diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 2cea525320..b51396c8d1 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -3087,10 +3087,13 @@ static bool bgp_lu_need_null_label(struct bgp *bgp,
 need_null_label:
 	if (label == NULL)
 		return true;
-	if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_EXPLICIT_NULL))
-		/* Disable PHP : explicit-null */
-		*label = afi == AFI_IP ? MPLS_LABEL_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL
-				       : MPLS_LABEL_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL;
+	/* Disable PHP : explicit-null */
+	if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL) &&
+	    afi == AFI_IP)
+		*label = MPLS_LABEL_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL;
+	else if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL) &&
+		 afi == AFI_IP6)
+		*label = MPLS_LABEL_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL;
 	else
 		/* Enforced PHP popping: implicit-null */
 		*label = MPLS_LABEL_IMPLICIT_NULL;
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index de781d6b1e..05ad4d97e5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -2821,17 +2821,27 @@ DEFUN(no_bgp_ebgp_requires_policy, no_bgp_ebgp_requires_policy_cmd,
 }
 
 DEFPY(bgp_lu_uses_explicit_null, bgp_lu_uses_explicit_null_cmd,
-      "[no] bgp labeled-unicast explicit-null",
+      "[no] bgp labeled-unicast <explicit-null|ipv4-explicit-null|ipv6-explicit-null>$value",
       NO_STR BGP_STR
       "BGP Labeled-unicast options\n"
-      "Use explicit-null label values for local prefixes\n")
+      "Use explicit-null label values for all local prefixes\n"
+      "Use the IPv4 explicit-null label value for IPv4 local prefixes\n"
+      "Use the IPv6 explicit-null label value for IPv6 local prefixes\n")
 {
 	VTY_DECLVAR_CONTEXT(bgp, bgp);
+	uint64_t label_mode;
 
-	if (no)
-		UNSET_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_EXPLICIT_NULL);
+	if (strmatch(value, "ipv4-explicit-null"))
+		label_mode = BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL;
+	else if (strmatch(value, "ipv6-explicit-null"))
+		label_mode = BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL;
 	else
-		SET_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_EXPLICIT_NULL);
+		label_mode = BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL |
+			     BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL;
+	if (no)
+		UNSET_FLAG(bgp->flags, label_mode);
+	else
+		SET_FLAG(bgp->flags, label_mode);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -18250,8 +18260,17 @@ int bgp_config_write(struct vty *vty)
 					? ""
 					: "no ");
 
-		if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_EXPLICIT_NULL))
+		if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL) &&
+		    !!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags, BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL))
 			vty_out(vty, " bgp labeled-unicast explicit-null\n");
+		else if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags,
+				      BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL))
+			vty_out(vty,
+				" bgp labeled-unicast ipv4-explicit-null\n");
+		else if (!!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->flags,
+				      BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL))
+			vty_out(vty,
+				" bgp labeled-unicast ipv6-explicit-null\n");
 
 		/* draft-ietf-idr-deprecate-as-set-confed-set */
 		if (bgp->reject_as_sets)
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.h b/bgpd/bgpd.h
index b6491bf799..c3cb6ba91e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -500,8 +500,10 @@ struct bgp {
 #define BGP_FLAG_HARD_ADMIN_RESET (1ULL << 31)
 /* Evaluate the AIGP attribute during the best path selection process */
 #define BGP_FLAG_COMPARE_AIGP (1ULL << 32)
-/* For BGP-LU, force local prefixes to use explicit-null label */
-#define BGP_FLAG_LU_EXPLICIT_NULL (1ULL << 33)
+/* For BGP-LU, force IPv4 local prefixes to use ipv4-explicit-null label */
+#define BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV4_EXPLICIT_NULL (1ULL << 33)
+/* For BGP-LU, force IPv6 local prefixes to use ipv6-explicit-null label */
+#define BGP_FLAG_LU_IPV6_EXPLICIT_NULL (1ULL << 34)
 
 	/* BGP default address-families.
 	 * New peers inherit enabled afi/safis from bgp instance.
diff --git a/doc/user/bgp.rst b/doc/user/bgp.rst
index 00502a9d76..e2cc121d95 100644
--- a/doc/user/bgp.rst
+++ b/doc/user/bgp.rst
@@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ Labeled unicast
 
 *bgpd* supports labeled information, as per :rfc:`3107`.
 
-.. clicmd:: bgp labeled-unicast explicit-null
+.. clicmd:: bgp labeled-unicast <explicit-null|ipv4-explicit-null|ipv6-explicit-null>
 
 By default, locally advertised prefixes use the `implicit-null` label to
 encode in the outgoing NLRI. The following command uses the `explicit-null`