diff --git a/packages/discv5/src/transport/udp.ts b/packages/discv5/src/transport/udp.ts
index af1c85a..3ca1a3e 100644
--- a/packages/discv5/src/transport/udp.ts
+++ b/packages/discv5/src/transport/udp.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ async function openSocket(opts: MultiaddrObject): Promise<dgram.Socket> {
     recvBufferSize: 16 * MAX_PACKET_SIZE,
     sendBufferSize: MAX_PACKET_SIZE,
     type: opts.family === 4 ? "udp4" : "udp6",
+    ipv6Only: opts.family === 6,
   });
   await new Promise((resolve) => socket.bind(opts.port, opts.host, resolve as () => void));
   return socket;
diff --git a/packages/discv5/test/unit/transport/udp.test.ts b/packages/discv5/test/unit/transport/udp.test.ts
index 0f4d868..31ed352 100644
--- a/packages/discv5/test/unit/transport/udp.test.ts
+++ b/packages/discv5/test/unit/transport/udp.test.ts
@@ -101,63 +101,182 @@ describe("UDP6 transport", () => {
 });
 
 describe("UDP4+6 transport", () => {
-  const address4 = "127.0.0.1";
-  const address6 = "::1";
-  const nodeIdA = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(1));
-  const portA = 49523;
-  const multiaddr4A = multiaddr(`/ip4/${address4}/udp/${portA}`);
-  const multiaddr6A = multiaddr(`/ip6/${address6}/udp/${portA}`);
-  const a = new UDPTransportService({ bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4A, ip6: multiaddr6A }, nodeId: nodeIdA });
+  context("with loopback addresses", () => {
+    const address4 = "127.0.0.1";
+    const address6 = "::1";
+    const nodeIdA = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(1));
+    const portA = 49523;
+    const multiaddr4A = multiaddr(`/ip4/${address4}/udp/${portA}`);
+    const multiaddr6A = multiaddr(`/ip6/${address6}/udp/${portA}`);
+    const a = new UDPTransportService({ bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4A, ip6: multiaddr6A }, nodeId: nodeIdA });
 
-  const nodeIdB = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(2));
-  const portB = portA + 1;
-  const multiaddr4B = multiaddr(`/ip4/${address4}/udp/${portB}`);
-  const multiaddr6B = multiaddr(`/ip6/${address6}/udp/${portB}`);
-  const b = new UDPTransportService({ bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4B, ip6: multiaddr6B }, nodeId: nodeIdB });
+    const nodeIdB = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(2));
+    const portB = portA + 1;
+    const multiaddr4B = multiaddr(`/ip4/${address4}/udp/${portB}`);
+    const multiaddr6B = multiaddr(`/ip6/${address6}/udp/${portB}`);
+    const b = new UDPTransportService({ bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4B, ip6: multiaddr6B }, nodeId: nodeIdB });
 
-  before(async () => {
-    await a.start();
-    await b.start();
-  });
+    before(async () => {
+      await a.start();
+      await b.start();
+    });
 
-  after(async () => {
-    await a.stop();
-    await b.stop();
+    after(async () => {
+      await a.stop();
+      await b.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("should send and receive messages", async () => {
+      const messagePacket: IPacket = {
+        maskingIv: new Uint8Array(MASKING_IV_SIZE),
+        header: {
+          protocolId: "discv5",
+          version: 1,
+          flag: PacketType.Message,
+          nonce: new Uint8Array(NONCE_SIZE),
+          authdataSize: 32,
+          authdata: new Uint8Array(32).fill(2),
+        },
+        message: new Uint8Array(44).fill(1),
+      };
+      async function send(multiaddr: Multiaddr, nodeId: string, packet: IPacket): Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]> {
+        const received = new Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]>((resolve) =>
+          a.once("packet", (sender, packet) => resolve([sender, packet]))
+        );
+        await b.send(multiaddr, nodeId, packet);
+        return await received;
+      }
+      {
+        const [rSender, rPacket] = await send(multiaddr6A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
+        expect(rSender.toString()).to.deep.equal(multiaddr6B.toString());
+        expect(rPacket.maskingIv).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.maskingIv);
+        expect(rPacket.header).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.header);
+        expect(rPacket.message).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.message);
+      }
+      {
+        const [rSender, rPacket] = await send(multiaddr4A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
+        expect(rSender.toString()).to.deep.equal(multiaddr4B.toString());
+        expect(rPacket.maskingIv).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.maskingIv);
+        expect(rPacket.header).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.header);
+        expect(rPacket.message).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.message);
+      }
+    });
   });
 
