines the content of the notify parameter on the resources which
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ class network (
   $gateway                   = undef,
   $nozeroconf                = undef,
   $ipv6enable                = undef,
+  $ipv6_autoconf             = undef,
 
   # Stdmod commons
   $package_name              = $::network::params::package_name,
diff --git a/templates/hostname-RedHat.erb b/templates/hostname-RedHat.erb
index 4c3b47007e41f89ea82e17a13ef61c023794e8da..e484461a8a65fe5ae0b17d37d269e2b8f80bcd97 100644
--- a/templates/hostname-RedHat.erb
+++ b/templates/hostname-RedHat.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ NOZEROCONF="<%= @nozeroconf %>"
 <% if @ipv6enable -%>
 NETWORKING_IPV6="<%= @ipv6enable %>"
 IPV6INIT="<%= @ipv6enable %>"
+<% if @ipv6_autoconf -%>
+IPV6_AUTOCONF="<%= @ipv6_autoconf %>"
+<% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 <% if @hostname -%>HOSTNAME="<%= @hostname %>"
 <%- else %>HOSTNAME="<%= @manage_hostname.split('.').first %>"