diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c b/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
index 5064bf2b4f02a..f056dcfc93698 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/sd-dhcp-client.c
@@ -2351,6 +2351,18 @@ int sd_dhcp_client_set_ipv6_connectivity(sd_dhcp_client *client, int have) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+int sd_dhcp_client_interrupt_ipv6_only_mode(sd_dhcp_client *client) {
+        assert_return(client, -EINVAL);
+        assert_return(sd_dhcp_client_is_running(client), -ESTALE);
+        assert_return(client->fd >= 0, -EINVAL);
+
+        if (sd_event_source_get_enabled(client->timeout_ipv6_only_mode, NULL) <= 0)
+                return 0;
+
+        client_initialize(client);
+        return client_start(client);
+}
+
 int sd_dhcp_client_attach_event(sd_dhcp_client *client, sd_event *event, int64_t priority) {
         int r;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index 57d40e856ee0c..5ad8128da7258 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,25 @@ int dhcp4_start_full(Link *link, bool set_ipv6_connectivity) {
         return 1;
 }
 
+int dhcp4_renew(Link *link) {
+        assert(link);
+
+        if (!link->dhcp_client)
+                return 0;
+
+        /* The DHCPv4 client may have been stopped by the IPv6 only mode. Let's unconditionally restart the
+         * client if it is not running. */
+        if (!sd_dhcp_client_is_running(link->dhcp_client))
+                return dhcp4_start(link);
+
+        /* The client may be waiting for IPv6 connectivity. Let's restart the client in that case. */
+        if (dhcp_client_get_state(link->dhcp_client) != DHCP_STATE_BOUND)
+                return sd_dhcp_client_interrupt_ipv6_only_mode(link->dhcp_client);
+
+        /* Otherwise, send a RENEW command. */
+        return sd_dhcp_client_send_renew(link->dhcp_client);
+}
+
 static int dhcp4_configure_duid(Link *link) {
         assert(link);
         assert(link->network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.h b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.h
index d36b058546418..b3fe0272fc0a6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ int dhcp4_start_full(Link *link, bool set_ipv6_connectivity);
 static inline int dhcp4_start(Link *link) {
         return dhcp4_start_full(link, true);
 }
+int dhcp4_renew(Link *link);
 int dhcp4_lease_lost(Link *link);
 int dhcp4_check_ready(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
index 5fd5734ce06f1..af36b645f9481 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link-bus.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "bus-message-util.h"
 #include "bus-polkit.h"
 #include "dns-domain.h"
+#include "networkd-dhcp4.h"
 #include "networkd-json.h"
 #include "networkd-link-bus.h"
 #include "networkd-link.h"
@@ -626,13 +627,7 @@ int bus_link_method_renew(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_error
         if (r == 0)
                 return 1; /* Polkit will call us back */
 
-        if (sd_dhcp_client_is_running(l->dhcp_client))
-                r = sd_dhcp_client_send_renew(l->dhcp_client);
-        else
-                /* The DHCPv4 client may have been stopped by the IPv6 only mode. Let's unconditionally
-                 * restart the client here. Note, if the DHCPv4 client is disabled, then dhcp4_start() does
-                 * nothing and returns 0. */
-                r = dhcp4_start(l);
+        r = dhcp4_renew(l);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-dhcp-client.h b/src/systemd/sd-dhcp-client.h
index 372603d43ec52..0996aeeb881a8 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-dhcp-client.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-dhcp-client.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ int sd_dhcp_client_send_release(sd_dhcp_client *client);
 int sd_dhcp_client_send_decline(sd_dhcp_client *client);
 int sd_dhcp_client_send_renew(sd_dhcp_client *client);
 int sd_dhcp_client_set_ipv6_connectivity(sd_dhcp_client *client, int have);
+int sd_dhcp_client_interrupt_ipv6_only_mode(sd_dhcp_client *client);
 
 sd_dhcp_client *sd_dhcp_client_ref(sd_dhcp_client *client);
 sd_dhcp_client *sd_dhcp_client_unref(sd_dhcp_client *client);