diff --git a/src/socket.rs b/src/socket.rs
index 4e41793c..2f4439e3 100644
--- a/src/socket.rs
+++ b/src/socket.rs
@@ -2018,6 +2018,35 @@ impl Socket {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    /// Set the value of the `IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT` option for this socket.
+    ///
+    /// The received hop limit is returned as ancillary data by recvmsg()
+    /// only if the application has enabled the IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT socket
+    /// option:
+    #[cfg(not(any(
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "fuchsia",
+        target_os = "illumos",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+        target_os = "openbsd",
+        target_os = "redox",
+        target_os = "solaris",
+        target_os = "haiku",
+        target_os = "hurd",
+        target_os = "espidf",
+        target_os = "vita",
+    )))]
+    pub fn set_recv_hoplimit_v6(&self, recv_hoplimit: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        unsafe {
+            setsockopt(
+                self.as_raw(),
+                sys::IPPROTO_IPV6,
+                sys::IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT,
+                recv_hoplimit as c_int,
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Socket options for TCP sockets, get/set using `IPPROTO_TCP`.
diff --git a/src/sys/unix.rs b/src/sys/unix.rs
index 1451b1f4..237cbeb3 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,20 @@ pub(crate) use libc::ipv6_mreq as Ipv6Mreq;
     target_os = "espidf",
     target_os = "vita",
 )))]
+pub(crate) use libc::IPV6_RECVHOPLIMIT;
+#[cfg(not(any(
+    target_os = "dragonfly",
+    target_os = "fuchsia",
+    target_os = "hurd",
+    target_os = "illumos",
+    target_os = "netbsd",
+    target_os = "openbsd",
+    target_os = "redox",
+    target_os = "solaris",
+    target_os = "haiku",
+    target_os = "espidf",
+    target_os = "vita",
+)))]
 pub(crate) use libc::IPV6_RECVTCLASS;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "all", not(any(target_os = "redox", target_os = "espidf"))))]
 pub(crate) use libc::IP_HDRINCL;