diff --git a/changes/bastet_v6 b/changes/bastet_v6
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee4e2c8094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bastet_v6
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor features (directory authority):
+    - Add an IPv6 address for the "bastet" directory authority.
+      Closes ticket 24394.
+
diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
index f7383c89fa..d97ca8bf58 100644
--- a/src/or/config.c
+++ b/src/or/config.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ static const char *default_authorities[] = {
     "199.58.81.140:80 74A9 1064 6BCE EFBC D2E8 74FC 1DC9 9743 0F96 8145",
   "bastet orport=443 "
     "v3ident=27102BC123E7AF1D4741AE047E160C91ADC76B21 "
+    "ipv6=[2620:13:4000:6000::1000:118]:443 "
     "204.13.164.118:80 24E2 F139 121D 4394 C54B 5BCC 368B 3B41 1857 C413",
   NULL
 };