diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dhcpd.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dhcpd.inc
index 924c1e92c..c772212a7 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dhcpd.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/dhcpd.inc
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ function dhcpd_dhcp6_configure($verbose = false, $blacklist = array())
     }
 
     $dhcpdv6conf = <<<EOD
-option domain-name "{$config['system']['domain']}";
+option dhcp6.domain-search "{$config['system']['domain']}";
 {$custoptionsv6}
 default-lease-time 7200;
 max-lease-time 86400;
@@ -1399,9 +1399,6 @@ EOD;
         }
 
         $dnscfgv6 = "";
-        if (!empty($dhcpv6ifconf['domain'])) {
-            $dnscfgv6 .= "  option domain-name \"{$dhcpv6ifconf['domain']}\";\n";
-        }
 
         if (!empty($dhcpv6ifconf['domainsearchlist'])) {
             $dnscfgv6 .= "  option dhcp6.domain-search \"" . join("\",\"", preg_split("/[ ;]+/", $dhcpv6ifconf['domainsearchlist'])) . "\";\n";
@@ -1513,8 +1510,8 @@ EOD;
                     $dhcpdv6conf .= "  option root-path \"{$sm['rootpath']}\";\n";
                 }
 
-                if (!empty($sm['domain']) && ($sm['domain'] != $dhcpv6ifconf['domain'])) {
-                    $dhcpdv6conf .= "  option domain-name \"{$sm['domain']}\";\n";
+                if (!empty($sm['domainsearchlist']) && ($sm['domainsearchlist'] != $dhcpv6ifconf['domainsearchlist'])) {
+                    $dhcpdv6conf .= "  option dhcp6.domain-search \"" . join("\",\"", preg_split("/[ ;]+/", $sm['domainsearchlist'])) . "\";\n";
                 }
 
                 $dhcpdv6conf .= "}\n";
diff --git a/src/www/services_dhcpv6.php b/src/www/services_dhcpv6.php
index 0344339f3..e4aaa134e 100644
--- a/src/www/services_dhcpv6.php
+++ b/src/www/services_dhcpv6.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         $pconfig['prefixrange_to'] = $config['dhcpdv6'][$if]['prefixrange']['to'];
         $pconfig['prefixrange_length'] = $config['dhcpdv6'][$if]['prefixrange']['prefixlength'];
     }
-    $config_copy_fieldsnames = array('defaultleasetime', 'maxleasetime', 'domain', 'domainsearchlist', 'ddnsdomain',
+    $config_copy_fieldsnames = array('defaultleasetime', 'maxleasetime', 'domainsearchlist', 'ddnsdomain',
         'ddnsdomainprimary', 'ddnsdomainkeyname', 'ddnsdomainkey', 'bootfile_url', 'netmask',
         'numberoptions', 'dhcpv6leaseinlocaltime', 'staticmap');
     foreach ($config_copy_fieldsnames as $fieldname) {
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         if ((!empty($pconfig['ntp1']) && !is_ipaddrv6($pconfig['ntp1'])) || (!empty($pconfig['ntp2']) && !is_ipaddrv6($pconfig['ntp2']))) {
             $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid IPv6 address must be specified for the primary/secondary NTP servers.");
         }
-        if (!empty($pconfig['domain']) && !is_domain($pconfig['domain'])) {
-            $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid domain name must be specified for the DNS domain.");
-        }
         if (!empty($pconfig['bootfile_url']) && !is_URL($pconfig['bootfile_url'])) {
             $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid URL must be specified for the network bootfile.");
         }
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             $dhcpdconf = array();
 
