diff --git a/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c b/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
index 82394f6e..e5553216 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv6/nd6.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,9 @@ nd6_new_onlink_prefix(ip6_addr_t *prefix, struct netif *netif)
 s8_t
 nd6_get_next_hop_entry(const ip6_addr_t *ip6addr, struct netif *netif)
 {
+#ifdef LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW
+  const ip6_addr_t *next_hop_addr;
+#endif /* LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW */
   s8_t i;
 
 #if LWIP_NETIF_HWADDRHINT
@@ -1567,6 +1570,12 @@ nd6_get_next_hop_entry(const ip6_addr_t *ip6addr, struct netif *netif)
         /* Destination in local link. */
         destination_cache[nd6_cached_destination_index].pmtu = netif->mtu;
         ip6_addr_copy(destination_cache[nd6_cached_destination_index].next_hop_addr, destination_cache[nd6_cached_destination_index].destination_addr);
+#ifdef LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW
+      } else if ((next_hop_addr = LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW(netif, ip6addr)) != NULL) {
+        /* Next hop for destination provided by hook function. */
+        destination_cache[nd6_cached_destination_index].pmtu = netif->mtu;
+        ip6_addr_set(&destination_cache[nd6_cached_destination_index].next_hop_addr, next_hop_addr);
+#endif /* LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW */
       } else {
         /* We need to select a router. */
         i = nd6_select_router(ip6addr, netif);
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/opt.h b/src/include/lwip/opt.h
index 304609be..336b77e9 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/opt.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/opt.h
@@ -2469,6 +2469,22 @@
 #define LWIP_HOOK_IP6_ROUTE(src, dest)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW(netif, dest):
+ * - called from nd6_get_next_hop_entry() (IPv6)
+ * - netif: the netif used for sending
+ * - dest: the destination IPv6 address
+ * Returns the IPv6 address of the next hop to handle the specified destination
+ * IPv6 address. If NULL is returned, a NDP-discovered router is used instead.
+ * The returned address MUST be reachable on the specified netif!
+ * This function is meant to implement advanced IPv6 routing together with
+ * LWIP_HOOK_IP6_ROUTE(). The actual routing/gateway table implementation is
+ * not part of lwIP but can e.g. be hidden in the netif's state argument.
+*/
+#ifdef __DOXYGEN__
+#define LWIP_HOOK_ND6_GET_GW(netif, dest)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * LWIP_HOOK_VLAN_CHECK(netif, eth_hdr, vlan_hdr):
  * - called from ethernet_input() if VLAN support is enabled