diff --git a/tests/unit/test_http.py b/tests/unit/test_http.py
index c53e285..e30111c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_http.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 """Tests for HTTP fetcher and SSL context creation."""
 
 import json
+import os
 import socket
 import ssl
 from collections.abc import Generator, Sequence
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ def get_request(self) -> tuple[socket.socket, object]:
         return request, client_address
 
 
+class IPv6HTTPServer(HTTPServer):
+    """HTTP server bound to the IPv6 loopback interface."""
+
+    address_family = socket.AF_INET6
+
+
 class SequencedLocalNodesHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     """Serve configured /localnodes responses over one keep-alive connection."""
 
@@ -231,6 +238,117 @@ def test_handles_timeout(self) -> None:
 
         assert list(nodes) == []
 
+    def test_fetches_through_ipv6_literal_endpoint(self) -> None:
+        """IPv6 literal discovery URLs reach /localnodes directly."""
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_data = ["::1"]
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_code = 200
+        try:
+            server = IPv6HTTPServer(("::1", 0), MockHTTPHandler)
+        except OSError as error:
+            pytest.skip(f"IPv6 loopback is unavailable: {error}")
+        thread = Thread(target=server.handle_request, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+
+        fetcher = create_sync_http_fetcher(timeout_seconds=1.0)
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"NO_PROXY": "*", "no_proxy": "*"}):
+            nodes = fetcher(f"http://[::1]:{server.server_port}/localnodes")
+        thread.join(timeout=2)
+        server.server_close()
+
+        assert list(nodes) == ["::1"]
+
+    def test_dual_stack_dns_falls_back_from_broken_ipv6_to_ipv4(self) -> None:
+        """The resolver tries a reachable IPv4 record after broken IPv6."""
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_data = ["127.0.0.1"]
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_code = 200
+        server = HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), MockHTTPHandler)
+        thread = Thread(target=server.handle_request, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        records = [
+            (
+                socket.AF_INET6,
+                socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+                6,
+                "",
+                ("::2", server.server_port, 0, 0),
+            ),
+            (
+                socket.AF_INET,
+                socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+                6,
+                "",
+                ("127.0.0.1", server.server_port),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(os.environ, {"NO_PROXY": "*", "no_proxy": "*"}),
+            patch("socket.getaddrinfo", return_value=records),
+        ):
+            nodes = create_sync_http_fetcher(timeout_seconds=1.0)(
+                f"http://entrypoint.test:{server.server_port}/localnodes"
+            )
+        thread.join(timeout=2)
+        server.server_close()
+
+        assert list(nodes) == ["127.0.0.1"]
+
+    def test_dual_stack_dns_falls_back_from_broken_ipv4_to_ipv6(self) -> None:
+        """The resolver tries a reachable IPv6 record after broken IPv4."""
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_data = ["::1"]
+        MockHTTPHandler.response_code = 200
+        try:
+            server = IPv6HTTPServer(("::1", 0), MockHTTPHandler)
+        except OSError as error:
+            pytest.skip(f"IPv6 loopback is unavailable: {error}")
+        thread = Thread(target=server.handle_request, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        records = [
+            (
+                socket.AF_INET,
+                socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+                6,
+                "",
+                ("127.0.0.2", server.server_port),
+            ),
+            (
+                socket.AF_INET6,
+                socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+                6,
+                "",
+                ("::1", server.server_port, 0, 0),
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(os.environ, {"NO_PROXY": "*", "no_proxy": "*"}),
+            patch("socket.getaddrinfo", return_value=records),
+        ):
+            nodes = create_sync_http_fetcher(timeout_seconds=1.0)(
+                f"http://entrypoint.test:{server.server_port}/localnodes"
+            )
+        thread.join(timeout=2)
+        server.server_close()
+
+        assert list(nodes) == ["::1"]
+
+    def test_dual_stack_dns_all_records_unavailable_fails_clearly(self) -> None:
+        """Exhausted IPv4 and IPv6 records return without hanging."""
+        records = [
+            (socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 6, "", ("127.0.0.2", 9)),
+            (socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 6, "", ("::2", 9, 0, 0)),
+        ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(os.environ, {"NO_PROXY": "*", "no_proxy": "*"}),
+            patch("socket.getaddrinfo", return_value=records),
+        ):
+            nodes = create_sync_http_fetcher(timeout_seconds=0.5)(
+                "http://entrypoint.test:9/localnodes"
+            )
+
+        assert list(nodes) == []
+
 
 class TestCreateSslContext:
     """Tests for create_ssl_context."""
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_sync_manager.py b/tests/unit/test_sync_manager.py
index 209583e..5dba041 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_sync_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_sync_manager.py
@@ -225,6 +225,33 @@ def mock_fetch(url: str) -> Sequence[str]:
 
         assert manager.next_node_uri() == "http://[2001:db8::2]:8000"
 
+    def test_refresh_recovers_through_original_ipv6_entrypoint(self) -> None:
+        """Later refreshes keep using the original seed after nodes are learned."""
+        config = Config(seed_hosts=["2001:db8::1"], port=8000)
+        calls: list[str] = []
+
+        def mock_fetch(url: str) -> Sequence[str]:
+            calls.append(url)
+            if len(calls) == 1:
+                return ["2001:db8::2"]
+            if len(calls) == 2:
+                return []
+            return ["2001:db8::3"]
+
+        manager = SyncLiveNodesManager(config, mock_fetch)
+
+        assert manager.refresh_nodes() is True
+        assert manager.nodes.nodes == ("2001:db8::2",)
+        assert manager.refresh_nodes() is False
+        assert manager.nodes.nodes == ("2001:db8::2",)
+        assert manager.refresh_nodes() is True
+        assert manager.nodes.nodes == ("2001:db8::3",)
+        assert calls == [
+            "http://[2001:db8::1]:8000/localnodes",
+            "http://[2001:db8::1]:8000/localnodes",
+            "http://[2001:db8::1]:8000/localnodes",
+        ]
+
     def test_url_construction_with_dc_scope(self) -> None:
         """Test URL includes query string for datacenter scope."""
         config = Config(