diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/util.go b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
index bfc1deab145..2dcb56955e3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/util.go
@@ -4503,15 +4503,22 @@ func LaunchWebserverPod(f *Framework, podName, nodeName string) (ip string) {
 	return
 }
 
+type PingCommand string
+
+const (
+	IPv4PingCommand PingCommand = "ping"
+	IPv6PingCommand PingCommand = "ping6"
+)
+
 // CheckConnectivityToHost launches a pod to test connectivity to the specified
 // host. An error will be returned if the host is not reachable from the pod.
 //
 // An empty nodeName will use the schedule to choose where the pod is executed.
-func CheckConnectivityToHost(f *Framework, nodeName, podName, host string, timeout int) error {
+func CheckConnectivityToHost(f *Framework, nodeName, podName, host string, pingCmd PingCommand, timeout int) error {
 	contName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-container", podName)
 
 	command := []string{
-		"ping",
+		string(pingCmd),
 		"-c", "3", // send 3 pings
 		"-W", "2", // wait at most 2 seconds for a reply
 		"-w", strconv.Itoa(timeout),
diff --git a/test/e2e/network/networking.go b/test/e2e/network/networking.go
index 97034485055..50b8afa84cf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/networking.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/networking.go
@@ -45,10 +45,16 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Networking", func() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	It("should provide Internet connection for containers", func() {
+	It("should provide Internet connection for containers [Feature:Networking-IPv4]", func() {
 		By("Running container which tries to ping 8.8.8.8")
 		framework.ExpectNoError(
-			framework.CheckConnectivityToHost(f, "", "ping-test", "8.8.8.8", 30))
+			framework.CheckConnectivityToHost(f, "", "ping-test", "8.8.8.8", framework.IPv4PingCommand, 30))
+	})
+
+	It("should provide Internet connection for containers [Feature:Networking-IPv6][Experimental]", func() {
+		By("Running container which tries to ping google.com")
+		framework.ExpectNoError(
+			framework.CheckConnectivityToHost(f, "", "ping-test", "google.com", framework.IPv6PingCommand, 30))
 	})
 
 	// First test because it has no dependencies on variables created later on.