diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
index 0b95a4e523..5c5f7492ff 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
@@ -2869,7 +2869,8 @@ func TestCleanLegacyService(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fp.netlinkHandle.EnsureDummyDevice(DefaultDummyDevice)
 	activeBindAddrs := map[string]bool{"1.1.1.1": true, "2.2.2.2": true, "3.3.3.3": true, "4.4.4.4": true}
-	currentBindAddrs := []string{"1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2", "3.3.3.3", "4.4.4.4", "5.5.5.5", "6.6.6.6"}
+	// This is ipv4-only so ipv6 addresses should be ignored
+	currentBindAddrs := []string{"1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2", "3.3.3.3", "4.4.4.4", "5.5.5.5", "6.6.6.6", "fd80::1:2:3", "fd80::1:2:4"}
 	for i := range currentBindAddrs {
 		fp.netlinkHandle.EnsureAddressBind(currentBindAddrs[i], DefaultDummyDevice)
 	}
@@ -2890,15 +2891,125 @@ func TestCleanLegacyService(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Addresses 5.5.5.5 and 6.6.6.6 should not be bound any more
+	// Addresses 5.5.5.5 and 6.6.6.6 should not be bound any more, but the ipv6 addresses should remain
 	remainingAddrs, _ := fp.netlinkHandle.ListBindAddress(DefaultDummyDevice)
-	if len(remainingAddrs) != 4 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected number of remaining bound addrs after cleanup to be %v. Got %v", 4, len(remainingAddrs))
+	if len(remainingAddrs) != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected number of remaining bound addrs after cleanup to be %v. Got %v", 6, len(remainingAddrs))
 	}
-	// check that address "1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2", "3.3.3.3", "4.4.4.4" are still bound
+	// check that address "1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2", "3.3.3.3", "4.4.4.4" are bound, ignore ipv6 addresses
 	remainingAddrsMap := make(map[string]bool)
-	for i := range remainingAddrs {
-		remainingAddrsMap[remainingAddrs[i]] = true
+	for _, a := range remainingAddrs {
+		if net.ParseIP(a).To4() == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		remainingAddrsMap[a] = true
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(activeBindAddrs, remainingAddrsMap) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected remainingAddrsMap %v, got %v", activeBindAddrs, remainingAddrsMap)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestCleanLegacyService6(t *testing.T) {
+	ipt := iptablestest.NewFake()
+	ipvs := ipvstest.NewFake()
+	ipset := ipsettest.NewFake(testIPSetVersion)
+	fp := NewFakeProxier(ipt, ipvs, ipset, nil, []string{"3000::/64", "4000::/64"})
+	fp.nodeIP = net.ParseIP("::1")
+
+	// All ipvs services that were processed in the latest sync loop.
+	activeServices := map[string]bool{"ipvs0": true, "ipvs1": true}
+	// All ipvs services in the system.
+	currentServices := map[string]*utilipvs.VirtualServer{
+		// Created by kube-proxy.
+		"ipvs0": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("1000::1"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      53,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+		// Created by kube-proxy.
+		"ipvs1": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("1000::2"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      54,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+		// Created by an external party.
+		"ipvs2": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("3000::1"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      55,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+		// Created by an external party.
+		"ipvs3": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("4000::1"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      56,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+		// Created by an external party.
+		"ipvs4": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("5000::1"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      57,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+		// Created by kube-proxy, but now stale.
+		"ipvs5": {
+			Address:   net.ParseIP("1000::6"),
+			Protocol:  string(v1.ProtocolUDP),
+			Port:      58,
+			Scheduler: "rr",
+			Flags:     utilipvs.FlagHashed,
+		},
+	}
+	for v := range currentServices {
+		fp.ipvs.AddVirtualServer(currentServices[v])
+	}
+
+	fp.netlinkHandle.EnsureDummyDevice(DefaultDummyDevice)
+	activeBindAddrs := map[string]bool{"1000::1": true, "1000::2": true, "3000::1": true, "4000::1": true}
+	// This is ipv6-only so ipv4 addresses should be ignored
+	currentBindAddrs := []string{"1000::1", "1000::2", "3000::1", "4000::1", "5000::1", "1000::6", "1.1.1.1", "2.2.2.2"}
+	for i := range currentBindAddrs {
+		fp.netlinkHandle.EnsureAddressBind(currentBindAddrs[i], DefaultDummyDevice)
+	}
+
+	fp.cleanLegacyService(activeServices, currentServices, map[string]bool{"5000::1": true, "1000::6": true})
+	// ipvs4 and ipvs5 should have been cleaned.
+	remainingVirtualServers, _ := fp.ipvs.GetVirtualServers()
+	if len(remainingVirtualServers) != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected number of remaining IPVS services after cleanup to be %v. Got %v", 4, len(remainingVirtualServers))
+	}
+	for _, vs := range remainingVirtualServers {
+		// Checking that ipvs4 and ipvs5 were removed.
+		if vs.Port == 57 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected ipvs4 to be removed after cleanup. It still remains")
+		}
+		if vs.Port == 58 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected ipvs5 to be removed after cleanup. It still remains")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Addresses 5000::1 and 1000::6 should not be bound any more, but the ipv4 addresses should remain
+	remainingAddrs, _ := fp.netlinkHandle.ListBindAddress(DefaultDummyDevice)
+	if len(remainingAddrs) != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected number of remaining bound addrs after cleanup to be %v. Got %v", 6, len(remainingAddrs))
+	}
+	// check that address "1000::1", "1000::2", "3000::1", "4000::1" are still bound, ignore ipv4 addresses
+	remainingAddrsMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, a := range remainingAddrs {
+		if net.ParseIP(a).To4() != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		remainingAddrsMap[a] = true
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(activeBindAddrs, remainingAddrsMap) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected remainingAddrsMap %v, got %v", activeBindAddrs, remainingAddrsMap)