diff --git a/.github/actions/create-dev-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-dev-env/action.yml
index 1a0e6221..6def1ee6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/create-dev-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/create-dev-env/action.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ runs:
         pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
       shell: bash
+
+    # We need to have a recent docker version
+    # More info: https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/pull/2255
+    # Can be removed after Docker Engine is updated
+    # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/11766
+    - name: Set Up Docker 🐳
+      uses: docker/setup-docker-action@b60f85385d03ac8acfca6d9996982511d8620a19 # v4.3.0
+      with:
+        set-host: true
diff --git a/tests/by_image/base-notebook/data/check_listening.py b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/data/check_listening.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1ea8ce98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/data/check_listening.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
+# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+import socket
+import time
+
+import requests
+
+
+def make_get_request() -> None:
+    # Give some time for server to start
+    finish_time = time.time() + 10
+    sleep_time = 1
+    while time.time() < finish_time:
+        time.sleep(sleep_time)
+        try:
+            resp = requests.get("http://localhost:8888/api")
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+        except requests.RequestException:
+            pass
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+
+
+def check_addrs(family: socket.AddressFamily) -> None:
+    assert family in {socket.AF_INET, socket.AF_INET6}
+
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/socket.html#socket.getaddrinfo
+    addrs = {
+        s[4][0]
+        for s in socket.getaddrinfo(host=socket.gethostname(), port=None, family=family)
+    }
+    loopback_addr = "127.0.0.1" if family == socket.AF_INET else "::1"
+    addrs.discard(loopback_addr)
+
+    assert addrs, f"No external addresses found for family: {family}"
+
+    for addr in addrs:
+        url = (
+            f"http://{addr}:8888/api"
+            if family == socket.AF_INET
+            else f"http://[{addr}]:8888/api"
+        )
+        r = requests.get(url)
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        assert "version" in r.json()
+        print(f"Successfully connected to: {url}")
+
+
+def test_connect() -> None:
+    make_get_request()
+
+    check_addrs(socket.AF_INET)
+    check_addrs(socket.AF_INET6)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_connect()
diff --git a/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_healthcheck.py b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_healthcheck.py
index 1f6d2a35..b8bed7de 100644
--- a/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import time
 
+import docker
 import pytest  # type: ignore
 
 from tests.utils.get_container_health import get_health
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def get_healthy_status(
     container: TrackedContainer,
+    docker_client: docker.DockerClient,
     env: list[str] | None,
     cmd: list[str] | None,
     user: str | None,
@@ -30,11 +32,11 @@ def get_healthy_status(
     while time.time() < finish_time:
         time.sleep(sleep_time)
 
-        status = get_health(running_container)
+        status = get_health(running_container, docker_client)
         if status == "healthy":
             return status
 
-    return get_health(running_container)
+    return get_health(running_container, docker_client)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -82,11 +84,12 @@ def get_healthy_status(
 )
 def test_healthy(
     container: TrackedContainer,
+    docker_client: docker.DockerClient,
     env: list[str] | None,
     cmd: list[str] | None,
     user: str | None,
 ) -> None:
-    assert get_healthy_status(container, env, cmd, user) == "healthy"
+    assert get_healthy_status(container, docker_client, env, cmd, user) == "healthy"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -115,11 +118,12 @@ def test_healthy(
 )
 def test_healthy_with_proxy(
     container: TrackedContainer,
+    docker_client: docker.DockerClient,
     env: list[str] | None,
     cmd: list[str] | None,
     user: str | None,
 ) -> None:
-    assert get_healthy_status(container, env, cmd, user) == "healthy"
+    assert get_healthy_status(container, docker_client, env, cmd, user) == "healthy"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -138,9 +142,10 @@ def test_healthy_with_proxy(
 )
 def test_not_healthy(
     container: TrackedContainer,
+    docker_client: docker.DockerClient,
     env: list[str] | None,
     cmd: list[str] | None,
 ) -> None:
     assert (
-        get_healthy_status(container, env, cmd, user=None) != "healthy"
+        get_healthy_status(container, docker_client, env, cmd, user=None) != "healthy"
     ), "Container should not be healthy for this testcase"
diff --git a/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_ips.py b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_ips.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd9548e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/by_image/base-notebook/test_ips.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
+# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+import logging
+from collections.abc import Generator
+from pathlib import Path
+from random import randint
+
+import docker
+import pytest  # type: ignore
+
+from tests.utils.tracked_container import TrackedContainer
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+THIS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def ipv6_network(docker_client: docker.DockerClient) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
+    """Create a dual-stack IPv6 docker network"""
+    # Doesn't have to be routable since we're testing inside the container
+    subnet64 = "fc00:" + ":".join(hex(randint(0, 2**16))[2:] for _ in range(3))
+    name = subnet64.replace(":", "-")
+    docker_client.networks.create(
+        name,
+        ipam=docker.types.IPAMPool(
+            subnet=subnet64 + "::/64",
+            gateway=subnet64 + "::1",
+        ),
+        enable_ipv6=True,
+        internal=True,
+    )
+    yield name
+    docker_client.networks.get(name).remove()
+
+
+def test_ipv46(container: TrackedContainer, ipv6_network: str) -> None:
+    """Check server is listening on the expected IP families"""
+    host_data_dir = THIS_DIR / "data"
+    cont_data_dir = "/home/jovyan/data"
+    LOGGER.info("Testing that server is listening on IPv4 and IPv6 ...")
+    running_container = container.run_detached(
+        network=ipv6_network,
+        volumes={str(host_data_dir): {"bind": cont_data_dir, "mode": "ro,z"}},
+        tty=True,
+    )
+
+    command = ["python", f"{cont_data_dir}/check_listening.py"]
+    exec_result = running_container.exec_run(command)
+    LOGGER.info(exec_result.output.decode())
+    assert exec_result.exit_code == 0
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 894ad83c..82cc467d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+import logging
 import os
 from collections.abc import Generator
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ from urllib3.util.retry import Retry
 
 from tests.utils.tracked_container import TrackedContainer
 
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def http_client() -> requests.Session:
@@ -25,7 +28,9 @@ def http_client() -> requests.Session:
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def docker_client() -> docker.DockerClient:
     """Docker client configured based on the host environment"""
-    return docker.from_env()
+    client = docker.from_env()
+    LOGGER.info(f"Docker client created: {client.version()}")
+    return client
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
diff --git a/tests/utils/get_container_health.py b/tests/utils/get_container_health.py
index ec5807fc..ad9e5997 100644
--- a/tests/utils/get_container_health.py
+++ b/tests/utils/get_container_health.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import docker
 from docker.models.containers import Container
 
 
-def get_health(container: Container) -> str:
-    api_client = docker.APIClient()
-    inspect_results = api_client.inspect_container(container.name)
+def get_health(container: Container, client: docker.DockerClient) -> str:
+    inspect_results = client.api.inspect_container(container.name)
     return inspect_results["State"]["Health"]["Status"]  # type: ignore