diff --git a/ic/ovn-ic.c b/ic/ovn-ic.c
index 6f8f5734d..bc9aea057 100644
--- a/ic/ovn-ic.c
+++ b/ic/ovn-ic.c
@@ -1064,12 +1064,15 @@ prefix_is_black_listed(const struct smap *nb_options,
                 continue;
             }
         } else {
-            struct in6_addr mask = ipv6_create_mask(bl_plen);
-            for (int i = 0; i < 16 && mask.s6_addr[i] != 0; i++) {
-                if ((prefix->s6_addr[i] & mask.s6_addr[i])
-                    != (bl_prefix.s6_addr[i] & mask.s6_addr[i])) {
-                    continue;
-                }
+            struct in6_addr mask = ipv6_create_mask(plen);
+            /* First calculate the difference between bl_prefix and prefix, so
+             * use the bl mask to ensure prefixes are correctly validated.
+             * e.g.: 2005:1734:5678::/50 is a subnet of 2005:1234::/21 */
+            struct in6_addr m_prefixes = ipv6_addr_bitand(prefix, &bl_prefix);
+            struct in6_addr m_prefix = ipv6_addr_bitand(&m_prefixes, &mask);
+            struct in6_addr m_bl_prefix = ipv6_addr_bitand(&bl_prefix, &mask);
+            if (!ipv6_addr_equals(&m_prefix, &m_bl_prefix)) {
+                continue;
             }
         }
         matched = true;
diff --git a/tests/ovn-ic.at b/tests/ovn-ic.at
index d4c436f84..6eb81e158 100644
--- a/tests/ovn-ic.at
+++ b/tests/ovn-ic.at
@@ -1274,3 +1274,102 @@ OVN_CLEANUP_IC([az1], [az2])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
 ])
+
+OVN_FOR_EACH_NORTHD([
+AT_SETUP([ovn-ic -- route sync -- IPv6 blacklist filter])
+AT_KEYWORDS([IPv6-route-sync-blacklist])
+
+ovn_init_ic_db
+check ovn-ic-nbctl ts-add ts1
+
+for i in 1 2; do
+    ovn_start az$i
+    ovn_as az$i
+
+    # Enable route learning at AZ level
+    check ovn-nbctl set nb_global . options:ic-route-learn=true
+    # Enable route advertising at AZ level
+    check ovn-nbctl set nb_global . options:ic-route-adv=true
+    # Enable blacklist single filter for IPv6
+    check ovn-nbctl set nb_global . options:ic-route-blacklist=" \
+            2003:db8:1::/64,2004:aaaa::/32,2005:1234::/21"
+
+    OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([ovn-nbctl show | grep ts1])
+
+    # Create LRP and connect to TS
+    check ovn-nbctl lr-add lr$i
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-ts1 aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:0$i \
+            2001:db8:1::$i/64
+    check ovn-nbctl lsp-add ts1 lsp-ts1-lr$i \
+            -- lsp-set-addresses lsp-ts1-lr$i router \
+            -- lsp-set-type lsp-ts1-lr$i router \
+            -- lsp-set-options lsp-ts1-lr$i router-port=lrp-lr$i-ts1
+
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p$i 00:00:00:00:00:0$i \
+            2002:db8:1::$i/64
+
+    # Create blacklisted LRPs and connect to TS
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p-ext$i \
+            11:11:11:11:11:1$i 2003:db8:1::$i/64
+
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p-ext2$i \
+            22:22:22:22:22:2$i 2004:aaaa:bbb::$i/48
+
+    # filtered by 2005:1234::/21 - (2005:1000: - 2005:17ff:)
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p-ext3$i \
+            33:33:33:33:33:3$i 2005:1734:5678::$i/50
+
+    # additional not filtered prefix -> different subnet bits
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p-ext4$i \
+            44:44:44:44:44:4$i 2005:1834:5678::$i/50
+done
+
+for i in 1 2; do
+    OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([ovn_as az$i ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr$i | grep learned])
+done
+
+AT_CHECK([ovn_as az1 ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr1 |
+    awk '/learned/{print $1, $2}' ], [0], [dnl
+2002:db8:1::/64 2001:db8:1::2
+2005:1834:5678::/50 2001:db8:1::2
+])
+
+for i in 1 2; do
+    ovn_as az$i
+
+    # Drop blacklist
+    check ovn-nbctl remove nb_global . options ic-route-blacklist
+done
+
+OVS_WAIT_FOR_OUTPUT([ovn_as az1 ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr1 |
+    awk '/learned/{print $1, $2}' | sort ], [0], [dnl
+2002:db8:1::/64 2001:db8:1::2
+2003:db8:1::/64 2001:db8:1::2
+2004:aaaa:bbb::/48 2001:db8:1::2
+2005:1734:5678::/50 2001:db8:1::2
+2005:1834:5678::/50 2001:db8:1::2
+])
+
+for i in 1 2; do
+    ovn_as az$i
+
+    check ovn-nbctl set nb_global . \
+            options:ic-route-blacklist="2003:db8:1::/64,2004:db8:1::/64"
+
+    # Create an 'extra' blacklisted LRP and connect to TS
+    check ovn-nbctl lrp-add lr$i lrp-lr$i-p-ext5$i \
+            55:55:55:55:55:5$i 2004:db8:1::$i/64
+done
+
+OVS_WAIT_FOR_OUTPUT([ovn_as az1 ovn-nbctl lr-route-list lr1 |
+    awk '/learned/{print $1, $2}' | sort ], [0], [dnl
+2002:db8:1::/64 2001:db8:1::2
+2004:aaaa:bbb::/48 2001:db8:1::2
+2005:1734:5678::/50 2001:db8:1::2
+2005:1834:5678::/50 2001:db8:1::2
+])
+
+OVN_CLEANUP_IC([az1], [az2])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+])
