diff --git a/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py b/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
index 078636a..94801a9 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/sysconfig.py
@@ -391,6 +391,12 @@ class Renderer(renderer.Renderer):
                         # Only IPv6 is DHCP, IPv4 may be static
                         iface_cfg['BOOTPROTO'] = 'dhcp6'
                     iface_cfg['DHCLIENT6_MODE'] = 'managed'
+                # only if rhel AND dhcpv6 stateful
+                elif (flavor == 'rhel' and
+                        subnet_type == 'ipv6_dhcpv6-stateful'):
+                    iface_cfg['BOOTPROTO'] = 'dhcp'
+                    iface_cfg['DHCPV6C'] = True
+                    iface_cfg['IPV6INIT'] = True
                 else:
                     iface_cfg['IPV6INIT'] = True
                     # Configure network settings using DHCPv6
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_net.py b/tests/unittests/test_net.py
index c033745..bcd261d 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_net.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_net.py
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ NETWORK_CONFIGS = {
         },
         'expected_sysconfig_rhel': {
             'ifcfg-iface0': textwrap.dedent("""\
-            BOOTPROTO=none
+            BOOTPROTO=dhcp
             DEVICE=iface0
             DHCPV6C=yes
             IPV6INIT=yes