diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/ipv6.c b/subsys/net/ip/ipv6.c
index 7ef758314060..3283712baf67 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/ipv6.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/ipv6.c
@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ enum net_verdict net_ipv6_input(struct net_pkt *pkt, bool is_loopback)
 			NET_DBG("DROP: invalid scope multicast packet");
 			goto drop;
 		}
+
+		if (net_ipv6_is_my_addr((struct in6_addr *)hdr->src)) {
+			NET_DBG("DROP: src addr is %s", "mine");
+			goto drop;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Reconstruct TC field. */
diff --git a/tests/net/dhcpv6/src/main.c b/tests/net/dhcpv6/src/main.c
index 80046c96ec96..02463d20a2bf 100644
--- a/tests/net/dhcpv6/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/dhcpv6/src/main.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static struct net_pkt *test_dhcpv6_create_message(
 		test_dhcpv6_options_fn_t set_options_fn)
 {
 	struct in6_addr *local_addr;
+	struct in6_addr peer_addr;
 	struct net_pkt *pkt;
 
 	local_addr = net_if_ipv6_get_ll(iface, NET_ADDR_ANY_STATE);
@@ -134,13 +135,20 @@ static struct net_pkt *test_dhcpv6_create_message(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* Create a peer address from my address but invert the last byte
+	 * so that the address is not the same. This is needed as we drop
+	 * the packet if source address is our own address.
+	 */
+	memcpy(&peer_addr, local_addr, sizeof(peer_addr));
+	peer_addr.s6_addr[15] = ~peer_addr.s6_addr[15];
+
 	pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(iface, TEST_MSG_SIZE, AF_INET6,
 					IPPROTO_UDP, K_FOREVER);
 	if (pkt == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (net_ipv6_create(pkt, local_addr, local_addr) < 0 ||
+	if (net_ipv6_create(pkt, &peer_addr, local_addr) < 0 ||
 	    net_udp_create(pkt, htons(DHCPV6_SERVER_PORT),
 			   htons(DHCPV6_CLIENT_PORT)) < 0) {
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/tests/net/ipv6/src/main.c b/tests/net/ipv6/src/main.c
index 6d8a1a5deeea..ea734afae3e2 100644
--- a/tests/net/ipv6/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/ipv6/src/main.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_src_localaddr_recv)
 	struct in6_addr localaddr = { { { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&localaddr, &addr);
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_localaddr_recv)
 	struct in6_addr localaddr = { { { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&addr, &localaddr);
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_iface_scope_mcast_recv)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_iface = { { { 0xff, 0x01, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&addr, &mcast_iface);
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_zero_scope_mcast_recv)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_zero = { { { 0xff, 0x00, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					   0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&addr, &mcast_zero);
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_site_scope_mcast_recv_drop)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_site = { { { 0xff, 0x05, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					   0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&addr, &mcast_site);
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_site_scope_mcast_recv_ok)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_all_dhcp = { { { 0xff, 0x05, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					    0, 0, 0, 0x01, 0, 0, 0, 0x03 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 	struct net_context *ctx;
 
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_org_scope_mcast_recv)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_org = { { { 0xff, 0x08, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
 	verdict = recv_msg(&addr, &mcast_org);
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_iface_scope_mcast_send)
 	struct in6_addr mcast_iface = { { { 0xff, 0x01, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 					    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } } };
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	struct net_if_mcast_addr *maddr;
 	struct net_context *ctx;
 	int ret;
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_unknown_group_mcast_recv)
 	};
 	struct in6_addr in6_addr_any = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	struct net_context *ctx;
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
 
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_y_dst_unjoined_group_mcast_recv)
 	};
 	struct in6_addr in6_addr_any = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	struct net_if_mcast_addr *maddr;
 	struct net_context *ctx;
 	enum net_verdict verdict;
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_dst_is_other_iface_mcast_recv)
 					     0x08 } } };
 	struct in6_addr in6_addr_any = IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT;
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x10 } } };
 	struct net_if *test_iface = net_if_get_first_by_type(&NET_L2_GET_NAME(DUMMY));
 	struct net_if_mcast_addr *maddr;
 	struct net_context *ctx;
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ ZTEST(net_ipv6, test_no_nd_flag)
 {
 	bool ret;
 	struct in6_addr addr = { { { 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x99, 0x1 } } };
+				     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x99, 0x10 } } };
 	struct net_if *iface = TEST_NET_IF;
 	struct net_if_addr *ifaddr;