diff --git a/attribute.go b/attribute.go
index 366da72b..986e191d 100644
--- a/attribute.go
+++ b/attribute.go
@@ -474,14 +474,14 @@ func IPv6Prefix(a Attribute) (*net.IPNet, error) {
 	ip := make(net.IP, net.IPv6len)
 	copy(ip, a[2:])
 
-	bit := uint(prefixLength % 8)
-	for octet := prefixLength / 8; octet < len(ip); octet++ {
-		for ; bit < 8; bit++ {
-			if ip[octet]&(1<<(7-bit)) != 0 {
-				return nil, errors.New("invalid prefix data")
-			}
-		}
-		bit = 0
+	// Clear any bits beyond the prefix length. RFC 3162 requires these bits to
+	// be zero, but some equipment leaves them set; tolerate that here instead
+	// of rejecting the attribute.
+	if bit := uint(prefixLength % 8); bit != 0 {
+		ip[prefixLength/8] &^= 0xff >> bit
+	}
+	for octet := (prefixLength + 7) / 8; octet < len(ip); octet++ {
+		ip[octet] = 0
 	}
 
 	return &net.IPNet{
diff --git a/attribute_test.go b/attribute_test.go
index 20655d0b..0811d207 100644
--- a/attribute_test.go
+++ b/attribute_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,39 @@ func TestIPv6Prefix_issue118(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIPv6Prefix_issue119(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Name     string
+		Attr     []byte
+		Expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			// /64 prefix sent with the host bits (::1) still set.
+			Name:     "host bits set",
+			Attr:     []byte{0x00, 0x40, 0x20, 0x01, 0x0d, 0xb8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01},
+			Expected: "2001:db8::/64",
+		},
+		{
+			// /47 prefix with a non-zero bit beyond the prefix length.
+			Name:     "non-octet boundary with trailing bit",
+			Attr:     []byte{0x00, 0x2f, 0x20, 0x01, 0x15, 0x30, 0x10, 0x0f},
+			Expected: "2001:1530:100e::/47",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ipNet, err := IPv6Prefix(tt.Attr)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+			}
+			if got := ipNet.String(); got != tt.Expected {
+				t.Fatalf("got %s, expected %s", got, tt.Expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func ipNetEquals(a, b *net.IPNet) bool {
 	if a == nil && b == nil {
 		return true