diff --git a/scripts/route_check.py b/scripts/route_check.py
index 4db3f399a2..c832b2c6ea 100755
--- a/scripts/route_check.py
+++ b/scripts/route_check.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import traceback
 import subprocess
 
+from ipaddress import ip_network
 from swsscommon import swsscommon
 from utilities_common import chassis
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ def add_prefix(ip):
         ip = ip + PREFIX_SEPARATOR + "32"
     else:
         ip = ip + PREFIX_SEPARATOR + "128"
-    return ip
+    return str(ip_network(ip))
 
 
 def add_prefix_ifnot(ip):
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ def add_prefix_ifnot(ip):
     :param ip: IP to add prefix as string.
     :return ip with prefix
     """
-    return ip if ip.find(PREFIX_SEPARATOR) != -1 else add_prefix(ip)
+    return str(ip_network(ip)) if ip.find(PREFIX_SEPARATOR) != -1 else add_prefix(ip)
 
 
 def is_local(ip):
diff --git a/tests/route_check_test_data.py b/tests/route_check_test_data.py
index b8ba9c521a..7ed1eee41f 100644
--- a/tests/route_check_test_data.py
+++ b/tests/route_check_test_data.py
@@ -462,4 +462,22 @@
         },
         RET: -1,
     },
+    "10": {
+        DESCR: "basic good one with IPv6 address",
+        ARGS: "route_check -m INFO -i 1000",
+        PRE: {
+            APPL_DB: {
+                ROUTE_TABLE: {
+                },
+                INTF_TABLE: {
+                    "PortChannel1013:2000:31:0:0::1/64": {},
+                }
+            },
+            ASIC_DB: {
+                RT_ENTRY_TABLE: {
+                    RT_ENTRY_KEY_PREFIX + "2000:31::1/128" + RT_ENTRY_KEY_SUFFIX: {},
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
 }