diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interface.py
index 1547667b31f..25f9312f8c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interface.py
@@ -148,9 +148,18 @@ def validate_param_values(module, obj, param=None):
 def parse_config_argument(configobj, name, arg=None):
     cfg = configobj['interface %s' % name]
     cfg = '\n'.join(cfg.children)
-    match = re.search(r'%s (.+)$' % arg, cfg, re.M)
-    if match:
-        return match.group(1).strip()
+
+    values = []
+    matches = re.finditer(r'%s (.+)$' % arg, cfg, re.M)
+    for match in matches:
+        match_str = match.group(1).strip()
+        if arg == 'ipv6 address':
+            values.append(match_str)
+        else:
+            values = match_str
+            break
+
+    return values or None
 
 
 def search_obj_in_list(name, lst):
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
                     commands.append('ip address {}'.format(ipv4))
 
             if ipv6:
-                if obj_in_have is None or obj_in_have.get('ipv6') is None or ipv6.lower() != obj_in_have['ipv6'].lower():
+                if obj_in_have is None or obj_in_have.get('ipv6') is None or ipv6.lower() not in [addr.lower() for addr in obj_in_have['ipv6']]:
                     commands.append('ipv6 address {}'.format(ipv6))
 
         if commands[-1] == interface:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index c943b6f00cc..4a199e3ffd9 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
-- assert:
+- assert: &unchanged
     that:
       - 'result.changed == false'
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       - '"ip address dhcp" in result.commands'
 
 - name: Configure interface ipv6 address
-  ios_l3_interface:
+  ios_l3_interface: &ipv6-1
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
     ipv6: fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/64
     state: present
@@ -88,16 +88,36 @@
       - '"ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/64" in result.commands'
 
 - name: Configure interface ipv6 address (idempotent)
-  ios_l3_interface:
+  ios_l3_interface: *ipv6-1
+  register: result
+
+- assert: *unchanged
+
+- name: Configure second ipv6 address on interface
+  ios_l3_interface: &ipv6-2
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
-    ipv6: fd5d:12c9:2201:1::1/64
+    ipv6: fd5d:12c9:2291:1::1/64
     state: present
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - 'result.changed == false'
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface {{ test_interface }}" in result.commands'
+      - '"ipv6 address fd5d:12c9:2291:1::1/64" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Ensure first ipv6 address still associated with interface
+  ios_l3_interface: *ipv6-1
+  register: result
+
+- assert: *unchanged
+
+- name: Ensure second ipv6 address still associated with interface
+  ios_l3_interface: *ipv6-2
+  register: result
+
+- assert: *unchanged
 
 - name: Assign same ipv6 address to other interface (fail)
   ios_l3_interface:
@@ -181,9 +201,7 @@
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - 'result.changed == false'
+- assert: *unchanged
 
 - name:  Change ipv4 and ipv6 address using aggregate
   ios_l3_interface:
@@ -232,8 +250,6 @@
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - 'result.changed == false'
+- assert: *unchanged
 
 - debug: msg="END ios_l3_interface cli/basic.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"