diff --git a/config/action.d/pf.conf b/config/action.d/pf.conf
index edcaa175..62296458 100644
--- a/config/action.d/pf.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/pf.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # OpenBSD pf ban/unban
 #
 # Author: Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org>
+# Modified by: Alexander Koeppe making PF work seamless and with IPv4 and IPv6
 #
 #
 
@@ -12,23 +13,27 @@
 # Notes.:  command executed once at the start of Fail2Ban.
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-# we don't enable PF automatically, as it will be enabled elsewhere
-actionstart = 
+# we don't enable PF automatically; to enable run pfctl -e 
+# or add `pf_enable="YES"` to /etc/rc.conf (tested on FreeBSD)
+actionstart = echo "table <<tablename>-<name>> persist counters" | pfctl -f- 
+              echo "block proto <protocol> from <<tablename>-<name>> to any port <port>" | pfctl -f-
 
 
 # Option:  actionstop
 # Notes.:  command executed once at the end of Fail2Ban
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-# we don't disable PF automatically either
-actionstop = 
+# we only disable PF rules we've installed prior
+actionstop = pfctl -sr 2>/dev/null | grep -v '<tablename>-<name>' | pfctl -f-
+             pfctl -t <tablename>-<name> -T flush
+             pfctl -t <tablename>-<name> -T kill
 
 
 # Option:  actioncheck
 # Notes.:  command executed once before each actionban command
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actioncheck = 
+actioncheck = pfctl -sr | grep -q '<tablename>-<name>'
 
 
 # Option:  actionban
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ actioncheck =
 #          <time>  unix timestamp of the ban time
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actionban = /sbin/pfctl -t <tablename> -T add <ip>/32
+actionban = pfctl -t <tablename>-<name> -T add <ip>
 
 
 # Option:  actionunban
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ actionban = /sbin/pfctl -t <tablename> -T add <ip>/32
 # Values:  CMD
 #
 # note -r option used to remove matching rule
-actionunban = /sbin/pfctl -t <tablename> -T delete <ip>/32
+actionunban = pfctl -t <tablename>-<name> -T delete <ip>
 
 [Init]
 # Option:  tablename
@@ -60,3 +65,15 @@ actionunban = /sbin/pfctl -t <tablename> -T delete <ip>/32
 #
 tablename = fail2ban
 
+# Option:  protocol
+# Notes.:  internally used by config reader for interpolations.
+# Values:  [ tcp | udp | icmp | ipv6-icmp ] Default: tcp
+#
+protocol = tcp
+
+# Option:  port
+# Notes.:  the port to block, defaults to any
+# Values:  [ STRING ]
+#
+port = any
+