diff --git a/karldns/web/components.py b/karldns/web/components.py
index dd1dfde..ed20c80 100644
--- a/karldns/web/components.py
+++ b/karldns/web/components.py
@@ -143,14 +143,27 @@ def _example_update_ips(request_ip: str | None = None) -> tuple[str, str]:
 
 def _manual_update_commands(update_url: str, request_ip: str | None = None) -> str:
     update_base = update_url.split("?", 1)[0]
-    ipv4, ipv6 = _example_update_ips(request_ip)
-    return "\n".join(
-        [
-            f"curl -sS '{update_base}?myip={ipv4}'",
-            f"curl -sS '{update_base}?myipv6={ipv6}'",
-            f"curl -sS '{update_base}'  # use request IP",
-        ]
-    )
+    request_version, request_address = _known_request_ip(request_ip)
+    lines = []
+    if request_version in {None, 4}:
+        ipv4, _ = _example_update_ips(request_ip)
+        lines.append(f"curl -sS '{update_base}?myip={ipv4}'")
+    if request_version == 6:
+        lines.append(f"curl -sS '{update_base}?myipv6={request_address}'")
+    lines.append(f"curl -sS '{update_base}'  # use request IP")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _known_request_ip(request_ip: str | None = None) -> tuple[int | None, str]:
+    if not request_ip:
+        return None, ""
+    try:
+        parsed = ip_address(request_ip.strip())
+    except ValueError:
+        return None, ""
+    if not parsed.is_global:
+        return None, ""
+    return parsed.version, str(parsed)
 
 
 def _manual_update_panel(commands: str) -> SafeHtml:
diff --git a/karldns/web/templates_management.py b/karldns/web/templates_management.py
index 5d2f6dc..25357c6 100644
--- a/karldns/web/templates_management.py
+++ b/karldns/web/templates_management.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from .components import (
     _copy_menu,
     _copy_row,
     _event_label,
-    _example_update_ips,
     _fritzbox_fields,
     _manual_update_commands,
     _manual_update_panel,
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ def _render_pending_management_page(
     cleanup_hours = settings.cleanup_pending_account_hours
     cleanup_text = f"{cleanup_hours} hours" if cleanup_hours != 24 else "24 hours"
     manual_commands = _manual_update_commands(update_url, request_ip)
-    example_ipv4, example_ipv6 = _example_update_ips(request_ip)
     return _page(
         "KarlDNS setup",
         trusted(f"""
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ def _render_pending_management_page(
               </div>
               <div>
                 <h2>Manual updates.</h2>
-                <p class="section-copy">Scripts can send the IP explicitly, or omit it and let KarlDNS use the request IP. Your current public examples use <code>{escape(example_ipv4)}</code> and <code>{escape(example_ipv6)}</code> where available.</p>
+                <p class="section-copy">Scripts can send the IP explicitly, or omit it and let KarlDNS use the request IP. Visible examples use your public IP when KarlDNS or your browser can detect it.</p>
                 {_code_window(manual_commands, copy_label="manual update commands", class_name="mt-3")}
               </div>
               <div>
diff --git a/tests/test_ui.py b/tests/test_ui.py
index 2514018..60f616a 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_self_service_managed_hostname_generates_random_account(tmp_path: Path)
     assert "Manual updates" in response.text
     assert "curl -sS" in response.text
     assert "203.0.113.10" in response.text
-    assert "2001:db8::10" in response.text
+    assert "2001:db8::10" not in response.text
     assert "Public:" in response.text
     assert "Secret:" in response.text
     assert ".ddns.example.net" in response.text
@@ -139,6 +139,24 @@ def test_public_examples_use_cloudflare_ip_from_private_reverse_proxy(tmp_path:
     assert "myip=8.8.4.4" in created.text
 
 
+def test_pending_examples_use_real_ipv6_when_request_is_ipv6(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    app = make_app(
+        DdnsSettings(
+            database_path=tmp_path / "ddns.sqlite3",
+            admin_password="admin",
+            hostname_suffix="ddns.example.net",
+            public_base_url="https://karldns.de",
+        )
+    )
+    client = TestClient(app, client=("2001:4860:4860::8888", 12345))
+
+    response = client.post("/")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert "myipv6=2001:4860:4860::8888" in response.text
+    assert "myip=203.0.113.10" not in response.text
+
+
 def test_generated_hostname_must_be_activated_before_updates_work(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     database_path = tmp_path / "ddns.sqlite3"
     app = make_app(