diff --git a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
index 1a13c6f94..4ee3bec63 100644
--- a/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
+++ b/src/sonic_ax_impl/mibs/ietf/rfc1213.py
@@ -162,10 +162,12 @@ def update_data(self):
                         continue
                     for nh in nexthops.split(','):
                         # TODO: if ipn contains IP range, create more sub_id here
-                        sub_id = ip2byte_tuple(ipn.network_address)
-                        self.route_list.append(sub_id)
-                        self.nexthop_map[sub_id] = ipaddress.ip_address(nh).packed
-                        break # Just need the first nexthop
+                        if type(ipaddress.ip_address(nh)) is ipaddress.IPv4Address:
+                            sub_id = ip2byte_tuple(ipn.network_address)
+                            self.route_list.append(sub_id)
+                            self.nexthop_map[sub_id] = ipaddress.ip_address(nh).packed
+                            break # Just need the first nexthop
+                        mibs.logger.warning("Route {} has non-IPv4 nexthop: {}".format(routestr, nh))
 
         self.route_list.sort()
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_tables/appl_db.json b/tests/mock_tables/appl_db.json
index cfbb79146..ed0915a3a 100644
--- a/tests/mock_tables/appl_db.json
+++ b/tests/mock_tables/appl_db.json
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@
     "speed": 100000
   },
   "ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0": {
-    "ifname": "Ethernet0,Ethernet4,Ethernet8,Ethernet12,Ethernet16,Ethernet20,Ethernet24,Ethernet28,Ethernet32,Ethernet36,Ethernet40,Ethernet44,Ethernet48,Ethernet52,Ethernet78",
-    "nexthop": "10.0.0.1,10.0.0.3,10.0.0.5,10.0.0.7,10.0.0.9,10.0.0.11,10.0.0.13,10.0.0.15,10.0.0.17,10.0.0.19,10.0.0.21,10.0.0.23,10.0.0.25,10.0.0.27"
+    "ifname": "Ethernet74,Ethernet0,Ethernet4,Ethernet8,Ethernet12,Ethernet16,Ethernet20,Ethernet24,Ethernet28,Ethernet32,Ethernet36,Ethernet40,Ethernet44,Ethernet48,Ethernet52,Ethernet78",
+    "nexthop": "2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334,10.0.0.1,10.0.0.3,10.0.0.5,10.0.0.7,10.0.0.9,10.0.0.11,10.0.0.13,10.0.0.15,10.0.0.17,10.0.0.19,10.0.0.21,10.0.0.23,10.0.0.25,10.0.0.27"
   },
   "ROUTE_TABLE:10.1.0.32": {
     "nexthop": "",
diff --git a/tests/test_nexthop.py b/tests/test_nexthop.py
index 6ad7ce0c4..44ba07cd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_nexthop.py
+++ b/tests/test_nexthop.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def test_getnextpdu(self):
         n = len(response.values)
         value0 = response.values[0]
         self.assertEqual(value0.type_, ValueType.IP_ADDRESS)
+        self.assertEqual(type(ipaddress.ip_address(value0.data.string)), ipaddress.IPv4Address)
         self.assertEqual(str(value0.data), ipaddress.ip_address("10.0.0.1").packed.decode())
 
     def test_getnextpdu_exactmatch(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_rfc1213.py b/tests/test_rfc1213.py
index 8a4b2cee6..13072cadb 100644
--- a/tests/test_rfc1213.py
+++ b/tests/test_rfc1213.py
@@ -47,6 +47,40 @@ def test_NextHopUpdater_route_no_next_hop(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(len(updater.route_list) == 0)
 
+    @mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.Namespace.dbs_keys', mock.MagicMock(return_value=(["ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0"])))
+    @mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.Namespace.dbs_get_all', mock.MagicMock(return_value=({"nexthop": "2001:db8:1111:2222:3333:4444:5555:6666,2001:db8:3333:4444:5555:6666:7777:8888", "ifname": "Ethernet0,Ethernet4"})))
+    def test_NextHopUpdater_route_ipv6_next_hop(self):
+        updater = NextHopUpdater()
+
+        with mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.logger.warning') as mocked_warning:
+            updater.update_data()
+
+            # check warning
+            expected = [
+                    mock.call("Route ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0 has non-IPv4 nexthop: 2001:db8:1111:2222:3333:4444:5555:6666"),
+                    mock.call("Route ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0 has non-IPv4 nexthop: 2001:db8:3333:4444:5555:6666:7777:8888")
+            ]
+            mocked_warning.assert_has_calls(expected)
+
+        self.assertTrue(len(updater.route_list) == 0)
+        self.assertTrue(len(updater.nexthop_map) == 0)
+
+    @mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.Namespace.dbs_keys', mock.MagicMock(return_value=(["ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0"])))
+    @mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.Namespace.dbs_get_all', mock.MagicMock(return_value=({"nexthop": "2001:db8:1111:2222:3333:4444:5555:6666,127.1.1.1", "ifname": "Ethernet0,Ethernet4"})))
+    def test_NextHopUpdater_route_ipv4_ipv6_next_hop(self):
+        updater = NextHopUpdater()
+
+        with mock.patch('sonic_ax_impl.mibs.logger.warning') as mocked_warning:
+            updater.update_data()
+
+            # check warning
+            expected = [
+                    mock.call("Route ROUTE_TABLE:0.0.0.0/0 has non-IPv4 nexthop: 2001:db8:1111:2222:3333:4444:5555:6666")
+            ]
+            mocked_warning.assert_has_calls(expected)
+
+        self.assertTrue(len(updater.route_list) == 1)
+        self.assertTrue(len(updater.nexthop_map) == 1)
 
 class TestNextHopUpdaterRedisException(TestCase):
     def __init__(self, name):
@@ -106,7 +140,6 @@ def mock_get_sync_d_from_all_namespace(per_namespace_func, db_conn):
                 # check re-init
                 connect_namespace_dbs.assert_called()
 
-
     def test_InterfaceUpdater_get_counters(self):
 
         def mock_lag_entry_table(lag_name):