diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
index 89aa9bdb6b6..65b4319b50a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dhcpcd.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
   # Don't start dhcpcd on explicitly configured interfaces or on
   # interfaces that are part of a bridge, bond or sit device.
   ignoredInterfaces =
-    map (i: i.name) (filter (i: i.ipAddress != null) (attrValues config.networking.interfaces))
+    map (i: i.name) (filter (i: i.ip4 != [ ]) (attrValues config.networking.interfaces))
     ++ mapAttrsToList (i: _: i) config.networking.sits
     ++ concatLists (attrValues (mapAttrs (n: v: v.interfaces) config.networking.bridges))
     ++ concatLists (attrValues (mapAttrs (n: v: v.interfaces) config.networking.bonds))
diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
index 7dabe70f00c..30e2a143419 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/network-interfaces.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ let
   hasSits = cfg.sits != { };
   hasBonds = cfg.bonds != { };
 
+  addrOpts = v:
+    assert v == 4 || v == 6;
+    {
+      address = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          IPv${toString v} address of the interface.  Leave empty to configure the
+          interface using DHCP.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      prefixLength = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (n: n >= 0 && n <= (if v == 4 then 32 else 128));
+        description = ''
+          Subnet mask of the interface, specified as the number of
+          bits in the prefix (<literal>${if v == 4 then "24" else "64"}</literal>).
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+
   interfaceOpts = { name, ... }: {
 
     options = {
@@ -20,54 +40,64 @@ let
         description = "Name of the interface.";
       };
 
+      ip4 = mkOption {
+        default = [ ];
+        example = [
+          { address = "10.0.0.1"; prefixLength = 16; }
+          { address = "192.168.1.1"; prefixLength = 24; }
+        ];
+        type = types.listOf types.optionSet;
+        options = addrOpts 4;
+        description = ''
+          List of IPv4 addresses that will be statically assigned to the interface.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      ip6 = mkOption {
+        default = [ ];
+        example = [
+          { address = "fdfd:b3f0:482::1"; prefixLength = 48; }
+          { address = "2001:1470:fffd:2098::e006"; prefixLength = 64; }
+        ];
+        type = types.listOf types.optionSet;
+        options = addrOpts 6;
+        description = ''
+          List of IPv6 addresses that will be statically assigned to the interface.
+        '';
+      };
+
       ipAddress = mkOption {
         default = null;
-        example = "10.0.0.1";
-        type = types.nullOr (types.str);
         description = ''
-          IP address of the interface.  Leave empty to configure the
-          interface using DHCP.
+          Defunct, create an address in the ip4 list instead.
         '';
       };
 
       prefixLength = mkOption {
         default = null;
-        example = 24;
-        type = types.nullOr types.int;
         description = ''
-          Subnet mask of the interface, specified as the number of
-          bits in the prefix (<literal>24</literal>).
+          Defunct, supply the prefix length in the ip4 list instead.
         '';
       };
 
       subnetMask = mkOption {
-        default = "";
-        example = "255.255.255.0";
-        type = types.str;
+        default = null;
         description = ''
-          Subnet mask of the interface, specified as a bitmask.
-          This is deprecated; use <option>prefixLength</option>
-          instead.
+          Defunct, supply the prefix length in the ip4 list instead.
         '';
       };
 
       ipv6Address = mkOption {
         default = null;
-        example = "2001:1470:fffd:2098::e006";
-        type = types.nullOr types.string;
         description = ''
-          IPv6 address of the interface.  Leave empty to configure the
-          interface using NDP.
+          Defunct, create an address in the ip6 list instead.
         '';
       };
 
       ipv6prefixLength = mkOption {
-        default = 64;
-        example = 64;
-        type = types.int;
+        default = null;
         description = ''
-          Subnet mask of the interface, specified as the number of
-          bits in the prefix (<literal>64</literal>).
+          Defunct, supply the prefix length in the ip6 list instead.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -438,6 +468,16 @@ in
 
