diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
index d9c79ef7..e42017ae 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Nico Schottelius
-# Zürisee, Mon Sep  2 18:38:27 CEST 2013
-#
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          iptables
 # Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs
@@ -14,34 +11,72 @@
 #                    and saves/restores previous status
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+# Originally written by:
+#   Nico Schottelius
+#   Zürisee, Mon Sep  2 18:38:27 CEST 2013
+#
+# 2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2020 Matthias Stecher (matthiasstecher at gmx.de)
+#
+# This file is distributed with cdist and licenced under the
+# GNU GPLv3+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
+
+
+# Read files and execute the content with the given commands
+#
+# Arguments:
+#  1:    Directory
+#  2..n: Commands which should be used to execute the file content
+gothrough() {
+    cd "$1" || return
+    shift
+
+    # iterate through all rules and continue if it's not a file
+    for rule in *; do
+        [ -f "$rule" ] || continue
+        echo "Appling iptables rule $rule ..."
+
+        # execute it with all commands specificed
+        ruleparam="$(cat "$rule")"
+        for cmd in "$@"; do
+            # Command and Rule should be split.
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+            command $cmd $ruleparam
+        done
+    done
+}
+
+# Shortcut for iptables command to do IPv4 and v6
+# only applies to the "reset" target
+iptables() {
+    command iptables "$@"
+    command ip6tables "$@"
+}
 
 basedir=/etc/iptables.d
-status="${basedir}/.pre-start"
+status4="${basedir}/.pre-start"
+status6="${basedir}/.pre-start6"
 
 case $1 in
     start)
         # Save status
-        iptables-save > "$status"
+        iptables-save > "$status4"
+        ip6tables-save > "$status6"
 
         # Apply our ruleset
-        cd "$basedir" || exit
-        count="$(find . ! -name . -prune | wc -l)"
-
-        # Only do something if there are rules
-        if [ "$count" -ge 1 ]; then
-            for rule in *; do
-                echo "Applying iptables rule $rule ..."
-                # Rule should be split.
-                # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-                iptables $(cat "$rule")
-            done
-        fi
+        gothrough "$basedir"     iptables
+        #gothrough "$basedir/v4"  iptables  # conflicts with $basedir
+        gothrough "$basedir/v6"  ip6tables
+        gothrough "$basedir/all" iptables  ip6tables
     ;;
 
     stop)
         # Restore from status before, if there is something to restore
-        if [ -f "$status" ]; then
-            iptables-restore < "$status"
+        if [ -f "$status4" ]; then
+            iptables-restore < "$status4"
+        fi
+        if [ -f "$status6" ]; then
+            ip6tables-restore < "$status6"
         fi
     ;;
     restart)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
index 76e1f6bf..3bef92cc 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,24 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 This cdist type deploys an init script that triggers
 the configured rules and also re-applies them on
-configuration.
+configuration. Rules are written from __iptables_rule
+into the folder ``/etc/iptables.d/``.
+
+It reads all rules from the base folder as rules for IPv4.
+Rules in the subfolder ``v6/`` are IPv6 rules. Rules in
+the subfolder ``all/`` are applied to both rule tables. All
+files contain the arguments for a single ``iptables`` and/or
+``ip6tables`` command.
+
+Rules are applied in the following order:
+1. All IPv4 rules
+2. All IPv6 rules
+2. All rules that should be applied to both tables
+
+The order of the rules that will be applied are definite
+from the result the shell glob returns, which should be
+alphabetical. If rules must be applied in a special order,
+prefix them with a number like ``02-some-rule``.
 
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
@@ -24,7 +41,7 @@ None
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
-None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule)
+None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule automatically)
 
 
 SEE ALSO
@@ -35,11 +52,13 @@ SEE ALSO
 AUTHORS
 -------
 Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher--@--gmx.de>
 
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius.
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
index 92d8859f..afb71e01 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
 This cdist type allows you to manage iptable rules
 in a distribution independent manner.
 
+See :strong:`cdist-type__iptables_apply`\ (7) for the
+execution order of these rules. It will be executed
+automaticly to apply all rules non-volaite.
+
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
 -------------------
@@ -25,6 +29,24 @@ state
    'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
 
 
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+------------------
+All rules without any of these parameters will be treated like ``--v4`` because
+of backward compatibility.
+
+v4
+    Explicitly set it as rule for IPv4. If IPv6 is set, too, it will be
+    threaten like ``--all``. Will be the default if nothing else is set.
+
+v6
+    Explicitly set it as rule for IPv6. If IPv4 is set, too, it will be
+    threaten like ``--all``.
+
+all
+    Set the rule for both IPv4 and IPv6. It will be saved separately from the
+    other rules.
+
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
@@ -48,6 +70,16 @@ EXAMPLES
         --state absent
 
 
+    # IPv4-only rule for ICMPv4
+    __iptables_rule icmp-v4 --v4 --rule "-A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT"
+    # IPv6-only rule for ICMPv6
+    __iptables_rule icmp-v6 --v6 --rule "-A INPUT -p icmpv6 -j ACCEPT"
+
+    # doing something for the dual stack
+    __iptables_rule fwd-eth0-eth1 --v4 --v6 --rule "-A INPUT -i eth0 -o eth1 -j ACCEPT"
+    __iptables_rule fwd-eth1-eth0 --all --rule "-A -o eth1 -i eth0 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT"
+
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 :strong:`cdist-type__iptables_apply`\ (7), :strong:`iptables`\ (8)
@@ -56,11 +88,13 @@ SEE ALSO
 AUTHORS
 -------
 Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher--@--gmx.de>
 
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius.
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
index ed78787f..d4394c25 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 #
 # 2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2020 Matthias Stecher (matthiasstecher at gmx.de)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -24,12 +25,36 @@ base_dir=/etc/iptables.d
 name="$__object_id"
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/v4" ]; then
+    only_v4="yes"
+    # $specific_dir is $base_dir
+fi
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/v6" ]; then
+    only_v6="yes"
+    specific_dir="$base_dir/v6"
+fi
+# If rules should be set for both protocols
+if { [ "$only_v4" = "yes" ] && [ "$only_v6" = "yes" ]; } ||
+    [ -f "$__object/parameter/all" ]; then
+
+    # all to a specific directory
+    specific_dir="$base_dir/all"
+fi
+
+# set rule directory based on if it's the base or subdirectory
+rule_dir="${specific_dir:-$base_dir}"
+
 ################################################################################
 # Basic setup
 #
 
 __directory "$base_dir" --state present
 
+# sub-directory if required
+if [ "$specific_dir" ]; then
+    require="__directory/$base_dir" __directory "$specific_dir" --state present
+fi
+
 # Have apply do the real job
 require="$__object_name" __iptables_apply
 
@@ -37,6 +62,15 @@ require="$__object_name" __iptables_apply
 # The rule
 #
 
-require="__directory/$base_dir" __file "$base_dir/${name}" \
-    --source "$__object/parameter/rule" \
-    --state "$state"
+for dir in "$base_dir" "$base_dir/v6" "$base_dir/all"; do
+    # defaults to absent except the directory that should contain the file
+    if [ "$rule_dir" = "$dir" ]; then
+        curr_state="$state"
+    else
+        curr_state="absent"
+    fi
+
+    require="__directory/$rule_dir" __file "$dir/$name" \
+        --source "$__object/parameter/rule" \
+        --state "$curr_state"
+done
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76882272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+all
+v4
+v6