diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.h b/src/dnsmasq.h
index dfa9773..2c682a3 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq.h
+++ b/src/dnsmasq.h
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@
   unsigned char *extradata;
   unsigned int extradata_len, extradata_size;
   int last_interface;
+  int new_interface;     /* save possible originated interface */
+  int new_prefixlen;     /* and its prefix length */
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP6
   struct in6_addr addr6;
   int iaid;
@@ -1131,6 +1133,7 @@
 int sockaddr_isequal(union mysockaddr *s1, union mysockaddr *s2);
 int hostname_isequal(const char *a, const char *b);
 time_t dnsmasq_time(void);
+int netmask_length(struct in_addr mask);
 int is_same_net(struct in_addr a, struct in_addr b, struct in_addr mask);
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 int is_same_net6(struct in6_addr *a, struct in6_addr *b, int prefixlen);
@@ -1242,6 +1245,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP
 void lease_update_file(time_t now);
 void lease_update_dns(int force);
+void lease_update_interface(time_t now);
 void lease_init(time_t now);
 struct dhcp_lease *lease4_allocate(struct in_addr addr);
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP6
diff --git a/src/lease.c b/src/lease.c
index 5d1eefc..9479afc 100644
--- a/src/lease.c
+++ b/src/lease.c
@@ -352,16 +352,21 @@
 			     struct in_addr netmask, struct in_addr broadcast, void *vparam)
 {
   struct dhcp_lease *lease;
-  
+  int prefix;
+
   (void) label;
   (void) broadcast;
   (void) vparam;
 
   for (lease = leases; lease; lease = lease->next)
-    if (!(lease->flags & (LEASE_TA | LEASE_NA)))
-      if (is_same_net(local, lease->addr, netmask))
-	lease_set_interface(lease, if_index, *((time_t *)vparam));
-  
+    if (!(lease->flags & (LEASE_TA | LEASE_NA))) {
+      prefix = netmask_length(netmask);
+      if (is_same_net(local, lease->addr, netmask) && prefix > lease->new_prefixlen) {
+        lease->new_interface = if_index;
+        lease->new_prefixlen = prefix;
+      }
+    }
+
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -371,17 +376,23 @@
 			     int preferred, int valid, void *vparam)
 {
   struct dhcp_lease *lease;
-  
+
   (void)scope;
   (void)flags;
   (void)preferred;
   (void)valid;
+  (void)vparam;
 
   for (lease = leases; lease; lease = lease->next)
     if ((lease->flags & (LEASE_TA | LEASE_NA)))
-      if (is_same_net6(local, &lease->addr6, prefix))
-	lease_set_interface(lease, if_index, *((time_t *)vparam));
-  
+      if (is_same_net6(local, &lease->addr6, prefix) && prefix > lease->new_prefixlen) {
+        /* save prefix length for comparison, as we might get shorter matching
+         * prefix in upcoming netlink GETADDR responses
+         * */
+        lease->new_interface = if_index;
+        lease->new_prefixlen = prefix;
+      }
+
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -418,6 +429,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP6
   iface_enumerate(AF_INET6, &now, find_interface_v6);
 #endif
+  lease_update_interface(now);
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DHCP6
@@ -492,6 +504,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+void lease_update_interface(time_t now)
+{
+  struct dhcp_lease *lease;
+
+  for (lease = leases; lease; lease = lease->next)
+    if (lease->new_interface > 0) {
+      lease_set_interface(lease, lease->new_interface, now);
+    }
+}
+
 void lease_prune(struct dhcp_lease *target, time_t now)
 {
   struct dhcp_lease *lease, *tmp, **up;
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index a503082..c1b0c50 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -319,6 +319,18 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+int netmask_length(struct in_addr mask)
+{
+  int zero_count = 0;
+
+  while (0x0 == (mask.s_addr & 0x1)) {
+    mask.s_addr >>= 1;
+    ++zero_count;
+  }
+
+  return 32 - zero_count;
+}
+
 int is_same_net(struct in_addr a, struct in_addr b, struct in_addr mask)
 {
   return (a.s_addr & mask.s_addr) == (b.s_addr & mask.s_addr);