diff --git a/pyghmi/ipmi/command.py b/pyghmi/ipmi/command.py
index 4775e5d0..3ad9c835 100644
--- a/pyghmi/ipmi/command.py
+++ b/pyghmi/ipmi/command.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class Command(object):
         self._sdr = None
         self._oem = None
         self._netchannel = None
+        self._ipv6support = None
         if onlogon is not None:
             self.ipmi_session = session.Session(bmc=bmc,
                                                 userid=userid,
@@ -962,6 +963,18 @@ class Command(object):
         rsp = self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=2, data=(channel, 16, 0, 0))
         return rsp['data'][1:].partition('\x00')[0]
 
+    @property
+    def _supports_standard_ipv6(self):
+        # Supports the *standard* ipv6 commands for various things
+        # used to internally steer some commands to standard or OEM
+        # handler of commands
+        lanchan = self.get_network_channel()
+        if self._ipv6support is None:
+            rsp = self.raw_command(netfn=0xc, command=0x2, data=(2, lanchan,
+                                                                 0x32, 0, 0))
+            self._ipv6support = rsp['code'] == 0
+        return self._ipv6support
+
     def set_alert_destination(self, ip=None, acknowledge_required=None,
                               acknowledge_timeout=None, retries=None,
                               destination=0, channel=None):
@@ -991,10 +1004,17 @@ class Command(object):
                 destdata.extend(parsedip)
                 destdata.extend('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
             except socket.error:
-                parsedip = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, ip)
-                destdata.append(0b10000000)
-                destdata.extend(parsedip)
-            self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=1, data=destdata)
+                if self._supports_standard_ipv6:
+                    parsedip = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, ip)
+                    destdata.append(0b10000000)
+                    destdata.extend(parsedip)
+                else:
+                    destdata = None
+                    self.oem_init()
+                    self._oem.set_alert_ipv6_destination(ip, destination,
+                                                         channel)
+            if destdata:
+                self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=1, data=destdata)
         if (acknowledge_required is not None or retries is not None or
                 acknowledge_timeout is not None):
             currtype = self.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=2, data=(
diff --git a/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/generic.py b/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/generic.py
index c31740ed..082d4513 100644
--- a/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/generic.py
+++ b/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/generic.py
@@ -229,3 +229,18 @@ class OEMHandler(object):
 
     def attach_remote_media(self, imagename, username, password):
         raise exc.UnsupportedFunctionality()
+
+    def set_alert_ipv6_destination(self, ip, destination, channel):
+        """Set an IPv6 alert destination
+
+        If and only if an implementation does not support standard
+        IPv6 but has an OEM implementation, override this to process
+        the data.
+
+        :param ip: IPv6 address to set
+        :param destination: Destination number
+        :param channel: Channel number to apply
+
+        :returns True if standard parameter set should be suppressed
+        """
+        return False
diff --git a/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/handler.py b/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/handler.py
index 4c73ba03..1f4b03d3 100755
--- a/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/handler.py
+++ b/pyghmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/handler.py
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ class OEMHandler(generic.OEMHandler):
         self.ipmicmd = weakref.proxy(ipmicmd)
         self._has_megarac = None
         self.oem_inventory_info = None
+        self._mrethidx = None
+
+    @property
+    def _megarac_eth_index(self):
+        if self._mrethidx is None:
+            chan = self.ipmicmd.get_network_channel()
+            rsp = self.ipmicmd.xraw_command(0x32, command=0x62, data=(chan,))
+            self._mrethidx = rsp['data'][0]
+        return self._mrethidx
 
     def get_video_launchdata(self):
         if self.has_tsm:
@@ -571,6 +580,17 @@ class OEMHandler(generic.OEMHandler):
             pass  # Means that it's not going to be a megarac
         return self._has_megarac
 
+    def set_alert_ipv6_destination(self, ip, destination, channel):
+        if self.has_megarac:
+            ethidx = self._megarac_eth_index
+            reqdata = bytearray([channel, 193, destination, ethidx, 0])
+            parsedip = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, ip)
+            reqdata.extend(parsedip)
+            reqdata.extend('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
+            self.ipmicmd.xraw_command(netfn=0xc, command=1, data=reqdata)
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def _set_short_ris_string(self, selector, value):
         data = (1, selector, 0) + struct.unpack('{0}B'.format(len(value)),
                                                 value)