diff --git a/src/socket.rs b/src/socket.rs
index 4e41793c..698d3556 100644
--- a/src/socket.rs
+++ b/src/socket.rs
@@ -2018,6 +2018,67 @@ impl Socket {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get the value of the `IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT` option for this socket.
+    ///
+    /// For more information about this option, see [`set_recv_hoplimit_v6`].
+    ///
+    /// [`set_recv_hoplimit_v6`]: Socket::set_recv_hoplimit_v6
+    #[cfg(all(
+        feature = "all",
+        not(any(
+            windows,
+            target_os = "dragonfly",
+            target_os = "fuchsia",
+            target_os = "illumos",
+            target_os = "netbsd",
+            target_os = "openbsd",
+            target_os = "redox",
+            target_os = "solaris",
+            target_os = "haiku",
+            target_os = "hurd",
+            target_os = "espidf",
+            target_os = "vita",
+        ))
+    ))]
+    pub fn recv_hoplimit_v6(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        unsafe {
+            getsockopt::<c_int>(self.as_raw(), sys::IPPROTO_IPV6, sys::IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT)
+                .map(|recv_hoplimit| recv_hoplimit > 0)
+        }
+    }
+    /// Set the value of the `IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT` option for this socket.
+    ///
+    /// The received hop limit is returned as ancillary data by recvmsg()
+    /// only if the application has enabled the IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT socket
+    /// option:
+    #[cfg(all(
+        feature = "all",
+        not(any(
+            windows,
+            target_os = "dragonfly",
+            target_os = "fuchsia",
+            target_os = "illumos",
+            target_os = "netbsd",
+            target_os = "openbsd",
+            target_os = "redox",
+            target_os = "solaris",
+            target_os = "haiku",
+            target_os = "hurd",
+            target_os = "espidf",
+            target_os = "vita",
+        ))
+    ))]
+    pub fn set_recv_hoplimit_v6(&self, recv_hoplimit: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        unsafe {
+            setsockopt(
+                self.as_raw(),
+                sys::IPPROTO_IPV6,
+                sys::IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT,
+                recv_hoplimit as c_int,
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Socket options for TCP sockets, get/set using `IPPROTO_TCP`.
diff --git a/src/sys/unix.rs b/src/sys/unix.rs
index 1451b1f4..b40c3df1 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ pub(crate) use libc::SO_OOBINLINE;
 // Used in `Socket`.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "nto"))]
 pub(crate) use libc::ipv6_mreq as Ipv6Mreq;
+#[cfg(all(
+    feature = "all",
+    not(any(
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "hurd",
+        target_os = "illumos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_os = "redox",
+        target_os = "solaris",
+        target_os = "haiku",
+        target_os = "espidf",
+        target_os = "vita",
+    ))
+))]
+pub(crate) use libc::IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT;
 #[cfg(not(any(
     target_os = "dragonfly",
     target_os = "fuchsia",
diff --git a/tests/socket.rs b/tests/socket.rs
index 0959ef39..98a535c7 100644
--- a/tests/socket.rs
+++ b/tests/socket.rs
@@ -1475,6 +1475,24 @@ test!(IPv6 tclass_v6, set_tclass_v6(96));
 )))]
 test!(IPv6 recv_tclass_v6, set_recv_tclass_v6(true));
 
+#[cfg(all(
+    feature = "all",
+    not(any(
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "hurd",
+        target_os = "illumos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_os = "redox",
+        target_os = "solaris",
+        target_os = "windows",
+        target_os = "vita",
+        target_os = "haiku",
+    ))
+))]
+test!(IPv6 recv_hoplimit_v6, set_recv_hoplimit_v6(true));
+
 #[cfg(all(
     feature = "all",
     any(target_os = "android", target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "linux")