             // simple 1-on-1 copy
-            $config_copy_fieldsnames = array('defaultleasetime', 'maxleasetime', 'netmask', 'domain', 'domainsearchlist',
+            $config_copy_fieldsnames = array('defaultleasetime', 'maxleasetime', 'netmask', 'domainsearchlist',
               'ddnsdomain', 'ddnsdomainprimary', 'ddnsdomainkeyname', 'ddnsdomainkey', 'bootfile_url',
               'dhcpv6leaseinlocaltime');
             foreach ($config_copy_fieldsnames as $fieldname) {
@@ -556,21 +553,12 @@ if (isset($config['interfaces'][$if]['dhcpd6track6allowoverride'])) {
                         </div>
                       </td>
                     </tr>
-                    <tr>
-                      <td><a id="help_for_domain" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Domain name");?></td>
-                      <td>
-                        <input name="domain" type="text" id="domain" value="<?=$pconfig['domain'];?>" />
-                        <div class="hidden" data-for="help_for_domain">
-                          <?=gettext("The default is to use the domain name of this system as the default domain name provided by DHCP. You may specify an alternate domain name here.");?>
-                        </div>
-                     </td>
-                    </tr>
                     <tr>
                       <td><a id="help_for_domainsearchlist" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Domain search list");?></td>
                       <td>
                         <input name="domainsearchlist" type="text" id="domainsearchlist" value="<?=$pconfig['domainsearchlist'];?>" />
                         <div class="hidden" data-for="help_for_domainsearchlist">
-                          <?=gettext("The DHCP server can optionally provide a domain search list. Use the semicolon character as separator.");?>
+                          <?=gettext("The default is to use the domain name of this system as the domain search list option provided by DHCPv6. You may optionally specify one or multiple domain(s) here. Use the semicolon character as separator.");?>
                         </div>
                       </td>
                     </tr>
diff --git a/src/www/services_dhcpv6_edit.php b/src/www/services_dhcpv6_edit.php
index de750affa..9239a8fbe 100644
--- a/src/www/services_dhcpv6_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/services_dhcpv6_edit.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
 
     // read form data
     $pconfig = array();
-    $config_copy_fieldnames = array('duid', 'hostname', 'ipaddrv6', 'filename' ,'rootpath' ,'descr', 'domain');
+    $config_copy_fieldnames = array('duid', 'hostname', 'ipaddrv6', 'filename' ,'rootpath' ,'descr', 'domainsearchlist');
     foreach ($config_copy_fieldnames as $fieldname) {
         if (isset($if) && isset($id) && isset($config['dhcpdv6'][$if]['staticmap'][$id][$fieldname])) {
             $pconfig[$fieldname] = $config['dhcpdv6'][$if]['staticmap'][$id][$fieldname];
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
     if (empty($pconfig['duid']) || preg_match('/^([a-fA-F0-9]{2}[:])*([a-fA-F0-9]{2}){1}$/', $pconfig['duid']) !== 1) {
         $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid DUID Identifier must be specified.");
     }
+    if (!empty($pconfig['domainsearchlist'])) {
+        $domain_array=preg_split("/[ ;]+/",$pconfig['domainsearchlist']);
+        foreach ($domain_array as $curdomain) {
+            if (!is_domain($curdomain)) {
+                $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid domain search list must be specified.");
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     /* check for overlaps */
     $a_maps = &config_read_array('dhcpdv6', $if, 'staticmap');
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
     }
     if (count($input_errors) == 0) {
         $mapent = array();
-        $config_copy_fieldnames = array('duid', 'ipaddrv6', 'hostname', 'descr', 'filename', 'rootpath', 'domain');
+        $config_copy_fieldnames = array('duid', 'ipaddrv6', 'hostname', 'descr', 'filename', 'rootpath', 'domainsearchlist');
         foreach ($config_copy_fieldnames as $fieldname) {
             if (!empty($pconfig[$fieldname])) {
                 $mapent[$fieldname] = $pconfig[$fieldname];
@@ -193,11 +202,11 @@ include("head.inc");
                     </td>
                   </tr>
                   <tr>
-                    <td><a id="help_for_domain" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Domain name");?></td>
+                    <td><a id="help_for_domainsearchlist" href="#" class="showhelp"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i></a> <?=gettext("Domain search list");?></td>
                     <td>
-                      <input name="domain" type="text" value="<?=$pconfig['domain'];?>" />
-                      <div class="hidden" data-for="help_for_domain">
-                        <?=gettext("The default is to use the domain name of this system as the default domain name provided by DHCP. You may specify an alternate domain name here.");?>
+                      <input name="domainsearchlist" type="text" value="<?=$pconfig['domainsearchlist'];?>" />
+                      <div class="hidden" data-for="help_for_domainsearchlist">
+                        <?=gettext("The default is to use the domain name of this system as the domain search list option provided by DHCPv6. You may optionally specify one or multiple domain(s) here. Use the semicolon character as separator.");?>
                       </div>
                     </td>
                   </tr>