diff --git a/src/kademlia/dht_tracker.cpp b/src/kademlia/dht_tracker.cpp
index 326989626..43e536644 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/dht_tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/kademlia/dht_tracker.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ namespace libtorrent { namespace dht
 		c.inc_stats_counter(counters::dht_allocated_observers, allocated_observers);
 	}
 
+	std::vector<udp::endpoint> concat(std::vector<udp::endpoint> const& v1
+		, std::vector<udp::endpoint> const& v2)
+	{
+		std::vector<udp::endpoint> r = v1;
+		r.insert(r.end(), v2.begin(), v2.end());
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	} // anonymous namespace
 
 	// class that puts the networking and the kademlia node in a single
@@ -155,9 +163,10 @@ namespace libtorrent { namespace dht
 		m_refresh_timer.expires_from_now(seconds(5), ec);
 		m_refresh_timer.async_wait(std::bind(&dht_tracker::refresh_timeout, self(), _1));
 
-		m_dht.bootstrap(m_state.nodes, f);
+		// bootstrap with mix of IP protocols via want/nodes/nodes6
+		m_dht.bootstrap(concat(m_state.nodes, m_state.nodes6), f);
 #if TORRENT_USE_IPV6
-		m_dht6.bootstrap(m_state.nodes6, f);
+		m_dht6.bootstrap(concat(m_state.nodes6, m_state.nodes), f);
 #endif
 		m_state.clear();
 	}
diff --git a/src/kademlia/node.cpp b/src/kademlia/node.cpp
index 51cbb51d9..de96115d8 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/node.cpp
+++ b/src/kademlia/node.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ void node::bootstrap(std::vector<udp::endpoint> const& nodes
 
 	for (auto const& n : nodes)
 	{
-		if (n.protocol() != protocol()) continue;
+#if !TORRENT_USE_IPV6
+		if (n.protocol() == udp::v6()) continue;
+#endif
+
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_LOGGING
 		++count;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kademlia/routing_table.cpp b/src/kademlia/routing_table.cpp
index 094a776e4..368142cf1 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/routing_table.cpp
+++ b/src/kademlia/routing_table.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ std::int64_t routing_table::num_global_nodes() const
 	int deepest_size = 0;
 	for (auto const& i : m_buckets)
 	{
-		deepest_size = int(i.live_nodes.size()); // + i.replacements.size();
+		deepest_size = i.live_nodes.end_index(); // + i.replacements.size();
 		if (deepest_size < m_bucket_size) break;
 		// this bucket is full
 		++deepest_bucket;
diff --git a/src/kademlia/traversal_algorithm.cpp b/src/kademlia/traversal_algorithm.cpp
index 7910ea087..065f07b55 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/traversal_algorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/kademlia/traversal_algorithm.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void traversal_algorithm::add_router_entries()
 
 void traversal_algorithm::init()
 {
-	m_branch_factor = std::int16_t(m_node.branch_factor());
+	m_branch_factor = aux::numeric_cast<std::int16_t>(m_node.branch_factor());
 	m_node.add_traversal_algorithm(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_alert_types.cpp b/test/test_alert_types.cpp
index c50e74ade..68865e969 100644
--- a/test/test_alert_types.cpp
+++ b/test/test_alert_types.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ TORRENT_TEST(alerts_types)
 	TEST_EQUAL(name::alert_type, seq); \
 	TEST_EQUAL(name::static_category, cat);
 
+	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(dht_bootstrap_alert, 62, 0, alert::dht_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(session_stats_alert, 70, 1, alert::stats_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(dht_get_peers_reply_alert, 87, 0, alert::dht_operation_notification);
 	TEST_ALERT_TYPE(session_error_alert, 90, 0, alert::error_notification);
diff --git a/test/test_dht.cpp b/test/test_dht.cpp
index 245655468..2018bd3f4 100644
--- a/test/test_dht.cpp
+++ b/test/test_dht.cpp
@@ -1824,6 +1824,75 @@ TORRENT_TEST(bootstrap_v6)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if TORRENT_USE_IPV6
+void test_bootstrap_want(address(&rand_addr)())
+{
+	dht_test_setup t(udp::endpoint(rand_addr(), 20));
+	bdecode_node response;
+	bool ret;
+
+	dht::key_desc_t const find_node_desc[] = {
+		{"y", bdecode_node::string_t, 1, 0},
+		{"t", bdecode_node::string_t, 2, 0},
+		{"q", bdecode_node::string_t, 9, 0},
+		{"a", bdecode_node::dict_t, 0, key_desc_t::parse_children},
+			{"id", bdecode_node::string_t, 20, 0},
+			{"target", bdecode_node::string_t, 20, key_desc_t::optional},
+			{"info_hash", bdecode_node::string_t, 20, key_desc_t::optional},
+			{"want", bdecode_node::list_t, 0, key_desc_t::last_child},
+	};
+
+	bdecode_node find_node_keys[8];
+
+	g_sent_packets.clear();
+
+	std::vector<udp::endpoint> nodesv;
+	if (t.source.address().is_v4())
+		nodesv.push_back(rand_udp_ep(rand_v6));
+	else
+		nodesv.push_back(rand_udp_ep(rand_v4));
+
+	t.dht_node.bootstrap(nodesv, std::bind(&nop_node));
+
+	TEST_EQUAL(g_sent_packets.size(), 1);
+	TEST_EQUAL(g_sent_packets.front().first, nodesv[0]);
+
+	lazy_from_entry(g_sent_packets.front().second, response);
+	ret = verify_message(response, find_node_desc, find_node_keys, t.error_string);
+	if (ret)
+	{
+		TEST_EQUAL(find_node_keys[0].string_value(), "q");
+		TEST_CHECK(find_node_keys[2].string_value() == "find_node"
+			|| find_node_keys[2].string_value() == "get_peers");
+
+		TEST_EQUAL(find_node_keys[7].list_size(), 1);
+		if (t.source.address().is_v4())
+		{
+			TEST_EQUAL(find_node_keys[7].list_string_value_at(0), "n4");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			TEST_EQUAL(find_node_keys[7].list_string_value_at(0), "n6");
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		std::printf("   invalid find_node request: %s\n", print_entry(response).c_str());
+		TEST_ERROR(t.error_string);
+	}
+}
+
+TORRENT_TEST(bootstrap_want_v4)
+{
+	test_bootstrap_want(rand_v4);
+}
+
+TORRENT_TEST(bootstrap_want_v6)
+{
+	test_bootstrap_want(rand_v6);
+}
+#endif
+
 // test that the node ignores a nodes entry which is too short
 void test_short_nodes(address(&rand_addr)())
 {