diff --git a/src/libstd/net/ip.rs b/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
index 678b581a9041b..e761b41befe1b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/ip.rs
@@ -427,6 +427,13 @@ impl Ipv6Addr {
             _ => None
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the sixteen eight-bit integers the IPv6 address consists of.
+    #[unstable(feature = "ipv6_to_octets", reason = "needs some testing",
+               issue = "32313")]
+    pub fn octets(&self) -> [u8; 16] {
+        self.inner.s6_addr
+    }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -553,6 +560,15 @@ impl FromInner<c::in6_addr> for Ipv6Addr {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "ipv6_from_octets", since = "1.9.0")]
+impl From<[u8; 16]> for Ipv6Addr {
+    fn from(octets: [u8; 16]) -> Ipv6Addr {
+        let mut inner: c::in6_addr = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
+        inner.s6_addr = octets;
+        Ipv6Addr::from_inner(inner)
+    }
+}
+
 // Tests for this module
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -739,7 +755,7 @@ mod tests {
         //    address                unspec loopbk privt  linloc global multicast brdcast doc
         check(&[0, 0, 0, 0],         true,  false, false, false, false,  false,    false,  false);
         check(&[0, 0, 0, 1],         false, false, false, false, true,   false,    false,  false);
-        check(&[1, 0, 0, 0],         false, false, false, false, true,   false,    false,  false);
+        check(&[0, 1, 0, 0],         false, false, false, false, true,   false,    false,  false);
         check(&[10, 9, 8, 7],        false, false, true,  false, false,  false,    false,  false);
         check(&[127, 1, 2, 3],       false, true,  false, false, false,  false,    false,  false);
         check(&[172, 31, 254, 253],  false, false, true,  false, false,  false,    false,  false);
@@ -757,12 +773,14 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn ipv6_properties() {
-        fn check(str_addr: &str, unspec: bool, loopback: bool,
+        fn check(str_addr: &str, octets: &[u8; 16], unspec: bool, loopback: bool,
                  unique_local: bool, global: bool,
                  u_link_local: bool, u_site_local: bool, u_global: bool, u_doc: bool,
                  m_scope: Option<Ipv6MulticastScope>) {
             let ip: Ipv6Addr = str_addr.parse().unwrap();
             assert_eq!(str_addr, ip.to_string());
+            assert_eq!(&ip.octets(), octets);
+            assert_eq!(Ipv6Addr::from(*octets), ip);
 
             assert_eq!(ip.is_unspecified(), unspec);
             assert_eq!(ip.is_loopback(), loopback);
@@ -776,41 +794,45 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(ip.is_multicast(), m_scope.is_some());
         }
 
-        //    unspec loopbk uniqlo global unill  unisl  uniglo  doc    mscope
-        check("::",
-              true,  false, false, false,  false, false, false, false, None);
-        check("::1",
-              false, true,  false, false, false, false,  false, false, None);
-        check("::0.0.0.2",
+        //    unspec loopbk uniqlo global unill  unisl  uniglo doc    mscope
+        check("::", &[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
+              true,  false, false, false, false, false, false, false, None);
+        check("::1", &[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
+              false, true,  false, false, false, false, false, false, None);
+        check("::0.0.0.2", &[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2],
               false, false, false, true,  false, false, true,  false, None);
-        check("1::",
+        check("1::", &[0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, true,  false, false, true,  false, None);
-        check("fc00::",
+        check("fc00::", &[0xfc, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, true,  false, false, false, false, false, None);
-        check("fdff:ffff::",
+        check("fdff:ffff::", &[0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, true,  false, false, false, false, false, None);
-        check("fe80:ffff::",
+        check("fe80:ffff::", &[0xfe, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, true,  false, false, false, None);
-        check("febf:ffff::",
+        check("febf:ffff::", &[0xfe, 0xbf, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, true,  false, false, false, None);
-        check("fec0::",
+        check("fec0::", &[0xfe, 0xc0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, true,  false, false, None);
-        check("ff01::",
+        check("ff01::", &[0xff, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(InterfaceLocal));
-        check("ff02::",
+        check("ff02::", &[0xff, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(LinkLocal));
-        check("ff03::",
+        check("ff03::", &[0xff, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(RealmLocal));
-        check("ff04::",
+        check("ff04::", &[0xff, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(AdminLocal));
-        check("ff05::",
+        check("ff05::", &[0xff, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(SiteLocal));
-        check("ff08::",
+        check("ff08::", &[0xff, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, Some(OrganizationLocal));
-        check("ff0e::",
+        check("ff0e::", &[0xff, 0xe, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
               false, false, false, true,  false, false, false, false, Some(Global));
         check("2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334",
+              &[0x20, 1, 0xd, 0xb8, 0x85, 0xa3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x8a, 0x2e, 3, 0x70, 0x73, 0x34],
               false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, None);
+        check("102:304:506:708:90a:b0c:d0e:f10",
+              &[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16],
+              false, false, false, true,  false, false, true,  false, None);
     }
 
     #[test]