diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
index 134a74e176..3879f6c5f5 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip.c
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ static esp_err_t esp_netif_start_api(esp_netif_api_msg_t *msg)
 #endif
     }
     struct netif *p_netif = esp_netif->lwip_netif;
+    if (_IS_NETIF_POINT2POINT_TYPE(esp_netif, SLIP_LWIP_NETIF)) {
+        esp_netif_start_slip(esp_netif);
+    }
     if (esp_netif->flags&ESP_NETIF_FLAG_AUTOUP) {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s Setting the lwip netif%p UP", __func__, p_netif);
         netif_set_up(p_netif);
diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.c b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.c
index 990fbc84b9..69471c8b3a 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.c
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ netif_related_data_t * esp_netif_new_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif, const esp_neti
  */
 esp_err_t esp_netif_stop_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif)
 {
-    lwip_slip_ctx_t *slip_ctx = (lwip_slip_ctx_t *)esp_netif;
+    lwip_slip_ctx_t *slip_ctx = (lwip_slip_ctx_t *)esp_netif->related_data;
     assert(slip_ctx->base.netif_type == SLIP_LWIP_NETIF);
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "%s: Stopped SLIP connection: %p", __func__, slip_ctx);
@@ -84,6 +84,26 @@ esp_err_t esp_netif_stop_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Starts the SLIP interface
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_netif_start_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif)
+{
+    lwip_slip_ctx_t *slip_ctx = (lwip_slip_ctx_t *)esp_netif->related_data;
+    assert(slip_ctx->base.netif_type == SLIP_LWIP_NETIF);
+
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "%s: Starting SLIP interface: %p", __func__, slip_ctx);
+
+    // Set the netif up
+    netif_set_up(esp_netif->lwip_netif);
+    netif_set_link_up(esp_netif->lwip_netif);
+    int8_t addr_index = 0;
+
+    netif_ip6_addr_set(esp_netif->lwip_netif, addr_index, (ip6_addr_t *)&slip_ctx->addr);
+    netif_ip6_addr_set_state(esp_netif->lwip_netif, addr_index, IP6_ADDR_VALID);
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 
 /**
  * @brief Sets paramaters for the supplied netif
@@ -230,10 +250,7 @@ err_t esp_slipif_init(struct netif *netif)
     // Store netif index in net interface for SIO open command to abstract the dev
     netif->state = (void *)esp_index;
 
-    err_t err = slipif_init(netif);
-    netif_set_up(netif);
-    netif_set_link_up(netif);
-    return err;
+    return slipif_init(netif);
 }
 
 static const struct esp_netif_netstack_config s_netif_config_slip = {
diff --git a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.h b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.h
index 8d6c55ad04..e8f9ae3264 100644
--- a/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.h
+++ b/components/esp_netif/lwip/esp_netif_lwip_slip.h
@@ -44,5 +44,15 @@ void esp_netif_destroy_slip(netif_related_data_t *slip);
  */
 esp_err_t esp_netif_stop_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Start the esp slip netif
+ *
+ * @param[in]    esp_netif handle to slip esp-netif instance
+ *
+ * @return
+ *         - ESP_OK on success
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_netif_start_slip(esp_netif_t *esp_netif);
+
 
 #endif // _ESP_NETIF_LWIP_SLIP_H_
diff --git a/examples/protocols/slip/slip_udp/main/slip_client_main.c b/examples/protocols/slip/slip_udp/main/slip_client_main.c
index 2fdab88007..be169a63a6 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/slip/slip_udp/main/slip_client_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/slip/slip_udp/main/slip_client_main.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ esp_netif_t *slip_if_init(void)
     esp_netif_slip_config_t slip_config;
 
     IP6_ADDR(&slip_config.ip6_addr,
-             lwip_htonl(0xfd000000),
+             lwip_htonl(0xfd0000),
              lwip_htonl(0x00000000),
              lwip_htonl(0x00000000),
              lwip_htonl(0x00000001)