diff --git a/scapy/layers/inet6.py b/scapy/layers/inet6.py
index f1ecc210c06..0059c785a83 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/inet6.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/inet6.py
@@ -481,7 +481,20 @@ def answers(self, other):
         elif other.nh == 43 and isinstance(other.payload, IPv6ExtHdrSegmentRouting):  # noqa: E501
             return self.payload.answers(other.payload.payload)  # Buggy if self.payload is a IPv6ExtHdrRouting  # noqa: E501
         elif other.nh == 60 and isinstance(other.payload, IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt):
-            return self.payload.answers(other.payload.payload)
+            # Extension Headers can show weird behavior.
+            # Linux's sk_buff considers the IPv6 Payload
+            # to be either TCP, UDP or ICMP. It does not
+            # consider Extension Headers to be the payload.
+            # Following similar architecture, this small
+            # modification lets packet flow with Destination
+            # Option on both, request and response packets
+            # be captured as well.
+            if UDP in self and UDP in other:
+                return self[UDP].answers(other[UDP])
+            elif TCP in self and TCP in other:
+                return self[TCP].answers(other[TCP])
+            else:
+                return self.payload.answers(other.payload.payload)
         elif self.nh == 60 and isinstance(self.payload, IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt):  # BU in reply to BRR, for instance  # noqa: E501
             return self.payload.payload.answers(other.payload)
         else:
diff --git a/test/scapy/layers/inet6.uts b/test/scapy/layers/inet6.uts
index 206ab975c8a..cb0f7c25ac9 100644
--- a/test/scapy/layers/inet6.uts
+++ b/test/scapy/layers/inet6.uts
@@ -461,6 +461,18 @@ a = IPv6(b'`\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10<\xff\xfe\x80\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x0
 assert a.hashret() == b.hashret()
 assert b.answers(a)
 
+= IPv6 with DestOpt and UDP
+a = IPv6(raw(IPv6(src="2001:db8::1", dst="2001:db8::2")/IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt()/UDP(sport=12345, dport=53)))
+b = IPv6(raw(IPv6(src="2001:db8::2", dst="2001:db8::1")/IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt()/UDP(sport=53, dport=12345)))
+assert a.hashret() == b.hashret()
+assert b.answers(a)
+
+= IPv6 with DestOpt and TCP
+a = IPv6(raw(IPv6(src="2001:db8::1", dst="2001:db8::2")/IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt()/TCP(sport=12345, dport=80, flags="S", seq=1000)))
+b = IPv6(raw(IPv6(src="2001:db8::2", dst="2001:db8::1")/IPv6ExtHdrDestOpt()/TCP(sport=80, dport=12345, flags="SA", seq=2000, ack=1001)))
+assert a.hashret() == b.hashret()
+assert b.answers(a)
+
 = ICMPv6EchoRequest and ICMPv6EchoReply - answers() test 8 - (live) use Net6
 ~ netaccess ipv6