diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_var.h b/sys/netinet6/in6_var.h
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_var.h
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
 				 * currently used for temporary addresses only.
 				 */
 	time_t	ia6_updatetime;
+	time_t	ia6_dad_lastattempt;	/* Last DAD attempt */
+	uint32_t ia6_dad_restarts;  	/* Number of restarts */
 
 	/* back pointer to the ND prefix (for autoconfigured addresses only) */
 	struct nd_prefix *ia6_ndpr;
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6.h b/sys/netinet6/nd6.h
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6.h
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6.h
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
 caddr_t nd6_ifptomac(struct ifnet *);
 void nd6_dad_init(void);
 void nd6_dad_start(struct ifaddr *, int);
+void nd6_dad_restart(struct in6_ifaddr *);
 void nd6_dad_stop(struct ifaddr *);
 
 /* nd6_rtr.c */
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6.c
@@ -1030,9 +1030,17 @@
 			    ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0 ||
 			    (ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING) == 0 ||
 			    (ND_IFINFO(ifp)->flags & ND6_IFF_IFDISABLED) != 0)){
+				nd6_dad_stop(&ia6->ia_ifa);
 				ia6->ia6_flags &= ~IN6_IFF_DUPLICATED;
 				ia6->ia6_flags |= IN6_IFF_TENTATIVE;
 			}
+			if ((ia6->ia6_flags & IN6_IFF_DUPLICATED) != 0) {
+				/*
+				 * Retry DAD to recover in the case the other
+				 * client is no longer using this address
+				 */
+				nd6_dad_restart(ia6);
+			}
 
 			/*
 			 * A new RA might have made a deprecated address
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
 						   transmit DAD packet */
 #define	V_dad_maxtry			VNET(dad_maxtry)
 
+#define MAX_DAD_RESTARTS	    10 /* Maximum restarts */
+#define DAD_RESTART_INTERVAL	30 /* In seconds */
+
+VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, max_dad_restarts) = MAX_DAD_RESTARTS;
+#define V_max_dad_restarts		VNET(max_dad_restarts)
+
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_ip6, OID_AUTO, dad_restart, CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW,
+    &VNET_NAME(max_dad_restarts), 0, "Maximum DAD restart attempts per address");
+
 VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, nd6_onlink_ns_rfc4861) = 0;
 #define	V_nd6_onlink_ns_rfc4861		VNET(nd6_onlink_ns_rfc4861)
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_icmp6, ICMPV6CTL_ND6_ONLINKNSRFC4861,
@@ -1337,6 +1346,33 @@
 	DADQ_WUNLOCK();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Restarts the Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) process for an IPv6 interface address.
+ *
+ * This function reinitializes the DAD process for the specified IPv6 interface
+ * address (`ia6`). It is typically invoked when a DAD failure occurs or when
+ * the DAD process needs to be retried due to changes in the network state or
+ * configuration.
+ */
+void
+nd6_dad_restart(struct in6_ifaddr *ia6)
+{
+	if (((ia6->ia6_flags & IN6_IFF_DUPLICATED) == 0) ||
+	    (ia6->ia6_dad_lastattempt == 0) ||
+	    (ia6->ia6_dad_restarts >= V_max_dad_restarts)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (((time_uptime - ia6->ia6_dad_lastattempt) >= DAD_RESTART_INTERVAL) &&
+	    ((ia6->ia6_flags & IN6_IFF_DETACHED) == 0)) {
+		ia6->ia6_dad_lastattempt = 0;
+		ia6->ia6_dad_restarts++;
+		ia6->ia6_flags &= ~IN6_IFF_DUPLICATED;
+		ia6->ia6_flags |= IN6_IFF_TENTATIVE;
+		nd6_dad_start(&ia6->ia_ifa, arc4random() % (MAX_RTR_SOLICITATION_DELAY * hz));
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * terminate DAD unconditionally.  used for address removals.
  */