diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 8a01b2685a7..2dc1b21daaf 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ in rec {
   tests.chromium = callSubTests tests/chromium.nix {};
   tests.cjdns = callTest tests/cjdns.nix {};
   tests.containers = callTest tests/containers.nix {};
+  tests.containers-ipv6 = callTest tests/containers-ipv6.nix {};
+  tests.containers-bridge = callTest tests/containers-bridge.nix {};
   tests.docker = hydraJob (import tests/docker.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; });
   tests.dockerRegistry = hydraJob (import tests/docker-registry.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; });
   tests.dnscrypt-proxy = callTest tests/dnscrypt-proxy.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; };
diff --git a/nixos/tests/containers-bridge.nix b/nixos/tests/containers-bridge.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c3340b60a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/containers-bridge.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Test for NixOS' container support.
+
+let
+  hostIp = "192.168.0.1";
+  containerIp = "192.168.0.100/24";
+  hostIp6 = "fc00::1";
+  containerIp6 = "fc00::2/7";
+in
+
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
+  name = "containers-bridge";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ aristid aszlig eelco chaoflow ];
+  };
+
+  machine =
+    { config, pkgs, ... }:
+    { imports = [ ../modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix ];
+      virtualisation.writableStore = true;
+      virtualisation.memorySize = 768;
+
+      networking.bridges = {
+        br0 = {
+          interfaces = [];
+        };
+      };
+      networking.interfaces = {
+        br0 = {
+          ip4 = [{ address = hostIp; prefixLength = 24; }];
+          ip6 = [{ address = hostIp6; prefixLength = 7; }];
+        };
+      };
+
+      containers.webserver =
+        {
+          autoStart = true;
+          privateNetwork = true;
+          hostBridge = "br0";
+          localAddress = containerIp;
+          localAddress6 = containerIp6;
+          config =
+            { services.httpd.enable = true;
+              services.httpd.adminAddr = "foo@example.org";
+              networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 ];
+              networking.firewall.allowPing = true;
+            };
+        };
+
+      virtualisation.pathsInNixDB = [ pkgs.stdenv ];
+    };
+
+  testScript =
+    ''
+      $machine->waitForUnit("default.target");
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container list") =~ /webserver/ or die;
+
+      # Start the webserver container.
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container status webserver") =~ /up/ or die;
+
+      "${containerIp}" =~ /([^\/]+)\/([0-9+])/;
+      my $ip = $1;
+      chomp $ip;
+      $machine->succeed("ping -n -c 1 $ip");
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://$ip/ > /dev/null");
+
+      "${containerIp6}" =~ /([^\/]+)\/([0-9+])/;
+      my $ip6 = $1;
+      chomp $ip6;
+      $machine->succeed("ping6 -n -c 1 $ip6");
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://[$ip6]/ > /dev/null");
+
+      # Stop the container.
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container stop webserver");
+      $machine->fail("curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 http://$ip/ > /dev/null");
+      $machine->fail("curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 http://[$ip6]/ > /dev/null");
+
+      # Destroying a declarative container should fail.
+      $machine->fail("nixos-container destroy webserver");
+    '';
+
+})
diff --git a/nixos/tests/containers-ipv6.nix b/nixos/tests/containers-ipv6.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c1b8e88564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/containers-ipv6.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Test for NixOS' container support.
+
+let
+  hostIp = "fc00::2";
+  localIp = "fc00::1";
+in
+
+import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
+  name = "containers-ipv6";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ aristid aszlig eelco chaoflow ];
+  };
+
+  machine =
+    { config, pkgs, ... }:
+    { imports = [ ../modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix ];
+      virtualisation.writableStore = true;
+      virtualisation.memorySize = 768;
+
+      containers.webserver =
+        { privateNetwork = true;
+          hostAddress6 = hostIp;
+          localAddress6 = localIp;
+          config =
+            { services.httpd.enable = true;
+              services.httpd.adminAddr = "foo@example.org";
+              networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 80 ];
+              networking.firewall.allowPing = true;
+            };
+        };
+
+      virtualisation.pathsInNixDB = [ pkgs.stdenv ];
+    };
+
+  testScript =
+    ''
+      $machine->waitForUnit("default.target");
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container list") =~ /webserver/ or die;
+
+      # Start the webserver container.
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container start webserver");
+
+      # wait two seconds for the container to start and the network to be up
+      sleep 2;
+
+      # Since "start" returns after the container has reached
+      # multi-user.target, we should now be able to access it.
+      my $ip = "${localIp}";
+      chomp $ip;
+      $machine->succeed("ping6 -n -c 1 $ip");
+      $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://[$ip]/ > /dev/null");
+
+      # Stop the container.
+      $machine->succeed("nixos-container stop webserver");
+      $machine->fail("curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 http://[$ip]/ > /dev/null");
+
+      # Destroying a declarative container should fail.
+      $machine->fail("nixos-container destroy webserver");
+    '';
+
+})
diff --git a/nixos/tests/containers.nix b/nixos/tests/containers.nix
index ce36a7e0588..108feba0891 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/containers.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/containers.nix
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
       # Start the webserver container.
       $machine->succeed("nixos-container start webserver");
 
+      # wait two seconds for the container to start and the network to be up
+      sleep 2;
+
       # Since "start" returns after the container has reached
       # multi-user.target, we should now be able to access it.
       my $ip = $machine->succeed("nixos-container show-ip webserver");
       chomp $ip;
-      #$machine->succeed("ping -c1 $ip"); # FIXME
+      $machine->succeed("ping -n -c1 $ip");
       $machine->succeed("curl --fail http://$ip/ > /dev/null");
 
       # Stop the container.