diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
index bbed03539d..530efc3bd2 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_interface.h
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ struct ospf6_interface {
 
 	struct ospf6_route_table *route_connected;
 
+	/* last hello sent */
+	struct timeval last_hello;
+
 	/* prefix-list name to filter connected prefix */
 	char *plist_name;
 
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_message.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_message.c
index a2d678dfad..95ea4b5c14 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_message.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_message.c
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ static void ospf6_hello_recv(struct in6_addr *src, struct in6_addr *dst,
 	int neighborchange = 0;
 	int neighbor_ifindex_change = 0;
 	int backupseen = 0;
+	int64_t latency = 0;
+	struct timeval timestamp;
 
+	monotime(&timestamp);
 	hello = (struct ospf6_hello *)((caddr_t)oh
 				       + sizeof(struct ospf6_header));
 
@@ -438,6 +441,17 @@ static void ospf6_hello_recv(struct in6_addr *src, struct in6_addr *dst,
 		on->priority = hello->priority;
 	}
 
+	/* check latency against hello period */
+	if (on->hello_in)
+		latency = monotime_since(&on->last_hello, NULL)
+			  - (oi->hello_interval * 1000000);
+	/* log if latency exceeds the hello period */
+	if (latency > (oi->hello_interval * 1000000))
+		zlog_warn("%s RX %pI4 high latency %" PRId64 "us.", __func__,
+			  &on->router_id, latency);
+	on->last_hello = timestamp;
+	on->hello_in++;
+
 	/* Always override neighbor's source address */
 	memcpy(&on->linklocal_addr, src, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
 
@@ -1940,6 +1954,8 @@ static int ospf6_write(struct thread *thread)
 	struct iovec iovector[2];
 	int pkt_count = 0;
 	int len;
+	int64_t latency = 0;
+	struct timeval timestamp;
 
 	if (ospf6->fd < 0) {
 		zlog_warn("ospf6_write failed to send, fd %d", ospf6->fd);
@@ -1984,6 +2000,17 @@ static int ospf6_write(struct thread *thread)
 		}
 		switch (oh->type) {
 		case OSPF6_MESSAGE_TYPE_HELLO:
+			monotime(&timestamp);
+			if (oi->hello_out)
+				latency = monotime_since(&oi->last_hello, NULL)
+					  - (oi->hello_interval * 1000000);
+
+			/* log if latency exceeds the hello period */
+			if (latency > (oi->hello_interval * 1000000))
+				zlog_warn("%s hello TX high latency %" PRId64
+					  "us.",
+					  __func__, latency);
+			oi->last_hello = timestamp;
 			oi->hello_out++;
 			ospf6_hello_print(oh, OSPF6_ACTION_SEND);
 			break;
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.h
index 47f8c834e2..4e37050783 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_neighbor.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ struct ospf6_neighbor {
 	uint32_t state_change;
 	struct timeval last_changed;
 
+	/* last received hello */
+	struct timeval last_hello;
+	uint32_t hello_in;
+
 	/* Neighbor Router ID */
 	in_addr_t router_id;