   config = {
 
+    assertions =
+      flip map interfaces (i: {
+        assertion = i.ipAddress == null && i.prefixLength == null && i.subnetMask == null;
+        message = "The networking.interfaces.${i.name}.ipAddress option is defunct. Use networking.ip4 instead.";
+      })
+      ++ flip map interfaces (i: {
+        assertion = i.ipv6Address == null && i.ipv6prefixLength == null;
+        message = "The networking.interfaces.${i.name}.ipv6Address option is defunct. Use networking.ip6 instead.";
+      });
+
     boot.kernelModules = [ ]
       ++ optional cfg.enableIPv6 "ipv6"
       ++ optional hasVirtuals "tun"
@@ -535,11 +575,6 @@ in
         # has appeared, and it's stopped when the interface
         # disappears.
         configureInterface = i: nameValuePair "${i.name}-cfg"
-          (let mask =
-                if i.prefixLength != null then toString i.prefixLength else
-                if i.subnetMask != "" then i.subnetMask else "32";
-               staticIPv6 = cfg.enableIPv6 && i.ipv6Address != null;
-          in
           { description = "Configuration of ${i.name}";
             wantedBy = [ "network-interfaces.target" ];
             bindsTo = [ "sys-subsystem-net-devices-${i.name}.device" ];
@@ -562,36 +597,32 @@ in
                   echo "setting MTU to ${toString i.mtu}..."
                   ip link set "${i.name}" mtu "${toString i.mtu}"
                 ''
-              + optionalString (i.ipAddress != null)
+
+              # Ip Setup
+              +
                 ''
-                  cur=$(ip -4 -o a show dev "${i.name}" | awk '{print $4}')
-                  # Only do a flush/add if it's necessary.  This is
+                  curIps=$(ip -o a show dev "${i.name}" | awk '{print $4}')
+                  # Only do an add if it's necessary.  This is
                   # useful when the Nix store is accessed via this
                   # interface (e.g. in a QEMU VM test).
-                  if [ "$cur" != "${i.ipAddress}/${mask}" ]; then
-                    echo "configuring interface..."
-                    ip -4 addr flush dev "${i.name}"
-                    ip -4 addr add "${i.ipAddress}/${mask}" dev "${i.name}"
-                    restart_network_setup=true
-                  else
-                    echo "skipping configuring interface"
+                ''
+              + flip concatMapStrings (i.ip4 ++ optionals cfg.enableIPv6 i.ip6) (ip:
+                let
+                  address = "${ip.address}/${toString ip.prefixLength}";
+                in
+                ''
+                  echo "checking ip ${address}..."
+                  if ! echo "$curIps" | grep "${address}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                    if out=$(ip addr add "${address}" dev "${i.name}" 2>&1); then
+                      echo "added ip ${address}..."
+                      restart_network_setup=true
+                    elif ! echo "$out" | grep "File exists" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                      echo "failed to add ${address}"
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
                   fi
-                ''
-              + optionalString (staticIPv6)
-                ''
-                  # Only do a flush/add if it's necessary.  This is
-                  # useful when the Nix store is accessed via this
-                  # interface (e.g. in a QEMU VM test).
-                  if ! ip -6 -o a show dev "${i.name}" | grep "${i.ipv6Address}/${toString i.ipv6prefixLength}"; then
-                    echo "configuring interface..."
-                    ip -6 addr flush dev "${i.name}"
-                    ip -6 addr add "${i.ipv6Address}/${toString i.ipv6prefixLength}" dev "${i.name}"
-                    restart_network_setup=true
-                  else
-                    echo "skipping configuring interface"
-                  fi
-                ''
-              + optionalString (i.ipAddress != null || staticIPv6)
+                '')
+              + optionalString (i.ip4 != [ ] || (cfg.enableIPv6 && i.ip6 != [ ]))
                 ''
                   if [ restart_network_setup = true ]; then
                     # Ensure that the default gateway remains set.
@@ -608,7 +639,7 @@ in
                 ''
                   echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/${i.name}/proxy_ndp
                 '';
-          });
+          };
 
         createTunDevice = i: nameValuePair "${i.name}"
           { description = "Virtual Network Interface ${i.name}";