diff --git a/rust/src/lib/nm/query_apply/ip.rs b/rust/src/lib/nm/query_apply/ip.rs
index 095dfb279e..c7eafd08fd 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib/nm/query_apply/ip.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib/nm/query_apply/ip.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,16 @@ pub(crate) fn nm_ip_setting_to_nmstate6(
             | NmSettingIpMethod::Shared => (true, Some(false), Some(false)),
             NmSettingIpMethod::Auto => (true, Some(true), Some(true)),
             NmSettingIpMethod::Dhcp => (true, Some(true), Some(false)),
-            NmSettingIpMethod::Ignore => (true, Some(false), Some(false)),
+            NmSettingIpMethod::Ignore => {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Found NmSettingIpMethod::Ignore for ipv6, \
+                    reply on nispor for setting IPv6 query"
+                );
+                return InterfaceIpv6 {
+                    enabled_defined: false,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                };
+            }
         };
         let (auto_dns, auto_gateway, auto_routes, auto_table_id) =
             parse_dhcp_opts(nm_ip_setting);
diff --git a/tests/integration/nm/ip_test.py b/tests/integration/nm/ip_test.py
index dd742d4e6a..9aebba4533 100644
--- a/tests/integration/nm/ip_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/nm/ip_test.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 from libnmstate.schema import Interface
 from libnmstate.schema import InterfaceIPv4
 from libnmstate.schema import InterfaceIPv6
+from libnmstate.schema import InterfaceState
 from libnmstate.schema import InterfaceType
 
 from ..testlib import cmdlib
 from ..testlib import assertlib
+from ..testlib.statelib import show_only
 
 
 IPV4_ADDRESS1 = "192.0.2.251"
@@ -223,3 +225,34 @@ def test_fix_dhcp_timeout_even_not_desired(dummy1_with_small_dhcp_timeout):
         )
         == I32_MAX
     )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def eth1_up_ipv6_flushed_with_method_ignore(eth1_up):
+    libnmstate.apply(
+        {
+            Interface.KEY: [
+                {
+                    Interface.NAME: "eth1",
+                    Interface.STATE: InterfaceState.UP,
+                    Interface.IPV6: {
+                        InterfaceIPv6.ENABLED: False,
+                    },
+                }
+            ],
+        }
+    )
+
+    cmdlib.exec_cmd(
+        "nmcli c modify eth1 ipv6.method ignore".split(), check=True
+    )
+    cmdlib.exec_cmd("nmcli c up eth1".split(), check=True)
+    cmdlib.exec_cmd("ip -6 addr flush dev eth1".split(), check=True)
+
+
+def test_delegate_nm_ipv6_method_ignore_to_nispor(
+    eth1_up_ipv6_flushed_with_method_ignore,
+):
+    state = show_only(("eth1",))
+
+    assert not state[Interface.KEY][0][Interface.IPV6][InterfaceIPv6.ENABLED]