-  it("should send and receive messages", async () => {
-    const messagePacket: IPacket = {
-      maskingIv: new Uint8Array(MASKING_IV_SIZE),
-      header: {
-        protocolId: "discv5",
-        version: 1,
-        flag: PacketType.Message,
-        nonce: new Uint8Array(NONCE_SIZE),
-        authdataSize: 32,
-        authdata: new Uint8Array(32).fill(2),
-      },
-      message: new Uint8Array(44).fill(1),
-    };
-    async function send(multiaddr: Multiaddr, nodeId: string, packet: IPacket): Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]> {
-      const received = new Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]>((resolve) =>
+  context("with wildcard addresses", () => {
+    it("should bind to the same port on both IPv4 and IPv6", async () => {
+      const nodeId = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(3));
+      const port = 49525;
+      const multiaddr4 = multiaddr(`/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/${port}`);
+      const multiaddr6 = multiaddr(`/ip6/::/udp/${port}`);
+
+      const transport = new UDPTransportService({
+        bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4, ip6: multiaddr6 },
+        nodeId,
+      });
+
+      await transport.start();
+      expect(transport.bindAddrs).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+      expect(transport.bindAddrs[0].toString()).to.equal(multiaddr4.toString());
+      expect(transport.bindAddrs[1].toString()).to.equal(multiaddr6.toString());
+      await transport.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("should successfully communicate between dual-stack nodes on same port", async () => {
+      const nodeIdA = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(4));
+      const nodeIdB = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(5));
+      const portA = 49526;
+      const portB = 49527;
+
+      const multiaddr4A = multiaddr(`/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/${portA}`);
+      const multiaddr6A = multiaddr(`/ip6/::1/udp/${portA}`);
+      const a = new UDPTransportService({
+        bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4A, ip6: multiaddr6A },
+        nodeId: nodeIdA,
+      });
+
+      const multiaddr4B = multiaddr(`/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/${portB}`);
+      const multiaddr6B = multiaddr(`/ip6/::1/udp/${portB}`);
+      const b = new UDPTransportService({
+        bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4B, ip6: multiaddr6B },
+        nodeId: nodeIdB,
+      });
+
+      await a.start();
+      await b.start();
+
+      const messagePacket: IPacket = {
+        maskingIv: new Uint8Array(MASKING_IV_SIZE),
+        header: {
+          protocolId: "discv5",
+          version: 1,
+          flag: PacketType.Message,
+          nonce: new Uint8Array(NONCE_SIZE),
+          authdataSize: 32,
+          authdata: new Uint8Array(32).fill(2),
+        },
+        message: new Uint8Array(44).fill(1),
+      };
+
+      const receivedIPv4 = new Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]>((resolve) =>
+        a.once("packet", (sender, packet) => resolve([sender, packet]))
+      );
+      await b.send(multiaddr4A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
+      const [senderIPv4] = await receivedIPv4;
+      expect(senderIPv4.toString()).to.equal(multiaddr4B.toString());
+
+      const receivedIPv6 = new Promise<[Multiaddr, IPacket]>((resolve) =>
         a.once("packet", (sender, packet) => resolve([sender, packet]))
       );
-      await b.send(multiaddr, nodeId, packet);
-      return await received;
-    }
-    {
-      const [rSender, rPacket] = await send(multiaddr6A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
-      expect(rSender.toString()).to.deep.equal(multiaddr6B.toString());
-      expect(rPacket.maskingIv).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.maskingIv);
-      expect(rPacket.header).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.header);
-      expect(rPacket.message).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.message);
-    }
-    {
-      const [rSender, rPacket] = await send(multiaddr4A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
-      expect(rSender.toString()).to.deep.equal(multiaddr4B.toString());
-      expect(rPacket.maskingIv).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.maskingIv);
-      expect(rPacket.header).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.header);
-      expect(rPacket.message).to.deep.equal(messagePacket.message);
-    }
+      await b.send(multiaddr6A, nodeIdA, messagePacket);
+      const [senderIPv6] = await receivedIPv6;
+      expect(senderIPv6.toString()).to.equal(multiaddr6B.toString());
+
+      await a.stop();
+      await b.stop();
+    });
+
+    it("should handle multiple dual-stack nodes on different ports", async () => {
+      const ports = [49528, 49529, 49530];
+      const transports: UDPTransportService[] = [];
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < ports.length; i++) {
+        const nodeId = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(10 + i));
+        const multiaddr4 = multiaddr(`/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/${ports[i]}`);
+        const multiaddr6 = multiaddr(`/ip6/::1/udp/${ports[i]}`);
+        const transport = new UDPTransportService({
+          bindAddrs: { ip4: multiaddr4, ip6: multiaddr6 },
+          nodeId,
+        });
+        transports.push(transport);
+      }
+
+      await Promise.all(transports.map((t) => t.start()));
+
+      const messagePacket: IPacket = {
+        maskingIv: new Uint8Array(MASKING_IV_SIZE),
+        header: {
+          protocolId: "discv5",
+          version: 1,
+          flag: PacketType.Message,
+          nonce: new Uint8Array(NONCE_SIZE),
+          authdataSize: 32,
+          authdata: new Uint8Array(32).fill(2),
+        },
+        message: new Uint8Array(44).fill(1),
+      };
+
+      const received = new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+        transports[1].once("packet", () => resolve(true));
+      });
+
+      const targetMultiaddr = multiaddr(`/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/${ports[1]}`);
+      const targetNodeId = bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(32).fill(11));
+      await transports[0].send(targetMultiaddr, targetNodeId, messagePacket);
+
+      expect(await received).to.be.true;
+
+      await Promise.all(transports.map((t) => t.stop()));
+    });
   });
 });